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Splenic F-FDG uptake on baseline PET/CT is associated with oncological outcomes and tumor immune state in uterine cervical cancer. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study investigates the role of the spleen in tumor immune escape using F-FDG PET/CT scans of cervical cancer patients, focusing on the spleen-to-liver standard uptake value (SLR) as a potential biomarker.
  • Higher SLR values (greater than 0.92 and 0.94) were associated with decreased disease-free survival (DFS) and lower chances of achieving a complete response to treatment, indicating a negative impact on patient outcomes.
  • The findings suggest that increased splenic metabolic activity could serve as a prognostic indicator in locally advanced cervical cancer and may help differentiate between tumors with strong and weak immune responses.

Article Abstract

Objective: The spleen represents an important contributor to tumor immune escape, but the relevance of increased splenic metabolic activity remains to be fully elucidated.

Methods: We retrospectively measured the spleen-to-liver standard uptake value (SLR) on F-FDG PET/CT examinations of 92 consecutive patients with FIGO stage IB1 to IVA cervical cancer and integrated the results with survival, response to treatment, tumor immune infiltrate, and baseline characteristics.

Results: SLR > 0.92 (p = .026) and SLR > 0.94 (p = .005) were significantly associated with decreased DFS in univariable analysis. Multivariable models were built using best subset selection; ΔSLR and either SLR or SLR were consistently selected, strongly reinforcing the association between SLR variables and DFS in relation to potential confounders (all models p ≤ .002). Independent associations were found for SLR using multivariable Cox regression models for DFS (all p ≤ .003). Further, uni- and multivariable analyses demonstrated the negative impact of higher SLR values on pathological complete response. A statistically significant higher proportion of patients with high SLR had a dense infiltrate of CD20 (p = .036) and CD68 (p = .015) immune cells, as well as PD-L1 tumor cells (p = .019) as compared to those with low SLR. Finally, high SLR status was neither associated with systemic inflammatory markers (except for an increased white blood cell count; p = .038), nor with clinically overt infection.

Conclusion: This hypothesis-generating study provides the first evidence that increased splenic metabolic activity is a negative prognostic and predictive biomarker in locally advanced cervical cancer. In addition, it might help to discriminate immunologically 'hot' from 'cold' cervical tumors.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.08.001DOI Listing

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