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Table 2 Univariate analysis according to outcome at 3 months

From: Monitoring tumour response during chemo-radiotherapy: a parametric method using FDG-PET/CT images in patients with oesophageal cancer

 

Endpoint at 3 months

 
 

CR (n = 29)

Failure/death (n = 17)

p

Clinical factors

   

Age

64.0 (59.6 to 68.3)

59.4 (53.9 to 64.9)

0.18

F/M

3/26

1/16

1.0

T2/T3/T4

2/27/0

4/8/5

0.001

1/2-site T

28/1

13/4

0.055

N0/N1

22/7

8/9

0.048

FDG-PET/CT parameters

   

SUVmax1

12.5 (10.8 to 14.2)

15.4 (10.9 to 20.0)

0.44

TV1

9.7 (7.2 to 13.1)

20.6 (13.2 to 32.2)

0.004

SUVmax2

7.1 (5.9 to 8.2)

8.6 (6.4 to 10.9)

0.23

TV2

4.8 (3.3 to 6.9)

11.1 (4.6 to 13.6)

0.009

V g

3.1 (1.8 to 5.1)

5.8 (3.5 to 9.8)

0.056

V r

5.6 (4.0 to 7.9)

9.8 (6.2 to 15.5)

0.047

  1. Quantitative variables: mean (95% confidence limits).