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Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 13/2016

16.06.2016 | Original Article

Immunohistochemical overexpression of hypoxia-induced factor 1α associated with slow reduction in 18fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake for chemoradiotherapy in patients with pharyngeal cancer

verfasst von: Shang-Wen Chen, Ying-Chun Lin, Rui-Yun Chen, Te-Chun Hsieh, Kuo-Yang Yen, Ji-An Liang, Shih-Neng Yang, Yao-Ching Wang, Ya-Huey Chen, Nan-Haw Chow, Chia-Hung Kao

Erschienen in: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Ausgabe 13/2016

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Abstract

Background

This study examined genomic factors associated with a reduction in 18fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) uptake during positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET-CT) for definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in patients with pharyngeal cancer.

Methods

The pretreatment and interim PET-CT images of 25 patients with advanced pharyngeal cancers receiving definitive CRT were prospectively evaluated. The maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of the interim PET-CT and the reduction ratio of the SUVmax (SRR) between the two images were measured. Genomic data from pretreatment incisional biopsy specimens (SLC2A1, CAIX, VEGF, HIF1A, BCL2, Claudin-4, YAP1, MET, MKI67, and EGFR) were analyzed using tissue microarrays. Differences in FDG uptake and SRRs between tumors with low and high gene expression were examined using the Mann–Whitney test. Cox regression analysis was performed to examine the effects of variables on local control.

Results

The SRR of the primary tumors (SRR-P) was 0.59 ± 0.31, whereas the SRR of metastatic lymph nodes (SRR-N) was 0.54 ± 0.32. Overexpression of HIF1A was associated with a high iSUVmax of the primary tumor (P < 0.001) and neck lymph node (P = 0.04) and a low SRR-P (P = 0.02). Multivariate analysis revealed that patients who had tumors with low SRR-P or high HIF1A expression levels showed inferior local control.

Conclusion

In patients with pharyngeal cancer requiring CRT, HIF1A overexpression was positively associated with high interim SUVmax or a slow reduction in FDG uptake. Prospective trials are needed to determine whether the local control rate can be stratified using the HIF1A level as a biomarker and SRR-P.
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Metadaten
Titel
Immunohistochemical overexpression of hypoxia-induced factor 1α associated with slow reduction in 18fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake for chemoradiotherapy in patients with pharyngeal cancer
verfasst von
Shang-Wen Chen
Ying-Chun Lin
Rui-Yun Chen
Te-Chun Hsieh
Kuo-Yang Yen
Ji-An Liang
Shih-Neng Yang
Yao-Ching Wang
Ya-Huey Chen
Nan-Haw Chow
Chia-Hung Kao
Publikationsdatum
16.06.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging / Ausgabe 13/2016
Print ISSN: 1619-7070
Elektronische ISSN: 1619-7089
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-016-3436-z

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