Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness and safety of radiotherapy (RT) combined with hyperthermia (HT) for locally-advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on RT plus HT vs. RT alone for locally-advanced NSCLC were searched in PubMed, The Cochrane Library, EMbase, VIP, CNKI, CBM and other electronic databases from inception to November 2011. Two reviewers independently screened studies according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data and assessed quality of the included studies independently. Then meta-analyses were performed using RevMan 5.0.2. Results A total of 9 RCTs involving 527 cases were included. The results of meta-analyses showed that compared with the RT alone group, the RT plus HT group could increase the total effective rate (OR=2.08, 95%CI 1.44 to 3.02, P=0.000 1) and the progression-free survival rate (OR=4.85, 95%CI 1.88 to 12.48, P=0.001). However, there were no significant differences between the two groups in the overall survival rate (OR=1.13, 95%CI 0.64 to 1.98, P=0.68), symptoms improve rate (OR=3.37, 95%CI 1.68 to 6.78, P=0.000 6), and other acute adverse reactions. Conclusion Current results of systematic review show that radiotherapy combined with hyperthermia can obviously increase the total effective rate and improve the progression-free survival rate for locally-advanced NSCLC, and doesn’t increase the incidence of adverse reaction. Therefore, radiotherapy combined with hyperthermia is a fairly reasonable and effective treatment method for locally-advanced NSCLC.
Exudative or wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is characterized by the progressive growth of choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs have been used in the control of the development of CNV and vision improvement, but there are still defects like frequent injections, drug resistance and so on. Radiotherapy can deactivate local inflammatory cell populations, and make CNV unstable in the absence of pericytes and VEGF stimulation, which induce apoptosis of the vascular endothelial cells. Therefore, radiotherapy is considered as a potential adjuvant treatment of anti-VEGF therapy. The current clinical approaches include epimacular brachytherapy (EMBT) and long-range stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT). SRT may be a preferred adjuvant treatment for patients receiving anti-VEGF therapy. Knowing the progress of radiotherapy for the treatment of exudative AMD may help us to fully understand the pathogenesis of wAMD in China
ObjectiveTo observe the effectiveness of radiotherapy for refractory choroidal hemangioma. MethodsEight patients (8 eyes) with choroidal hemangioma were enrolled in this retrospective study. All the patients had received laser or photodynamic therapy before without effectiveness. The patients included 7 males and 1 females. The age was ranged from 11 to 54 years old, with an average of (27.50±15.18) years. All the patients were affected unilaterally, including 3 right eyes and 5 left eyes. There were 5 eyes with circumscribed choroidal hemangioma, 3 eyes with diffused choroidal hemangioma. All eyes had extensively exudative retinal detachment. The vision was from light sensation to 0.01. The volume of the tumors was ranged from 1.96 to 5.35 cm3, with a mean of (3.37±1.06) cm3. All the patients were treated with X rays by conventional fractional radiotherapy. Four of 8 patients were applied 24Gy totally in 8 fractions, while the other 4 patients were applied 46Gy in 23 fractions. Follow-up period ranged from 7 to 95 months, with medium of 42 months. ResultsRetinas reattached in all the eyes while exudation being absorbed. No retinal detachment happened again. To the last follow-up, the vision was from light sensation to 0.6. Visual activity improved in 6 eyes while 2 eyes improved obviously. Visual acuity was stable in remaining 2 eyes. The volume of the tumors decreased to 1.24-2.16 cm3, with a mean of (1.68±0.30) cm3. The percentage of the tumor decreased by 14.6-72.7, with an average of (44.89±21.30)%. No radiotherapy-associated complication occurred. ConclusionRadiotherapy is an efficient and safe treatment for refractory choroidal hemangioma.
目的：探讨ⅢA-N2期非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）完全切除术后三维适形放疗联合辅助化疗疗效。方法:对48例ⅢA-N2期NSCLC完全切除术后患者，术后病理为腺癌18例、鳞癌27例、腺鳞癌3例，按信封法随机分为放疗组（24例）与非放疗组（24例）。放疗组采用术后三维适形放疗，4～5个非共面野，以90%～95%等剂量曲线包绕PTV，每次2 Gy，1次/日，5次/周，共照射25次，总剂量DT 50 Gy，放疗后予TP方案化疗3~4周期；非放疗组术后予TP方案化疗3~4周期。结果：放疗组1、2、3年生存率分别为95.8%、79.2%、62.5%，非放疗组分别为91.7%、58.3%、37.5%；放疗组1、2、3年无病生存率分别75.0%、58.3%、45.8%，非放疗组分别为54.2%、41.7%、25.0%；放疗组与非放疗组3年胸腔内复发分别12.5%和37.5%；放疗组与非放疗组中位生存时间分别为28个月和18个月；放疗组白细胞减少、急性放射性肺炎、气管炎发生率分别为25.0%、8.3%、12.5%，均为Ⅰ或Ⅱ级；Ⅰ级急性放射性食管炎发生率为20.8%。结论：ⅢA-N2期非小细胞肺癌完全切除术后三维适形放疗联合辅助化疗，可以降低患者胸腔内肿瘤复发、提高术后生存率。