Analysis of 80 Cases of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated by Intracavitary Brachytherapy Using A New- Type Applicator

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results and complications associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma （NPC） treated with combined external-beam radiotherapy （EBR） and intracavitary brachytherapy （IB） using a new-type applicator. METHODS Eighty patients with untreated NPC were divided into two groups based on therapy methods. An experimental group was treated with EBR plus IB and a control group was treated only with EBR. IB was given to the patients of the experimental group when the external radiotherapy dose amounted to more than 60～65 Gy. The total dose of IB was 6～20 Gy and the total dose of EBR of the control group was 70～75 Gy. RESULTS Follow-up was conducted for 97.5% of the patients with re- suits as follows： the overall response rates （ORR） for the experimental and the control groups were 92.5% and 75.3% respectively （P〈0.05）; the 3 and 5-year survival rates for the experimental group were 87.5% and 74.2% and for the control group, 65.0% and 55.6% （P〈0.05）; for the experimental group, the 3 and 5-year disease-free survival rates were 72.5% and 64.5% and for the control group, 60.0% and 52.8% （P〉0.05）.Some complications following radiotherapy showed a significant difference. CONCLUSION External irradiation plus intracavitary brachytherapy using a new-type applicator may improve the ORR and survival rates, reduce radiation complications and increase the quality of life.     

Retrospective analysis of results of treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Macao

Background： Nasopharyngeal carcinoma （NPC） is a common malignancy in Southeast Asia, however, a full consensus has not yet been reached as to the value of comprehensive treatment for NPC. This study was designed to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics of NPC and their prognostic value, as well as the long-term efficacy of NPC treatment. Patients and methods： A total of 248 patients, with different stages of NPC, were included in this study. Results： The 5-year overall survival （OS） rates for patients in stages I, II, lII and IV were 90.48%, 76.71%, 76.89% and 33.87%, respectively （P=0.000）, while the respective 5-year progression-free survival （PFS） rates were 85.15%, 72.36%, 63.88% and 26.26% （P=0.000）. The respective 5-year OS rates, according to stage, for the group that received radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy and for the group that received radiotherapy only were as follows： stages I and II, 81.67% and 79.59% （P=0.753）; stage III, 79.91% and 70.38% （P=0.143）; stage IV,, 35.22% and 0% （P=0.000）. The respective 5-year PFS rates in these groups were as follows： stages I and II, 75.83% and 74.98% （P=0.814）; stage III, 74.08% and 42.25% （P=0.027）; stage IV,, 27.31% and 0% （P=0.000）. Conclusions： Clinical staging appears to be the most important prognostic factor for NPC. As the stage number increases, both the 5-year OS and PFS significantly decrease. Adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy was not advantageous for patients with stage I or II NPC, however the addition of chemotherapy to radiotherapy significantly improved OS and PFS in patients with stage IV NPC. The addition of chemotherapy improved PFS, but not OS in patients with stage III NPC.     

Clinical study on radiotherapy combined with surgical treatment of 162 patients with cervical cancer

Objective: To compare the 5-year survival rates and complications of internal and external irradiation therapy combined with operation in patients with Ⅱ-Ⅲ period of cervical cancer.Methods: 162 cervical cancer patients after the whole palace resection pelvic lymphadenectomy were divided into three groups, and then accepted radiotherapy.The first group with 91 cases was accepted internal and external irradiation therapy before operation; the second group with 37 cases was given internal irradiation therapy before operation; the third group with 34 cases was given routine postoperative radiotherapy.External irradiation used 60Co irradiation or a linear accelerator, to the whole basin, and the irradiation dose of "B" point in preoperative radiotherapy was 26-30 Gy, in postoperative radiotherapy was 46-50 Gy; intraluminal brachytherapy used 192lr,the dose of "A" point was 5-15 Gy.Results: The 5-year survival rate of preoperative combined radiotherapy group was 78.0%(71/91), preoperative intracavitary radiotherapy group 64.9% (24/37), and postoperative radiotherapy group 35.3% (12/34).Comparing the 5-year survival rates of the preoperative combined and postoperative irradiation groups, there was significant difference (P＜0.05).The major complications were radioactive proctitis and cystitis, the complication incidences of three groups were 35.2% (32/91), 32.4% (12/37), 38.2% (13/34), respectively, and the differences were not statistically significant (P＞0.05).Conclusion: The intraluminal brachytherapy plus external irradiation can significantly increase the 5-year survival rate of patients with Ⅱa-Ⅲa stages, and the incidence of complications was not significant difference.     

