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Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management of Suspected Radio-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC)

Background: As reported in the literature, [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ([18F]-FDG PET/CT) provides useful qualitative and semi-quantitative data for the prognosis of advanced differentiated thyroid cancer. Instead, there is a lack of data about the real...

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Autores principales: Lodi Rizzini, Elisa, Repaci, Andrea, Tabacchi, Elena, Zanoni, Lucia, Vicennati, Valentina, Cavicchi, Ottavio, Pagotto, Uberto, Morganti, Alessio Giuseppe, Fanti, Stefano, Monari, Fabio
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8391566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34441364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11081430
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author Lodi Rizzini, Elisa
Repaci, Andrea
Tabacchi, Elena
Zanoni, Lucia
Vicennati, Valentina
Cavicchi, Ottavio
Pagotto, Uberto
Morganti, Alessio Giuseppe
Fanti, Stefano
Monari, Fabio
author_facet Lodi Rizzini, Elisa
Repaci, Andrea
Tabacchi, Elena
Zanoni, Lucia
Vicennati, Valentina
Cavicchi, Ottavio
Pagotto, Uberto
Morganti, Alessio Giuseppe
Fanti, Stefano
Monari, Fabio
author_sort Lodi Rizzini, Elisa
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description Background: As reported in the literature, [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ([18F]-FDG PET/CT) provides useful qualitative and semi-quantitative data for the prognosis of advanced differentiated thyroid cancer. Instead, there is a lack of data about the real clinical impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on the choice of the more effective therapeutic approach for advanced differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) that starts to lose iodine avidity. The primary aim of this retrospective study was to assess how 18F-FDG PET/CT can guide the choice of the best therapeutic approach to RAI-refractory DTC (RAI-R-DTC) in patients with a doubtful iodine uptake/negative 18F-FDG PET/CT I whole-body scan after several radioactive iodine therapies (RAIT). The secondary aim was to assess the prognostic role of clinical and semi-quantitative metabolic 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters in comparison to published data. Materials and methods: A monocentric retrospective observational study was performed, reviewing the medical records of 53 patients recruited from a database of 208 patients treated at our Institution between 2011 and 2019, with advanced DTC that underwent FDG PET/CT scan for a suspected RAI-R-DTC. Selected patients had to perform a 18F-FDG PET/CT scan after the second RAIT based on a doubtful iodine uptake/negative 131 I whole-body scan and/or persistent elevated thyroglobulin levels. Metabolic response was defined according to positron emission tomography response criteria in solid tumors (PERCIST) guidelines. Standardized uptake value (SUV)max, SUVmean, metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were calculated. The association between metabolic features, clinical parameters and progression free survival (PFS) was assessed applying Kruskal–Wallis, chi-square-Pearson correlation tests, and Cox regression analyses when appropriate. Results: Among our sample of 53 patients (mean age 52.0 ± 19.9 years; 31 women and 22 men), 27 (51.0%) presented a positive 18F-FDG PET/CT scan: 16 (59.0%) underwent watchful waiting, 4 (15.0%) received external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT), 4 (15.0%) underwent surgery, 2 (7.4%) received another course of RAI therapy, and 1 underwent surgery + EBRT. PERCIST response was evaluated in 14/27 patients. Median follow-up was 5.8 ± 3.9 years and median PFS was 38.0 ± 21.8 months. At the last follow-up assessment, 14/53 (26.4%) demonstrated disease progression, 13/53 (24.5) persistence of structural disease, 25/53 (47%) persistence of biochemical disease, and 15/53 (28%) had an excellent response. A significant association was found between therapeutic approach, metabolic response, and final disease response evaluation, as well as a linear correlation between MTV and TLG with thyroglobulin level. Conclusions: Our Institutional experience confirmed the role of 18F-FDG PET/CT as a useful guide in the clinical management of RAI-R-DTC and obviated further unnecessary RAIT.
