Selected inflammatory breast cancer research published in 2015
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Champion, L., et al. (2015). 18F-FDG PET/CT to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and prognosis in inflammatory breast cancer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 56(9), 1315-21. doi:10.2967/jnumed.115.158287.
The aim of this prospective study was to assess the predictive value of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging for pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and outcome in Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) patients.
CONCLUSION:
Our results emphasize the good predictive value of SUVmax between baseline and before surgery to assess pathologic response and survival in IBC patients undergoing NACT.