体部伽玛刀治疗原发性肝癌的疗效分析

Objective： To evaluate efficacy of the stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods： Twenty-seven patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were treated by technique of stereotactic body radiotherapy. Planning of treatment was made and the prescribed dose was adjusted depending on the site of the tumor, clinical target volume （GTV）, Kanofsky Performance and aim of treatment. Planning target volume received 50%-80% of the prescribed dose for 3.2-4.2 Gy per-fraction. Treatment total dose was 32-42 Gy （median dose 40 Gy） in daily fractions of 3.2-4.2 Gy for five fractions one week. Results： All the patients completed the planned radiotherapy. The tumor response rate was CR 25.9%, PR 55.6%, NR 18.59%＇, the response rate （CR ＋ PR） was 81.5%. Half-year local recurrence-free survival rate was 75%; 1-year local recurrence-free survival rate was 22%. There were no serious complications during radiotherapy and followup. Pain relieve rate in liver region was 83.3%. Conclusion： Stereotactic body radiotherapy can improve the local control and quality of life on the treatment of primary hepatic neoplasm while not increasing the treatment complication.     

局部晚期肝门部胆管癌根治术后放射治疗

Objective： To evaluate the outcome of radiotherapy （RT） in locally advanced hepatic hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Methods： During March 1992 to December 1997, 47 patients who had positive microscopic surgical margins after surgery were treated by postoperative radiotherapy （S＋RT, 28 patients, with a median dose of 50 Gy, 45-62 Gy） and surgery alone （S, 19 patients）. The median follow-up was 30 months （4-113 months）. Results： The overall 5-year survival rate was 28%, with a median survival length of 19.6 months while 5-year survival rates of S＋RT group and S group were 34% and 14%, with median survival lengths of 29 and 10 months respectively （P=0.015）. The occurrence rate of complications was 11% in either group. Conclusion： Postoperative radiotherapy significantly prolongs survival lengths in patients with hepatic hilar cholangiocarcinoma who had positive microscopic surgical margins. Radiation toxicities are tolerable.     

389例脑胶质瘤立体定向放射治疗效果评价

Objective： To investigate the treatment effectiveness and side effects of stereotactic radiotherapy for brain glioma. Methods： From Jun. 1995 to Dec. 1998, 389 cases of brain gliomas were treated by stereotactic radiotherapy, among which 151 cases were treated by stereotactic radiosurgery （SRS） and the other 238 cases, by fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy （FSRT）. In the SRS group, the marginal tumor dose was 20 to 30 Gy （median, 2.6 Gy）. One to 6 isocenters （median, 2.48） and 5 to 21 irradiation arcs （median, 8.45） were applied. In the FSRT group, the per-fraction marginal tumor dose was 8 to 12 Gy with 1 to 6 isocenters （median, 2.53）, 6 to 20 irradiation arcs （median, 8.25） and 2-5 fractions delivered everyday or every other day. Results： Three months after treatment, the complete and partial response rates were 13.9% and 45.7% in SRS group respectively. The stable disease rate was 17.2%. The total effective rate was 76.8%. In FSRT group, the complete and partial remission rates were 19.7% and 47.9% respectively. The stable disease rate was 20.6%. The total effective rate was 88.2%. The total effective rate of FSRT group was higher than that in SRS group （X^2=9.874, P=0.020）. The 1-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rate of all patients was 54.3%, 29.3%, 16.5% respectively. The 1-year, 3-year and 5-year survival rate in SRS group and FSRT group was 52.3% vs 26.5%, 11.9% vs 55.5%, and 31.1 vs 19.3% respectively. There was no significant difference between the two groups （X^2=2.16, P=0.1417）. The brain edema caused by the main radiation was more severe in the SRS group than in FSRT group （X^2=4.916, P=0.027）. Conclusion： It is effective for brain glioma to be treated by stereotactic radiotherapy. Compared with SRS, the FSRT has the advantage of good effect and less side response.     

