Univariate Analysis of Correlation Between Clinical, Pathologic, and PET Data and Response to Therapy
| Parameter | Correlation with response | |
|---|---|---|
| Correlation measure | P | |
| Age | τb = 0.20 | 0.17 |
| Tumor size | τb = −0.06 | 0.67 |
| Clinically positive nodes | χ2 = 0.04 | 0.84 |
| Menopausal status | χ2 = 0.06 | 0.80 |
| Tumor grade | χ2 = 0.58 | 0.44 |
| Chemotherapy regimen | χ2 = 0.32 | 0.57 |
| ER expression | χ2 = 0.25 | 0.62 |
| c-erbB-2 expression | χ2 = 0.06 | 0.80 |
| p53 overexpression | χ2 = 0.15 | 0.70 |
| Ki-67 proliferative index | χ2 = 0.34 | 0.56 |
| Blood flow (PET) | τb = −0.23 | 0.10 |
| MRFDG (PET) | τb = −0.50 | 0.001 |
| MRFDG/flow (PET) | τb = −0.37 | 0.01 |