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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2018 May;267(5):898–904. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000002306

Table 3.

Univariate DSS for Gastric

N (#events) HR [95% CI] p-value

Modality Variable Level
PET SUVmax (Baseline) 72 (25) 0.98 [0.93 – 1.04] 0.52
SUVmax (PreOp) 72 (25) 1.02 [0.97 – 1.07] 0.50
PET Response (continuous) 72 (25) 1.00 [0.99 – 1.00] 0.14
SUVmax Response (Median Cut) < 32.5% 36 (15) 1.88 [0.84–4.18] 0.12
≥ 32.5% 36 (10) REF
SUVmax (Published Cut) < 35% 38 (16) 1.99 [0.88 – 4.52] 0.10
≥ 35% 34 (9) REF

Pathology T Stage T0–T1b 19 (2) REF
T2 11 (1) 0.77 [0.07 – 8.52] 0.83
T3–T4 42 (22) 6.69 [1.57 – 28.50] 0.010
Overall Stage 0–I 21 (2) REF
II 26 (4) 1.96 [0.36 – 10.70] 0.44
III–IV 25 (19) 15.2 [3.51 – 65.89] 0.0003
N Stage N0 31 (3) REF
N1+ 41 (22) 8.30 [2.48 – 27.81] 0.0006
Pathologic Responseˆ 72 (25) 0.86 [0.77 – 0.97] 0.016
< 35% 36 (16) 2.20 [0.97 – 4.98] 0.06
≥ 35% 36 (9) REF
LVI No 32 (4) REF
Yes 40 (21) 5.30 [1.81 – 15.47] 0.002
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HR in increments of 10 units