Journal article
A comparison of FLT to FDG PET/CT in the early assessment of chemotherapy response in stages IB–IIIA resectable NSCLC
Abstract
BackgroundThe aim of this study was to compare the percentage change in 18F-fluorothymidine (FLT) standard uptake value (SUV) between baseline and after one cycle of chemotherapy in patients categorized by RECIST 1.1 computed tomography (CT) as responders or non-responders after two cycles of therapy. Change in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake was also compared between these time points.Nine patients with newly diagnosed, operable, non-small …
Authors
Crandall JP; Tahari AK; Juergens RA; Brahmer JR; Rudin CM; Esposito G; Subramaniam DS; Knopp MV; Hall NC; Gajwani P
Journal
EJNMMI Research, Vol. 7, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2017
DOI
10.1186/s13550-017-0258-3
ISSN
2191-219X