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| Entwicklung eines neuen diagnostischen Algorithmus bei Kindern mit malignen Lymphomen Furth, Christian |
| Main title | Entwicklung eines neuen diagnostischen Algorithmus bei Kindern mit malignen Lymphomen |
| Subtitle | die Rolle der Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie mit 2-deoxy-2[18F]Fluoro-D-Glukose ; PET2003-Studie |
| Title variations | Development of a new diagnostic approach in paediatrics suffered by malignant lymphoma |
| Subtitle for translated title | the role of FDG-PET |
| Author(s) | Furth, Christian
Place of birth: Prenzlau |
| 1. Referee | Prof. Dr. H. Amthauer |
| Further Referee(s) | Prof. Dr. J. Hierholzer Prof. Dr. W. Brenner |
| Keywords | PET; Lymphoma; Childhood; Staging; Response Assessment; Prognostic Value |
| Classification (DDC) | 610 Medical sciences; Medicine |
| Summary | AIM: Prospective and multicenter evaluation of the value of positron emission tomography (PET) using the tracer 2-deoxy-2 [18F] Fluorine-D-Glucose (FDG) for staging, therapy monitoring and relapse prediction on children and adolescents suffering from Hodgkin- (HL) or Non-Hodgkin-Lymphoma (NHL). Methods and Patients: 60 patients (> 1 year and < 18 years) suffered from HL (n=40, female, 20, male, 20; average age, 15.4 , range 4.0-17.9 years) or NHL (n=20, female, 6, male, 14; average age, 12.1, range, 2.8–17.6 years) were enrolled. Additive to the conventional imaging methods (CIM) scheduled according to the respective therapy optimization protocol (TOP) the patients received additional FDG-PET examinations for initial staging (PET-1) and an early PET during therapy (PET-2) after completion of the first two cycles of chemotherapy (CTx). In addition patients with an intermediate and advanced stage (HL, NHL >IA/B/IIA) received a late PET examination (PET-3) after completion of entire CTx and before initiating radiotherapy (RTx). PET-analysis was carried out visually as well as semi-quantitative by means of the analysis of the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) for parts of the examined collective. For each patient 21 nodal and 6 extra nodal sites have been analysed, documented and compared to results of CIM. To create a standard of reference (SOR) and for verification of lesion status, all staging and follow-up examinations, histopathology of biopsies and clinical data including the serial follow-up examinations were used. Results: In the NHL subgroup the initial staging by means of PET resulted in an up-staging of 3 patients with a resulting change of the risk stratification and intensification of the planned CTx in two cases. For purposes of early response prediction PET-2 indicating absence of recurrence if negative after completion of the first two cycles of CTx. Patients with a positive PET-2 and / or PET-3 showed a higher risk of a relapse (n=1) or a progression (n=2). For purposes of initial stage- and therapy group assignment in patients suffered by HL a nearly equal accuracy of CIM and PET (90%, 92%) has been achieved. By means of the side-by-side analysis (SBS) of CIM and PET image data the accuracy could be increased from 92% to 96%. The diagnostic reliability has been significantly improved (p <.024), when image data were retrospective fused (image fusion [IF]). A correctness of 98% has been accomplished. None of the HL-patients with a negative PET-2 and / or PET-3 revealed a relapse during further follow-up (sensitivity, 100%; negative predictive value [NPV], 100%) Two patients developed a relapse (PET-2/-3 positive). Only one patient could be depicted by CIM (CIM-2). In conclusion PET-2/-3 were superior to CIM -2/-3 (specificity, 68% vs. 3% or 78% vs. 11%; p <.001). Specificity of early therapy response assessment by PET-2 was improved to 97% by quantitative analysis of SUVmax-reduction using a cut-off value of 58% (sensitivity, 100%; AUC .987; p <.024) Conclusion: The initial stage- and therapy group assignment in both subgroups improves by means of PET. For therapy monitoring PET is superior to the hitherto applied diagnostic algorithm of respective TOP. Patients with a negative PET early during therapy have an excellent prognosis. Patients with positive PET examinations during and after the conclusion of chemotherapy show a higher risk of relapse of the underlying disease. |
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| FU Department | Department of Medicine - Charité - University Medicine Berlin |
| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Document type | Doctoral thesis |
| Media type/Format | Text |
| Language | German |
| Terms of use/Rights | Nutzungsbedingungen |
| Date of defense | 2009-09-18 |
| Created at | 2009-07-22 : 06:50:24 |
| Last changed | 2010-02-19 : 10:34:39 |
| Static URL | http://www.diss.fu-berlin.de/diss/receive/FUDISS_thesis_000000011272 |
| NBN | urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-fudissthesis000000011272-0 |
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| E-mail address | christian.furth@med.ovgu.de |
