% IMPORTANT: The following is UTF-8 encoded. This means that in the presence % of non-ASCII characters, it will not work with BibTeX 0.99 or older. % Instead, you should use an up-to-date BibTeX implementation like “bibtex8” or % “biber”. @ARTICLE{Heinzel:137550, author = {Heinzel, A. and Müller, Dirk and Langen, Karl-Josef and Blaum, Marcus and Verburg, Frederik Anton and Mottaghy, Felix M and Galldiks, Norbert}, title = {{T}he {U}se of {O}-(2-18{F}-{F}luoroethyl)-{L}-{T}yrosine {PET} for {T}reatment {M}anagement of {B}evacizumab and {I}rinotecan in {P}atients with {R}ecurrent {H}igh-{G}rade {G}lioma: {A} {C}ost-{E}ffectiveness {A}nalysis.}, journal = {Journal of nuclear medicine}, volume = {54}, number = {8}, issn = {0161-5505}, address = {Reston, Va.}, publisher = {SNM84042}, reportid = {FZJ-2013-03983}, pages = {1217-1222}, year = {2013}, abstract = {To date, the use of structural MR imaging (including contrast-enhanced and T2-weighted or fluid-attenuated inversion recovery-weighted images) is the standard method to diagnose tumor progression and to assess antiangiogenic treatment effects. However, several studies have suggested that O-(2-(18)F-fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine ((18)F-FET) PET adds valuable clinical information to the information derived from structural MR imaging alone. We evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the addition of (18)F-FET PET to structural MR imaging for the management of treatment with bevacizumab and irinotecan (BEV/IR) in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma compared with MR imaging alone from the perspective of the German Statutory Health Insurance.To evaluate the incremental cost-effectiveness of the additional use of (18)F-FET PET, a decision tree model was used. Effectiveness of (18)F-FET PET was defined as correct identification of both tumor progression before BEV/IR treatment initiation and BEV/IR treatment response and was evaluated for the combination of (18)F-FET PET and MR imaging compared with MR imaging alone. Costs were estimated for a baseline scenario and for a more expensive scenario. The robustness of the results was tested using deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses.The use of (18)F-FET PET resulted in a number needed to diagnose of 2.4, that is, 3 additional patients have to be diagnosed to avoid 1 wrong diagnosis. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of (18)F-FET PET/MR imaging compared with MR imaging alone was €5,725 (€1 ≈ $1.30) for the baseline scenario and €8,145 for the more expensive scenario per additional correct diagnosis. The probabilistic sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of the results.The model suggests that the additional use of (18)F-FET PET in the management of patients with recurrent high-grade glioma treated with BEV/IR may be cost-effective. Integration of (18)F-FET PET has the potential to avoid overtreatment and corresponding costs, as well as unnecessary side effects to the patient.}, cin = {INM-3 / INM-4}, ddc = {610}, cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)INM-3-20090406 / I:(DE-Juel1)INM-4-20090406}, pnm = {332 - Imaging the Living Brain (POF2-332)}, pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF2-332}, typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16}, pubmed = {pmid:23785172}, UT = {WOS:000322692400026}, doi = {10.2967/jnumed.113.120089}, url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/137550}, }