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Utilizing 18F-fluoroethyltyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) to define suspected nonenhancing tumor for radiation therapy planning of glioblastoma.

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Hayes, AR; Jayamanne, D; Hsiao, E; Schembri, GP; Bailey, DL; Roach, PJ; Khasraw, M; Newey, A; Wheeler, HR; Back, M
Published in: Pract Radiat Oncol
2018

AIM: The authors sought to evaluate the impact of 18F-fluoroethyltyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) on radiation therapy planning for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM) and the presence of suspected nonenhancing tumors compared with standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS AND MATERIALS: Patients with GBM and contrast-enhanced MRI scans showing regions suspicious of nonenhancing tumor underwent postoperative FET-PET before commencing radiation therapy. Two clinical target volumes (CTVs) were created using pre- and postoperative MRI: MRI fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences (CTVFLAIR) and MRI contrast sequences with an expansion on the surgical cavity (CTVSx). FET-PET was used to create biological tumor volumes (BTVs) by encompassing FET-avid regions, forming BTVFLAIR and BTVSx. Volumetric analyses were conducted between CTVs and respective BTVs using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. The volume increase with addition of FET was analyzed with respect to BTVFLAIR and BTVSx. Presence of focal gadolinium contrast enhancement within previously nonenhancing tumor or within the FET-avid region was noted on MRI scans at 1 and 3 months after radiation therapy. RESULTS: Twenty-six patients were identified retrospectively from our database, of whom 24 had demonstrable FET uptake. The median CTVFLAIR, CTVSx, BTVFLAIR, and BTVSx were 57.1 mL (range, 1.1-217.4), 83.6 mL (range, 27.2-275.8), 62.8 mL (range, 1.1-307.3), and 94.7 mL (range, 27.2-285.5), respectively. When FET-PET was used, there was a mean increase in volume of 26.8% from CTVFLAIR to BTVFLAIR and 20.6% from CTVSx to BTVSx. A statistically significant difference was noted on Wilcoxon signed-rank test when assessing volumetric change between CTVFLAIR and BTVFLAIR (P < .0001) and CTVSx and BTVSx (P < .0001). Six of 24 patients (25%) with FET avidity before radiation therapy showed focal gadolinium enhancement within the radiation therapy portal. CONCLUSIONS: FET-PET may help improve delineation of GBM in cases with a suspected nonenhancing component. This may result in improved radiation therapy target delineation and reduce the risk of potential geographical miss. SUMMARY: We investigated the impact of 18F-fluoroethyltyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) on radiation therapy planning for patients diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM) and a suspected nonenhancing tumor compared with standard magnetic resonance imaging. We performed volumetric analyses between clinical target volumes and respective biological target volumes using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. FET-PET may help improve delineation of GBM in cases with a suspected nonenhancing component and reduce the risk of potential geographical miss.

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Pract Radiat Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1879-8519

Publication Date

2018

Volume

8

Issue

4

Start / End Page

230 / 238

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tyrosine
  • Tumor Burden
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Glioblastoma
 

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Hayes, A. R., Jayamanne, D., Hsiao, E., Schembri, G. P., Bailey, D. L., Roach, P. J., … Back, M. (2018). Utilizing 18F-fluoroethyltyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) to define suspected nonenhancing tumor for radiation therapy planning of glioblastoma. Pract Radiat Oncol, 8(4), 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2018.01.006
Hayes, Aimee R., Dasantha Jayamanne, Edward Hsiao, Geoffrey P. Schembri, Dale L. Bailey, Paul J. Roach, Mustafa Khasraw, Allison Newey, Helen R. Wheeler, and Michael Back. “Utilizing 18F-fluoroethyltyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) to define suspected nonenhancing tumor for radiation therapy planning of glioblastoma.Pract Radiat Oncol 8, no. 4 (2018): 230–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2018.01.006.
Hayes AR, Jayamanne D, Hsiao E, Schembri GP, Bailey DL, Roach PJ, et al. Utilizing 18F-fluoroethyltyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) to define suspected nonenhancing tumor for radiation therapy planning of glioblastoma. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2018;8(4):230–8.
Hayes, Aimee R., et al. “Utilizing 18F-fluoroethyltyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) to define suspected nonenhancing tumor for radiation therapy planning of glioblastoma.Pract Radiat Oncol, vol. 8, no. 4, 2018, pp. 230–38. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.prro.2018.01.006.
Hayes AR, Jayamanne D, Hsiao E, Schembri GP, Bailey DL, Roach PJ, Khasraw M, Newey A, Wheeler HR, Back M. Utilizing 18F-fluoroethyltyrosine (FET) positron emission tomography (PET) to define suspected nonenhancing tumor for radiation therapy planning of glioblastoma. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2018;8(4):230–238.
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Published In

Pract Radiat Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1879-8519

Publication Date

2018

Volume

8

Issue

4

Start / End Page

230 / 238

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tyrosine
  • Tumor Burden
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Glioblastoma