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18FDG PET Assessment of Therapeutic Response in Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma Treated with First-Line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are currently the first-line treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma. We investigated the value of positron emission tomography (PET) response criteria to assess the therapeutic response to first-line ICI in this clinical context and explore the potential contribution of total tumor metabolic volume (TMTV) analysis.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study in patients treated with first-line ICI for advanced or metastatic melanoma, with 18F-FDG PET/CT performed at baseline and 3 months after starting treatment. Patients' metabolic response was classified according to PERCIST5 and imPERCIST 5 criteria. TMTV was recorded for each examination.

Results

Twenty-nine patients were included. The median overall survival (OS) was 51.2 months (IQR 13.6-not reached), and the OS rate at 2 years was 58.6%. Patients classified as responders (complete and partial response) had a 90.9% 2-year OS rate versus 38.9% for non-responders (stable disease and progressive disease) (p = 0.03), for PERCIST5 and imPERCIST 5 criteria. The median change in metabolic volume was 9.8% (IQR -59-+140%). No significant correlation between OS and changes in TMTV was found.

Conclusion

The evaluation of response to immunotherapy using metabolic imaging with PERCIST5 and imPERCIST5 was significantly associated with OS in patients with advanced or metastatic melanoma.

SUBMITTER: Rivas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9264956 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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