Can molecular imaging predict response to preoperative chemoradiation in patients with rectal cancer? A Fox Chase Cancer Center prospective experience

Seminars in Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 9, 2005, Pages 63-67

  Konski, Andre ^a   Hoffman, John ^a   Sigurdson, Elin ^a   Haluszka, Oleh ^a   Engstrom, Paul ^a   Cheng, Jonathan D ^a   Cohen, Steven J ^a   Watson, James C ^a   Eisenberg, Debra ^a   McGarrity, Eileen ^a   Freedman, Gary ^a   Meropol, Neal J ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAPECITABINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; FLUOROURACIL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CANCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 30544441238     PISSN: 00937754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2005.04.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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