Sequential PET/CT with [18F]-FDG Predicts Pathological Tumor Response to Preoperative Short Course Radiotherapy with Delayed Surgery in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Using Logistic Regression Analysis

Biagio Pecori; Secondo Lastoria; Corradina Caracò; Marco Celentani; Fabiana Tatangelo; Antonio Avallone; Daniela Rega; Giampaolo De Palma; Maria Mormile; Alfredo Budillon; Paolo Muto; Francesco Bianco; Luigi Aloj; Antonella Petrillo; Paolo Delrio

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0169462

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Sequential PET/CT with [¹⁸F]-FDG Predicts Pathological Tumor Response to Preoperative Short Course Radiotherapy with Delayed Surgery in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Using Logistic Regression Analysis

Biagio Pecori ,

* E-mail: b.pecori@istitutotumori.na.it

Affiliation Radiation Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Secondo Lastoria,

Affiliation Nuclear Medicine Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Corradina Caracò,

Affiliation Nuclear Medicine Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Marco Celentani,

Affiliation Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Fabiana Tatangelo,

Affiliation Pathology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Antonio Avallone,

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Daniela Rega,

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Giampaolo De Palma,

Affiliation Radiation Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Maria Mormile,

Affiliation Medical Physics Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Alfredo Budillon,

Affiliation Experimental Pharmacology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Paolo Muto,

Affiliation Radiation Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Francesco Bianco,

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Luigi Aloj,

Affiliation Nuclear Medicine Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Antonella Petrillo,

Affiliation Diagnostic Radiology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Paolo Delrio

Affiliation Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori “Fondazione G. Pascale” IRCCS, Napoli, Italy
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Sequential PET/CT with [¹⁸F]-FDG Predicts Pathological Tumor Response to Preoperative Short Course Radiotherapy with Delayed Surgery in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Using Logistic Regression Analysis

Biagio Pecori,
Secondo Lastoria,
Corradina Caracò,
Marco Celentani,
Fabiana Tatangelo,
Antonio Avallone,
Daniela Rega,
Giampaolo De Palma,
Maria Mormile,
Alfredo Budillon

Published: January 6, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169462

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