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. 2022 Jan 5;30(2):e220236. doi: 10.1530/ERC-22-0236

Table 5.

Correlation of overall tumor biomarker response with objective tumor response.a

Overall tumor biomarker response RECIST responsea, n (%) Correlation coefficient (P-value)
PR SD PD Fisher’s exact P-value
All baseline
≥ 1.5x ULN (n - =55)
Responder 7 (13) 6 (11) 0 (0) 0.36 (0.007)
0.012
Non-responder 7 (13) 32 (58) 3 (5)
NE-hypersecreting (n = 52) Responder 7 (13) 6 (12) 0 (0) 0.38 (0.005)
0.010
Non-responder 6 (12) 30 (58) 3 (6)
NE-only-hypersecreting (n = 28) Responder 5 (18) 5 (18) 0 (0) 0.35 (0.065)
0.091
Non-responder 3 (11) 13 (46) 2 (7)
EPI-only-hypersecreting (n = 3) Responder 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) N/A
Non-responder 1 (33) 2 (67) 0 (0)

aBest confirmed response of complete response or partial response according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors.

EPI, epinephrine; NE, norepinephrine; PD, progressive disease; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease; ULN, upper limit of normal.