Journal article
Sex and SUVmax: Sex-dependent prognostication in early non-small cell lung cancer
Z Wainer, MG Daniels, J Callahan, D Binns, RJ Hicks, P Antippa, PA Russell, NZ Alam, M Conron, B Solomon, GM Wright
Journal of Nuclear Medicine | Published : 2012
Abstract
The identification of robust prognostic factors for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is clinically important. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer has identified both sex and the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of 18F-FDG in the primary tumor as measured by PET as potential prognostic variables. We examined the prognostic value of SUVmax in a surgical cohort of patients with NSCLC and disaggregated the findings by sex. Methods: Patients who had undergone a preoperative PET/CT scan and surgical resection with curative intent from 2001 to 2009 were identified from a prospective database. An SUVmax cutoff was calculated using receiver..
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We acknowledge and thank Richard Williams, David Ball, Dr. Richard Fisher, Dr. Eddie Lau, and Dr. Thomas Zander for their guidance and contribution in the completion of this manuscript. Dr. Zoe Wainer was the recipient of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Raelene Boyle Scholarship. No other funding sources were obtained for this research. No other potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.