Accuracy of Response Assessment FDG PET-CT Post (Chemo)Radiotherapy in HPV Negative Oropharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Zsuzsanna Iyizoba-EbozueSarah BillingsleyRussell FroodSriram VaidyanathanAndrew F ScarsbrookRobin J D PrestwichPublished in: Cancers (2022)
The NPV of a negative response assessment PET-CT in HPV-negative OPSCC is high, supporting a strategy of clinical monitoring. Contrasting with the published literature for HPV-positive OPSCC, an equivocal response scan was associated with a moderate rate of residual disease.