This article started out with a surprise:
"A PET imaging protocol using an amino acid analog radiotracer in patients with recurrent high-grade gliomas identified responses to treatment with bevacizumab as early as 2 weeks after starting therapy in a prospective study." (Evans)
"A PET imaging protocol using an amino acid analog radiotracer in patients with recurrent high-grade gliomas identified responses to treatment with bevacizumab as early as 2 weeks after starting therapy in a prospective study." (Evans)
What?! It sounds unbelievable. Not only is there any traceable, reliable way to predict how a tumor is going to react to a treatment, but now there is this treatment that can predict it up to 2 weeks after. This is the shortest recorded amount of time yet!!
This article truly wowed me!! I encourage you to read it as well!!
The link is:
http://oncologystat.com/news/PET_Radiotracer_Identifies_Glioma_Treatment_Response_US.html
This article truly wowed me!! I encourage you to read it as well!!
The link is:
http://oncologystat.com/news/PET_Radiotracer_Identifies_Glioma_Treatment_Response_US.html
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