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Validation of FLT uptake as a measure of Thymidine Kinase-1 activity in A549 carcinoma cells. J Nucl Med. 2002;43: 1210–1217. 65. Brockenbrough JS, Souquet T, Morihara JK, et al. Tumor F18 FLT uptake correlates with thymidine kinase 1 expression: Static and kinetic analysis of F18 FLT PET studies in lung tumors. J Nucl Med. 2011;52:1181–1188. 66. Schwartz JL, Tamura Y, Jordan R, et al. Monitoring tumor cell proliferation by targeting DNA synthetic process with thymidine and thymidine analogs. J Nucl Med.

C with an average of 29%, 65%, and 89% for 18F-FDG PET, CT, and MRI, respectively. 10,19 Some of the most commonly used chemotherapy agents include cisplatinum, carboplatinum, and taxane. , cetuximab) increases survival time and reduces the risk of (c) 2015 Wolters Kluwer. All Rights Reserved. 10,19 Biologic Therapy Progress in molecular biology and immunology has led to a biologic approach to the treatment of HNC. 23 However, HNC is a highly heterogeneous disease with each subtype responding differently to treatment, including biologic therapy.

Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005; 32:39–51. 73. Singhal T, Narayanan TK, Jain V, et al. 11C-L-methionine positron emission tomography in the clinical management of cerebral gliomas. Mol Imaging Biol. 2008;10:1–18. 74. Kreis W, Goodenow M. Methionine requirement and replacement by homocysteine in tissue cultures of selected rodent and human malignant and normal cells. Cancer Res. 1978;38:2259–2262. 75. Mecham JO, Rowitch D, Wallace CD, et al. The metabolic defect of methionine dependence occurs frequently in human tumor cell lines.

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