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World J Clin Cases. Dec 26, 2023; 11(36): 8447-8457
Published online Dec 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i36.8447
Evaluation of response to gemcitabine plus cisplatin-based chemotherapy using positron emission computed tomography for metastatic bladder cancer
Hakan Öztürk, İnanç Karapolat
Hakan Öztürk, Department of Urology, Izmir University of Economics, Karsiyaka Izmir 35330, Turkey
İnanç Karapolat, Department of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, İzmir Tınaztepe University, Izmir 35000, Turkey
Author contributions: Öztürk H participated in the design of the study and performed the statistical analysis; Karapolat İ carried out the nuclear medicine studies; Öztürk H and Karapolat İ drafted the manuscript; Öztürk H conceived the study, and participated in its design and coordination; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: There is no need approval. The research method is data analysis.
Informed consent statement: All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study. Additional information consent was obtained from all patients for which identifying information is included in this article.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no competing interests. Financial support has not been received.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Hakan Öztürk, MD, Adjunct Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Izmir University of Economics, 1825 sok no 12 Medicalpoint Hospital, Karsiyaka Izmir 35330, Turkey. drhakanozturk@yahoo.com.tr
Received: September 22, 2023
Peer-review started: September 22, 2023
First decision: November 9, 2023
Revised: November 10, 2023
Accepted: December 6, 2023
Article in press: December 6, 2023
Published online: December 26, 2023
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Core Tip:18Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography computed tomography can be considered as a successful imaging tool in evaluating response to first-line chemotherapy for metastatic bladder cancer. Anatomical and functional data obtained from positron emission tomography computed tomography scans can be useful in the planning of second and third-line chemotherapy.