Usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in determining treatment efficacy and outcome after pancreatic cancer chemotherapy

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2008; 14(47): 7183-7191
Published online Dec 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.7183

Table 1 Results of hemodynamic change in CE-US, response, and outcome after chemotherapy

	Hemodynamic change in CE-US	No. of cases (n = 34)	CEM (n = 18)	CEM + CDDP (n = 13)	Chemo + radiation (n = 3)	Response				CA19-9 reduction of less than half (n = 31)	Average dosage (course)	Outcome (d)
	Hemodynamic change in CE-US	No. of cases (n = 34)	CEM (n = 18)	CEM + CDDP (n = 13)	Chemo + radiation (n = 3)	CR	PR	SD	PD	CA19-9 reduction of less than half (n = 31)	Average dosage (course)	Outcome (d)
R group	Total	18	9	8	1	1	5	10	2	11 (61%)^a	10.2^a	402.0
	Increase (HI)	12	6	5	1	1	3	8	0	8 (67%)^a	10.7 (6-18)^a	411.6 (239-6.4)^a
	No change (II) iso-iso		3	3	0	0	2	2	2	3 (50%)^a	9.0 (1-27)^a	383.5 (109-831)^a
P group	Total	16	9	5	2	0	1	6	9	2 (0.1%)^a	4.9^a	246.0^a
	No change (HH) hypo-hypo	16	9	5	2	0	1	6	9	2 (0.1%)	4.9 (1-12)	246.0 (119-351)
	Decrease (IH)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

^aP < 0.05.

Citation: Sofuni A, Itoi T, Itokawa F, Tsuchiya T, Kurihara T, Ishii K, Tsuji S, Ikeuchi N, Moriyasu F. Usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in determining treatment efficacy and outcome after pancreatic cancer chemotherapy. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(47): 7183-7191
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i47/7183.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.7183