UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to evaluate 3'-deoxy-3'-(18)F-fluorothymidine ((18)F-FLT) PET for early prediction of the standard anatomic response and survival outcomes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving leucovorin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX). METHODS: The main eligibility criteria included histologically confirmed mCRC, ≥ 1 extrahepatic measurable lesions, and no prior chemotherapy in a metastatic setting. Chemotherapy consisted of leucovorin on day 1, followed by the continuous infusion of 5-FU on days 1 and 2, and oxaliplatin on day 3. In the second and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy, oxaliplatin was administered simultaneously with leucovorin on day 1. (18)F-FLT PET scans were obtained 3 times during the first cycle of chemotherapy: before chemotherapy, 24 h after infusion of 5-FU (day 2), and 48 h after completion of chemotherapy (day 5). The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVMAX) of (18)F-FLT was measured. Treatment responses were assessed by CT after 3 cycles of FOLFOX. RESULTS: Eighteen patients were included in the study. The response rate after 3 cycles of FOLFOX was 27.8% (5/18). The SUVMAX was increased in responders (P = 0.043) and nonresponders (P < 0.001) on day 2 and was decreased, compared with baseline values, on day 5 in responders only (P = 0.043). Receiver-operating-characteristic curve analysis indicated that the use of a threshold of an SUVMAX increase on day 2 of ≤ 45.8% resulted in a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 69.2%, and relative risk of 2.250 (P = 0.029) for the diagnosis of responders. Use of a threshold of an SUVMAX decrease on day 5 of ≥ 10.6% resulted in a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 76.9%, and relative risk of 2.667 (P = 0.007). Patients with low (18)F-FLT flare tended to have longer survivals than patients with high flare (2-y overall survival rate, 77.8% vs. 44.4%; P = 0.051). CONCLUSION: The (18)F-FLT flare observed during 5-FU infusion was associated with poor treatment response in patients with mCRC. The degree of (18)F-FLT flare might be used to predict the outcome of patients who receive infusional 5-FU-based chemotherapy.
UNLABELLED: The aim of this study was to evaluate 3'-deoxy-3'-(18)F-fluorothymidine ((18)F-FLT) PET for early prediction of the standard anatomic response and survival outcomes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving leucovorin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX). METHODS: The main eligibility criteria included histologically confirmed mCRC, ≥ 1 extrahepatic measurable lesions, and no prior chemotherapy in a metastatic setting. Chemotherapy consisted of leucovorin on day 1, followed by the continuous infusion of 5-FU on days 1 and 2, and oxaliplatin on day 3. In the second and subsequent cycles of chemotherapy, oxaliplatin was administered simultaneously with leucovorin on day 1. (18)F-FLT PET scans were obtained 3 times during the first cycle of chemotherapy: before chemotherapy, 24 h after infusion of 5-FU (day 2), and 48 h after completion of chemotherapy (day 5). The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVMAX) of (18)F-FLT was measured. Treatment responses were assessed by CT after 3 cycles of FOLFOX. RESULTS: Eighteen patients were included in the study. The response rate after 3 cycles of FOLFOX was 27.8% (5/18). The SUVMAX was increased in responders (P = 0.043) and nonresponders (P < 0.001) on day 2 and was decreased, compared with baseline values, on day 5 in responders only (P = 0.043). Receiver-operating-characteristic curve analysis indicated that the use of a threshold of an SUVMAX increase on day 2 of ≤ 45.8% resulted in a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 69.2%, and relative risk of 2.250 (P = 0.029) for the diagnosis of responders. Use of a threshold of an SUVMAX decrease on day 5 of ≥ 10.6% resulted in a sensitivity of 100%, specificity of 76.9%, and relative risk of 2.667 (P = 0.007). Patients with low (18)F-FLT flare tended to have longer survivals than patients with high flare (2-y overall survival rate, 77.8% vs. 44.4%; P = 0.051). CONCLUSION: The (18)F-FLT flare observed during 5-FU infusion was associated with poor treatment response in patients with mCRC. The degree of (18)F-FLT flare might be used to predict the outcome of patients who receive infusional 5-FU-based chemotherapy.
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