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Table 3 Univariate analysis according to outcome at 1 year

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

 

Endpoint at 1 year

 
 

CR (n = 22)

Failure/death (n = 24)

p

Clinical factors

   

Age

66.4 (62.3 to 70.5)

58.5 (53.5 to 63.5)

0.02

F/M

3/19

1/23

0.34

T2/T3/T4

3/19/0

3/16/5

0.08

1/2-site T

22/0

19/5

0.05

N0/N1

21/1

9/15

<10−4

FDG-PET/CT parameters

   

SUVmax1

10.9 (9.3 to 12.9)

13.7 (11.2 to 16.8)

0.08

TV1

9.0 (6.5 to 12.5)

17.8 (12.2 to 26.0)

0.007

SUVmax2

6.3 (5.2 to 7.6)

7.5 (6.0 to 9.3)

0.22

TV2

6.2 (3.7 to 10.2)

7.0 (4.5 to 10.7)

0.69

V g

3.2 (2.1 to 4.7)

5.3 (2.9 to 9.8)

0.33

V r

4.5 (3.1 to 6.6)

10.2 (7.1 to 14.5)

0.002

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