A score combining baseline neutrophilia and primary tumor SUVpeak measured from FDG PET is associated with outcome in locally advanced cervical cancer.

Antoine SchernbergSylvain ReuzeFanny OrlhacIrène BuvatLaurent DercleRoger SunElaine LimkinAlexandre EscandeChristine Haie-MederEric DeutschCyrus ChargariCharlotte Robert

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2017)

This innovative scoring approach combining baseline neutrophilia and a PET biomarker provides an independent prognostic factor to consider for further clinical investigations.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
locally advanced
computed tomography
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
radiation therapy
clinical trial
lymph node