[18F]FDG PET/CT quantitative parameters for the prediction of histological response to induction chemotherapy and clinical outcome in patients with localised bone and soft-tissue Ewing sarcoma.
Alessio AnnovazziVirginia FerraresiVincenzo AnelliRenato CovelloSabrina VariCarmine ZoccaliRoberto BiaginiRosa SciutoPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• The variation of the PET parameter tumour lesion glycolysis (TLG) can predict the histologic response to induction chemotherapy (sensitivity 100%, specificity 77.8%), in patients with Ewing sarcoma. • The percentage variation of TLG and the value of the SUVmax at PET scan after chemotherapy show a prognostic role for future disease relapse. The combination of both the parameters identifies three prognostic classes of patients with low, intermediate and high risk of disease relapse.