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ASTRO proposes new guidelines for aggressive breast cancer and DCIS

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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a proposed update to clinical practice guidelines for partial breast radiation as an alternative to whole breast radiation for early-stage invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

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As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Reshaping the hospital's nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical strategy toward theranostics involves intensive and inclusive planning, Beyder explained at SNMMI.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 2 -- Moving into communities

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Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. Key to a good theranostics center Stay tuned for the next article in this series.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 3 -- What is a theranostics center?

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Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology. Now sites are now getting cycled up to start doing it."

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PET/CT radiomics predicts outcomes in women with cervical cancer

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Finally, in a cohort of 23 patients from another hospital, the nomogram predicted 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with LACC with an area under the operating curve (AUC) of 76% and 5-year PFS with an AUC of 68%, according to the findings. The full article can be found here.

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PET/CT scans ‘crucial’ in patients with NK/T-cell lymphoma

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“F-18 FDG-PET/CT scanning is crucial in identifying tumor lesions, determining staging, and devising treatment strategies for individuals diagnosed with NK/T-cell lymphoma,” wrote lead author Huixia Geng, MD, of the Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University. The full article can be found here.

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FAPI-PET outperforms FDG-PET in diagnosing pancreatic cancer

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To that end, the group enrolled 62 patients with confirmed PDAC at their hospital between August 2021 and February 2023. The full article can be found here. Moreover, the advantages of F-18 FAPI-04 over F-18 FDG have not yet been systematically evaluated in patients with PDAC, which is among the most lethal malignancies, they added.

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