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Table 1 Overview of the baseline parameters of the four treatment groups of the imaging study

From: Effects of metformin on tumor hypoxia and radiotherapy efficacy: a [18F]HX4 PET imaging study in colorectal cancer xenografts

 

Control

Metformin

Radiotherapy

Combination

P value

Animal weight (g)

24.7 ± 0.6

24.2 ± 0.9

24.7 ± 0.6

24.2 ± 0.5

1.0

Tumor volume (mm3)

382 ± 68

436 ± 79

336 ± 80

389 ± 81

0.7

Baseline [18F]HX4 TBR

2.33 ± 0.34

2.48 ± 0.41

2.78 ± 0.71

2.59 ± 0.46

1.0

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. TBR, tumor-to-background ratio