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- Title
Prognostic value of [<sup>18</sup>F]FDG-PET/CT in multiple myeloma patients before and after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
- Authors
Stolzenburg, Antje; Lückerath, Katharina; Samnick, Samuel; Speer, Martin; Kneer, Katharina; Schmid, Jan-Stefan; Grigoleit, Götz Ulrich; Hofmann, Susanne; Beer, Ambros J.; Bunjes, Donald; Knop, Stefan; Buck, Andreas K.; Einsele, Hermann; Lapa, Constantin
- Abstract
Purpose: Despite improved treatment options, multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) using 18F-2’-deoxy-2’-fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) in MM patients shortly before and ~100 days after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT).Methods: In this retrospective analysis, we evaluated [18F]FDG-PET/CT-scans of 45 heavily pre-treated MM patients before and 27 patients after scheduled allo-HCT. All scans were qualitatively and semi-quantitatively assessed for the presence of active disease. Serological response was recorded according to International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria. Progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were correlated with different PET/CT-derived parameters, such as presence, number and maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of focal myeloma lesions. The impact of extramedullary disease on patient outcome was also assessed.Results: PET/CT negativity -prior to or following allo-HCT- was a favorable prognostic factor for progression-free and overall survival (both, PFS and OS: pre-HSCT p < 0.001, post-HCT p < 0.005). High FDG-uptake (SUVmax > 6.5) revealed a significantly shortened survival compared to patients with a lower SUVmax (<6.5) (OS, 5.0 ± 1.1 m vs. not reached - longest 122.0 m; p < 0.001). Moreover, our data prove that a higher number (>3) of focal lesions (pre-HCT: both PFS and OS: p < 0.001; post-HCT PFS: p < 0.001, OS: p = 0.139) as well as the presence of extramedullary disease serve as adverse prognostic factors prior to and after allo-HCT. At response assessment after allo-HCT, [18F]FDG-PET/CT had a complementary value in prognostication in addition to IMWG criteria alone.Conclusion: [18F]FDG-PET/CT before and shortly after allogeneic HCT is a powerful predictor for progression-free and overall survival in MM patients.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE myeloma treatment; HEMATOPOIETIC stem cell transplantation; PROGNOSIS; POSITRON emission tomography; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, 2018, Vol 45, Issue 10, p1694
- ISSN
1619-7070
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00259-018-3997-0