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. 2020 Feb 24;11(2):53–73. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v11.i2.53

Table 6.

Comparison of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography response criteria[78,80,81,84]

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)
1

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.