biostudies-literatureNaghavi-Behzad MNCI NIH HHSThis study was supported by the Centre for Personalized Response Monitoring in Oncology (Odense University Hospital, Denmark) and the University of Southern Denmark.1271-1279https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9042860biostudies-literatureUnknown126(9)<h4>Background</h4>We compared overall survival for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients monitored with CE-CT, FDG-PET/CT or a combination of them in an observational setting.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with biopsy-verified (recurrent or de novo) MBC (n = 300) who were treated at Odense university hospital (Denmark) and response monitored with FDG-PET/CT (n = 83), CE-CT (n = 144), or a combination of these (n = 73) were followed until 2019. Survival was compared between the scan groups, and were adjusted for clinico-histopathological variables representing potential confounders in a Cox proportional-hazard regression model.<h4>Results</h4>The study groups were mostly comparable regarding baseline characteristics, but liver metastases were reported more frequently in CE-CT group (38.9%) thaBritish journal of cancerResponse monitoring in metastatic breast cancer: a comparison of survival times between FDG-PET/CT and CE-CT.PMC9042860P30 CA008748Olsen MMBAsmussen JTVach WHildebrandt MGKodahl ARKidholm KVester RMOltmann HGerke OWeber WVogsen MNaghavi-Behzad MBraad PEfalseResponse monitoring in metastatic breast cancer: a comparison of survival times between FDG-PET/CT and CE-CT.<h4>Background</h4>We compared overall survival for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients monitored with CE-CT, FDG-PET/CT or a combination of them in an observational setting.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with biopsy-verified (recurrent or de novo) MBC (n = 300) who were treated at Odense university hospital (Denmark) and response monitored with FDG-PET/CT (n = 83), CE-CT (n = 144), or a combination of these (n = 73) were followed until 2019. Survival was compared between the scan groups, and were adjusted for clinico-histopathological variables representing potential confounders in a Cox proportional-hazard regression model.<h4>Results</h4>The study groups were mostly comparable regarding baseline characteristics, but liver metastases were reported more frequently in CE-CT group (38.9%) tha2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 May2025-04-21T21:18:52.629Z2025-04-05T18:19:21.224ZS-EPMC90428603501357510.1038/s41416-021-01654-w