Diagnosis and prognosis in thoracic oncology

Oral Presentation
Chairs: R. Kubale (Pirmasens, Germany), J. Strausz (Budapest, Hungary)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in serum and exhaled breath condensate (EBC) of subjects with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
C. Montero-Martínez, L. Núñez-Naveira, R. Fraga-Iriso, L. A. Mariñas-Pardo, A. Souto Alonso, N. Brienza, H. Verea, D. Ramos-Barbón (A Coruña, Spain)
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Prognostic value of primary tumour maximum standardized uptake value (SUV max) in non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with F18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET): a systematic review and meta-analysis (MA) by the European Lung Cancer
M. Dusart, T. Berghmans, M. Paesmans, C. Hossein-Foucher, C. Castaigne, A. Scherpereel, C. Mascaux, M. Moreau, M. Roelandts, S. Alard, A. P. Meert, J. J. Lafitte, N. Patz, J. P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium; Lille, France; Durham, NC, United States Of Ameri
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Integrated FDG-PET/CT does not make invasive staging of the intrathoracic lymph nodes in non-small cell lung cancer redundant. A prospective study
K. G. Tournoy, S. Maddens, R. Gosselin, A. M. Kelles, G. van Maele, J. van Meerbeeck (Ghent, Belgium)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Association of polymorphism of the human nm23-H1 gene (NME1) with susceptibility to and severity of non-small cell lung cancer
Y. L. Lee, S. F. Yang, S. C. Chen, W. Chen, C. M. Shih (Taichung, Taiwan, Province Of China)
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Endobronchial ultrasound-TBNA for mediastinal restaging after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
F. J. F. Herth, M. Krasnik, J. Annema, A. Ernst, R. Eberhardt, R. Rintoul (Heidelberg, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; Leiden, Netherlands; Boston, MA, United States Of America; Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Prognostic value of metabolic imaging in non small cell lung cancers with neoplasic pleural effusion
B. Duysinx, J. L. Corhay, D. Nguyen, T. Bury, R. Hustinx, R. Louis (Liege, Belgium)
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Real-time needle aspiration with endobronchial ultrasound (rtNA-EBUS) for lung cancer staging in patients without enlarged mediastinal lymphadenopathy on computed tomography
S. Gomez, F. Andreo, E. Castella, M. Llatjos, J. Perez-Izquierdo, J. Astudillo, P. Lopez De Castro, J. Perez, E. Monso (Badalona, Vizcaya, Spain)
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Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors (VEFG-R1-Flt1, VEGF-R2-Flk1) in non small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC): correlation with lymphangiogenesis and clinical outcome
G. Hardavella, E. Arkoumani, Y. Dalavanga, P. Galanis, D. Stefanou, S. Constantopoulos (Ioannina, Athens, Greece)
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