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[F-18]-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose–positron emission tomography response is associated with outcome for extremity osteosarcoma in children and young adults

  1. Douglas S. Hawkins MD1,†,*,
  2. Ernest U. Conrad III MD2,
  3. James E. Butrynski MD3,
  4. Scott M. Schuetze MD, PhD4,
  5. Janet F. Eary MD2

Article first published online: 10 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24421

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 15, pages 3519–3525, 1 August 2009

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Hawkins, D. S., Conrad, E. U., Butrynski, J. E., Schuetze, S. M. and Eary, J. F. (2009), [F-18]-fluorodeoxy-D-glucose–positron emission tomography response is associated with outcome for extremity osteosarcoma in children and young adults. Cancer, 115: 3519–3525. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24421

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  1. 1

    Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington

  2. 2

    Departments of Orthopedics and Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

  3. 3

    Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

  4. 4

    Department of Medical Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. †

    Fax: (206) 987-3946

*Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sandpoint Way, Mailstop: B-6553, Seattle, WA 98105-0371

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JUL 2009
  2. Article first published online: 10 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 16 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 18 DEC 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 27 OCT 2008

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  • National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute. Grant Numbers: CA87721, CA65537

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