Clinical Utility of Second-Look FDG PET-CT to Stratify Incomplete Metabolic Response Post (Chemo) Radiotherapy in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Sarah BillingsleyZsuzsanna IyizobaRussell FroodSriram VaidyanathanRobin J D PrestwichAndrew F ScarsbrookPublished in: Cancers (2023)
Most patients undergoing second-look PET-CT converted to CMR or demonstrated stable PET signal. NPV was high, suggesting the potential to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- locally advanced
- squamous cell carcinoma
- patients undergoing
- rectal cancer
- randomized controlled trial
- positron emission tomography
- early stage
- radiation therapy
- photodynamic therapy
- radiation induced
- lymph node metastasis
- human health
- cancer therapy
- risk assessment
- computed tomography
- drug delivery
- pet imaging