Specific Intermodality Management Changes Resulting from PET
| Change | UCLA Medical Center (n = 133) | NCPIC (n = 141) | Total (n = 274) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermodality* | 44 (33.1) | 64 (45.4) | 108 (39.4) |
| Surgery to medical | 15 (11.3) | 13 (9.2) | 28 (10.2) |
| Surgery to radiation | 3 (2.3) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (1.5) |
| Surgery to no treatment | 5 (3.8) | 10 (7.1) | 15 (5.5) |
| Medical to surgery | 6 (4.5) | 8 (5.7) | 14 (5.1) |
| Medical to radiation | 1 (0.8) | 4 (2.8) | 5 (1.8) |
| Medical to no treatment | 2 (1.5) | 3 (2.1) | 5 (1.8) |
| Radiation to surgery | 1 (0.8) | 3 (2.1) | 4 (1.5) |
| Radiation to medical | 0 (0) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (1.1) |
| Radiation to no treatment | 0 (0) | 2 (1.4) | 2 (0.7) |
| No treatment to surgery | 2 (1.5) | 3 (2.1) | 5 (1.8) |
| No treatment to medical | 5 (3.8) | 3 (2.1) | 8 (2.9) |
| No treatment to radiation | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.7) |
| Combination of changes | 2 (1.5) | 11 (7.8) | 13 (4.7) |
| Intramodality† | 16 (12.0) | 25 (17.7) | 41 (15.0) |
| Change in surgical approach | 7 (5.3) | 13 (9.2) | 20 (7.3) |
| Change in medical approach | 8 (6.0) | 7 (5.0) | 15 (5.5) |
| Change in radiation approach | 1 (0.8) | 5 (3.5) | 6 (2.2) |
| Combination of inter- and intramodality‡ | 1 (0.8) | 4 (2.8) | 5 (1.8) |
| None§ | 64 (48.1) | 38 (27.0) | 102 (37.2) |
| Other/not specified | 8 (6.0) | 7 (5.0) | 15 (5.5) |
| Question not answered | 0 (0) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (1.1) |
↵* P = 0.05 (NS) for distribution between UCLA Medical Center and NCPIC.
↵† P = 0.25 (NS) for distribution between UCLA Medical Center and NCPIC.
↵‡ P = 0.43 (NS) for distribution between UCLA Medical Center and NCPIC.
↵§ P = 0.0005 for distribution between UCLA Medical Center and NCPIC.
NS = not statistically significant.
Values in parentheses are percentages.