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Abstract
Neoadjuvant or adjuvant multimodality therapy in oesophageal cancer is introduced in an effort to improve prognosis. However, in a substantial fraction of patients there is no response to this non-surgical therapy. Non-invasive imaging modalities such as computed tomography (CT), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and 18F-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) have been evaluated for assessing patient response to therapy, and these are described in this review. Currently, FDG-PET seems to be the best available tool for neoadjuvant therapy response assessment in oesophageal cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16997171 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2006.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol ISSN: 1521-6918 Impact factor: 3.043