TABLE 6

Impact of PET on Intended Management for Restaging by Cancer Type*

Cancer typeNo. of scans% of cases with change in management95% CIImaging-adjusted impact (%)95% CI
Ovary1,97137.735.6–39.813.011.6–14.5
Prostate1,47734.031.6–36.413.511.7–15.2
Small cell lung1,35740.838.2–43.414.212.4–16.1
Bladder1,23936.433.7–39.113.611.7–15.5
Uterus1,06430.527.8–33.311.79.7–13.6
Pancreas1,02138.335.3–41.311.39.3–13.2
Myeloma1,00946.443.3–49.510.88.9–12.7
Kidney97934.431.4–37.412.810.7–14.9
Stomach91635.532.4–38.613.411.2–15.6
Connective tissue45028.023.9–32.19.16.5–11.8
Nonmelanoma skin36323.118.8–27.56.33.8–8.8
Cervix35326.922.3–31.510.57.3–13.7
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts26041.935.9–47.916.211.7–20.6
Leukemia22936.730.4–42.914.810.2–19.5
Gallbladder21538.632.1–45.113.58.9–18.1
Thyroid20334.527.9–41.010.86.6–15.1
All other1,47833.230.8–35.612.911.1–14.6
Total14,58435.935.1–36.712.612.0–13.1
  • * Specific cancer types are listed when there were at least 200 cases.

  • Defined as change from treatment to nontreatment or as change from nontreatment to treatment.

  • No benefit from PET was assumed for cases with imaging plan before PET.