The prognosis in advanced-stage ovarian cancer remains poor. Tumor-specific intraoperative
fluorescence imaging may improve staging and debulking efforts in cytoreductive surgery …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), released by tumor cells, is an important growth
factor in tumor angiogenesis. The humanized monoclonal antibody bevacizumab blocks VEGF…

The anti–human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu) antibody trastuzumab is
administered to patients with HER2/neu-overexpressing breast cancer. Whole-body …

This study evaluated the performance of the Biograph Vision digital PET/CT system according
to the NEMA NU 2-2012 standard (published by the National Electrical Manufacturers …

“Food addiction” has become a focus of interest for researchers attempting to explain certain
processes and/or behaviors that may contribute to the development of obesity. Although the …

The peptide hormone glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 has important actions resulting in glucose
lowering along with weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes. As a peptide hormone, …

Inadequate surgical margins represent a high risk for adverse clinical outcome in breast-conserving
therapy (BCT) for early-stage breast cancer. The majority of studies report positive …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A is overexpressed in most malignant and
premalignant breast lesions. VEGF-A can be visualized noninvasively with PET imaging and using …

Ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine (DA) neurons play a central role in mediating motivated
behaviors, but the circuitry through which they signal positive and negative motivational …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a highly heterogeneous disease both from a molecular and
clinical perspective. Several distinct molecular entities, such as microsatellite instability (MSI), …