Mapping 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose metabolism using PET/CT for the assessment of treatment response in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor treatment: a single-centre experience

• Main Authors: Suppiah, Subapriya, Ahmad Saad, Fathinul Fikri, Mohad Azmi, Nur Hafizah, Nordin, Abdul Jalil
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52558/1/2017050314422302_MJMHS_Jan_2017_-_0062_Mapping_18F.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52558/; http://www.medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2017050314422302_MJMHS_Jan_2017_-_0062_Mapping_18F.pdf

Introduction: Specific mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) characterize a subgroup of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients that may be highly responsive to receptor inhibitor therapy. 18F-FDG PET/CT scans can map the glucose metabolism and treatment response of NSCLC. The...