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LKB1 inactivation dictates therapeutic response of non-small cell lung cancer to the metabolism drug phenformin.
- D. Shackelford, Evan R. Abt, +8 authors R. Shaw
- Biology, Medicine
- Cancer cell
- 11 February 2013
The LKB1 (also called STK11) tumor suppressor is mutationally inactivated in ∼20% of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). LKB1 is the major upstream kinase activating the energy-sensing kinase AMPK,… Expand
Hypoxia-inducible factor determines sensitivity to inhibitors of mTOR in kidney cancer
- G. Thomas, C. Tran, +5 authors C. Sawyers
- Medicine
- Nature Medicine
- 2006
Inhibitors of the kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) have shown sporadic activity in cancer trials, leading to confusion about the appropriate clinical setting for their use. Here we show… Expand
18F-FDOPA PET imaging of brain tumors: comparison study with 18F-FDG PET and evaluation of diagnostic accuracy.
- W. Chen, D. Silverman, +6 authors T. Cloughesy
- Medicine
- Journal of nuclear medicine : official…
- 1 June 2006
UNLABELLED
We evaluated the amino acid and glucose metabolism of brain tumors by using PET with 3,4-dihydroxy-6-(18)F-fluoro-l-phenylalanine ((18)F-FDOPA) and (18)F-FDG.
METHODS
Eighty-one patients… Expand
A tabulated summary of the FDG PET literature.
- S. Gambhir, J. Czernin, J. Schwimmer, D. H. Silverman, R. Coleman, M. Phelps
- Medicine
- Journal of nuclear medicine : official…
- 1 May 2001
Imaging proliferation in brain tumors with 18F-FLT PET: comparison with 18F-FDG.
- W. Chen, T. Cloughesy, +7 authors D. Silverman
- Medicine
- Journal of nuclear medicine : official…
- 1 June 2005
UNLABELLED
3'-Deoxy-3'-(18)F-fluorothymidine ((18)F-FLT) is a recently developed PET tracer to image tumor cell proliferation. We characterized (18)F-FLT PET of brain gliomas and compared (18)F-FLT… Expand
Predicting treatment response of malignant gliomas to bevacizumab and irinotecan by imaging proliferation with [18F] fluorothymidine positron emission tomography: a pilot study.
- W. Chen, S. Delaloye, +8 authors T. Cloughesy
- Medicine
- Journal of clinical oncology : official journal…
- 20 October 2007
PURPOSE
Evaluation of treatment effects in malignant brain tumors is challenging because of the lack of reliable response predictors of tumor response. This study examines the predictive value of… Expand
Impact of animal handling on the results of 18F-FDG PET studies in mice.
- B. Fueger, J. Czernin, +5 authors W. Weber
- Medicine
- Journal of nuclear medicine : official…
- 1 June 2006
UNLABELLED
Small-animal PET scanning with (18)F-FDG is increasingly used in murine models of human diseases. However, the impact of dietary conditions, mode of anesthesia, and ambient temperature on… Expand
Monitoring Tumor Glucose Utilization by Positron Emission Tomography for the Prediction of Treatment Response to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Kinase Inhibitors
- H. Su, C. Bodenstein, +6 authors W. Weber
- Biology, Medicine
- Clinical Cancer Research
- 1 October 2006
Purpose: The mechanisms underlying the sensitivity of non–small cell lung cancer to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase inhibitors are complex, and there are no established markers to… Expand
Simultaneous measurement of myocardial oxygen consumption and blood flow using [1-carbon-11]acetate.
- K. Sun, L. Yeatman, +8 authors H. Schelbert
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of nuclear medicine : official…
- 1 February 1998
UNLABELLED
[1-Carbon-11]acetate has been used as a tracer for oxidative metabolism with PET. The aim of this study was to validate, in humans, a previously proposed two-compartment model for… Expand
Positron emission tomography scanning: current and future applications.
- J. Czernin, M. Phelps
- Medicine
- Annual review of medicine
- 2002
Whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with (18)F deoxyglucose (FDG) is a molecular imaging modality that detects metabolic alterations in tumor cells that are common to neoplastic… Expand