Early metabolic response evaluation with 18-FDG PET-CT in esophageal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by esophagectomy G. Sergeant [1], C. Deroose [2], G. De Hertogh [3], J. Moons [1], W. Coosemans [1], H. Decaluwe [1], G. Decker [1], P. De Leyn [1], P. Nafteux [1], D. Van Raemdonck [1], H. Prenen E [4]. Van Cutsem [4], K. Haustermans [5], L. Mortelmans [2], T. Lerut [1] From the [1] Department of Thoracic Surgery, the [2] Department of Nuclear Medicine, the [3] Department of Pathology, the [4] Department of Digestive Oncology and the [5] Department of Radiation Oncology. University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium Corresponding author: T. Lerut Herestraat 49 3000 Leuven Belgium Antoon.Lerut@uzleuven.be