Surveillance of Clinically Complete Responders Using Serial 18F-FDG PET/CT Scans in Patients with Esophageal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy

Conclusion: Serial 18F-FDG PET/CT might be a useful tool for detecting tumor recurrence during active surveillance. In patients with ongoing cCR, the lowest SULmax was reached at 11 mo after nCRT, suggesting that radiation-induced esophagitis had mostly resolved by that time. These findings warrant further evaluation in a larger cohort.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - March 29, 2021 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Valkema, M. J., van der Wilk, B. J., Eyck, B. M., Wijnhoven, B. P. L., Spaander, M. C. W., Doukas, M., Lagarde, S. M., Schreurs, W. M. J., Roef, M. J., van Lanschot, J. J. B., Valkema, R. Tags: Clinical Source Type: research