FDG PET correlates weakly with HIF-1α expression in solid tumors: a meta-analysis.

Alexey Surov Stefan Andreas SchmidtVikas PrasadAmbros J BeerAndreas Wienke

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2020)

SUVmax of FDG PET correlated weakly with expression of HIF-1α both in overall sample and tumor subgroups. Therefore, FDG PET cannot be used for prediction of hypoxia in clinical practice.

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