TABLE 2.

Association Between Baseline 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT Parameters and Morphologic Lesion Outcome

ParameterResponseLesions (n)MedianIQRP*Spearman ρP
SUVmaxR2118.714.7 to 24.20.71
NR5918.614.8 to 25.4
SUVmeanR2111.49.7 to 13.10.99
NR5911.09.1 to 13.7
Tumor-to-spleen ratioR161.30.8 to 1.90.030.04 (95% CI, −0.20 to 0.27)0.73
NR541.81.3 to 2.7
Tumor-to-blood ratioR2159.851.1 to 82.10.37
NR5954.639.6 to 80.8
SSTR TVR218.42.4 to 26.50.81
NR597.63.9 to 20.9
Total lesion SSTR expressionR218645 to 2270.81
NR5910839 to 247
  • * Grouped analysis using Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

  • Spearman rank correlation.

  • R = responding lesion; NR = nonresponding lesion.