Cliffe, H, Patel, C, Prestwich, R et al. (1 more author) (2017) Radiotherapy response evaluation using FDG PET-CT - established and emerging applications. British Journal of Radiology, 90 (1071). 20160764. ISSN 0007-1285
Abstract
Radiation therapy is a common component of curative cancer treatment. However, there is a significant incidence of treatment failure. In these cases salvage surgical options are sometimes appropriate. Accurate assessment of response and early recognition of treatment success or failure is therefore critical to guide treatment decisions and impacts on survival and the morbidity of treatment. Traditionally, treatment response has depended upon anatomical measurement of disease. However, this may not correlate well with the presence of disease, especially after radiotherapy. Combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) imaging employs radioactive tracers to identify molecular characteristics of tissue. PET imaging exploits the fact that malignancies have characteristic molecular profiles which differ compared to surrounding tissues. The complementary anatomical and functional information facilitates accurate non-invasive assessment of surrogate biomarkers of disease activity. This article reviews the rationale for PET-CT response assessment in radiation oncology, describing current uses of 2-[(18)F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose (FDG) PET-CT in treatment response following radiotherapy in head and neck, oesophageal, rectal and brain tumours. Emerging applications of FDG PET-CT in cervical and lung carcinomas and hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) tumours particularly pancreatic carcinoma and liver metastases (post selective internal radiotherapy treatment (SIRT)) are reviewed. Finally, the limitations of FDG PET-CT are considered, highlighting areas for future development.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors. Published by the British Institute of Radiology. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Inst of Biomed & Clin Sciences (LIBACS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2017 13:41 |
Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2019 12:15 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20160764 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | British Institute of Radiology |
Identification Number: | 10.1259/bjr.20160764 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:109982 |