Abstract:
Objective To investigate the significance of metabolic parameters and biochemical indexes of
18F-FDG-PET/CT in the mid-term evaluation and prognosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Methods Clinical data of 194 patients with DLBCL were analyzed retrospectively. The mid-term evaluation results were recorded. The proportion of patients who achieved complete remission (CR) was statistically compared among different clinical indexes(β
2-microglobulin (β
2-MG), dual expression, triple expression, Ann Arbor stage, international prognostic index (IPI) and Deauville 5-point scale (D5PS) score) and metabolic parameters of
18F-FDG-PET/CT (the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV
max), the sum of the maximum standardized uptake value (SUV
maxsum), the mean standardized uptake value (SUV
mean) and the maximum decrease range of SUV (△SUV
max)). The influence of metabolic parameters and biochemical indexes of
18F-FDG-PET/CT on the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) was evaluated by Cox regression models and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. The correlation between SUV
max and β
2-MG, Ann Arbor stage and IPI score was analyzed.
Results The proportion of patients with β
2-MG > 2.3 mg/L, Ann Arbor stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ, IPI score > 2, SUV
max > 17.00 and SUV
maxsum > 38.60 who achieved CR was significantly decreased, the △SUV
max of patients achieving CR was significantly higher than that of those without CR(all P < 0.05). Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that β
2-MG, Ann Arbor stage, IPI score, dual expression, triple expression, SUV
maxsum and D5PS socre were significantly correlated with the 2-year PFS of DLBCL patients (all P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that Ann Arbor stage Ⅲ/Ⅳ (HR = 4.486, P = 0.001) was an independent risk factor for the 2-year PFS, and D5PS score of 1-3 (HR = 0.256, P < 0.001) was an independent protective factor for the 2-year PFS of patients with DLBCL. Spearman’s rank correlation analysis demonstrated that SUV
max was significantly associated with β
2-MG (r
s = 0.348, P = 0.001), Ann Arbor stage (r
s = 0.236, P = 0.022) and IPI score (r
s = 0.305, P = 0.003).
Conclusions The metabolic parameters of
18F-FDG-PET/CT are associated with clinical indexes. Ann Arbor stage and D5PS can be utilized as reference indexes for clinical prognosis of DLBCL patients.