BACKGROUND： CT-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy（CT-HDRBT） is an interventional radiologic technique for local ablation of primary and secondary malignomas applying a radiation source through a brachycatheter per...BACKGROUND： CT-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy（CT-HDRBT） is an interventional radiologic technique for local ablation of primary and secondary malignomas applying a radiation source through a brachycatheter percutaneously into the targeted lesion. The aim of this study was to assess local tumor control, safety and efficacy of CT-HDRBT in the treatment of liver metastases of pancreatic cancer. METHODS： Twenty consecutive patients with 49 unresectable liver metastases of pancreatic cancer were included in this retrospective trial and treated with CT-HDRBT, applied as a single fraction high-dose irradiation（15-20 Gy） using a 192 Irsource. Primary endpoint was local tumor control and secondary endpoints were complications, progression-free survival and overall survival.RESULTS： The mean tumor diameter was 29 mm（range 10-73）. The mean irradiation time was 20 minutes（range 7-42）. The mean coverage of the clinical target volume was 98%（range 88%-100%）. The mean D100 was 18.1 Gy and the median D100 was 19.78 Gy. Three major complications occurred with post-interventional abscesses, three of which were seen in 15 patients with biliodigestive anastomosis（20%）and overall 15%. The mean follow-up time was 13.7 months（range 1.4-55.0）. The median progression-free survival was 4.9 months（range 1.4-42.9, mean 9.4）. Local recurrence occurred in 5（10%） of 49 metastases treated. The median overall survival after CT-HDRBT was 8.6 months（range 1.5-55.3）. Eleven patients received chemotherapy after ablation with a median progression-free survival of 4.9 months（mean 12.9）. Nine patients did not receive chemotherapy after intervention with a median progression-free survival of 3.2 months（mean 5.0）. The rate of local tumor control was 91% in both groups after 12 months.CONCLUSION： CT-HDRBT was safe and effective for the treatment of liver metastases of pancreatic cancer.展开更多
The effect of malnutrition on survival in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis has not been well defined. Nutritional intervention with branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) can increase serum albumin concentration ...The effect of malnutrition on survival in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis has not been well defined. Nutritional intervention with branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) can increase serum albumin concentration in patients with decompensated cirrhosis but its effects on survival are unclear. The BCAA to tyrosine ratio (BTR) is a surrogate marker (the normal range of BTR is between 4.41 and 10.05, and a Fischer's ratio of 1.8 corresponds to a BTR of 3.5) in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, and BCAA inhibits hepatic carcinogenesis in patients with compensated cirrhosis. This review discusses data regarding the effect of early administration of BCAA granules based on the ratio of BCAA to BTR on prognosis in patients with cirrhosis.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND： CT-guided high-dose-rate brachytherapy（CT-HDRBT） is an interventional radiologic technique for local ablation of primary and secondary malignomas applying a radiation source through a brachycatheter percutaneously into the targeted lesion. The aim of this study was to assess local tumor control, safety and efficacy of CT-HDRBT in the treatment of liver metastases of pancreatic cancer. METHODS： Twenty consecutive patients with 49 unresectable liver metastases of pancreatic cancer were included in this retrospective trial and treated with CT-HDRBT, applied as a single fraction high-dose irradiation（15-20 Gy） using a 192 Irsource. Primary endpoint was local tumor control and secondary endpoints were complications, progression-free survival and overall survival.RESULTS： The mean tumor diameter was 29 mm（range 10-73）. The mean irradiation time was 20 minutes（range 7-42）. The mean coverage of the clinical target volume was 98%（range 88%-100%）. The mean D100 was 18.1 Gy and the median D100 was 19.78 Gy. Three major complications occurred with post-interventional abscesses, three of which were seen in 15 patients with biliodigestive anastomosis（20%）and overall 15%. The mean follow-up time was 13.7 months（range 1.4-55.0）. The median progression-free survival was 4.9 months（range 1.4-42.9, mean 9.4）. Local recurrence occurred in 5（10%） of 49 metastases treated. The median overall survival after CT-HDRBT was 8.6 months（range 1.5-55.3）. Eleven patients received chemotherapy after ablation with a median progression-free survival of 4.9 months（mean 12.9）. Nine patients did not receive chemotherapy after intervention with a median progression-free survival of 3.2 months（mean 5.0）. The rate of local tumor control was 91% in both groups after 12 months.CONCLUSION： CT-HDRBT was safe and effective for the treatment of liver metastases of pancreatic cancer.
文摘The effect of malnutrition on survival in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis has not been well defined. Nutritional intervention with branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) can increase serum albumin concentration in patients with decompensated cirrhosis but its effects on survival are unclear. The BCAA to tyrosine ratio (BTR) is a surrogate marker (the normal range of BTR is between 4.41 and 10.05, and a Fischer's ratio of 1.8 corresponds to a BTR of 3.5) in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, and BCAA inhibits hepatic carcinogenesis in patients with compensated cirrhosis. This review discusses data regarding the effect of early administration of BCAA granules based on the ratio of BCAA to BTR on prognosis in patients with cirrhosis.
