@article {SHINOTO5579, author = {MAKOTO SHINOTO and SHIGERU YAMADA and KYOSAN YOSHIKAWA and SHIGEO YASUDA and YOSHIYUKI SHIOYAMA and HIROSHI HONDA and TADASHI KAMADA and HIROHIKO TSUJII}, title = {Usefulness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography as Predictor of Distant Metastasis in Preoperative Carbon-ion Radiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer}, volume = {33}, number = {12}, pages = {5579--5584}, year = {2013}, publisher = {International Institute of Anticancer Research}, abstract = {Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of FDG-PET regarding the indication of preoperative carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT) for pancreatic cancer patients. Patients and Methods: Patients with resectable pancreatic cancer underwent preoperative CIRT. The impact of baseline SUVmax on prognosis for patients was assessed by analyzing correlations with distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: Out of 21 patients, local recurrence was observed in no patient and distant metastasis was found in 13 patients (62\%). 1-year DMFS and OS in low-SUVmax group were significantly higher than those in high-SUVmax group (91\% vs. 20\% and 91\% vs. 56\%). SUVmax was significantly correlated with DMFS and OS. Conclusion: Our data indicated a significant correlation between SUVmax and DMFS. FDG-PET might be useful for determining the indication of preoperative short-course CIRT for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer.}, issn = {0250-7005}, URL = {https://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/12/5579}, eprint = {https://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/33/12/5579.full.pdf}, journal = {Anticancer Research} }