Table 6.
| EORTC PET, 1999 | PERCIST, 2009 | iPERCIST, 2019 | |
| CMR | Complete Resolution of FDG uptake1 | Complete Resolution of FDG uptake | Complete Resolution of FDG uptake |
| PMR | 15-25% decrease of SUV after one cycle or > 25% decrease after more than one treatment cycle | ≥ 30% decrease in the target tumor SULpeak | ≥ 30% decrease in the target tumor SULpeak |
| SMD | Increase of SUV by < 25% or decrease of SUV by < 15% | Neither CR, PR nor PD | Neither CR, PR nor PD |
| PMD | Increase of SUV by > 25% or Increase of the longest diameter by 20% or new FDG avid lesion(s) | ≥ 30% increase in SULpeak or advent of new FDG avid lesions | ≥ 30% increase in SULpeak or advent of new FDG avid lesions (UPMD); Need to be confirmed by a second PET at 4-8 wk later (CPMD) |
Indistinguishable from surrounding background. CMR: Complete metabolic response; PMR: Partial metabolic response; SMD: Stable metabolic disease; PMD: Progressive metabolic disease; UPMD: Unconfirmed progressive metabolic disease; CPMD: Confirmed progressive metabolic disease; PET: Positron emission tomography; SUV: Standardized uptake value; FDG: Fluorodeoxyglucose; SUL: Standardized uptake value, normalized to the lean body mass; EORTC: European Organization for Research in the Treatment of Cancer; PERCIST: Positron emission tomography response criteria in solid tumors; iPERCIST: İmmune positron emission tomography Response Criteria.