Clinical Trial: Surgical Margin Assessment Using Intra-operative High-resolution PET/CT in Patients With Cancers Referred to Surgical Resection, an Exploratory Pilot Study

U.S., Oct. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07884487) titled 'Surgical Margin Assessment Using Intra-operative High-resolution PET/CT in Patients With Cancers Referred to Surgical Resection, an Exploratory Pilot Study' on July 31.

Brief Summary: Reoperation is often required in surgical oncology because of positive resection margins and is associated with substantial physical, psychological, and economic consequences. Reoperation may also alter or delay the initiation of adjuvant therapy, potentially increasing the risk of local or distant recurrence. When re-resection is not feasible, a positive resection margin may necessitate additional treatment (e.g., radiation therapy or chemotherapy) th...