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Size of Tumor

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    • March 30, 2017 at 1:56 am
    RaquelP
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      Wondering the thoughts of so many helpful people on this forum. Tumor size significantly went down after first set of scans while on Opdivo. Second set shows tumor at the same size but SUV dropped about 10 points (to a 5). Third set shows tumor at same size but around 2 max SUV. 

       

      Is is it possible tumor is officially dead and it is necrotic or scar tissue? Or would the tumor have to keep shrinking down to almost nothing?

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        • March 30, 2017 at 2:55 am
        jennunicorn
        Participant

          Very likely it could be a dead tumor, sounds like good news

          • March 30, 2017 at 2:45 pm
          UBContributor
          Participant

            Sorry, I am newbie here, can you pls tell what is SUV? 

              • March 30, 2017 at 4:01 pm
              debwray
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                Standardized uptake value – you could look it up on wikipedia or similar… But the way I understand it is to do with the uptake of the tracer agent. as cancer is generally more metabolically active…but so is an area of the body injured in a way that makes it hot, ,swollen etc like an twisted ankle,would also show a higher SUV.

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