Evaluation of Overall Survival Predictions In Inoperable Pancreas Ductal Adenocarcinoma
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Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the independent predictive parameters of overall survival (OS) of
patients with inoperable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and to investigate whether these parameters
can be used as potential biomarkers to shape precision medicine practices for PDAC patients.
Material and Methods: The clinical and pathological data of patients who were diagnosed with inoperable
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma between January 2016 and December 2019 and who underwent
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) in our department
were retrospectively analyzed. Tumor diameter, maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), metabolic
tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were calculated from FDG PET/CT images. Univariate and
multivariate Cox regression analyzes were performed to investigate the variable affecting overall survival. Overall
survival data were analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method, using the log-rank test.
Results: A total of 48 patients, 31 male and 17 female, with a mean age of 65.85 ± 1.64 were included in the study.
In univariate Cox regression analyzes were performed to examine the factor affecting OS. Clinicopathological
factors (tumor localization, tumor diameter, stage) and FDG PET/CT parameters (SUVmax, MTV and TLG) with a
p-value of < 0.2 were compared to multivariate Cox regression analysis. TLG was found to be the only independent
predictor of OS. In the Kaplan-Meier analysis, the median OS duration of the patients with a median value of TLG
below 298.34 was 13.87 months, while the median OS duration was found to be 4.97 months in patients with a TLG
value above this value.
Conclusion: In our study, TLG value, which is an FDG PET/CT parameter that reflects both the metabolic activity and
the volume of the tumor, was found to be the only independent predictor of the OS of inoperable PDAC patients.
TLG can be used as a potential biomarker for survival in patients with inoperable PDAC and may assist precision
medicine applications.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, fluorodeoxyglucose, Positron emission tomography / computed tomography, total lesion glycolysis
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