18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and the prognosis of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma |
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Authors: | B Nakata YS Chung S Nishimura T Nishihara Y Sakurai T Sawada T Okamura J Kawabe H Ochi M Sowa |
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Affiliation: | First Department of Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan. |
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Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) detected by positron emission tomography (PET) can be used to measure the glycolytic activity of tumor cells. Though the prognosis of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma is usually poor, a subset of patients with good prognoses may be discovered by determining the degree of FDG integration into tumors. METHODS: Fourteen patients with histologically proven pancreatic adenocarcinoma underwent 18F-FDG PET. The standardized uptake value (SUV) of 18F-FDG was calculated, and the patients were divided into high (> or = 3.0) and low (< 3.0) SUV groups. RESULTS: The two groups were not significantly different in terms of age, tumor location and size, staging, and treatment. However, analysis by the Kaplan-Meier method revealed that the groups had different prognoses (log rank test, P < 0.05). The mean survival of patients with high SUV was 5 months, whereas that of patients with low SUV was 14 months. There were not strong correlations between the SUVs and tumor size (0.56), serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (0.39), or carcinoembryonic antigen (0.52). CONCLUSIONS: SUV calculated with 18F-FDG can be utilized as a prognostic factor for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. |
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