Early Change in Metabolic Tumor Heterogeneity during Chemoradiotherapy and Its Prognostic Value for Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Xinzhe Dong; Xiaorong Sun; Lu Sun; Peter G. Maxim; Lei Xing; Yong Huang; Wenwu Li; Honglin Wan; Xianguang Zhao; Ligang Xing; Jinming Yu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0157836

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Early Change in Metabolic Tumor Heterogeneity during Chemoradiotherapy and Its Prognostic Value for Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Xinzhe Dong,

Affiliations Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Shandong Province, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Xiaorong Sun,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Lu Sun,

Affiliation Jinan University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Peter G. Maxim,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology and Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Lei Xing,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology and Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
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Yong Huang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Wenwu Li,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Honglin Wan,

Affiliation College of Physics and Electronic Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Xianguang Zhao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xianguang Zhao, Ligang Xing

* E-mail: stanfordbonnie@outlook.com (XZ); xinglg@medmail.com.cn (LX)

Affiliations Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Shandong Province, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Ligang Xing ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Xianguang Zhao, Ligang Xing

* E-mail: stanfordbonnie@outlook.com (XZ); xinglg@medmail.com.cn (LX)

Affiliations Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Shandong Province, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Jinming Yu

Affiliations Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology of Shandong Province, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Early Change in Metabolic Tumor Heterogeneity during Chemoradiotherapy and Its Prognostic Value for Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Xinzhe Dong,
Xiaorong Sun,
Lu Sun,
Peter G. Maxim,
Lei Xing,
Yong Huang,
Wenwu Li,
Honglin Wan,
Xianguang Zhao,
Ligang Xing

Published: June 20, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0157836

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