Neither FDG-PET Nor CT Can Distinguish Between a Pathological Complete Response and an Incomplete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Study

OBJECTIVE:To prospectively compare the ability of flourodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and computed tomography (CT) to identify a pathological complete response (pCR) in patients with rectal cancer treated by chemoradiation. BACKGROUND:A major obstacle in pursuing nonoperative m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of surgery 2013-08, Vol.258 (2), p.289-295
Hauptverfasser:	Guillem, José G, Ruby, Jeannine A, Leibold, Tobias, Akhurst, Timothy J, Yeung, Henry W, Gollub, Marc J, Ginsberg, Michelle S, Shia, Jinru, Suriawinata, Arief A, Riedel, Elyn R, Mazumdar, Madhu, Saltz, Leonard B, Minsky, Bruce D, Nash, Garrett M, Paty, Philip B, Temple, Larissa K, Weiser, Martin R, Larson, Steven M
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging Adenocarcinoma - pathology Adenocarcinoma - therapy Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant Female Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Humans Male Middle Aged Neoadjuvant Therapy Positron-Emission Tomography Prospective Studies Radiopharmaceuticals Rectal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Rectal Neoplasms - pathology Rectal Neoplasms - therapy Rectum - diagnostic imaging Rectum - pathology Rectum - surgery ROC Curve Tomography, Spiral Computed Treatment Outcome
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