Advances in PET/CT for Predicting Cancer Outcomes
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Methods and Technologies Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 16
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Interests: nuclear medicine; radiology
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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this new Special Issue focused on “Advances in PET/CT for Predicting Cancer Outcomes”. Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death globally, and accurate outcome prediction plays a critical role in optimizing oncologic management. Over the past two decades, PET imaging has made a significant impact by offering a whole-body assessment of viable tumor burden, which is essential for prognosis, therapy planning, and follow-up.
Recent innovations in PET/CT—such as novel target-specific radiotracers and enhanced imaging resolution—have further strengthened its role in clinical oncology, as reflected in NCCN guidelines across various cancer types. Despite these advancements, ongoing research is needed to refine the use of PET/CT in the context of emerging treatments like immunotherapy and PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy. On a molecular level, a deeper understanding of radiotracer uptake mechanisms is also crucial for clinical translation.
This Special Issue will spotlight the evolving role of PET/CT in cancer outcome prediction, with an emphasis on radiomics, theranostic radionuclide pairs, and machine learning approaches. We also welcome submissions exploring PET applications in novel therapeutic settings such as CAR T-cell therapy, as well as its use in rare tumor types.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Current Oncology.
Dr. Ahmad Shariftabrizi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- FDG PET/CT
- PSMA PET/CT
- dotatate PET/CT
- tumor heterogeneity
- radiomics
- CAR T-cell therapy
- rare tumors
- radiogenomics
- immunotherapy
- targeted therapy
- PET physics
- radiotracer metabolism
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