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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019 Dec 14;47(4):895–906. doi: 10.1007/s00259-019-04601-3

Table 1.

NETest scores, PRRT predictive quotient (PPQ) and Chromogranin A (CgA) values after PRRT in “RECIST”-responders and “non-responders”

Total Patients (n=157) Patients Assessed (n=122)
RECIST Predicted Response Responders
(n=83)
Non-Responders
(n=39)
NETest
NETest alterations to PRRT N % N %
NETest decrease 82 99 10 26
NETest increase 1 1 29 74
Accuracy (alterations) 111/122 91%
Follow-up NETest after PRRT N % N %
NETest ≤40 (“stable”) 77 93 8 20
NETest >40 (“progressive”) 11 7 31 80
Accuracy (category) 108/122 89%
NETest overall accuracy N %
119/122 98%
PPQ Predicted Responders PPQ +ve
(n=81)
PPQ -ve
(n=41)
NETest alterations to PRRT %±SD
Percentage change −46±3 ±75±19
NETest levels Mean±SD
Pre-PRRT 61±22 54±27
Pre-IV cycle 35±20 59±27
At follow-up 29±12 64±22
Follow-up NETest after PRRT N % N %
NETest ≤40 (“stable”) 75 92 8 20
NETest >40 (“progressive”) 7 8 32 80
PPQ Prediction Accuracy/RECIST
RECIST-based responder 80 99 2 5
RECIST-based no responder 1 1 38 95
PPQ concordance N %
118/122 97%
Patients Assessed (n=112)
CgA Predicted
Responders/RECIST
Responders
(n=76)
Non-Responders
(n=36)
CgA alterations during PRRT N % N %
CgA decrease 39 51 17 47
CgA increase 37 49 19 53
CgA overall accuracy N %
All patients 58/112 52