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spelling pubmed-83915662021-08-28 Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management of Suspected Radio-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC) Lodi Rizzini, Elisa Repaci, Andrea Tabacchi, Elena Zanoni, Lucia Vicennati, Valentina Cavicchi, Ottavio Pagotto, Uberto Morganti, Alessio Giuseppe Fanti, Stefano Monari, Fabio Diagnostics (Basel) Article Background: As reported in the literature, [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ([18F]-FDG PET/CT) provides useful qualitative and semi-quantitative data for the prognosis of advanced differentiated thyroid cancer. Instead, there is a lack of data about the real clinical impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on the choice of the more effective therapeutic approach for advanced differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) that starts to lose iodine avidity. The primary aim of this retrospective study was to assess how 18F-FDG PET/CT can guide the choice of the best therapeutic approach to RAI-refractory DTC (RAI-R-DTC) in patients with a doubtful iodine uptake/negative 18F-FDG PET/CT I whole-body scan after several radioactive iodine therapies (RAIT). The secondary aim was to assess the prognostic role of clinical and semi-quantitative metabolic 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters in comparison to published data. Materials and methods: A monocentric retrospective observational study was performed, reviewing the medical records of 53 patients recruited from a database of 208 patients treated at our Institution between 2011 and 2019, with advanced DTC that underwent FDG PET/CT scan for a suspected RAI-R-DTC. Selected patients had to perform a 18F-FDG PET/CT scan after the second RAIT based on a doubtful iodine uptake/negative 131 I whole-body scan and/or persistent elevated thyroglobulin levels. Metabolic response was defined according to positron emission tomography response criteria in solid tumors (PERCIST) guidelines. Standardized uptake value (SUV)max, SUVmean, metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were calculated. The association between metabolic features, clinical parameters and progression free survival (PFS) was assessed applying Kruskal–Wallis, chi-square-Pearson correlation tests, and Cox regression analyses when appropriate. Results: Among our sample of 53 patients (mean age 52.0 ± 19.9 years; 31 women and 22 men), 27 (51.0%) presented a positive 18F-FDG PET/CT scan: 16 (59.0%) underwent watchful waiting, 4 (15.0%) received external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT), 4 (15.0%) underwent surgery, 2 (7.4%) received another course of RAI therapy, and 1 underwent surgery + EBRT. PERCIST response was evaluated in 14/27 patients. Median follow-up was 5.8 ± 3.9 years and median PFS was 38.0 ± 21.8 months. At the last follow-up assessment, 14/53 (26.4%) demonstrated disease progression, 13/53 (24.5) persistence of structural disease, 25/53 (47%) persistence of biochemical disease, and 15/53 (28%) had an excellent response. A significant association was found between therapeutic approach, metabolic response, and final disease response evaluation, as well as a linear correlation between MTV and TLG with thyroglobulin level. Conclusions: Our Institutional experience confirmed the role of 18F-FDG PET/CT as a useful guide in the clinical management of RAI-R-DTC and obviated further unnecessary RAIT. MDPI 2021-08-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8391566/ /pubmed/34441364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11081430 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lodi Rizzini, Elisa
Repaci, Andrea
Tabacchi, Elena
Zanoni, Lucia
Vicennati, Valentina
Cavicchi, Ottavio
Pagotto, Uberto
Morganti, Alessio Giuseppe
Fanti, Stefano
Monari, Fabio
Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management of Suspected Radio-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC)
title Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management of Suspected Radio-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC)
title_full Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management of Suspected Radio-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC)
title_fullStr Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management of Suspected Radio-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC)
title_full_unstemmed Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management of Suspected Radio-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC)
title_short Impact of 18F-FDG PET/CT on Clinical Management of Suspected Radio-Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RAI-R-DTC)
title_sort impact of 18f-fdg pet/ct on clinical management of suspected radio-iodine refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (rai-r-dtc)
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8391566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34441364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11081430
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