Open AccessThe Role of Pretreatment 18F-FDG PET/CT for Early Prediction of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
JiJin Yao,
Ying Wang,
Yujing Lin,
Yingying Yang,
Jingjing Wan,
Xiaohui Gong,
Fanwei Zhang,
Wangjian Zhang,
Tia Marks,
Siyang Wang,
Hongjun Jin,
Hong Shan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
drug design, development and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1177-8881
DOI - 10.2147/dddt.s330154
Subject(s) - medicine , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , positron emission tomography , nuclear medicine , chemotherapy , response evaluation criteria in solid tumors , standardized uptake value , lesion , primary tumor , fluorodeoxyglucose , radiology , oncology , radiation therapy , cancer , progressive disease , metastasis , surgery
To evaluate the role of maximal standardized uptake values (SUVmax) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) from serial 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for early prediction of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) response in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LANPC).