Interim PET Evaluation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Using Published Recommendations: Comparison of the Deauville 5-Point Scale and the ΔSUVmax Method

• Published in: The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978) Vol. 62; no. 1; p. 37
• Main Authors: Rekowski, Jan, Hüttmann, Andreas, Schmitz, Christine, Müller, Stefan P, Kurch, Lars, Kotzerke, Jörg, Franzius, Christiane, Weckesser, Matthias, Bengel, Frank M, Freesmeyer, Martin, Hertel, Andreas, Krohn, Thomas, Holzinger, Jens, Brink, Ingo, Haberkorn, Uwe, Nyuyki, Fonyuy, van Assema, Daniëlle ME, Geworski, Lilli, Hasenclever, Dirk, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Dührsen, Ulrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Society of Nuclear Medicine 01.01.2021
• Subjects: B-cell lymphoma; Chemotherapy; Confidence intervals; Correlation coefficients; Decisions; Liver; Lymphocytes B; Lymphoma; Medical prognosis; Metabolic response; Positron emission; Positron emission tomography; Reduction; Regression analysis; Statistical analysis; Subgroups; Survival; Tomography

The value of interim 18F-FDG PET/CT (iPET)–guided treatment decisions in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has been the subject of much debate. This investigation focuses on a comparison of the Deauville score and the change-in-SUVmax (ΔSUVmax) approach-2 methods to assess early me...