García-Vicente Ana María, Perlaza-Jiménez María Pilar, Guzmán-Ortiz Stefanía Aida, Tormo-Ratera Marta, Sánchez-Márquez Ana, Cortés-Romera Montserrat, Noriega-Álvarez Edel
Nuclear Medicine Department, University Hospital of Toledo, 45007 Toledo, Spain.
Nuclear Medicine-PET (ICS-IDI) Department, Bellvitge University Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
Cancers (Basel). 2025 Aug 8;17(16):2608. doi: 10.3390/cancers17162608.
: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecological tumor in developed countries, and presents a wide variety of histological and molecular characteristics that make its treatment increasingly complex. In recent years, advances in molecular imaging, particularly with [F]FDG-PET/CT and PET/MRI, have changed clinicians' management of diagnosis, treatment planning, and prognosis of EC. : In this narrative review, a search was conducted for current evidence on the role of [F]FDG-PET/CT and PET/MRI throughout the treatment of EC, focusing on their diagnostic performance, clinical relevance, and prognostic implications. Their use in areas such as initial staging, treatment monitoring, recurrence detection, and individualized risk assessment was also discussed. : [F]FDG-PET/CT is effective in detecting lymph node and distant metastases, while [F]FDG-PET/MRI offers greater accuracy for T and N staging. In addition, [F]FDG-PET/CT provides early metabolic indicators of therapeutic response and facilitates differentiation between viable tumors and post-treatment changes. Radiomics-derived parameters have shown promising associations with tumor aggressiveness and lymphovascular invasion and survival, supporting their role as prognostic imaging biomarkers. In addition, the use of non-FDG radiotracers, as well as predictive models based on machine learning, can further refine preoperative stratification and treatment planning in certain subtypes of EC. : Molecular imaging enhances the accuracy of TNM staging in EC. The incorporation of molecular imaging biomarkers into daily clinical practice could significantly improve personalized decision-making in EC. However, large prospective studies are needed to confirm their efficacy.
子宫内膜癌(EC)是发达国家最常见的妇科肿瘤,具有多种组织学和分子特征,这使得其治疗日益复杂。近年来,分子成像技术的进步,尤其是[F]FDG-PET/CT和PET/MRI的发展,改变了临床医生对EC的诊断、治疗规划和预后管理。
在这篇叙述性综述中,我们检索了关于[F]FDG-PET/CT和PET/MRI在EC整个治疗过程中作用的当前证据,重点关注它们的诊断性能、临床相关性和预后意义。还讨论了它们在初始分期、治疗监测、复发检测和个体化风险评估等领域的应用。
[F]FDG-PET/CT在检测淋巴结和远处转移方面有效,而[F]FDG-PET/MRI在T和N分期方面具有更高的准确性。此外,[F]FDG-PET/CT提供治疗反应的早期代谢指标,有助于区分存活肿瘤和治疗后改变。基于影像组学的参数已显示出与肿瘤侵袭性、淋巴管侵犯和生存有良好的相关性,支持它们作为预后影像生物标志物的作用。此外,使用非FDG放射性示踪剂以及基于机器学习的预测模型,可以进一步优化某些EC亚型的术前分层和治疗规划。
分子成像提高了EC中TNM分期的准确性。将分子成像生物标志物纳入日常临床实践可以显著改善EC的个性化决策。然而,需要大型前瞻性研究来证实它们的疗效。