Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (Years) | |
| Median | 57 |
| Range | 39-68 |
| Gender (%) | |
| Male | 21 (70) |
| Female | 9 (30) |
| Performance Status (%) | |
| ECOG 0-1 | 23 (76.7) |
| ECOG 2 | 7 (23.3) |
| Location of Tumor (%) | |
| Head | 23 (76.7) |
| Body | 7 (23.3) |
| Clinical Stage (%) | |
| T4N0 | 13 (43.3) |
| T4N1 | 17 (56.7) |
| SUVmax | |
| Median | 14.5 |
| Range | 6.2-22.6 |
| GTV (cm3) | |
| Median | 100 |
| Range | 32.3-224.3 |
| GTVP (cm3) | |
| Median | 93.4 |
| Range | 32.3-205.1 |
| GTVN (cm3) | |
| Median | 7.7 |
| Range | 0-19.2 |
Abbreviations: ECOG Eastern cooperative oncology group; GTV gross tumor volume; GTVN nodal gross tumor volume; GTVP primary gross tumor volume; SUV standard uptake value