Implantation of 125Ⅰ seeds for recurrence cervical node of head and neck tumor after external beam radiotherapy

Objective To summarize the efficacy and the feasibility of 125I seed implantation for recurrence cervical lymph node of head and neck tumor after radiotherapy or radiotherapy plus neck dissection. Methods Thirty-six patients with the recurrence cervical lymphnode of head and neck tumor after radiotherapy (17 patients) or radiotherapy plus neck dissection (19 patients) were treated with 125I seed implantation guided by ultrasound or CT under local anesthesia. The median number of seeds was 27( range from 3 to 78 ). Postoperative quality evaluation were routinely obtained for all patients. The actuarial D90 ranged from 90-160 Gy (median, 130 Gy). Results The follow-up rate was 100%. The number of the patients who were followed up over 1-and 2-year were 11 and 3. The overall response rate was 81%. The 1-and 2-year over local control rates, over survival rates were 69% and 35%, 50% and 22%, respectively.The 1-and 2-year local control rates in patients with recurrence node after radiotherapy plus neck dissection were 72% and 54%, while those were 67% and 50% in patients with recurrence node after radiotherapy,respectively (χ2=00,P=0.965). The 1-and 2-year survival rates in two groups were 48%, 13% , and 51%, 39%, respectively (χ2=0.17, P=0.676). Conclusions 125I seed implantation is a safe,minimal invasive with low morbidity and high efficacy salvage treatment method for cervical lymph node recurrence of head and neck tumor after radiotherapy with or without neck dissection.     

74例隆突型皮肤纤维肉瘤的治疗与预后分析

Objective： To study treatment and prognostic factor in 74 patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Methods： From August 1990 to November 1999, 74 patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans （DFSP） confirmed by pathology were treated in Cancer Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. 72 cases were given wide excision and 2 cases were given local excision. All of 74 cases, 52 cases had surgical resection alone, and 22 cases had surgical resection combined with radiotherapy. Total dose of radiotherapy was 50-70 Gy. Results： The rate of recurrence was 36.1% for all patients. The 5-year recurrence-free survival （RFS） rate was 66%. The 5-year recurrence-free survival rates for resection alone and combined with radiotherapy were 58% and 90%, respectively （P=-0.0187）. The 5-year recurrence-free survival rates for positive microscopic margins and negative microscopic margins were 57% and 75%, respectively （P=0.0468）. Conclusion： Post-operation radiotherapy is an effective treatment to decrease the recurrence rate for the patients with positive microscope, or the patients without suitable surgical treatment.     

The cardiotoxicity and long-term efficacy of different doses of epirubicin in the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer patients：A case control study

Abstract Objective： The aim of the study was to observe the cardiac toxicity caused by different doses of epirubicin in the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer and to evaluate the long-term efficacy. Methods： The 180 cases of breast cancer patients received epirubicin based adjuvant chemotherapy. The patients were randomly assigned to high-dosage group （90 rag/m^2）, medium-dosage group （70 mg/m^2） and low-dosage group （50 rag/m^2）, the primary endpoint was cardiac toxicity. The secondary outcomes were the 5-year overall survival （OS） and 5-year disease-free survival （DFS）. Results： During chemo- therapy, the clinical symptoms such as palpitation, dyspnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea occurred in 6 patients with the high-dosage group, 4 patients with the medium-dosage group and 3 patients with the low-dosage group. The number of patients who had changed in electrocardiogram （ECG） was 7, 5 and 4 in three groups, respectively. The echocardiographic showed each group had only one case with LVEF 〈 50%, there was no significantly difference （P 〉 0.05）. In the three groups, the 5-year DFS rates were 73.3% （44/60） in high-dose group, 53.3% （32/60） in medium-dose group and 41.6% （25/60） in low dose group. The 5-year OS rates were 85.0% （51/60）, 68.3% （41/60） and 58.3% （35/60） in three groups, respectively. The differences were statistically significant （P 〈 0.05）. Conclusion： The high-dose epirubicin in adjuvant chemotherapy with CEF （cyclophosphamide, epirubicin and fluorouracil） regimen could improve the 5-year OS rate and 5-year DFS rate on patients of breast cancer. The cardiotoxicity was mild-moderate and well tolerated.     

