TY - JOUR
T1 - The predictive value of 18F-FDG PET/CT for assessing pathological response and survival in locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy
AU - Leccisotti, Lucia
AU - Gambacorta, Maria Antonietta
AU - De Waure, Chiara
AU - Stefanelli, Antonella
AU - Barbaro, Brunella
AU - Vecchio, Fabio Maria
AU - Coco, Claudio
AU - Persiani, Roberto
AU - Crucitti, Antonio
AU - Tortorelli, Antonino Pio
AU - Giordano, Alessandro
AU - Valentini, Vincenzo
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - To evaluate whether metabolic changes in the primary tumour during and after preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) can predict the histopathological response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer as well as disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS).
AB - To evaluate whether metabolic changes in the primary tumour during and after preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT) can predict the histopathological response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer as well as disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS).
KW - 18F-FDG PET/CT
KW - radiochemotherapy
KW - rectal cancer
KW - 18F-FDG PET/CT
KW - radiochemotherapy
KW - rectal cancer
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/68411
U2 - 10.1007/s00259-014-2820-9
DO - 10.1007/s00259-014-2820-9
M3 - Article
SN - 1619-7070
VL - 42
SP - 657
EP - 666
JO - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
JF - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
ER -
