Table 3:
Growth, FDG-PET, and tumor density evaluation.
| Patient number | Time to progression (months) | Growth modulation index | Pretreatment FDG-PET SUVmax | Day 3–6 FDG-PET SUVmax | Pre-cycle 4 FDG-PET SUVmax | Pretreatment Mean Density (HU) | First Restaging Mean Density (HU) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.7 | .63 | 30.7 | 19.3 | 11.5 | 36.1 | 49.8 |
| 2 | 22.4 | 1.3 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 103.1 | 122.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1.3 | 16.2 | NP | NP | 64.6 | 54.7 |
| 4 | NA | NA | 21.4 | NP | 21.4 | 109.5 | 105.0 |
| 5 | 5 | .28 | 17.9 | 10.5 | 19.3 | 122.4 | 115.1 |
| 6 | 2.8 | .82 | 11.6 | NP | 13.8 | 102.2 | 98.8 |
| 7 | NA | NA | 25.3 | NP | 31.4 | 79.6 | 71.7 |
| 8 | 4.3 | .93 | 24.4 | 22.0 | 17.8 | 63.6 | 64.2 |
| 9 | NA | NA | 25.3 | NP | 27.4 | 90.4 | 89.1 |
Abbreviations: FDG-PET=18-Fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography ; SUVmax = maximum standardized uptake value; HU=Hounsfield units; NA=not available; NP=not performed