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. 2017 Feb 24;90(1071):20160239. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20160239

Table 4.

Optimal cut-off and its corresponding 5-year distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates

Factors Cut-off 5-year DMFS (%) p-value
T–SUVmax ≤8.0 (n = 35) 89 0.023a
>8.0 (n = 38) 69  
T–SUVmean ≤3.2 (n = 30) 91 0.035a
>3.2 (n = 43) 71  
T–SUVpeak ≤10.2 (n = 52) 87 0.007a
>10.2 (n = 18) 60  
N–SUVmax ≤10.6 (n = 52) 87 0.008a
>10.6 (n = 21) 60  
N–SUVpeak ≤7.7 (n = 44) 87 0.032a
>7.7 (n = 20) 63  
N(f)–SUVmax ≤10.6 (n = 59) 88 <0.001a
>10.6 (n = 14) 43  
N(f)–SUVpeak ≤8.5 (n = 50) 86 <0.001a
>8.5 (n = 15) 47  

SUVmax, maximum standardized uptake value; SUVmean, mean standardized uptake value; SUVpeak, peak standardized uptake value.

a

p-value <0.05.