The role of fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in evaluating the response to tyrosine-kinase inhibitors in patients with metastatic primary renal cell carcinoma

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 219-227

  Caldarella, Carmelo ^a   Muoio, Barbara ^b   Isgrò, Maria Antonietta ^a   Porfiri, Emilio ^c   Treglia, Giorgio ^d   Giovanella, Luca ^d  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Advanced renal cell carcinoma; Fluorodeoxyglucose; Positron emission tomography; Response to treatment; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB; VASCULOTROPIN;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG RESPONSE; EVALUATION STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929142943     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/raon-2013-0067     Document Type: Review

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