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The Role of FDG-PET in Staging and Treatment for Stage III NSCLC in Ontario, Canada Between 2009-2017

Abstract

Purpose/Objective(s) Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (PET) is now considered standard of care in the staging evaluation for new cases of stage III NSCLC however, there is not level 3 evidence demonstrating efficacy of PET. Using retrospective population-based data, we sought to examine the role and timing that PET scans play in influencing treatment choice, as well as survival in patients treated with chemoradiation (CRT) for …

Authors

Beers CA; Pond G; Wright J; Tsakiridis T; Okawara GS; Swaminath A

Volume

111

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

November 2021

DOI

10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1224

Conference proceedings

International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics

Issue

3

ISSN

0360-3016