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A Systematic Review of the Predictive Value of 18FDG-PET in Esophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation on the Survival Outcome Stratification

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Source URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11605-014-2488-2/fulltext.html

Author(s)

P Schollaert, R Crott, C Bertrand, L D'Hondt, T Vander Borght, B Krug

This metanalysis identified 26 eligible studies that assess the predictive value of PET for survival after induction therapy. Complete metabolic response was associated with a 50% decrease in mortality and in tumor recurrence compared to no response.