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Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result

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    • Kazue Shiozawa
    • Manabu Watanabe
    • Takashi Ikehara
    • Michio Kogame
    • Yoshinori Kikuchi
    • Yoshinori Igarashi
    • Yasukiyo Sumino
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    Affiliations: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Medical Center, Omori Hospital, Tokyo 143‑8541, Japan
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The present study aimed to determine the usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) with Sonazoid in evaluating the therapeutic response to sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In total, 26 patients with advanced HCC who received sorafenib and were followed up by CEUS were enrolled in the present study. CEUS was performed prior to and within 2‑4 weeks of treatment, and the images of the target lesion in the post‑vascular phase with a re‑injection method were analyzed. The presence (+) or absence (‑) of intratumoral necrosis and the intratumoral vascular architecture on micro‑flow imaging (MFI) were compared prior to and subsequent to treatment. Target lesions that exhibited non‑enhancement after re‑injection were considered to indicate intratumoral necrosis. The intratumoral vascular architecture was classified into three groups, as follows: Vd, the intratumoral vessels visually narrowed or decreased; Vnc, the vessels remained unchanged; and Vi, the vessels were thickened or increased. Survival curves were estimated using the Kaplan‑Meier method and compared using the log rank test between the intratumoral necrosis (+) and (‑) groups, and among the Vd, Vnc and Vi groups. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference. The number of patients in the intratumoral necrosis (+) and (‑) groups was 8 and 18 patients, respectively, and the median survival time (MST) was 7.2 months [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.2‑12.2] and 9.5 months (95% CI, 5.1‑13.8), respectively (P=0.44). The MFI findings were observed in 11 patients in the Vd group, 10 patients in the Vnc group and 5 patients in the Vi group. The MSTs in the Vd, Vnc and Vi groups were 15.6 months (95% CI, 5.0‑23.3), 11.0 months (95% CI, 3.5‑17.6) and 3.6 months (95% CI: 1.2‑6.0), respectively. The P‑value for the differences between the Vd and Vnc groups, Vd and Vi groups, and Vnc and Vi groups were 0.78, 0.016 and 0.047, respectively, which indicated that the survival time decreased significantly in the Vi group. Evaluation of intratumoral vascular architecture using MFI demonstrates promise for assessing the therapeutic response to sorafenib in patients with HCC.
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Shiozawa K, Watanabe M, Ikehara T, Kogame M, Kikuchi Y, Igarashi Y and Sumino Y: Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result. Oncol Lett 12: 579-584, 2016.
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Shiozawa, K., Watanabe, M., Ikehara, T., Kogame, M., Kikuchi, Y., Igarashi, Y., & Sumino, Y. (2016). Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result. Oncology Letters, 12, 579-584. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4669
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Shiozawa, K., Watanabe, M., Ikehara, T., Kogame, M., Kikuchi, Y., Igarashi, Y., Sumino, Y."Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result". Oncology Letters 12.1 (2016): 579-584.
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Shiozawa, K., Watanabe, M., Ikehara, T., Kogame, M., Kikuchi, Y., Igarashi, Y., Sumino, Y."Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result". Oncology Letters 12, no. 1 (2016): 579-584. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4669
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Shiozawa K, Watanabe M, Ikehara T, Kogame M, Kikuchi Y, Igarashi Y and Sumino Y: Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result. Oncol Lett 12: 579-584, 2016.
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Shiozawa, K., Watanabe, M., Ikehara, T., Kogame, M., Kikuchi, Y., Igarashi, Y., & Sumino, Y. (2016). Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result. Oncology Letters, 12, 579-584. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4669
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Shiozawa, K., Watanabe, M., Ikehara, T., Kogame, M., Kikuchi, Y., Igarashi, Y., Sumino, Y."Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result". Oncology Letters 12.1 (2016): 579-584.
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Shiozawa, K., Watanabe, M., Ikehara, T., Kogame, M., Kikuchi, Y., Igarashi, Y., Sumino, Y."Therapeutic evaluation of sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma using contrast‑enhanced ultrasonography: Preliminary result". Oncology Letters 12, no. 1 (2016): 579-584. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4669
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