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ABSTRACT: Objective
This study sought to investigate the association between 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake in positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) scans and different programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression conditions in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods
From October 2017 to December 2019, NSCLC was retrospectively identified in 419 consecutive patients who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT scans and PD-L1 expression tests using the PD-L1 22C3 assay. The association between clinicopathological characteristics and PD-L1 expression was assessed.Results
The frequency of PD-L1-positive tumours was 38.2% (160/419) in NSCLC. In NSCLC, the multivariate analysis showed a high maximum standardised uptake value (SUVmax) (p < 0.0001) and an EGFR wild type genotype (p = 0.027) was significantly associated with PD-L1-positivity. In adenocarcinoma (ADC), the multivariate analysis showed that a high SUVmax (p < 0.0001) was significantly associated with PD-L1-positivity. In NSCLC and ADC, a Mann-Whitney U test showed significant differences between groups with PD-L1 high expression and PD-L1 low expression levels in terms of SUVmax (p = 0.011 and p = 0.013, respectively). The results of the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the area under the curve of the SUVmax was 0.767 (95% CI, 0.720-0.814; p < 0.0001) and 0.712 (95% CI, 0.651-0.774; p < 0.0001) in NSCLC and ADC, respectively.Conclusion
The study demonstrates that the SUVmax was significantly associated with PD-L1 expression in NSCLC and ADC. The SUVmax was significantly different between the PD-L1 high and low expression conditions, as quantified using a PD-L1 22C3 assay.Advances in knowledge
This study provides direct evidence that SUVmax as a metabolic biomarker may help select patients with NSCLC likely to benefit from pembrolizumab.
SUBMITTER: Zhao L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8011240 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Long L Liu Jinjun J Wang Huoqiang H Shi Jingyun J
The British journal of radiology 20210125 1119
<h4>Objective</h4>This study sought to investigate the association between <sup>18</sup>F-fludeoxyglucose (<sup>18</sup>F-FDG) uptake in positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) scans and different programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression conditions in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).<h4>Methods</h4>From October 2017 to December 2019, NSCLC was retrospectively identified in 419 consecutive patients who underwent <sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT scans and PD-L1 expression tests using the PD-L1 22 ...[more]