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[68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 improves tumor staging and monitors early response to chemoradiotherapy in a patient with esophageal cancer

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  1. Liang Zhao and Shanyu Chen contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Xiamen Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, China

    Liang Zhao, Shanyu Chen, Li’e Lin & Qin Lin

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine & Minnan PET Center, Xiamen Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, China

    Long Sun, Hua Wu & Haojun Chen

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Zhao, L., Chen, S., Lin, L. et al. [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-FAPI-04 improves tumor staging and monitors early response to chemoradiotherapy in a patient with esophageal cancer. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 47, 3188–3189 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-020-04818-7

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