Prognostic Significance of FDG PET/CT in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Era of the 8th AJCC/UICC Staging System.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recently, the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) staging system was updated for its 8th edition. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) is a useful imaging tool to diagnose and predict prognoses for esophageal cancer. However, there was no previous study to explore the role of FDG PET/CT in the staging system based on the 8th edition. The prognostic value of FDG PET/CT was investigated in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) considering the new 8th AJCC/UICC staging system.

Methods

Subjects were 721 patients with esophageal SqCC undergoing pretherapeutic FDG PET/CT. Clinico-pathological variables and the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9280981 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature