Predictive value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT for transarterial chemolipiodolization of hepatocellular carcinoma

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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2012; 18(25): 3215-3222
Published online Jul 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i25.3215

Table 2 Tumor characteristics according to objective response

	Objective response group(n = 45)	Non-objective response group(n = 38)	P value
Mean age ± SD (yr)	60.8 ± 11.5	59.0 ± 9.7	0.372
Sex (male:female)	37:8	31:7	0.940
Etiology			0.555
HBV/HCV/alcohol/others	36/5/1/3	33/4/0/1
Tumor number			0.077
Single/multiple	25/20	13/25
Tumor size (cm)	4.4 ± 2.3	11.2 ± 4.9	0.000
Portal vein thrombosis			0.000
Absent/present	42/3	15/23
Child-Pugh class			0.756
A/B	38/7	33/5
Serum AFP	3795 ± 12054	35951 ± 106137	0.054
BCLC stage			0.000
A/B/C	26/12/7	0/8/30
Tsuvmax/Lsuvmea			0.000
1.90 </≥ 1.90	34/11	9/29

HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; AFP: Serum α-fetoprotein; BCLC: Barcelona clinic liver cancer score.

Citation: Song MJ, Bae SH, Yoo IR, Park CH, Jang JW, Chun HJ, Choi BG, Lee HG, Choi JY, Yoon SK. Predictive value of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT for transarterial chemolipiodolization of hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(25): 3215-3222
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i25/3215.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i25.3215