Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a review

F Petersson - Seminars in diagnostic pathology, 2015 - Elsevier
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is an umbrella term for a group of malignant epithelial tumors
with different etiopathogenesis and a broad range of histopathological appearances. Some …

Validation of functional imaging as a biomarker for radiation treatment response

C Jentsch, B Beuthien-Baumann… - The British journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Major advances in radiotherapy techniques, increasing knowledge of tumour biology and
the ability to translate these advances into new therapeutic approaches are important goals …

Pretreatment 18 F-FDG uptake heterogeneity can predict survival in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma——a retrospective study

Z Yang, Q Shi, Y Zhang, H Pan, Z Yao, S Hu, W Shi… - Radiation …, 2015 - Springer
Background Intratumoural heterogeneity has been demonstrated to be a strong indicator of
malignant transformation. Our study was to investigate pretreatment 18 F-FDG parameters …

Different Prognostic Values of Plasma Epstein-Barr Virus DNA and Maximal Standardized Uptake Value of 18F-FDG PET/CT for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients …

T Shen, LQ Tang, DH Luo, QY Chen, PJ Li, DM Mai… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Purpose To evaluate and compare the prognostic value of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA
and maximal standard uptake values (SUVmax) of 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron …

Positron emission tomography–computed tomography before treatment is highly prognostic of distant metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity …

WW Xiao, AA Xu, F Han, XP Lin, LX Lu, GZ Shen… - Oral oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The utility of [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography
(PET) in the prediction of distant metastasis after definitive treatment for non-disseminated …

[18F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography for the assessment of histopathological response after preoperative chemoradiotherapy in advanced oral …

H Shimomura, T Sasahira, Y Yamanaka… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background [18 F] fluoro-2-deoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-
PET) is widely used to evaluate tumor metabolic activity. The aim of this study was to …

[18F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography Standardized Uptake Value as a Predictor of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Benefits in Patients With …

TC Hsieh, CY Hsieh, TY Yang, TT Chen, CY Lin… - The …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. The role of adjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of nasopharyngeal
carcinoma (NPC) is controversial, and the identification of adequate predictive factors is …

Definitive chemo-radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the pharynx: impact of baseline low hemoglobin level (< 12 g/dL) and post-radiation therapy F-18 FDG …

R Katahira-Suzuki, M Hata, U Tateishi… - Annals of nuclear …, 2015 - Springer
Objective To identify reliable predictors of overall survival (OS), locoregional control (LC),
and metastasis-free survival (MFS) after definitive concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT) …

^ sup 18^ F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for predicting tumor response to radiochemotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

M Su, L Zhao, H Wei, R Lin, X Zhang… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2015 - search.proquest.com
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for predicting tumor response to
radiochemotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcino Page 1 1 3 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Received …

Prognostic Value of 18F‐FDG PET‐CT in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Is Dynamic Scanning Helpful?

B Huang, CYO Wong, V Lai… - BioMed Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. To evaluate the differences in prognostic values of static and dynamic PET‐CT in
nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Material and Methods. Forty‐five patients who had static …