Assessment of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy by 18F-FDG PET/CT in Patients With Locally Advanced Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma.

Purpose: The outcome of locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy is heterogeneous, and favorable response to this treatment is a key factor in the patient's prognosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate F-FDG PET/CT in assessing metabolic response in patients with AEG.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study evaluated all consecutive patients with potentially operable locally advanced AEG who were candidates for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

Should 18F-FDG PET/CT Be Routinely Performed in the Clinical Staging of Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma?

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate F-FDG PET/CT compared with conventional imaging techniques in the clinical management of patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC).

Methods: A prospective study between January 2010 and December 2011 in patients with suspected LAGC was conducted in our hospital. F-FDG PET/CT, contrast-enhanced CT (CECT), endoscopic ultrasound, and laparoscopy were performed in all cases.

DXA variations and fractures after simultaneous pancreas-renal transplantation: results of a long-term follow-up.

Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPKT) has been associated with an increased risk of fracture. We prospectively evaluated the long-term effects of SPKT on bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk. During 1998 to 1999, 29 participants were consecutively monitored, and 18 completed the 10-year follow-up.

Changes in bone mineral metabolism parameters, including FGF23, after discontinuing cinacalcet at kidney transplantation.

Little is known about the effects of the administration of cinacalcet in dialytic patients who are scheduled for kidney transplantation, and in particular about the changes in FGF23 and other mineral metabolism parameters after surgery compared with recipients not on cinacalcet at kidney transplantation. We performed a prospective observational cohort study with recruitment of consecutive kidney transplant recipients at our institution. Patients were classified according to whether they were under treatment with cinacalcet before transplantation.