Interim position emission tomography-computed tomography during multimodality treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among cancers, esophageal cancer (EC) has one of the highest incidences and mortality in Asia. As recognized in many national guidelines, functional imaging performed with position emission tomography is recommended for patients with locally advanced disease. This review evaluated evidence for the use of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) interim positron emission tomography (PETint) in bimodality (chemoradiation) and trimodality (chemoradiation followed by surgery) management of locally advanced esophageal cancer (LAEC), with a focus on its prognostic and predictive value.

Methods

The MEDLINE database was searched from January 1, 2001, to January 1, 2022, as part of a scoping review. References of selected articles were manually checked to identify other articles meeting t

SUBMITTER: Zhu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498200 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature