Using PET/CT imaging, researchers can tell after a single treatment if chemotherapy is working

Oncologists often have to wait months before they can determine whether a treatment is working. Now, using a non-invasive method, researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that they can determine after a single cycle of chemotherapy whether the toxic drugs are killing the cancer or not.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news158951404.html">Using PET/CT imaging, researchers can tell after a single treatment if chemotherapy is working</a></p> <p>Oncologists often have to wait months before they can determine whether a treatment is working. Now, using a non-invasive method, researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that they can determine after a single cycle of chemotherapy whether the toxic drugs are killing the cancer or not.</p>