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  • Role of 11C Methionine Posi...
    Pessina, Federico; Navarria, Pierina; Clerici, Elena; Bellu, Luisa; Franzini, Andrea; Milani, Davide; Simonelli, Matteo; Persico, Pasquale; Politi, Letterio S.; Casarotti, Alessandra; Fernandes, Bethania; Olei, Simone; Sollini, Martina; Chiti, Arturo; Scorsetti, Marta

    Journal of clinical medicine, 05/2021, Letnik: 10, Številka: 11
    Journal Article

    (1) Background: We investigated the role of 11C-methionine PET in a cohort of newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients to evaluate whether it could modify the extent of surgical resection and improve radiation therapy volume delineation. (2) Methods: Newly diagnosed GBM patients, ages 18–70, with a Karnofsky performance scale (KPS) ≥ 70 with available MRI and 11C-methionine PET were included. Patients were treated with different amounts of surgical resection followed by radio-chemotherapy. The role of 11C-methionine PET in surgical and RT planning was analyzed. A threshold of SUVmax was searched. (3) Results: From August 2013 to April 2016, 93 patients were treated and included in this analysis. Residual tumor volume was detected in 63 cases on MRI and in 78 on 11C-methionine PET, including 15 receiving gross total resection. The location of uptake was mainly observed in FLAIR abnormalities. 11C-methionine uptake changed RT volume in 11% of patients. The presence of 11C-methionine uptake in patients receiving GTR proved to influence survival (p = 0.029). The threshold of the SUVmax conditioning outcome was five. (4) Conclusions: 11C-methionine PET allowed to detect areas at higher risk of recurrence located in FLAIR abnormalities in patients affected by GBM. A challenging issue is represented by integrating morphological and functional imaging to better define the extent of surgical resection to perform.