Is %ΔSUVmax a Useful Indicator of Survival in Patients with Advanced Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer?

Table 2

Classes of metabolic response to therapy and average values of SUVmax and primitive lung lesion diameter.

Classes of response to therapy	Number	Average SUVmax value	Average primitive lung lesion diameter
CR
PR	66	12.7±8.05	41.6 mm ± 21.15
SD
PD	20	11.8±5.23	43.35 mm ± 16.63