Diagnostic value of 18F-FDG-PET to predict the tumour immune status defined by tumoural PD-L1 and CD8+tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Maria Togo, Takehiko Yokobori, Kimihiro Shimizu, Tadashi Handa, Kyoichi Kaira, Takaaki Sano, Mariko Tsukagoshi, Tetsuya Higuchi, Satoshi Yokoo, Ken Shirabe,

British Journal of Cancer · 2020 · 56 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

<sup>18</sup>F-FDG-uptake is an independent predictor of cold tumour in OSCC. <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET imaging could be a promising diagnostic tool to estimate tumour immune status.

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