Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]-3′-Deoxy-3′fluorothymidine (FLT) as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients with Locally Advanced Resectable Rectal Cancer: a Pilot Study
Dehdashti F, Grigsby PW, Myerson RJ, Nalbantoglu I, Ma C, Siegel BA. Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]-3′-Deoxy-3′fluorothymidine (FLT) as a Predictor of Outcome in Patients with Locally Advanced Resectable Rectal Cancer: a Pilot Study. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2012, 15: 106-113. PMID: 22684813, PMCID: PMC3659775, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-012-0566-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalPositron emission tomographyFDG uptakeFLT uptakeRectal cancerAdvanced resectable rectal cancerEmission tomographyImproved disease-free survivalMaximum standardized uptake valuePercentage changePilot studyResectable rectal cancerAdvanced rectal cancerFDG-PET/Predictors of outcomeStandardized uptake valuePurposeThis pilot studyNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapyProgressive diseaseRegional lymphResultsThirteen patientsFLT-PETHigher percentage changeTumor uptakeUptake value