Metabolic positron emission tomography/CT response after induction chemotherapy and chemo(re)irradiation is associated with higher negative resection margin rate in patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer.
Desley M G I van ZoggelEva L K VoogtIneke G van LijnschotenJeltsje S CnossenGeert-Jan CreemersJoost NederendJohanne G BloemenGrard A P NieuwenhuijzenPim J W A BurgerSabine G G F LardenoijeHarm J T RuttenMark J RoefPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
Metabolic PET/CT response evaluation after neoadjuvant treatment proves to be a complementary diagnostic tool to standard MRI in assessing tumour response, and may play a role for treatment planning in LRRC patients.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- pet ct
- rectal cancer
- computed tomography
- locally advanced
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- pet imaging
- radiation therapy
- photodynamic therapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- lymph node
- dual energy
- peritoneal dialysis
- cancer therapy
- chemotherapy induced