title: Effect of mitomycin C and vinblastine on FDG uptake of human nonsmall-cell lung cancer xenografts in nude mice.
abstract: This study was designed to preliminarily evaluate the use of positron emission tomography (PET) with [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) for monitoring chemotherapy effects, using a nude-mouse model of human nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the Lu-99 cell line. Tumor-FDG uptakes and volumes were measured after administrating a single dose of mitomycin (MMC) and vinblastine (VLB) and then compared these for a nontherapy group. A significant reduction in tumor volume after either chemotherapy occurred and associated with significantly lower FDG uptake values than the control group (p < 0.001), as early as day 1. These observations suggest that FDG-PET may be useful for noninvasively monitoring the effects of cancer chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan. tian@med.gunma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oriuchi
authors.forename: Tomio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Keigo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D016685:Mitomycin; D014747:Vinblastine