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John T. M. Plukker

Researcher at University Medical Center Groningen

Publications -  196
Citations -  8405

John T. M. Plukker is an academic researcher from University Medical Center Groningen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Esophageal cancer. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 187 publications receiving 7062 citations. Previous affiliations of John T. M. Plukker include Drug Abuse Resistance Education & University of Groningen.

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RET as a diagnostic and therapeutic target in sporadic and hereditary endocrine tumors

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that RET is indeed a potential target for selective cancer therapy, and a clinically useful therapeutic option for treating patients with RET-associated cancer is still not available.
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Esophageal cancer: CT, endoscopic US, and FDG PET for assessment of response to neoadjuvant therapy. Systematic review

TL;DR: CT has poor accuracy for assessment of response to neoadjuvant therapy in patients with esophageal cancer, while Endoscopic US and FDG PET have equivalent good accuracy, but endoscopic US is not always feasible after chemotherapy and radiation therapy.