Impact of 18 F-Labeled Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Versus Conventional Staging in Patients With Locally Advanced Breast Cancer.
Ian S DayesUr MetserNicole HodgsonSameer ParpiaAndrea F EisenRalph GeorgePhillip BlanchetteTulin D CilAngel ArnaoutAdrien ChanMark N LevinePublished in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2023)
In patients with LABC, PET-CT detected more distant metastases than conventional staging, and fewer PET-CT patients received combined modality therapy. Our randomized trial demonstrates the utility of the PET-CT staging strategy.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- pet imaging
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- locally advanced
- squamous cell carcinoma
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- lymph node
- peritoneal dialysis
- rectal cancer
- prognostic factors
- radiation therapy
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- clinical trial
- bone marrow
- young adults
- patient reported outcomes
- placebo controlled