FDG-PET might not contribute to improving survival in patients with locally advanced inoperable esophageal cancer.

Keiichi JinguRei UmezawaTakaya YamamotoKazuya TakedaYojiro IshikawaNoriyoshi TakahashiNoriyuki KadoyaHaruo Matsushita

Published in: International journal of clinical oncology (2019)

Compared with only CT, additional information from FDG-PET is not associated with improving survival in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer. Our results suggest that FDG-PET might not have much meaning for survival in locally advanced esophageal cancer.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
positron emission tomography
pet ct
pet imaging
rectal cancer
computed tomography
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
phase ii study
free survival
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
palliative care
study protocol
placebo controlled