The higher the decrease in the standardized uptake value of positron emission tomography after chemoradiation, the better the survival of patients with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma.

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Cancer 2009 Nov 15 115 22 5184-92

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Wang X, Swisher SG, Ajani JA, Bhutani MS, Macapinlac H, Liao Z, Hofstetter W, Lianchun X, Maru D, Lee JH, Rohren E, Javeri H

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Department of Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Abstract

Postchemoradiation percentage decrease in standardized uptake value (SUV) of positron emission tomography (PET) from baseline correlates with overall survival (OS) and pathologic response. Analyses of dichotomized data are commonly reported. The authors analyzed percentage SUV decrease as both dichotomized and continuous variables.

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19685531