Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Monitoring by Six-Monthly 18FDG-PET/CT: An Open-Label Multicentre Randomised Trial.

Author
:
I Sobhani
E Itti
A Luciani
I Baumgaertner
R Layese
T André
M Ducreux
JM Gornet
G Goujon
T Aparicio
J Taieb
JB Bachet
F Hemery
A Retbi
M Mons
R Flicoteaux
B Rhein
S Baron
I Cherrak
P Rufat
P Le Corvoisier
N De'Angelis
PA Natella
H Maoulida
C Tournigand
Durand Zaleski
S Bastuji-Garin
Abstract
:

18FDG-PET/CT has high sensitivity for detecting recurrences of colorectal cancer (CRC). Our objective was to determine whether adding routine 6-monthly 18FDG-PET/CT to our usual monitoring strategy improved patient outcomes and to assess the effect on costs.
Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
Date Published
:
2018
ISSN Number
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0923-7534
URL
:
https://academic.oup.com/annonc/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/annonc/mdy031
DOI
:
10.1093/annonc/mdy031
Short Title
:
Ann Oncol
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