Latifoltojar, A;
Hall-Craggs, M;
Rabin, N;
Popat, R;
Bainbridge, A;
Dikaios, N;
Sokolska, M;
... Yong, K; + view all
(2017)
Whole body magnetic resonance imaging in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: early changes in lesional signal fat fraction predict disease response.
British Journal of Haematology
, 176
(2)
pp. 222-233.
10.1111/bjh.14401.
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Abstract
Cross-sectional imaging techniques are being increasingly used for disease evaluation in patients with multiple myeloma. Whole body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) scanning is superior to plain radiography in baseline assessment of patients but changes following treatment have not been systematically explored. We carried out paired WB-MRI scans in 21 newly diagnosed patients prior to, and 8-weeks after, starting chemotherapy, and analysed stringently selected focal lesions (FLs) for parametric changes. A total of 323 FLs were evaluated, median 20 per patient. At 8 weeks, there was a reduction in estimated tumour volume (eTV), and an increase in signal fat fraction (sFF) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the group as a whole (P < 0·001). Patients who achieved complete/very good partial response (CR/VGPR) to induction had a significantly greater increase in sFF compared to those achieving ≤ partial response (PR; P = 0·001). When analysed on a per-patient basis, all patients achieving CR/VGPR had a significant sFF increase in their FL's, in contrast to patients achieving ≤PR. sFF changes in patients reaching maximal response within 100 days (fast responders) were greater compared to slow responders (P = 0·001). Receiver Operator Characteristic analysis indicated that sFF changes at 8 weeks were the best biomarker (area under the Curve 0·95) for an inferior response (≤PR). We conclude that early lesional sFF changes may provide important information on depth of response, and are worthy of further prospective study.
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