Inter/intra-tumoral dose response variations assessed using FDG-PET/CT feedback images: Impact on tumor control and treatment dose prescription.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Publication Title

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

Abstract

PURPOSE: To quantify inter/intra-tumoral variations of baseline metabolic activity and dose response. To evaluate their impact on tumor control and treatment dose prescription strategies.

METHODS AND MATERIALS: Tumor voxel baseline metabolic activity, SUV

RESULTS: Tumor voxel dose response variation of all tumor voxels assessed using FDG-PET/CT imaging feedback had the mean(CV) = 0.47(47%), which was consistent with those of previously published in vitro tumor clonogenic assay. The HPV- tumors had the mean(CV) dose response, 0.53(49%), significantly larger than those of the HPV+ tumors, 0.45(43%). However, their baseline SUVs were opposite, 6.5(56%) vs 7.7(65%). Comparing to the inter-tumoral variations, both HPV-/+ tumor groups showed larger intra-tumoral variations, (53%, 58%) vs (20%, 31%) for the baseline SUV and (38%, 37%) vs (31%, 21%) for the dose response. Due to the large dose response variations, treatment dose to control the tumor voxels has very broad range with CV of TCD

CONCLUSIONS: The study demonstrates that tumor dose response assessed using FDG-PET/CT feedback images had a similar distribution to those assessed conventionally using in vitro tumor clonogenic assay. Inter-tumoral dose response variation seems larger for HPV- tumors, but intra-tumoral dose response variations are similar for both HPV groups. These variations cause very large variation on the individual tumor control probability and limit the efficacy of dose escalation and de-escalation in conventional clinical practice. On the other hand, heterogeneous dose prescription guided by metabolic imaging feedback has a potential advantage in radiotherapy.

Volume

154

First Page

235

Last Page

242

DOI

10.1016/j.radonc.2020.09.052

ISSN

1879-0887

PubMed ID

33035624

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