Correlation between tumour biology status measured in triple-tracer 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose–18F-fluorothymidine– 18F-fluoromisonidazole-PET/CT study and human papillomavirus status in patients with head and neck cancer

Conclusion In our preliminary and limited study, we did not observe statistically significant differences in tumour metabolism, proliferation and hypoxia between the HPV+ and HPV−patients. However HPV− patients tend to have higher proliferation status and more pronounced hypoxia with lower glucose metabolism.
Source: Nuclear Medicine Communications - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research