Lung Cancer
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 55-61 , October 2008

Complete metabolic tumour response, assessed by 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18FDG-PET), after induction chemotherapy predicts a favourable outcome in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

  • L. Decoster

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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  • D. Schallier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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  • H. Everaert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medecine, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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  • K. Nieboer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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  • M. Meysman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pneumology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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  • B. Neyns

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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  • J. De Mey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
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  • J. De Grève

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Oncologisch Centrum, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Jette, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 2 477 64 15; fax: +32 2 477 62 10.

Received 17 September 2007 ,Revised 29 January 2008 ,Accepted 5 February 2008.

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PII: S0169-5002(08)00062-7

doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.02.015

Lung Cancer
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 55-61 , October 2008

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