Long-term outcome of 160 patients with stage Ⅱb cervical carcinoma treated with pre-operative and intra-operative radiotherapy

Objective To investigate the 5-and 10-year survival and complications of patients with stage Ⅱb cervical carcinoma treated by pre-operative photon radiotherapy (POPRT) plus brachytherapy (192Ir) and selective lymphadenectomy hysterectomy (SLH) plus intra-operative electron radiotherapy (IOERT). Methods From February 1997 to May 2007, 160 patients with stage Ⅱb cervical carcinoma were treated by POPRT of 20 Gy in 10 fractions to the whole pelvis, 192Ir brachytherapy of 14 Gy in 2fractions, followed by IOERT of 18 -20 Gy to the whole pelvis during SLH one week after. Results The follow-up rate was 98.1%. The number of patients followed-up for 5 and 10 years was 143 and 135,respectively. The 5-year overall survival rate, disease-free survival rate and local control rate of all patients were 89.4%, 86. 3% and 96. 3%, with the corresponding 10-year rates of 84.4%, 81.0% and 95.0%,respectively. The radiation-induced rectitis and cystitis were 5.0% and 0. 6%, respectivly. The rate of hydronephrosis and lower extremity edema was 6. 3% and 1.3%, respectively. Conclusions Combination of EBRT plus 192Ir brachytherapy and SLH plus IOERT could improve the survival and local control of patiens with cervical carcinoma, with only a few side effects.     

非小细胞肺癌三维适形放射治疗临床研究

 目的 比较三维适形放射治疗（3DCRT）和立体定向放射治疗（SRT）圆形准直器系统治疗非小细胞肺癌（ NSCLC）的临床疗效。方法 64例NSCLC患者随机分为治疗组（3DCRT组）和对照组（SRT组），均常规放射治疗40 Gy后，再分别应用3DCRT和SRT加量照射，两组均为4～5 Gy／次，6～7次，隔日1次，每周3次，总量28～35 Gy，2～3周完成。结果 3DCRT组和SRT组有效率分别为87.9 ％和64.5 ％，差异有统计学意义；3DCRT组和SRT组1、2、3年生存率分别为74.6 ％、51.5％、36.2 ％和71.2 ％、48.9 ％、26.5 ％。中位生存时间分别为23和18个月，差异均无统计学意义；3DCRT组和SRT组正常组织并发症发生率（NTCP）分别为27.3 ％和48.4 ％，差异有统计学意义。结论 3DCRT可有效提高NSCLC患者肿瘤局部控制率和生存质量。     

局部进展期非手术直肠癌外照射联合近距离治疗结果初步观察

目的 探讨外照射联合近距离放疗在治疗局部进展期非手术直肠癌患者的疗效和不良反应。方法 回顾分析2013-2015年间局部进展期非手术直肠癌患者11例临床资料,其中男7例、女4例。患者均接受盆腔外照射联合三维腔内近距离放疗,完成盆腔外照射放疗(D_T50Gy分25次)后,行近距离推量D_T15~20Gy分3~4次。盆腔转移淋巴结采用外照射推量至60~66Gy分30~33次。外照射期间均行同期卡培他滨单药化疗。放疗后采用RECIST标准进行疗效评价。应用Kaplan-Meier法计算生存和局控率。采用RTOG损伤分级标准评估早、晚期放疗反应。结果 11例患者高剂量率三维腔内近距离治疗近距离中CTV D90%的EQD2 Gy为(21.3±1.60) Gy。原发灶完全缓解率为64%,部分缓解率为27%,客观缓解率为91%。中位随访时间36个月,1、2、3年总生存率分别为 82%、64%、46%,无瘤生存率为64%、45%、27%;3年局部额控制率为46%。1例患者治疗结束后第8个月肺部转移。1-2级肠道急性不良反应7例,泌尿系统急性不良反应5例;2级骨髓抑制反应1例;1-2级肠道晚期不良反应5例,泌尿系统晚期不良反应1例;均给予对症处理后好转。结论 外照射联合三维腔内近距离治疗在局部进展期不可手术的直肠癌患者中,疗效可靠且不良反应可耐受,是一种可行的、安全有效的直肠癌根治性治疗方案。     

