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Supporting study #2
34 patients with (chemo)radiation for N2 headneck tumor
FDG-PET/CT scan 3 months after therapy
Only FDG-positive necks received node dissection
All others wait-and-see
Average follow-up
3 years
Results
NPV =
100%
Neck Dissection can be avoided after Sequential Chemoradiotherapy and Negative Post-treatment Positron Emission Tomography-
Computed Tomography in N2 Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Loo SW et al., Clin Oncol 2011. (UK)