Table 2 Summary of progression-free survival analysis (bone only metastasis patients excluded).

From: Prognostic Value of Tumor Heterogeneity on 18F-FDG PET/CT in HR+HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients receiving 500 mg Fulvestrant: a retrospective study

Parameters

No.

Event

Median survival

Log-rank

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

(95%CI)

P value

HR(95%CI)

P value

HR(95%CI)

P value

No. of metastatic sites

    1

3

2

19.6 (Not reached)

0.65

1.1 (0.6–2.2)

0.66

  

    2

10

7

6.3 (0.0–14.0)

    ≥3

14

7

6.5 (0.0–13.8)

Liver metastasis

    Yes

6

5

3.0 (1.1–4.9)

0.001

8.9 (2.1–38.7)

0.004*

5.6 (1.1–27.0)

0.017*

    No

21

11

11.9 (1.2–22.6)

Line of endocrine therapy for MBC

    1

19

10

16.6 (5.8–27.6)

0.019

3.8 (1.1–12.9)

0.029*

  

    ≥2

8

6

3.3 (2.1–4.4)

Prior palliative chemotherapy

    Yes

8

4

6.5 (0–15.7)

0.95

0.97 (0.3–3.0)

0.95

  

    No

19

12

9.4 (3.1–15.7)

COV

     <0.275

14

8

8.6 (0.3–16.9)

0.55

0.7 (0.3–2.0)

0.55

  

    ≥0.275

13

8

9.4 (2.4–16.4)

HI

     <2.05

13

9

5.6 (0.45–10.7)

0.027

0.26 (0.07–0.9)

0.036*

0.69 (0.13–0.94)

0.043*

    ≥2.05

14

7

16.7 (8.6–24.7)

SUVmax

     <6.09

14

10

5.6 (1.3–9.9)

0.026

0.32 (0.1–0.91)

0.033*

0.50 (0.15–0.84)

0.025*

    ≥6.09

13

6

17.3 (11.4–23.9)

SUVmean

     <3.92

13

9

5.6 (1.7–9.4)

0.189

0.51 (0.18–1.4)

0.19

  

    ≥3.92

14

7

16.7 (7.2–26.1)

MTV(ml)

     <18.78

13

8

6.3 (0–14.5)

0.438

0.67 (0.24–1.8)

0.44

  

    ≥18.78

14

8

16.7 (3.8–29.6)

TLG(g)

     <72.5

13

8

6.3 (0–13.6)

0.419

0.66 (0.24–1.8)

0.42

  

    ≥72.5

14

8

16.7 (3.8–29.6)

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; PFS, progression-free survival. COV, coefficient of variation. HI, heterogeneity index.
  2. SUVmax, maximum standard uptake value. SUVmean, mean SUV. MTV, metabolic volume measurements. TLG, total lesion glycolysis. *P<0.05.