Jeong-Won Lee1, Jeong-Yeol Park2, Hyun Ju Lee2, Jong Jin Lee3, Seung Hwan Moon4, Seo Young Kang5, Gi Jeong Cheon5, Hyun Hoon Chung6. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 5. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 6. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. chhkmj@gmail.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We investigated the prognostic value of the tumour heterogeneity index determined on preoperative [18F]FDG PET/CT in patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed patients with uterine LMS who underwent preoperative [18F]FDG PET/CT scans at three tertiary referral hospitals. The PET/CT parameters maximum standardized uptake value of the primary tumour (SUVmax), metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis were assessed. The negative values of the MTV linear regression slope (nMLRS) according to the SUV thresholds of 2.5 and 3.0 were determined as the tumour heterogeneity index. The value of PET/CT-derived parameters in predicting progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were determined in regression analyses. RESULTS: Clinicopathological and PET/CT data from 16 patients were reviewed. The median postsurgical follow-up was 21 months (range 4-82 months), and 12 patients (75.0%) experienced recurrence. Tumour size (P = 0.017), SUVmax (P = 0.019), MTV (P = 0.016) and nMLRS (P = 0.008) were significant prognostic factors for recurrence. MTV (P = 0.048) and nMLRS (P = 0.045) were significant prognostic factors for patient survival. nMLRS was correlated with clinicopathological parameters including tumour size (Pearson's correlation coefficient γ = 0.825, P < 0.001) and lymph node metastasis (γ = 0.721, P = 0.004). Patient groups categorized according to the nMLRS cut-off value showed significant differences in PFS (P = 0.033) and OS (P = 0.044). CONCLUSION: The preoperative tumour heterogeneity index obtained using the MTV linear regression slope may be a novel and useful prognostic marker in uterine LMS.
PURPOSE: We investigated the prognostic value of the tumour heterogeneity index determined on preoperative [18F]FDG PET/CT in patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed patients with uterine LMS who underwent preoperative [18F]FDG PET/CT scans at three tertiary referral hospitals. The PET/CT parameters maximum standardized uptake value of the primary tumour (SUVmax), metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis were assessed. The negative values of the MTV linear regression slope (nMLRS) according to the SUV thresholds of 2.5 and 3.0 were determined as the tumour heterogeneity index. The value of PET/CT-derived parameters in predicting progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were determined in regression analyses. RESULTS: Clinicopathological and PET/CT data from 16 patients were reviewed. The median postsurgical follow-up was 21 months (range 4-82 months), and 12 patients (75.0%) experienced recurrence. Tumour size (P = 0.017), SUVmax (P = 0.019), MTV (P = 0.016) and nMLRS (P = 0.008) were significant prognostic factors for recurrence. MTV (P = 0.048) and nMLRS (P = 0.045) were significant prognostic factors for patient survival. nMLRS was correlated with clinicopathological parameters including tumour size (Pearson's correlation coefficient γ = 0.825, P < 0.001) and lymph node metastasis (γ = 0.721, P = 0.004). Patient groups categorized according to the nMLRS cut-off value showed significant differences in PFS (P = 0.033) and OS (P = 0.044). CONCLUSION: The preoperative tumour heterogeneity index obtained using the MTV linear regression slope may be a novel and useful prognostic marker in uterine LMS.
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Linear regression; Tumour heterogeneity; Uterine leiomyosarcoma; [18F]FDG PET/CT
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