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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Gallium-68-somatostatin receptor PET/CT parameters as potential prognosticators for clinical time to progression after peptide receptor radionuclide therapy: a cohort study

 

N (%)

Number of patients

20

Age—median (IQR)

62.5 (58–74)

Male gender

11 (55%)

Years since diagnosis—median (IQR)

4.3 (1.5–11.8)

ECOG PS

 0

13 (65%)

 1

7 (35%)

Functional tumor

7 (35%)

MEN1

4 (20%)

Hepatic tumor burden

 < 25%

14 (70%)

 > 25%

6 (30%)

Baseline chromogranin A—median (IQR)

580 (183.5–1811)

Type of tumor

 Intestine

9 (45%)

 Pancreas

4 (20%)

 Insulinoma

2 (10%)

 Gastrinoma

1 (5%)

 Lung

1 (5%)

 VIPoma

1 (5%)

 Unknown

2 (10%)

WHO grade

 1

7 (35%)

 2

10 (50%)

 3

3 (15%)

Tissue involvement

 Liver

18 (90%)

 Lymph nodes

12 (60%)

 Bone

5 (25%)

Previous treatments

 SSA

17 (85%)

 Surgery

9 (45%)

 SIRT

4 (20%)

 Chemotherapy

1 (5%)

 External-beam radiotherapy

1 (5%)

Mean pre-SUV-lbmliver (sd)

4.61 (± 2.24)

Mean post-SUV-lbmliver (sd)

3.90 (± 1.79)

  1. IQR: interquartile range; ECOG PS: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; WHO: World Health Organization; SIRT: selective internal radiotherapy; SSA: somatostatin analogs