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Dose to Pelvic Bone Marrow Defined with FDG-PET Predicts for Hematologic Nadirs in Anal Cancer Patients Treated with Concurrent Chemo-radiation

  • Pierfrancesco Franco
  • , Francesca Arcadipane
  • , Riccardo Ragona
  • , Adriana Lesca
  • , Elena Gallio
  • , Massimiliano Mistrangelo
  • , Elisabetta Trino
  • , Paola Cassoni
  • , Vincenzo Arena
  • , Massimo Baccega
  • , Patrizia Racca
  • , Riccardo Faletti
  • , Nadia Rondi
  • , Mario Morino
  • , Umberto Ricardi

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Abstract

Purpose: To investigate whether irradiated volume of pelvic active bone marrow (ACTBM) may predict decreased blood cells nadirs in anal cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemo-radiation. Methods: Forty-four patients were analyzed and pelvic active bone marrow (ACTBM) was characterized employing 18FDG-PET. Dosimetric parameters on dose–volume histograms were correlated to nadirs with generalized linear modeling. Results: ACTBM mean dose was significantly correlated to white blood cell (β = −1.338; 95%CI: −2.455/−0.221; p = 0.020), absolute neutrophil count (β = −1.651; 95%CI: −3.284/−0.183; p = 0.048), and platelets (β = −0.031; 95%CI: −0.057/−0.004; p = 0.024) nadirs. Other dosimetric parameters were found to be correlated (ACTBM-V10,-V20,-V30and-V40). Conclusions: 18FDG-PET is able to define active bone marrow and may predict for decreased blood cells count nadirs.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)279-288
Numero di pagine10
RivistaCancer Investigation
Volume36
Numero di pubblicazione5
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 28 mag 2018
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