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Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular (English Edition) The relationship between HER2 status acquired from pathological data and metabol...
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Vol. 44. Issue 4.
(July - August 2025)
Vol. 44. Issue 4.
(July - August 2025)
Original Article
The relationship between HER2 status acquired from pathological data and metabolic parameters from pre-treatment [18F]FDG PET/CT in gastric adenocarcinomas
Relación entre el estado de HER2 adquirido a partir de los datos patológicos y los parámetros metabólicos obtenidos mediante [18F]FDG PET/TC pretratamiento en adenocarcinomas gástricos
M.N. Acar Tayyara,
,1
, M.Ö. Tamama,1, G.B. Babacana,1, M.C. Şahina,1, H. Özçevikb,1, S. Şengiz Erhanc,1, A.E. Öztürkd,e,1
a Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
b Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Başaksehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
c Department of Pathology, University of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
d Department of Medical Oncology, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
e University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
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Table 2. Association between PET parameters and HER2 expression.
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Table 3. Association between pathological parameters and HER2 status.
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Table 4. Association between PET parameters and HER2 expression (Tubular adenocarcinomas).
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Table 5. Relationship between PET parameters and patient characteristics.
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Abstract
Objective

Overexpression of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) is thought to be more aggressive in gastric cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the predictability of HER2 status and other prognostic pathologic parameters using [18F]FDG PET/CT and to investigate its impact on survival.

Methods

Pretreatment metabolic parameters measured by [18F]FDG PET/CT as a prognostic factor were retrospectively evaluated in 117 HER2-analysed patients. The relationship between pathological data, tumor metabolic characteristics, and distant metastases was examined, and the effect on survival was investigated.

Results

Among the 117 patients, 17.1% were HER2-positive (HER2+), and 82.9% were HER2-negative (HER2-). There was no significant association between PET/CT parameters in the HER2+ and HER2- patient groups. HER2+ patients had higher 1- and 3-year survival expectations than HER2- patients (80%-%37.9; %47.5-%20; respectively). There was no statistically significant difference in overall survival. In Cox-regression analysis, while the presence of vascular invasion, local invasion, and distant metastasis were poor prognostic factors, HER2 was not a prognostic factor. Vascular invasion and local invasion (T3/T4) were also associated with higher SUVmax values. Patients with distant metastases had significantly higher SUVmax, SUVmean, and TLG.

Conclusion

This study showed no association between HER2 expression and [18F]FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters. However, regardless of HER2 status, the results indicated distant metastasis, local invasion, and vascular invasion could be associated with primary tumor metabolism. PET/CT parameters predict tumor aggressiveness and disease prognosis better than HER2 status.

Keywords: Gastric cancer:
[18F]FDG PET/CT
Metabolic parameters
HER2
Survival
Resumen
Objetivo

Se cree que la sobreexpresión del receptor 2 del factor de crecimiento epidérmico humano (HER2) es más agresiva en el cáncer gástrico. El objetivo de este estudio es evaluar la predictibilidad del estado de HER2 y otros parámetros patológicos pronósticos mediante [18F]FDG PET/TC e investigar su impacto en la supervivencia.

Métodos

Se evaluaron retrospectivamente los parámetros metabólicos pretratamiento medidos mediante [18F]FDG PET/TC como factor pronóstico en 117 pacientes analizados por HER2. Se examinó la relación entre los datos patológicos, las características metabólicas del tumor y las metástasis a distancia, y se investigó su efecto sobre la supervivencia.

Resultados

Entre las 117 pacientes, el 17,1% eran HER2-positivas (HER2+), y el 82,9% HER2-negativas (HER2-). No hubo asociación significativa entre los parámetros de PET/TC en los grupos de pacientes HER2+ y HER2-. Las pacientes HER2+ tenían mayores expectativas de supervivencia a 1 y 3 años que las HER2- (80%-%37,9; %47,5-%20; respectivamente). No hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la supervivencia global. En el análisis de regresión de Cox, mientras que la presencia de invasión vascular, invasión local y metástasis a distancia fueron factores de mal pronóstico, el HER2 no fue un factor pronóstico. La invasión vascular y la invasión local (T3/T4) también se asociaron a valores de SUVmax más elevados. Los pacientes con metástasis a distancia presentaban valores de SUVmáx, SUVmediana y TLG significativamente superiores.

Conclusiones

Este estudio no mostró ninguna asociación entre la expresión de HER2 y los parámetros metabólicos de [18F]FDG PET/TC. Sin embargo, independientemente del estado de HER2, los resultados indicaron que la metástasis a distancia, la invasión local y la invasión vascular podrían estar asociadas con el metabolismo del tumor primario. Los parámetros PET/TC predicen la agresividad del tumor y el pronóstico de la enfermedad mejor que el estado de HER2.

Palabras clave:
Cáncer gástrico
[18F]FDG PET/TC
Parámetros metabólicos
HER2
Supervivencia

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