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Diagnostic performance of 18F‑FDG PET/CT vs. 18F‑NaF PET/CT in breast cancer with bone metastases: An indirect comparative meta‑analysis

  • Authors:
    • Hongyu Hu
    • Xianwen Hu
    • Zhigang Liang
    • Wenbi Yang
    • Song Li
    • Dandan Li
    • Jiong Cai
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  • Published online on: September 12, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14679
  • Article Number: 546
  • Copyright: © Hu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer‑related death in women, with 5‑year survival rates of as high as 90% for patients with early‑stage breast cancer without metastasis, falling to 10% once bone metastases (BM) occur. Currently, there is no cure for breast cancer with BM. However, appropriate treatment can extend survival and improve patients' quality of life. Therefore, it is important to accurately evaluate the presence of BM in patients with breast cancer. The present meta‑analysis evaluated the diagnostic performance of 18F‑FDG and 18F‑NaF as PET/CT tracers for breast cancer‑associated BM. The present study aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of fluorine‑18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F‑FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomographs (PET/CT) and 18F‑sodium fluoride (18F‑NaF) PET/CT in patients with breast cancer and BM. The PubMed and Embase databases were searched for English literature on the diagnostic performance of 18F‑FDG PET/CT and 18F‑NaF PET/CT for breast cancer BM, and two authors independently extracted data. All included studies presented data that could be used to construct a 2x2 contingency table. The methodological quality of the selected studies was assessed using QUADAS‑2, and forest plots were generated based on the sensitivity and specificity of 18F‑FDG PET/CT and 18F‑NaF PET/CT in the diagnosis of BM associated with breast cancer. A total of 14 articles were identified, including eight on the analysis of 18F‑FDG PET/CT, five on 18F‑NaF PET/CT and one on both. The studies on 18F‑FDG PET/CT and 18F‑NaF PET/CT included 530 and 270 patients, respectively. The pooled sensitivities were 0.88 [95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.76‑0.94] for 18F‑FDG PET/CT and 0.98 (95% CI, 0.92‑1.00) for 18F‑NaF PET/CT, and the pooled specificities were 0.99 (95% CI, 0.97‑1.00) and 0.91 (95% CI: 0.76‑0.97), respectively. The area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve for both 18F‑FDG PET/CT and 18F‑NaF PET/CT was 0.99 (95% CI, 0.98‑1.00). Lesion‑based analysis using 18F‑FDG PET/CT was performed for 909 lesions, with a sensitivity of 0.84 (95% CI, 0.67‑1.00) and specificity of 1.00 (95% CI, 0.98‑1.00). Compared with 18F‑FDG PET/CT, 18F‑NaF PET/CT showed higher sensitivity (98 vs. 88%) but lower specificity (91 vs. 99%), although the difference between methods was not statistically significant. In conclusion, the results of the present study indicated that 18F‑NaF PET/CT and 18F‑FDG PET/CT are both accurate methods for the detection of BM in patients with breast cancer, and have comparable diagnostic accuracy.
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Hu H, Hu X, Liang Z, Yang W, Li S, Li D and Cai J: Diagnostic performance of <sup>18</sup>F‑FDG PET/CT vs. <sup>18</sup>F‑NaF PET/CT in breast cancer with bone metastases: An indirect comparative meta‑analysis. Oncol Lett 28: 546, 2024.
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Hu, H., Hu, X., Liang, Z., Yang, W., Li, S., Li, D., & Cai, J. (2024). Diagnostic performance of <sup>18</sup>F‑FDG PET/CT vs. <sup>18</sup>F‑NaF PET/CT in breast cancer with bone metastases: An indirect comparative meta‑analysis. Oncology Letters, 28, 546. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14679
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Hu, H., Hu, X., Liang, Z., Yang, W., Li, S., Li, D., Cai, J."Diagnostic performance of <sup>18</sup>F‑FDG PET/CT vs. <sup>18</sup>F‑NaF PET/CT in breast cancer with bone metastases: An indirect comparative meta‑analysis". Oncology Letters 28.5 (2024): 546.
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Hu, H., Hu, X., Liang, Z., Yang, W., Li, S., Li, D., Cai, J."Diagnostic performance of <sup>18</sup>F‑FDG PET/CT vs. <sup>18</sup>F‑NaF PET/CT in breast cancer with bone metastases: An indirect comparative meta‑analysis". Oncology Letters 28, no. 5 (2024): 546. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2024.14679