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To assess the additional value of 2-deoxy-2-[ 18 F] fluoro-d-glucose ([ 18 F]FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) or PET/CT over conventional morphological imaging techniques in the treatment response assessment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) to molecular targeted therapy (MTT), we performed a meta-analysis of all the available studies to compare the predictive value of [ 18 F]FDG PET or PET/CT and conventional imaging techniques for assessing the response to MTT in GIST. We determined the sensitivities and specificities across studies, we calculated the positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) and made summary receiver operating characteristic curves (SROC) using hierarchical regression models. Pooled analysis included 4 studies comprising 88 patients. The performance characteristics in [ 18 F]FDG PET or PET/CT and CT were as follows: sensitivity, 89% (95% confidence interval (CI) 78, 95), 52% (39, 64); specificity, 65% (44, 83), 92% (75, 99); diagnostic odds ratios (DOR), 5.8 (2.0, 16.8 4.9 (1.5, 16.1); positive LR, 1.9 (1.1, 3.4), 3.0 (1.1, 8.1); and negative LR, 0.23 (0.03, 1.6), 0.66 (0.42, 1.0), respectively. In SROC curves, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.81 (SE, 0.11) and 0.71 (SE, 0.13) and the Q* index was 0.74 and 0.66, respectively. [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT had higher sensitivity, while DOR and SROC curves showed better diagnostic performance in [ 18 F]FDG PET and PET/CT studies as compared to CT.

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Additional Value of [18F]FDG PET or PET/CT for Response Assessment of Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Undergoing Molecular Targeted Therapy: A Meta-Analysis