Prognostic value of interim 18F-FDG PET/CT in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

摘要

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous disease.The prognostic factor currently used is not accurate enough to predict the outcomes of patients with DLBCL.The prognostic significance of interim PET/CT in DLBCL remains controversial.The aim of this study is to determine the predictive value of interim 18F-FDG PET/CT after first-line treatment in patients with DLBCL.Methods:Thirty-two patients with DLBCL underwent baseline,interim and post-treatment 18F-FDG PET/CT scans.Imaging results were analyzed for the survival of patients via software SPSS 13.0,retrospectively.Results:Thirty-one of the 32 patients were treated with R-CHOP regimen,and interim 18F-FDG PET/CT of 24 patients was performed after 2 cycles of treatment.After a median follow-up period of 16.7 months,the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) rates were significandy different between the groups above and below SUVmax cut-off value of 2.5 (P=0.039).No significant differences were found in the 2-year PFS rates if SUVmax cut-offvalues were set as 2.0 and 3.0,respectively (P=0.360; P=0.113).Conclusions:Interim PET/CT could predict the prognosis of DLBCL patients with the SUVmax cut-off value of 2.5,but more clinical data should be concluded to confirm this conclusion.