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Qiu, Xiufang; Wu, Haixia; Xu, Ting; Xie, Shihan; You, Ziqing; Hu, Yixin; Zheng, Yinghong; Liang, Zewei; Huang, Chaoxiong; Yi, Li; Li, Li; Liu, Jing; Fei, Zhaodong; Chen, Chuanben
BMC cancer, 05/2022, Volume: 22, Issue: 1Journal Article
Background To rethink the clinical significance of standardized uptake values (SUVs) of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) on .sup.18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (.sup.18F-FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET). Methods We retrospectively reviewed 369 NPC patients who underwent pretreatment .sup.18F-FDG PET. The predictive value of the SUVmax of the primary tumor (SUVmax-t) and regional lymph nodes (SUVmax-n) was evaluated using probability density functions. Receiver operating characteristic curves were used to determine optimal cutoffs for the SUVmax-n/SUVmax-t ratio (NTR). Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses were used to assess survival. Results The optimal SUVmax-t and SUVmax-n cutoffs were 7.5 and 6.9, respectively. High SUVmax-t and SUVmax-n were related to local and regional recurrence, respectively. Patients with low SUVmax had better 3-year overall survival (OS). To avoid cross-sensitization of cutoff points, we stratified patients with high SUVmax into the low and high NTR groups. The 3-year distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS; 92.3 vs. 80.6%, P = 0.009), progression-free survival (PFS; 84.0 vs. 67.7%, P = 0.011), and OS (95.9 vs. 89.2%, P = 0.002) significantly differed between the high vs. low NTR groups for patients with high SUVmax. Multivariable analysis showed that NTR was an independent prognostic factor for DMFS (hazard ratio HR: 2.037, 95% CI: 1.039-3.992, P = 0.038), PFS (HR: 1.636, 95% CI: 1.021-2.621, P = 0.041), and OS (HR: 2.543, 95% CI: 1.214-5.325, P = 0.013). Conclusion High SUVmax was associated with NPC recurrence. NTR is a potential prognosticator for DMFS, suggesting that heterogeneity in the pretreatment .sup.18F-FDG uptake between the primary tumor and lymph nodes is associated with high invasion and metastatic potential. Keywords: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, .sup.18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography, Standardized uptake values
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