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Table 3 Cox multivariate analysis in 38 patients with cervical cancer treated with chemo-radiotherapy

From: [18F]FDG-PET/CT metabolic parameters as useful prognostic factors in cervical cancer patients treated with chemo-radiotherapy

Variable

OS

DFS

LRC

 

RR

p

RR

p

RR

p

Three-month post-treatment partial metabolic response by [18F]FDG-PET/CT

1:1.5

0.08

1:7.7

<0.0001*

1:22.6

0.0003*

Pre-treatment TGV (cutoff >562 cm3)

1:2

0.03*

1:2.75

0.05*

1:3.3

0.07

  1. OS Overall survival, DFS Disease-free survival, LRC Loco-regional control, RR Relative risk, [ 18 F]FDG-PET 18F-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, CT Computed tomography, TGV Total glycolytic activity within the tumor volume
  2. *p-value statistically significant
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