Development and validation of a nomogram model based on pretreatment ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound to predict the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

Xiaoyi YanXianshui FuYang GuiXueqi ChenYuejuan ChengMenghua DaiWeibin WangMengsu XiaoLi TanJing ZhangYuming ShaoHuanyu WangXiaoyan ChangKe Lv

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2024)

The nomogram based on pretreatment US and CEUS can effectively predict the clinical response of NAC in patients with BRPC and LAPC; it may help guide personalized treatment.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced ultrasound
locally advanced
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
rectal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
phase ii study
radiation therapy
lymph node metastasis
sentinel lymph node
lymph node
transcription factor
computed tomography
smoking cessation