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PET/CT helps predict therapy effectiveness in pediatric brain tumors

Anne Li                                                                                                May 6th, 2017

 

In this first ever molecular drug-imaging study in children, researchers used whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans to determine whether bevacizumab (Avastin) treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) in children is likely to be effective.

 

See original article at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170502161335.htm

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