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Table 1 Clinicopathological Characteristics of the Studied Patients

From: Volumetric parameters of the primary tumor and whole-body tumor burden derived from baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT can predict overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients: initial results from a single institution

Variables

N (%)

Age

≤ 60

9 (30.0%)

> 60

21 (70.0%)

Gender

Female

8 (26.7%)

Male

22 (73.3%)

Smoking history

Former smoker current

20 (66.7%)

Smoker

4 (13.3%)

Non-smoker

6(20%)

Specific type of the NSCLC

Adenocarcinoma

15 (50%)

Squamous

5 (16.7%)

Large cell

2 (6.7%)

NOS

8 (26.6%)

Tumor grade

Moderate

12 (40%)

Undifferentiated

8 (26.7%)

Undetermined tumor grade

10 (33.3%)

T stage

T1

2 (6.7%)

T2

9 (30%)

T3

4 (13%)

T4

15 (50%)

N stage

N0

4 (13.3%)

N1

5 (16.7%)

N2

12 (40%)

N3

9 (30%)

M stage

M0

14 (46.7%)

M1a

7 (23.3%)

M1b

2 (6.7%)

M1c

7 (23.3%)

Clinical Stage

Stage I/II (32.5%)

Stage III (26.7%)

Stage IV (40.8%)

Chemotherapy alone

26 (83.3%)

Surgical resection with chemotherapy

4 (16.7%)

 

Mean ± SD

M (min–max)

Overall survival (months)

17.32 ± 10.73

14.5(4–36)

SUVmax

11.19 ± 6.60

11.30 (1.20–31.80)

SUVmean

6.8 ± 3.89

6.6 (0.7–18.5)

Primary MTV

41.32 ± 39.90

23.65(3.7–152.7)

Primary TLG

306.07 ± 316.35

190 (1.2–1011)

WB MTV

185.45 ± 289.28

141.99 (3.09–1513.18)

WB TLG

1184.47 ± 205.01

800.97 (5.75–9671.85)