PET-CT changes the management and improves outcome in patients with recurrent colorectal cancer
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND THERAPEUTICS, vol.10, no.1, pp.121-126, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 10 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.4103/0973-1482.131445
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND THERAPEUTICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.121-126
- Keywords: Improved outcome, management change, recurrent colorectal cancer, positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, FDG-PET, HEPATIC RESECTION, LIVER METASTASES, RECTAL-CANCER, IMPACT, CARCINOMA, STRATEGY
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: The present study aims to analyze the impact of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) on management change in patients with suspected or proven colorectal cancer recurrence, and to assess the effect of this management change on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS).