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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET or 18F-fluorothymidine (FLT) PET to assess early response to aromatase inhibitors (AI) in women with ER+ operable breast cancer in a window-of-opportunity study

 

FDG study (N = 22)

FLT study (N = 27)

Mean (range)

Mean (range)

Age at registration, years

62.0 (51–80)

58.7 (28–74)

Days between scans

19.5 (7–40)

27.2 (6–64)

Days between 1st scan and surgery (AI therapy duration)

22.5 (9–42)

31.6 (9–69)

Days between 2nd scan and surgery

3.0 (1–6)

4.3 (1–12)*

 

N (%)

N (%)

Female sex

22 (100%)

27 (100%)

Race

 Caucasian/White

19 (86%)

22 (82%)

 Black/African American

–

2 (7%)

 Asian

1 (5%)

3 (11%)

 Pacific Islander

2 (9%)

–

Ethnicity

 Not hispanic or latino

21 (95%)

26 (96%)

 Hispanic or latino

1 (5%)

1 (4%)

Menopausal status

 Postmenopausal

22 (100%)

20 (74%)

 Premenopausal

–

7 (26%)

Aromatase inhibitor

 Anastrozole

18 (82%)

22 (81%)

 Letrozole

4 (18%)

5 (19%)

  1. *1 patient had 12 days between FLT scan and surgery, the remaining were 7 days or less