后程同期小野加量放射治疗鼻咽癌的临床研究

目的探讨后程同期小野加量放射治疗鼻咽癌的临床疗效及副作用。方法对经放疗（D,50Gy）后疗效为PR、SD、PD的250例鼻咽癌患者,随机分为常规分割放疗纽（对照组）及后程同期小野加量放射治疗组（研究组）。结果治疗结束时,研究组和对照组原发灶CR、PR率分别为33．60％、66．40％和22．40％、77．60％（P〈0．05）,放疗后3～6个月,研究组和对照组原发灶CR、PR率分别为42．40％、57．60％和29．60％、70．40％（P〈0．05）;研究组和对照组1、3、5年原发灶局部控制率分别为97．60％、83．20％、79．20％和95．20％、75．20％、68．00％（P〈0．05）;研究组和对照组的1、3、5年生存率分别为97．60％、76．80％、59．20％和93．60％、67．20％、46．40％（P〈0．05）;研究组急性放射反应与对照组比较无明显差异（P〉0．05）,晚期放射损伤相同．结论对放射治疗肿瘤消退较小鼻咽癌患者,予后程同期小野加量放射治疗的疗效高于常规放疗．且毒副作用无明显增强．     

High-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy boost for early T stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma{private}

PURPOSE: To investigate any possible therapeutic gain from dose escalation with brachytherapy for early T stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHODS AND MATERIALS: One hundred forty-five patients with T1-2b N0-3 NPC were boosted with high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy after completion of two-dimensional external radiotherapy (ERT) during the period from 1999 to 2003. To compare the efficacy of brachytherapy boost, another 142 patients with T1-2b N0-3 disease who were treated with ERT alone during 1994 to 1999 were evaluated. All patients were treated with ERT to a total dose of 66 Gy in 6.5 weeks. The brachytherapy boost group was given 10-12 Gy in 2 weekly fractions. RESULTS: Dose escalation beyond 66 Gy with brachytherapy boost was shown to improve local control and survival. The 5-year actuarial local failure-free survival, regional failure-free survival, distant metastasis-free survival, progression-free survival, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival rates for the brachytherapy group and the control group were 95.8% and 88.3% (p = 0.020), 96% and 94.6% (p = 0.40), 95% and 83.2% (p = 0.0045), 89.2% and 74.8% (p = 0.0021), 94.5% and 83.4% (p = 0.0058), and 91.1% and 79.6% (p = 0.0062), respectively. The 5-year major-complication-free survival rate was 89.5% for the brachytherapy group and 85.6% for the control group (p = 0.23). CONCLUSIONS: For patients who are treated with two-dimensional treatment techniques, dose escalation with brachytherapy boost improves local control and overall survival of patients with T1-T2a and possibly non-bulky T2b disease.     

The role of brachytherapy in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma

To present the treatment results and assess the optimal radiation dose and the role of brachytherapy in early stage nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC).

One hundred eighty-three patients with Stage I and II (American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System, 1987) NPC completed the planned radiotherapy in our institution from 1979 to 1991. In 133 patients, radiotherapy was given to the nasopharynx by external beam to 64.8–68.4 Gy. Further boost was done by high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for 5–16.5 Gy in one to three fractions. For the remaining 50 patients, a course of external radiotherapy to the nasopharynx for 68.4–72 Gy was given to nasopharynx. Age (>40 or not) sex, neck boost or not, brachytherapy, and irradiation dose were analyzed to determine significant factors that influence the probabilities of local control and actuarial survival.

The 5-year disease-specific survival was 85.8% and local control was 83%. Only the brachytherapy and irradiation dose significantly affected the results. The use of the brachytherapy had significant impact on overall survival and local control. Furthermore, we compared the prognostic effect of various radiation dosage among Group I of 50 patients (<72.5 Gy, no brachytherapy, excluding four patients who received brachytherapy), Group II of 71 patients (72.5–75 Gy; one to two fractions of brachytherapy), and Group III of 58 patients (>75 Gy; three fractions of brachytherapy). Five-year disease-specific survival rates of Group I, Group II, and Group III were 77, 95.5, and 82.4%, respectively. Five-year local control rates were: 73.7, 93.9, and 79.5%. We found that the Group II had the best actuarial survival and local control rate (log-rank test, p < 0.05). Most patients receiving brachytherapy encountered foul odor because of nasopharynx crust; 12 of them had palate or sphenoid sinus floor perforation or nasopharynx necrosis. None of the patients without brachytherapy experienced the same complications.

