18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Ongoing controversy

We aimed to retrospectively determine if initial staging 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) can predict overall survival (OS) in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC), which is currently a source of ongoing controversy in the literature. Fo...

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Main Authors: Stephen Scott, J Byrd, Ramon Figueroa, Hadyn Williams, Jie Chen, Jaeeun Lee, Darko Pucar
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Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_36_19
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author Stephen Scott
J Byrd
Ramon Figueroa
Hadyn Williams
Jie Chen
Jaeeun Lee
Darko Pucar
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description We aimed to retrospectively determine if initial staging 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) can predict overall survival (OS) in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC), which is currently a source of ongoing controversy in the literature. Forty-six consecutive patients with nonmetastatic (Stage M0) OCSCC had 18F-FDG PET/CT prior to definitive surgical treatment followed by observation or adjuvant treatment at our institution between 2006 and 2012. The median follow-up time was 18 months (range 0.1–76 months). Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to determine the ability of imaging, pathologic, and demographic factors to predict OS. 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters were standardized uptake value (SUV) maximum and mean, metabolic tumor volume, and total lesional glycolysis (TLG) of primary tumor and regional nodes. Significant predictors of OS in the multivariate analysis were primary tumor SUV mean, nodal TLG, and age. Two-year OS of patients with primary tumor SUV mean below and above the median of 6.26 was 68% and estimated 28%, respectively. Two-year OS of patients with nodal TLG below and above median of 7.9 was 69% and 34%, respectively. Two-year OS of patients younger and older than median age of 57 was 60% and 43%, respectively. Our results suggest that 18F-FDG PET/CT may be a valuable addition to multifactorial models predicting outcome for OCSCC. Thus, continued research aiming to incorporate 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters in risk-stratification algorithms for OCSCC is warranted and should be conducted using more standardized prognostic models driven by a specific clinical question.
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spelling doaj-art-7e0612ecadca4ee89e017a721f9da66e2025-08-20T02:54:42ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122020-04-01190211111710.4103/wjnm.WJNM_36_1918F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Ongoing controversyStephen Scott0J Byrd1Ramon Figueroa2Hadyn Williams3Jie Chen4Jaeeun Lee5Darko Pucar6Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, Family Medicine, AtlantaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Augusta University, AugustaDepartment of Radiology, Augusta University, AugustaDepartment of Radiology, Augusta University, AugustaPopulation Health Sciences, Augusta University, AugustaPopulation Health Sciences, Augusta University, AugustaDepartment of Radiology, Augusta University, AugustaWe aimed to retrospectively determine if initial staging 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) can predict overall survival (OS) in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC), which is currently a source of ongoing controversy in the literature. Forty-six consecutive patients with nonmetastatic (Stage M0) OCSCC had 18F-FDG PET/CT prior to definitive surgical treatment followed by observation or adjuvant treatment at our institution between 2006 and 2012. The median follow-up time was 18 months (range 0.1–76 months). Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to determine the ability of imaging, pathologic, and demographic factors to predict OS. 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters were standardized uptake value (SUV) maximum and mean, metabolic tumor volume, and total lesional glycolysis (TLG) of primary tumor and regional nodes. Significant predictors of OS in the multivariate analysis were primary tumor SUV mean, nodal TLG, and age. Two-year OS of patients with primary tumor SUV mean below and above the median of 6.26 was 68% and estimated 28%, respectively. Two-year OS of patients with nodal TLG below and above median of 7.9 was 69% and 34%, respectively. Two-year OS of patients younger and older than median age of 57 was 60% and 43%, respectively. Our results suggest that 18F-FDG PET/CT may be a valuable addition to multifactorial models predicting outcome for OCSCC. Thus, continued research aiming to incorporate 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters in risk-stratification algorithms for OCSCC is warranted and should be conducted using more standardized prognostic models driven by a specific clinical question.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_36_19fluorodeoxyglucoseoral cavity squamous cell carcinomaoverall survivalpositron emission tomography
spellingShingle Stephen Scott
J Byrd
Ramon Figueroa
Hadyn Williams
Jie Chen
Jaeeun Lee
Darko Pucar
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Ongoing controversy
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
fluorodeoxyglucose
oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
overall survival
positron emission tomography
title 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Ongoing controversy
title_full 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Ongoing controversy
title_fullStr 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Ongoing controversy
title_full_unstemmed 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Ongoing controversy
title_short 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Ongoing controversy
title_sort 18f fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography in predicting overall survival of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma ongoing controversy
topic fluorodeoxyglucose
oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
overall survival
positron emission tomography
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_36_19
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