Nuklearmedizinische Untersuchung verbessert Erfolgskontrolle in der Brustkrebsbehandlung

Riedl CC, Pinker K, Ulaner GA, Ong LT, Baltzer P, Jochelson MS, McArthur HL, Gönen M, Dickler M, Weber WA. Comparison of FDG-PET/CT and contrast-enhanced CT for monitoring therapy response in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2017; doi: 10.1007/s00259-017-3703-7

Eine PET/CT-Untersuchung kann den Erfolg einer Brustkrebstherapie besser vorhersagen als eine Computertomographie (CT) allein. Dies belegt eine neue Studie mit 145 Patientinnen, die an fortgeschrittenem Brustkrebs litten. Demnach könnte das nuklearmedizinisch-radiologische Kombi-Verfahren den Therapieverlauf bei jeder vierten Brustkrebspatientin beeinflussen.

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