The optimal radiotherapy dose to the nasopharnyx area in early stage NPC may be within 72.5 to 75 Gy by our treatment protocol. A dose of more than 75 Gy did not have significant local control or survival advantage. The use of brachytherapy to elevate radiation dose had significant local control and survival benefit for early stage NPC patients, but the fractionation size should be decreased to reduce the complications.     

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by radical radiotherapy alone: Ten-year experience of a single institution

PURPOSE: To report on our experience in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) by radical radiotherapy alone in our institution during the last decade. METHODS AND MATERIALS: From January 1990 to May 1999, 905 NPC patients were treated and were studied retrospectively. Radical radiotherapy was given to this cohort by conventional technique in a routine dose of 70-72 Gy to the primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes. In case of residual primary lesion, a boost dose of 8-24 Gy was delivered by either 192Ir afterloading brachytherapy, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, conformal radiotherapy, or small external-beam fields. RESULTS: The 5-year and 10-year local-regional control, overall survival, and disease-free survival rates were 81.7% and 76.7%, 76.1% and 66.5%, 58.4% and 52.1%, respectively. In case of residual primary lesions after a dose of 70-72 Gy of conventional external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT), an additional boost was able to achieve a local control of 80.8%, similar to that obtained with primary lesions that completely disappeared at 70-72 Gy (82.6%, p = 0.892). CONCLUSIONS: The treatment results of radical EBRT followed by a boost dose to the residual primary tumor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in our institution are promising.     

Nasopharyngeal intracavitary brachytherapy: the controversy of T2b disease

BACKGROUND: Locally persistent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) carries an increased risk of local failure if additional treatment is not given. It has been shown that intracavitary brachytherapy is effective in the treatment of patients with T1 and T2a NPC, although its role in the treatment of T2b disease had remained uncertain. The objectives of the current study were to evaluate the outcomes of patients with T2b, locally persistent NPC who were treated with high-dose-rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy and to explore whether routine brachytherapy boost could improve the local control of patients who had T2b NPC at initial diagnosis. METHODS: Thirty-four patients with locally persistent NPC who were treated during 1992-2000 with HDR intracavitary brachytherapy were analyzed retrospectively. All patients had T2b disease at initial diagnosis. They were treated with HDR intracavitary brachytherapy at doses of 22.5-24.0 grays (Gy) in 3 weekly sessions. To compare the efficacy of brachytherapy, another 403 consecutive patients with nonmetastatic T2b NPC who were treated with curative intent by external radiotherapy (ERT) during the same period were evaluated. RESULTS: An improvement in the 5-year actuarial local failure-free survival rate (brachytherapy group vs. ERT group: 96.9% vs. 81.5%; P = 0.024), the disease-specific survival rate (84.5% vs. 68.1%; P = 0.021), and the overall survival rate (78.3% vs. 63.1%; P = 0.034) was demonstrated in the group that had locally persistent NPC who were salvaged with brachytherapy. In assessing local control, the addition of brachytherapy was just short of statistical significance on multivariate analysis (P = 0.054). The complication rates were comparable between the brachytherapy group and the ERT group. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggested that patients with T2b NPC who have locally persistent disease can be salvaged effectively with brachytherapy. Their local control was even better than that achieved by patients who had clinical remission of local disease at the completion of ERT. Furthermore, it is possible that routine brachytherapy boost, after the completion of ERT, may improve local control in patients who have T2b disease at initial diagnosis. However, its exact benefit can be elucidated only by prospective, randomized studies.     

