Table II.
Distance and minimum CT attenuation value between the tumor and aorta, Picus’ angle and maximum tumor size before and after the induction therapy.
| Before | After | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | |||
| Chemotherapy | 1.9±0.9 | 2.8±1.2 | 0.0001 |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 1.7±1.0 | 2.1±1.0 | 0.0846 |
| Total | 1.8±0.9 | 2.4±1.1 | 0.0001 |
| Minimal CT | |||
| Chemotherapy | 53.2±33.6 | 56.6±36.3 | 0.9291 |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 69.7±23.6 | 73.7±26.2 | 0.5903 |
| Total | 61.4±29.9 | 65.4±32.3 | 0.6594 |
| Picus’ angle | |||
| Chemotherapy | 65.9±25.0 | 63.3±32.9 | 0.2795 |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 84.1±23.2 | 74.0±30.0 | 0.0044 |
| Total | 75.0±25.6 | 68.9±31.6 | 0.0049 |
| Maximal tumor size | |||
| Chemotherapy | 34.2±7.8 | 29.7±9.6 | 0.0014 |
| Chemoradiotherapy | 35.4±9.5 | 31.2±10.3 | 0.0003 |
| Total | 34.8±8.6 | 30.5±9.9 | 0.0001 |
Distance, the distance between the tumor and the aorta; minimum CT, the minimum CT attenuation value between the tumor and aorta. Calculated by the Wilcoxon signed rank test.