Project

Therapy respons of high-grade gliomas to radiation and chemotherapy using positron emission tomography (PET) with 18F-fluoromethylcholine

Code

01N00610

Duration

01 February 2010 → 30 November 2014

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Ingeborg Goethals

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Medical imaging and therapy
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology
- Medical imaging and therapy
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology
- Medical imaging and therapy
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology

Keywords

therapy respons glioma pet

Project description

We aim to investigate the sensitivity/resistence of high-grade gliomas to radiation and chemotherapy (temozolomide) based on cell cultures and an in vivo tumour model in rodents. We herefore use functional imaging, namely positron emission tomography (PET), with 18F-fluoromethylcholine as a tracer. The information is od potential use in case of local tumour recurrence.