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The prognostic role of metabolic tumor burden in 18F-FDG PET/CT in the primary staging of rectal cancers
IntroductionThe prognostic value of FDG PET/CT metabolic tumor burden has been established in various solid tumors, but its significance in the...
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Influence of metabolic tumor burden on reference tissues’ standardized uptake values in 18F-FDG PET/CT sequential imaging
BackgroundExtremely hypermetabolic neoplastic tissues have been hypothesized to act as a “sink” reducing the amount of radiopharmaceutical available...
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Does gamma-glutamyltransferase correlate with liver tumor burden in neuroendocrine tumors?
PurposeIn patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and liver metastases, increased gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is commonly assumed as an...
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Prognostic value of visual IMPeTUs criteria and metabolic tumor burden at baseline [18F]FDG PET/CT in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Background2-[ 18 F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([ 18 F]FDG) positron emission tomography combined with low-dose computed tomography (PET/CT) can be used at...
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Whole-body tumor burden in PET/CT expert review
IntroductionPET/CT whole-body tumor burden (WBTB), as a measure for overall burden of cancer, has been shown bear a strong correlation with...
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Volumetric parameters of the primary tumor and whole-body tumor burden derived from baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT can predict overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients: initial results from a single institution
BackgroundMetabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) are volumetric parameters derived from 18 F-FDG PET/CT, suggested to have a...
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NF2: An underestimated player in cancer metabolic reprogramming and tumor immunity
Neurofibromatosis type 2 ( NF2 ) is a tumor suppressor gene implicated in various tumors, including mesothelioma, schwannomas, and meningioma. As a...
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Prognostic value of metabolic tumor volume of extranodal involvement in diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Extranodal involvement predicts poor outcomes of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), but the impact of the metabolic tumor burden (MTV) of...
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Metabolic hallmarks of natural killer cells in the tumor microenvironment and implications in cancer immunotherapy
Natural killer (NK) cells belong to the early responder group against cancerous cells and viral infection. Emerging evidence reveals that distinct...
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High baseline total lesion glycolysis predicts early progression of disease within 24 months in patients with high-tumor-burden follicular lymphoma
Despite the introduction of rituximab-containing regimens, approximately 20% of patients with follicular lymphoma (FL) still experience progression...
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TGF-β signaling in the tumor metabolic microenvironment and targeted therapies
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling has a paradoxical role in cancer progression, and it acts as a tumor suppressor in the early stages...
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Tumor and metastatic lymph nodes metabolic activity on 18F-FDG-PET/CT to predict progression-free survival in locally advanced cervical cancer
ObjectiveThe present study investigated the predictive diseases progression value of preoperative fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission...
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In situ profiling reveals metabolic alterations in the tumor microenvironment of ovarian cancer after chemotherapy
In this study, we investigated the metabolic alterations associated with clinical response to chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer. Pre- and...
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The remodeling of metabolic brain pattern in patients with extracranial diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
BackgroundOwing to the advances in diagnosis and therapy, survival or remission rates for lymphoma have improved prominently. Apart from the...
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Tumor mutational burden presents limiting effects on predicting the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors and prognostic assessment in adrenocortical carcinoma
BackgroundAdrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a highly malignant urologic cancer and tends to metastasize. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)...
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TMTV-Net: fully automated total metabolic tumor volume segmentation in lymphoma PET/CT images — a multi-center generalizability analysis
PurposeTotal metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) segmentation has significant value enabling quantitative imaging biomarkers for lymphoma management. In...
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Whole-tumoral metabolic heterogeneity in 18F-FDG PET/CT is a novel prognostic marker for neuroblastoma
BackgroundNeuroblastoma (NB) is a highly heterogeneous tumor, and more than half of newly diagnosed NB are associated with extensive metastases....
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Baseline total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) application in Hodgkin lymphoma: a review article
IntroductionFunctional metabolic imaging with 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) is...
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Lipid metabolic vulnerabilities of multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematological malignancy worldwide, characterized by abnormal proliferation of malignant plasma cells...