title: European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Gastrointestinal Group: Workshop on the role of metabolic imaging in the neoadjuvant treatment of gastrointestinal cancer.
abstract: Metabolic imaging and early response assessment by positron emission tomography (PET) are gaining importance in guiding treatment of localised and metastatic gastrointestinal tumours. During a workshop organised by the European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Group the most relevant research questions, methodological aspects and unmet clinical needs in this disease were discussed. Potential future trials were drafted. This paper reviews the lectures and discussions held during this workshop and summarises the action points for the further investigation of metabolic imaging to guide treatment in gastrointestinal tumours.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Tumour Diseases, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 350, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. florian.lordick@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lordick
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruers
authors.forename: Daniela E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Aust
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Collette
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Hajjam
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flamen
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haustermans
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ilson
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Julié
authors.forename: Bernd Joachim
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Hartwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Newiger
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Cutsem
authors.forename: Wolfgang A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Manfred P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lutz
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D032921:Consensus; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005060:Europe; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D016896:Treatment Outcome