Prognostic value of [18F]FDG PET/CT parameters in surgically resected primary lung adenocarcinoma: a single-center experience.

Luigi VenturaMaura ScarlatteiLetizia GnettiEnrico Maria SiliniMaurizio RossiMarcello TiseoNicola SverzellatiGiovanni BocchialiniLuca MusiniValeria BalestraLuca AmpolliniMichele RuscaPaolo CarbognaniLivia Ruffini

Published in: Tumori (2020)

In this study, [18F]FDG PET/CT parameters SUVmax, MTV, and TLG were prognostic factors in patients with surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma, able to predict OS and helping to further stratify these patients into prognostic subsets. Elevated TLG was also an independent predictor for shorter OS.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
lymph node
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
peripheral blood
patient reported outcomes