Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markers

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore brain metabolic correlates of peripheral inflammatory markers in patients with cervical cancer (CC).MethodsCervical cancer (CC) patients (267) without treatments who underwent [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET)/com...

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Main Authors: Yao Hu, Yuan Zhong, Yuxiao Hu
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description ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore brain metabolic correlates of peripheral inflammatory markers in patients with cervical cancer (CC).MethodsCervical cancer (CC) patients (267) without treatments who underwent [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) were retrospectively studied. All CC patients were grouped into the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage II (n=16), the FIGO stage III (n=160), and the FIGO stage IV (n=91) according to the FIGO stage. According to the median of metabolic tumor volume (MTV) or total lesion glycolysis (TLG) for primary tumor in different FIGO stage, CC patients in different FIGO stage were grouped into the Low_MTV (TLG) group (<median) and High_MTV (TLG) group (≥median). Regression analysis were used to explore the relationships between regional brain glucose metabolism and peripheral inflammatory markers [including Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR), Platelet-to-Lymphocyte ratio (PLR), Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII)] in whole group, subgroups in different FIGO stage.ResultsThe MTV and TLG for primary tumor positively correlated with SII (rMTV=0.402, PMTV=0.000; rTLG=0.397, PTLG=0.000), PLR (rMTV=0.317, PMTV=0.000; rTLG=0.323, PTLG=0.000), NLR (rMTV=0.311, PMTV=0.000; rTLG=0.328, PTLG=0.000), MLR (rMTV=0.255, PMTV=0.001; rTLG=0.275, PTLG=0.000) in FIGO stage III, and they positively correlated with SII (rMTV=0.223, PMTV=0.033; rTLG=0.291, PTLG=0.005), NLR (rTLG=0.220, PTLG=0.036) in FIGO stage IV, but didn’t significantly correlate with MLR, or PLR in FIGO stage IV or with all peripheral inflammatory markers in FIGO stage II (P>0.05). The SII and NLR had significantly negative correlations with the glucose metabolism mainly in the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) in CC patients with FIGO stage III (PFWEc< 0.05) and those regions negatively correlated with SII were mainly located in the right dlPFC in CC patients with FIGO stage IV (PFWEc< 0.05). Compared with patients with the Low_MTV (TLG) group in FIGO stage III, those with High_MTV (TLG) group showed stronger relationships between the glucose metabolism of dlPFC and peripheral inflammatory markers (SII, or NLR), while the relationships in FIGO stage IV weakened or even disappeared.ConclusionThe glucose metabolism in the dlPFC negatively correlated with peripheral inflammatory markers in CC patients with FIGO stage III or IV may be relevant in the disease severity and vary depending on the disease severity.
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spelling doaj-art-58a072fcefd34597bd7a78bd6b37708d2025-08-20T03:28:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-06-011510.3389/fonc.2025.15989111598911Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markersYao Hu0Yuan Zhong1Yuan Zhong2Yuxiao Hu3Yuxiao Hu4Department of PET/CT Center, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaDepartment of PET/CT Center, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital and Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaNational Health Commission Key Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Wuxi, ChinaObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore brain metabolic correlates of peripheral inflammatory markers in patients with cervical cancer (CC).MethodsCervical cancer (CC) patients (267) without treatments who underwent [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron-emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) were retrospectively studied. All CC patients were grouped into the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage II (n=16), the FIGO stage III (n=160), and the FIGO stage IV (n=91) according to the FIGO stage. According to the median of metabolic tumor volume (MTV) or total lesion glycolysis (TLG) for primary tumor in different FIGO stage, CC patients in different FIGO stage were grouped into the Low_MTV (TLG) group (<median) and High_MTV (TLG) group (≥median). Regression analysis were used to explore the relationships between regional brain glucose metabolism and peripheral inflammatory markers [including Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR), Platelet-to-Lymphocyte ratio (PLR), Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII)] in whole group, subgroups in different FIGO stage.ResultsThe MTV and TLG for primary tumor positively correlated with SII (rMTV=0.402, PMTV=0.000; rTLG=0.397, PTLG=0.000), PLR (rMTV=0.317, PMTV=0.000; rTLG=0.323, PTLG=0.000), NLR (rMTV=0.311, PMTV=0.000; rTLG=0.328, PTLG=0.000), MLR (rMTV=0.255, PMTV=0.001; rTLG=0.275, PTLG=0.000) in FIGO stage III, and they positively correlated with SII (rMTV=0.223, PMTV=0.033; rTLG=0.291, PTLG=0.005), NLR (rTLG=0.220, PTLG=0.036) in FIGO stage IV, but didn’t significantly correlate with MLR, or PLR in FIGO stage IV or with all peripheral inflammatory markers in FIGO stage II (P>0.05). The SII and NLR had significantly negative correlations with the glucose metabolism mainly in the bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) in CC patients with FIGO stage III (PFWEc< 0.05) and those regions negatively correlated with SII were mainly located in the right dlPFC in CC patients with FIGO stage IV (PFWEc< 0.05). Compared with patients with the Low_MTV (TLG) group in FIGO stage III, those with High_MTV (TLG) group showed stronger relationships between the glucose metabolism of dlPFC and peripheral inflammatory markers (SII, or NLR), while the relationships in FIGO stage IV weakened or even disappeared.ConclusionThe glucose metabolism in the dlPFC negatively correlated with peripheral inflammatory markers in CC patients with FIGO stage III or IV may be relevant in the disease severity and vary depending on the disease severity.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1598911/fullregional brain glucose metabolismcervical cancerperipheral inflammatory markerstumor metabolic parametersPET
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Yuan Zhong
Yuxiao Hu
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Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markers
Frontiers in Oncology
regional brain glucose metabolism
cervical cancer
peripheral inflammatory markers
tumor metabolic parameters
PET
title Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markers
title_full Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markers
title_fullStr Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markers
title_full_unstemmed Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markers
title_short Brian [18F]FDG PET associations of cervical cancer-related peripheral inflammatory markers
title_sort brian 18f fdg pet associations of cervical cancer related peripheral inflammatory markers
topic regional brain glucose metabolism
cervical cancer
peripheral inflammatory markers
tumor metabolic parameters
PET
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1598911/full
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