An Rongchen, Xiang Tian, He Feng, Ma Xiaowei, Wang Yunhua
Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 May 9;12:1571929. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1571929. eCollection 2025.
This study aims to explore the clinical value of the combination of F fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) and N-[2-(dimethylamino) ethyl]-F-5-fluoropicolinamide (F-P3BZA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in melanoma patients.
A retrospective study was conducted on 19 melanoma patients who underwent F-FDG and F-P3BZA PET/CT scans at the Nuclear Medicine Department/PET Imaging Center of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, from March 2022 to March 2024. The diagnostic efficacy of F-FDG, F-P3BZA, and the combination of both for melanoma was compared, and the value of combined imaging for TNM staging and clinical treatment decision-making in melanoma patients was discussed.
The sensitivity of F-P3BZA in diagnosing primary lesions of melanoma, all metastases, sentinel lymph node metastases (SLNM), distant lymph node metastases (DLNM), and bone metastases (BM) was 100% (12/12), 71.4% (40/56), 72.4% (21/29), 66.7% (14/21), and 83.3% (5/6), respectively. The corresponding values for F-FDG were 91.7% (11/12), 91.1% (51/56), 86.2% (25/29), 95.2% (20/21), and 100% (6/6), respectively. Combined imaging showed a higher sensitivity in diagnosing SLNM, DLNM, and all metastases than F-P3BZA ( = 7.105, = 0.004; = 3.860, = 0.045; = 15.604; < 0.001). In addition, the specificity of F-FDG in diagnosing all metastases, SLNM, DLNM, and BM, was 50.0, 69.2, 56.3, and 100%, respectively, and the corresponding values for F-P3BZA were 81.8, 100, 75.0, and 100%, respectively. Combined imaging improved N and M staging in 31.6% (6/19) of melanoma patients and changed clinical treatment decisions in 26.3% (5/19) of melanoma patients.
The specificity of F-FDG alone in diagnosing melanoma is low, but it can be combined effectively with F-P3BZA. The combination of F-FDG and F-P3BZA PET/CT can further improve the detection efficiency of lesions, TNM staging, and clinical treatment decisions.
本研究旨在探讨¹⁸F-氟脱氧葡萄糖(¹⁸F-FDG)与N-[2-(二甲氨基)乙基]-¹⁸F-5-氟吡啶甲酰胺(¹⁸F-P3BZA)正电子发射断层扫描/计算机断层扫描(PET/CT)联合应用于黑色素瘤患者的临床价值。
对2022年3月至2024年3月在中南大学湘雅二医院核医学科/PET影像中心接受¹⁸F-FDG和¹⁸F-P3BZA PET/CT扫描的19例黑色素瘤患者进行回顾性研究。比较¹⁸F-FDG、¹⁸F-P3BZA及其联合应用对黑色素瘤的诊断效能,并探讨联合成像在黑色素瘤患者TNM分期及临床治疗决策中的价值。
¹⁸F-P3BZA诊断黑色素瘤原发灶、所有转移灶、前哨淋巴结转移(SLNM)、远处淋巴结转移(DLNM)和骨转移(BM)的敏感性分别为100%(12/12)、71.4%(40/56)、72.4%(21/29)、66.7%(14/21)和83.3%(5/6)。¹⁸F-FDG的相应值分别为91.7%(11/12)、91.1%(51/56)、86.2%(25/29)、95.2%(20/21)和100%(6/6)。联合成像在诊断SLNM、DLNM和所有转移灶方面比¹⁸F-P3BZA具有更高的敏感性(χ² = 7.105,P = 0.004;χ² = 3.860,P = 0.045;χ² = 15.604,P < 0.001)。此外,¹⁸F-FDG诊断所有转移灶、SLNM、DLNM和BM的特异性分别为50.0%、69.2%、56.3%和100%,¹⁸F-P3BZA的相应值分别为81.8%、100%、75.0%和100%。联合成像使31.6%(6/19)的黑色素瘤患者N和M分期得到改善,使26.3%(5/19)的黑色素瘤患者临床治疗决策发生改变。
单独使用¹⁸F-FDG诊断黑色素瘤的特异性较低,但可与¹⁸F-P3BZA有效联合。¹⁸F-FDG与¹⁸F-P3BZA PET/CT联合应用可进一步提高病灶检测效率、TNM分期及临床治疗决策水平。