Association between chronic stress-related amygdala metabolic activity and distant metastasis in colorectal cancer
Elevated amygdala metabolic activity on pre-treatment ¹<sup>8</sup>F-FDG PET/CT, a surrogate marker of chronic stress, was independently associated with distant metastasis in CRC. AmygA might serve as a novel imaging biomarker for risk stratification and offer insight into stress-related neural mechanisms underlying metastatic progression.
Authors
- Chanmin Joung
- Sejin Ha
- Sungeun Kim
- Kisoo Pahk
- Hyun Joo Kim
Institutions
- Korea University (KR)
- The Catholic University of Korea Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital (KR)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1747732
- Primary Topic
- Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Korea University
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute
- Daewoong Pharmaceutical Company
- Korea University Anam Hospital