TABLE 3

Characteristics of Patients Presenting with Major Discordance (DS Moving from DS3 to DS4 and Vice Versa) Between PSF and PSFEARL

i-PETEoT-PET
ParameterPatient 1Patient 2Patient 3Patient 4Patient 5Patient 6Patient 7Patient 8
Characteristics
 Age (y)5962646563817171
 SexFFFMFFMM
 Body mass index (kg/m2)31.230.822.128.738.128.533.826.7
 Ann Arbor stageIVIIIIVIIIIIIVIIIIV
 LDH>Normal≤Normal>Normal≤Normal≤Normal>Normal>Normal>Normal
 ECOG Performance status20200222
 Extranodal involvement10400231
 Age-adjusted IPI31310333
 Bulky diseaseNoNoNoNoNoYesYesNo
Follow-up
 ProgressionNoNoYes (5-mo delay)NoNoYes (16-mo delay)NoNo
 Location of progressionMeningealRight axillary node
 Death (delay)NoNoYes (9-mo delay)NoNoNoNoNo
PET data
 Location of initial massAnterior renal fasciaMesenteric massL external iliac nodeR cervical nodeSupraclavicular nodeR inguinal nodeMesenteric massL cervical node
 Initial SUVlesion PSF/PSFEARL37.93/29.3931.39/25.6418.42/15.5416.40/12.9415.15/9.8527.12/18.0230.87/24.8248.53/31.66
 Location of residual massL pleuraMesenteric nodePericardiumR cervical nodeAnterior mediastinumR axillary nodeMesenteric massCeliac node
 Size of residual mass (mm)27117202166220
 SUVlesion PSF/PSFEARL4.61/3.264.21/3.294.01/2.794.36/2.864.82/3.853.93/2.494.12/2.903.31/2.66
 SUVliver PSF/PSFEARL4.02/3.353.96/3.453.59/3.124.23/3.324.88/3.583.58/3.043.85/3.223.29/2.75
 SUVmediastinum PSF/PSFEARL2.71/2.213.08/2.692.66/2.112.86/2.313.12/2.632.27/2.072.46/2.132.22/1.85
 DS–status PSF4, NR4, NR4, NR4, NR3, R4, NR4, NR4, NR
 DS–status PSFEARL3, R3, R3, R3, R4, NR3, R3, R3, R
 PSF ΔSUVmax87.886.678.273.468.2
 PSFEARL ΔSUVmax88.987.282.077.960.9
  • LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; IPI= international prognostic index; R = responder; NR = nonresponder.