Table 2.

PET/CT characteristics according to neoadjuvant CRT regimen

	Standard CRT	Extended CRT	p
Baseline SUVmax	21.5 ± 11.0	14.8 ± 5.9	0.004
6 weeks SUVmax	7.3 ± 6.3	1.9 ± 1.8	0.001
12 weeks SUVmax	8.4 ± 7.4	1.3 ± 1.9	0.001
Complete Response	18 (18.2 %)	8 (66.7 %)	0.001
∆ %SUVmax variation (6 weeks - baseline)	63.8 ± 24.1	88.1 ± 10.4	0.001
∆ %SUVmax variation (12 weeks - baseline)	57.9 ± 31.5	90.7 ± 13.0	0.001