TABLE 5

Overall Comparative Analysis

IndexAll patients* (n = 23)Patients with poor prognosis (n = 18)
After 1 cycle (%)After completion (%)After 1 cycle (%)After completion (%)
Sensitivity8245.58245.5
Specificity92928686
Negative predictive value85657550
Positive predictive value90839083
Accuracy87708361
  • * These patients had data available for 18F-FDG PET performed after first and last cycles.

  • These patients were entered in study at relapse before salvage therapy or had poor prognostic features at initial staging.