A new PET/CT volumetric prognostic index for non-small cell lung cancer. Issue 1 (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Hao; Wroblewski, Kristen; Jiang, Yulei; Penney, Bill C.; Appelbaum, Daniel; Simon, Cassie A.; Salgia, Ravi; Pu, Yonglin
• Is Part Of: Lung cancer. Volume 89:Issue 1(2015:Jul.)
• Page Start: 43
• Page End: 49
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Lungs -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Lung Neoplasms -- Abstracts; Lung Neoplasms -- Periodicals; Poumons -- Cancer -- Périodiques; Lungs -- Cancer; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 616.99424
• DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.03.023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-5002

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We propose a new PET/CT volumetric prognostic (PVP) index for NSCLC based on a Cox regression model.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">The PVP index is a combination of TNM stage and whole-body metabolic tumor volume.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The PVP index was developed based on 328 consecutive NSCLC patients.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">It offers better prognostic accuracy than TNM stage or whole-body metabolic tumor volume alone.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>