Stage Migration in Planning PET/CT Scans in Patients Due to Receive Radiotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Micro-Abstract Currently, controversy surrounds how long a delay is needed to affect the results of radiochemotherapy in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer. The present findings suggest that delays of just 6 weeks may degrade treatment efficacy. In 26% of the patients, TNM stage progression ch...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical lung cancer 2014, Vol.15 (1), p.79-85
Hauptverfasser:	Geiger, Geoffrey A, Kim, Miranda B, Xanthopoulos, Eric P, Pryma, Daniel A, Grover, Surbhi, Plastaras, John P, Langer, Corey J, Simone, Charles B, Rengan, Ramesh
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - pathology Adenocarcinoma - radiotherapy Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Carcinoma, Large Cell - pathology Carcinoma, Large Cell - radiotherapy Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - radiotherapy Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy Chemoradiotherapy Disease progression Female Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Follow-Up Studies Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Locally advanced Lung Neoplasms - pathology Lung Neoplasms - radiotherapy Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Positron-Emission Tomography Prognosis Pulmonary/Respiratory Radiopharmaceuticals Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Retrospective Studies Stage migration Tomography, X-Ray Computed Will Rogers
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Zusammenfassung:	Micro-Abstract Currently, controversy surrounds how long a delay is needed to affect the results of radiochemotherapy in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer. The present findings suggest that delays of just 6 weeks may degrade treatment efficacy. In 26% of the patients, TNM stage progression changed treatment intent after a repeat PET/CT scan taken, on median, 45 days after the initial scan.
ISSN:	1525-7304 1938-0690
DOI:	10.1016/j.cllc.2013.08.004