TABLE 1

Patient Characteristics

Patient no.Age (y)cTNM stageTumor siteScan TD (Gy)SUVmax*pTV (cm3)*Treatment regimenRT plan
167cT3N1M0(III)Cervical0, 30, 40, 465.712.5RT aloneConventional
249cT3N1M0(III)Mid thoracic0, 10, 208.920.6CCRT3DCRT
368cT3N1M1(IVb)Mid thoracic0, 307.523.8Sequential chemo-RTConventional
456cT3N1M0(III)Cervical0, 10, 207.824.9CCRT3DCRT
567cT3N1M1(IVb)Mid thoracic0, 30, 501.10Sequential chemo-RT3DCRT
663cT4N0M0(IIb)Upper thoracic0, 10, 2011.926.4CCRT3DCRT
769cT3N1M0(III)Cervical0, 30, 4015.335.7CCRT3DCRT
854cT3N0M0(IIb)Upper thoracic0, 30, 405.911.5CCRT3DCRT
981cT3N0M0(IIa)Mid thoracic0, 20, 407.418.7RT alone3DCRT
1048cT3N1M0(III)Cervical0, 10, 209.627.5CCRT3DCRT
1164cT3N0M0(IIa)Mid thoracic0, 30, 40, 5015.234.8RT aloneConventional
1259cT4N0M0(III)Mid thoracic0, 206.616.3C225 + CCRT3DCRT
1356cT3N1M0(III)Mid thoracic0, 10, 4013.929.5CCRT3DCRT
1470cT3N0M0(IIa)Upper thoracic0, 6, 3013.628.5CCRT3DCRT
1562cT3N1M0(III)Upper thoracic0, post-RT9.121.8C225 + CCRTIMRT
1645cT4N1M0(III)Mid thoracic0, post-RT11.223.9C225 + CCRTIMRT
1748cT3N0M0(IIa)Upper thoracic0, 10, 209.321.5CCRT3DCRT
1852cT3N1M0(III)Mid thoracic0, 10, 2010.522.1CCRT3DCRT
1963cT4N0M1(IVb)Lower thoracic0, 27.023.8RT aloneConventional
2059cT3N1M0(III)Cervical0, 0, 2010.221.6CCRT3DCRT
2167cT4N0M0(III)Cervical0, 10, 2015.835.7CCRT3DCRT
  • * Of primary tumor on baseline 18F-FLT scan.

  • pTV = proliferation target volume; RT = radiotherapy; CCRT = concurrent chemoradiotherapy; 3DCRT = 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy; IMRT = intensity-modulated radiotherapy.