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Prosigna Gene Signature to Assess Expected Benefit from Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. Assessment of manufacturer’s submission
(Book; Peer reviewed; Research report, 2019-08-16)Breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy, hormone therapy and radiation, or a combination of these to prevent the spread of cancer cells, after surgical removal of the tumor. When assessing whether a patient should ... -
Respiratory motion during 90Yttrium PET contributes to underestimation of tumor dose and overestimation of normal liver tissue dose.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Yttrium-90 dosimetry after radioembolization is reliant on accurate quantitative imaging of the microsphere deposition. Previous studies have focused on the correction of geometrical resolution effects. Pu ... -
Terminal digit preference: a source of measurement error in breast cancer diameter reporting
(Acta Oncologica;Published online 30 Sep 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-14)Objectives: Women diagnosed with breast cancer are offered treatment and therapy based on tumor characteristics, including tumor diameter. There is scarce knowledge whether tumor diameter is accurately reported, or whether ...