From: Total lesion glycolysis of primary tumor and lymphnodes is a strong predictor for development of distant metastases in oropharyngeal carcinoma patients with independent validation in automatically delineated lesions
Parameter
Risk
HR
95% CI
P value
MTVprim
> 16 ml
2.86
1.56–5.25
< 0.001
MTVall
> 19 ml
4.28
2.23–8.2
TLGprim
> 60 ml
2.8
1.48–5.31
0.002
TLGall
> 290 ml
4.32
2.32–8.03