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. 2019 Sep 12;10:95–105. doi: 10.2147/LCTT.S219886

Table 2.

Associations of total volume with demographic and clinical characteristics

N Median
total vol
IQR P-value
Sex 0.21b
 Male 67 66 14, 116
 Female 49 37 13, 79
Age 0.73c
 ≤59 yrs 41 49 15, 99
 60–69 yrs 42 57 11, 111
 ≥70 yrs 33 58 15, 103
Primary 0.56b
 Lung adeno 77 53 13, 105
 Lung squam 33 63 28, 111
 Lung poorly diff 6 28 10, 72
Best responsea 0.61c
 PR 26 43 13, 88
 SD 39 37 13, 79
 PD 34 60 18, 84
Mets category 0.07c
 M0/M1a 45 35 13, 72
 M1b 12 59 22, 116
 M1c 59 56 21, 128
Lines of previous Tx 0.70a
 0 24 35 13, 115
 1 64 60 15, 105
 2 or more 28 71 13, 108
Agent 0.29b
 Pembro 21 36 11, 70
 Pembro + other 30 43 14, 132
 Nivo 65 65 18, 116
On protocol 0.76b
 No 71 51 13, 101
 Yes 45 63 15, 123
Hospitalizations w/i 6 wksa 0.91b
 No 78 47 13, 88
 Yes 25 55 15, 80
Reason discontinuation 0.14b
 PD, decline, PD-1 AE 96 56 15, 113
 Completed therapy 11 36 7, 71
 Other 7 193 2, 462
Unmeasurable lung 0.04b
 No 27 71 36, 132
 Yes 89 44 13, 92
Unmeasurable LN 0.33b
 No 43 36 13, 84
 Yes 73 61 14, 116
Unmeasurable liver 0.64b
 No 93 55 13, 103
 Yes 23 37 18, 138
Unmeasurable soft tissue 0.56b
 No 85 63 13, 126
 Yes 31 50 20, 79

Notes: aFor those followed for at least weeks; bKruskal–Wallis Test; cSpearman’s rank correlation.

Abbreviations: AE, adverse events; SD, stable disease; PD-1, program death-1; PR, partial response; LN, lymph node; PD, progression of disease.