Predictive and prognostic value of metabolic tumor volume (MTV) in patients with laryngeal carcinoma treated by radiotherapy (RT) / concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT).

To evaluate the predictive and prognostic value of pretreatment metabolic tumor volume (MTV) in patients with treated by radiotherapy (RT) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT).We reviewed the records of 118 patients with newly diagnosed laryngeal carcinoma, who had been treated by RT or CCRT. Pret...

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Main Authors: Kenichiro Yabuki, Osamu Shiono, Masanori Komatsu, Daisuke Sano, Goshi Nishimura, Masahiro Takahashi, Takahide Taguchi, Tomio Inoue, Nobuhiko Oridate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4334911?pdf=render