Role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma

In spite of the good organ preservation strategies available for locally advanced head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), failure rates have been reported to be as high as 35%–50%. There has been an increasing interest in predicting response to treatment, to aid early intervention and better...

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Main Authors: Narayana Subramaniam, Deepak Balasubramanian, P Shanmuga Sundaram, Samskruthi Murthy, Krishnakumar Thankappan, Subramania Iyer
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-01-01
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author Narayana Subramaniam
Deepak Balasubramanian
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Samskruthi Murthy
Krishnakumar Thankappan
Subramania Iyer
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description In spite of the good organ preservation strategies available for locally advanced head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), failure rates have been reported to be as high as 35%–50%. There has been an increasing interest in predicting response to treatment, to aid early intervention and better outcomes. Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a standard modality for posttreatment evaluation; however, it is still underutilized as a pretreatment investigative modality. Several articles have described quantitative parameters in pretreatment FDG-PET to prognosticate patients and determine the likelihood of response to treatment; however, they are still not used commonly. This article was a review of the literature available on pretreatment FDG-PET quantitative parameters and their value in predicting failure. A thorough review of literature from MEDLINE and EMBASE was performed on pretreatment quantitative parameters in HNSCC. Metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were reliable parameters to predict response to organ preservation therapy, disease-free survival, and overall survival. Maximum SUV (SUVmax) was an inconsistent parameter. MTV and TLG may help predict poor response to organ preservation to initiate early surgical salvage or modify therapeutic decisions to optimize clinical outcomes. Routine use may provide additional information over SUVmax alone.
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spelling doaj-art-795e4da1fdda48cb8ad7299cb40a7d632025-08-20T01:57:44ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology0971-58510975-21292019-01-01401212710.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_253_17Role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomaNarayana SubramaniamDeepak BalasubramanianP Shanmuga SundaramSamskruthi MurthyKrishnakumar ThankappanSubramania IyerIn spite of the good organ preservation strategies available for locally advanced head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), failure rates have been reported to be as high as 35%–50%. There has been an increasing interest in predicting response to treatment, to aid early intervention and better outcomes. Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a standard modality for posttreatment evaluation; however, it is still underutilized as a pretreatment investigative modality. Several articles have described quantitative parameters in pretreatment FDG-PET to prognosticate patients and determine the likelihood of response to treatment; however, they are still not used commonly. This article was a review of the literature available on pretreatment FDG-PET quantitative parameters and their value in predicting failure. A thorough review of literature from MEDLINE and EMBASE was performed on pretreatment quantitative parameters in HNSCC. Metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were reliable parameters to predict response to organ preservation therapy, disease-free survival, and overall survival. Maximum SUV (SUVmax) was an inconsistent parameter. MTV and TLG may help predict poor response to organ preservation to initiate early surgical salvage or modify therapeutic decisions to optimize clinical outcomes. Routine use may provide additional information over SUVmax alone.http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=1;spage=21;epage=27;aulast=SubramaniamFluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomographyfluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography quantitative markershead-and-neck squamous cell carcinomaorgan preservation
spellingShingle Narayana Subramaniam
Deepak Balasubramanian
P Shanmuga Sundaram
Samskruthi Murthy
Krishnakumar Thankappan
Subramania Iyer
Role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma
Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography
fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography quantitative markers
head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma
organ preservation
title Role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_full Role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_fullStr Role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_short Role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma
title_sort role of pretreatment fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography quantitative parameters in prognostication of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
topic Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography
fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography quantitative markers
head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma
organ preservation
url http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2019;volume=40;issue=1;spage=21;epage=27;aulast=Subramaniam
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