Relationship of FDG Uptake of the Reticuloendothelial System with Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Prognosis in Patients with Gastric Canceropen access
- Authors
- Ahn, Hyein; Song, Geum Jong; Lee, Moon-Soo; Lee, Ji-Hye; Jang, Si-Hyong; Oh, Mee-Hye; Yun, Jong Hyuk; Lee, Sang Mi; Lee, Jeong Won
- Issue Date
- Mar-2023
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- Keywords
- bone marrow; F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose; positron emission tomography; prognosis; spleen; stomach neoplasm
- Citation
- Life, v.13, no.3
- Journal Title
- Life
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 3
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/22402
- DOI
- 10.3390/life13030771
- ISSN
- 0024-3019
2075-1729
- Abstract
- 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D-glucose (FDG) uptake of the reticuloendothelial system, including the bone marrow (BM) and spleen, on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been shown to be a significant prognostic factor in diverse malignancies. However, the relationship between FDG uptake of the BM and spleen and histopathological findings, including the tumor immune microenvironment, has not been fully evaluated. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of FDG uptake in the BM and spleen with histopathological findings and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in patients with gastric cancer. Seventy patients with gastric cancer who underwent pre-operative FDG PET/CT and subsequent curative surgery were retrospectively enrolled. On image analysis, the BM-to-liver uptake ratio (BLR) and spleen-to-liver uptake ratio (SLR) were measured from PET/CT images, and on immunohistochemical analysis, the densities of immune cell infiltration in the tumor tissue were graded. The BLR and SLR showed significant positive correlations with the grades of CD163 cell and CD8 cell infiltration in the tumor tissue, respectively (p < 0.05). In multivariate survival analysis, both BLR and SLR were significant predictors of RFS (p < 0.05). FDG uptake in the BM and spleen might be potential imaging biomarkers for evaluating tumor immune microenvironment conditions and predicting RFS in patients with gastric cancer.
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