Temporal Changes of Average Mean SUVratio and Average Mean Size of Axillary Lymph Nodes of Patients Without Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis and of Nonvaccinated Patients
| Characteristic | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | |
| Time of vaccination | Between week 1 and week 8 | Between week 8 and week 28 | No vaccination |
| SUVratio | |||
| Average mean | 2.05 | 1.35 | 1.10 |
| SD | ±0.17 | ±0.09 | ±0.20 |
| P value comparison of SUVratio between A and B → P < 0.02 | |||
| Size (mm) | |||
| Average mean | 23 | 19 | 11 |
| SD | ±10 | ±11 | ±6 |
| P value comparison of lymph node size between A and B → P < 0.01 | |||
Patients initially grouped in weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 were regrouped in A. Patients initially grouped in weeks 12, 16, 20, 24, and 28 were regrouped in B.