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Novel diagnostic procedure
Quantification of dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasound in HCC: prediction of response to a new combination therapy of sorafenib and panobinostat in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
  1. Ferdinand Knieling,
  2. Maximilian J Waldner,
  3. Ruediger S Goertz,
  4. Deike Strobel
  1. Department of Medicine 1, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
  1. Correspondence to Deike Strobel, deike.strobel{at}uk-erlangen.de

Summary

Here, we report the case of a patient, who showed an antitumour response to a new combination therapy of sorafenib and the histon deacetylase inhibitor panobinostat (LBH-589). D-CEUS (Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasonography) was able to predict response to the new therapy regime and may be an interesting tool in the early evaluation of response to therapy. It might be especially useful to differentiate between responders and non-responders of new-targeted pharmaceuticals like multikinase inhibitors in hepatocellular carcinomas.

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