PD-L1 and standardized uptake value expression in lung cancer: a possible connection for efficient early lung cancer treatment

Biomark Med. 2021 May;15(7):463-466. doi: 10.2217/bmm-2020-0485. Epub 2021 Mar 18.

¹ 3rd University General Hospital, 'AHEPA' University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² Intensive Care Unit, 'AHEPA' University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece.
³ Oncology Department, General Hospital of Serres, Greece.
⁴ Department of Cardiology/Pulmonology/Intensive Care/Nephrology, Sana Clinic Group Franken,'Hof' Clinics, University of Erlangen, Hof, Germany.
⁵ Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China.
⁶ Oncology Department, (NHS), General Hospital of Kavala, Kavala, Greece.
⁷ Oncology Department, Interbalkan European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁸ Thoracic Surgery Department, 'Interbalkan' European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁹ Oncology Department, General Hospital of Volos, Greece.
¹⁰ Second Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.

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Keywords: PD-L1; PET-CT; SUV; bronchoscopy; endobronchial ultrasound; lung cancer; standardized uptake values.

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