TABLE 5.
Median Survival with Negative or Positive FDG PET
Study
n
Tumor type
Median survival
PET positive
PET negative
Patronas et al. (
25
)
45
Grade 3-4 glioma
5 months
19 months
Mogard et al. (
31
)
11
Metastases
0% in 54 weeks
80% 1.7 years
Ericson et al. (
29
)
31
Metastases
12.3 months
19.9 months
Barker et al. (
30
)
55
Grade 3-4 glioma
10 months
20 months