鼻咽癌外照射加腔内近距离超分割推量照射的远期疗效分析

背景与目的:鼻咽癌的后装治疗一般采用鼻咽腔内治疗的方法进行推量照射,适用于局部早期鼻咽癌.福建省肿瘤医院率先开展鼻咽旁插植技术,无颅底破坏的局部晚期鼻咽癌采用后装治疗推量照射.本文分析腔内后装推量照射的远期疗效,探讨常规外照射的合适剂量配合后程超分割后装推量照射的临床价值.方法:1998年1月～2002年12月体外照射加腔内后装超分割推量放射治疗鼻咽癌患者352例,体外常规放射治疗50～70 Gy后进行腔内近距离超分割推量照射,外照射后咽旁间隙肿瘤残留者配合咽旁区插植放疗.采用个体化鼻咽腔内施源器,超分割照射每次2.5～3.0 Gy,2次/天,间隔6 h,总剂量5～32 Gy,中位剂量17 Gy.结果:本组l、2、3、5年生存率分别为97.0%、91.3%、87.6%、84.7%.总体5年生存率Ⅰ、Ⅱ期88.2%,Ⅲ、Ⅳ期79.2%(log-rank检验,P=0.016);总体局控率Ⅰ、Ⅱ期94.1%,Ⅲ、Ⅳ期91.7%(log-rank检验,P＞0.05).后组颅神经损伤32例(9.4%).结论:鼻咽腔内后装联合咽旁间隙捅植近距离放射治疗鼻咽癌取得良好的局控率和生存率,局部晚期鼻咽癌取得与早期鼻咽癌类似的局控率,咽旁间隙受累者咽旁插植增加颈动脉鞘区照射剂量,后组颅神经损伤发生率较高.     

Ⅰ、Ⅱ期鼻咽癌外照射加腔内放疗远期疗效的前瞻性研究

背景与目的:近距离放疗的空间剂量分布和外照射明显不同,两者联合使用可以优势互补,提高剂量分布的适形度.本研究旨在探讨Ⅰ、Ⅱ期鼻咽癌患者采用单纯外照射放疗与外照射加腔内联合放疗的长期疗效差异.方法:将321例Ⅰ、Ⅱ期鼻咽癌患者,随机分为单纯外照射组223例,外照射加腔内联合放疗组98例;单纯外照射组采用低熔点铅挡块不规则野照射,常规方法照射,常规分割,总剂量为66～74 Gy;联合放疗组采用同样的外照射方法,总剂量给与58～62 Gy,接着给予15～20 Gy腔内近距离放疗.结果:经过5年的随访,单纯外照射组鼻咽复发16例,死亡35例,Ⅰ、Ⅱ期鼻咽癌患者的5年生存率分别为90.63%和80.82%(P=O.018);联合照射组鼻咽复发1例,死亡6例,Ⅰ、Ⅱ期鼻咽癌的5年生存率分别为95.24%和93.36%(P=0.025).口干和张口困难的不良反应以联合照射组较轻.结论:Ⅰ、Ⅱ期鼻咽癌患者采用外照射加腔内放疗相对单纯外照射有较好的疗效并可减轻不良反应.     

Involved-field radiotherapy for patients in partial remission after chemotherapy for advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma

PURPOSE: The use of radiotherapy in patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is controversial. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of radiotherapy in patients with advanced HL who were in partial remission (PR) after chemotherapy. METHODS: In a prospective randomized trial, patients <70 years old with previously untreated Stage III-IV HL were treated with six to eight cycles of mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone/doxorubicin, bleomycine, vinblastine hybrid chemotherapy. Patients in complete remission (CR) after chemotherapy were randomized between no further treatment and involved-field radiotherapy (IF-RT). Those in PR after six cycles received IF-RT (30 Gy to originally involved nodal areas and 18-24 Gy to extranodal sites with or without a boost). RESULTS: Of 739 enrolled patients, 57% were in CR and 33% in PR after chemotherapy. The median follow-up was 7.8 years. Patients in PR had bulky mediastinal involvement significantly more often than did those in CR after chemotherapy. The 8-year event-free survival and overall survival rate for the 227 patients in PR who received IF-RT was 76% and 84%, respectively. These rates were not significantly different from those for CR patients who received IF-RT (73% and 78%) or for those in CR who did not receive IF-RT (77% and 85%). The incidence of second malignancies in patients in PR who were treated with IF-RT was similar to that in nonirradiated patients. CONCLUSION: Patients in PR after six cycles of mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone/doxorubicine, bleomycine, vinblastine treated with IF-RT had 8-year event-free survival and overall survival rates similar to those of patients in CR, suggesting a definite role for RT in these patients.