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Funding for this research was provided by:
KWF Kankerbestrijding (VU 2018-11648)
Article History
Received: 30 May 2025
Accepted: 6 January 2026
First Online: 14 February 2026
Declarations
:
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval for HOVON-84 was granted by the Ethics Committee of Erasmus MC (reference number: 2007–055).
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the HOVON-84 study.
: No individual patient data (including images or identifying information) are presented in this manuscript. Consent for publication was obtained from all participants for the use of anonymized imaging data.
: Financial interests: G.J.C.Z., M.W.H., D.v.A., M.D.A.v.E., J.J.E., P.C.S., S.E.W., P.J.L., Y.W.S.J., and J.M.Z. declare no financial interests. Non-financial interests: The authors declare no other non-financial interests. R.B. is an unpaid scientific advisor and Chair of the EANM/EARL PET/CT accreditation program.