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Early 18F-FDG-PET/CT as a predictive marker for treatment response and survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with irinotecan and cetuximab.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) - 1 Jan 2000
Skougaard Kristin, Nielsen Dorte, Jensen Benny Vittrup, Pfeiffer Per, Hendel Helle Westergren
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BACKGROUND: To clarify if early reduction in standard uptake value (SUV) could predict metabolic response, radiologic response and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving third-line treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients were regardless of KRAS status, included in this phase II trial. They were treated with the monoclonal antibody, cetuximab, and the chemotherapeutic drug,...
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