Prognostic Value of Quantitative Metabolic Metrics on Baseline Pre-Sunitinib FDG PET/CT in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma.

PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to prospectively evaluate various quantitative metrics on FDG PET/CT for monitoring sunitinib therapy and predicting prognosis in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer (mRCC). METHODS:Seventeen patients (mean age: 59.0 ± 11.6) prospectively underwent a ba...

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Main Authors: Ryogo Minamimoto, Amir Barkhodari, Lauren Harshman, Sandy Srinivas, Andrew Quon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4849767?pdf=render