Does FDG PETCT have a predictive value for neoadjuvant chemotherapy response in nonmetastatic breast cancer?

Background: A pathological complete response (pCR) rate after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is important for the prognosis of early-stage breast cancer. The prediction of an NAC response plays a key role in managing neoadjuvant treatment.

Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive value of the baseline PETCT FDG (F-18 fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography) SUVmax (the maximum standardized uptake value) for pCR after NAC in early-stage breast cancer.

Evaluation of the relationship between toxicity of cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors and body surface area.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the toxicity of cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors and body mass index and body surface area.

Methods: A total of 83 patients were included in the study. Patients were divided into 4 groups as 18-24.

The association between the lymph node ratio, surgical margin, and survival in patients with colon cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy.

Objectives: To investigate the prognostic significant of lymph node ratio and surgical margins in patients with colon cancer undergoing surgery.

Methods: This observational and retrospective study was conducted at Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty, between 1 January, 2010 and 31 November, 2020. A series of 137 patients who had undergone surgical resection of colon carcinoma were included in this study.