Quantitative fluorescence endoscopy: an innovative endoscopy approach to evaluate neoadjuvant treatment response in locally advanced rectal cancer

Gut. 2020 Mar;69(3):406-410. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319755. Epub 2019 Sep 18.
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Keywords: colorectal cancer; colorectal surgery; fluorescence endoscopy; imaging; molecular oncology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Area Under Curve
  • Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / methods*
  • Fibrosis
  • Fluorescence
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Pilot Projects
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • ROC Curve
  • Rectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Rectum / metabolism
  • Rectum / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism*

Substances

  • VEGFA protein, human
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01972373