Tumor immunity is related to 18 F-FDG uptake in thymic epithelial tumor.
Hisao ImaiKyoichi KairaKosuke HashimotoHiroyuki NitandaRyo TaguchiAkitoshi YanagiharaTetsuya UmesakiOu YamaguchiAtsuto MouriTomonori KawasakiMasanori YasudaKunihiko KobayashiHirozo SakaguchiIchiei KujiHiroshi KagamuPublished in: Cancer medicine (2021)
18 F-FDG accumulation was closely associated with the expression of PD-L1/PD-L2, which, in turn, was correlated with glucose metabolism and hypoxia. PD-L1/PD-L2 could affect the glucose metabolism and hypoxia in thymic tumor cells.