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Selective Interarterial Radiation Therapy (SIRT) in Colorectal Liver Metastases: How Do We Monitor Response?

Table 5

RECIST 1.0 versus 1.1 [40].

RECIST 1.0RECIST 1.1

Measurable disease at BLRequired, MTLSWhen required then MTLS patients with nonmeasurable disease only are allowed

Minimum target lesion size≥10 mm (Spiral CT)
≥20 mm (Conventional CT, MRI)
Lymph node: not mentioned
≥20 mm (clinical)
≥10 mm (CT + MRI)
≥15 mm lymph nodes
≥20 mm chest X-ray 
≥10 mm (clinical)

No. of measurable lesions1–10 (5 per organ)1–5 (2 per organ)

MeasurementUnidimensionalUnidimensional
Lymph nodes = short axis

PD20% increase in SLD from Nadir20% increase in SOD
+ min. 5 mm increase from Nadir

Confirmation of CR and PRAfter at least 28 days
CR lymph node not mentioned
Only required, if response is primary endpoint and not randomized

Nonmeasurable assessmentUnequivocal progression considered as PD(i) substantial worsening,
(ii) tumour burden has increased sufficiently

Lymph node measurementsNoneSpecific instructions
≥15 mm, 10–14 mm, <10 mm
CR lymph nodes must be <10 mm short axis

PETNot availableMay be considered to support CT, for PD and confirmation of CR

MTLS: Minimum Target Lesion Size. The size a lesion needs to be selected as a measurable target lesion at Baseline. SLD: old RECIST 1.0 sum of longest diameters for all measured target lesions' diameters to be added up at each time point. SOD: new RECIST 1.1 sum of diameters which are the longest of nonnodal lesions plus the longest of the short axis diameters of lymph nodes for measured target lesions' diameters to be added up at each time point.