Problems have been reported in the treatment of pancreatic cancer with radiofrequency ablation(RFA), such as the friability of the organ itself. This report presents possible solutions to such problems. Although our p...Problems have been reported in the treatment of pancreatic cancer with radiofrequency ablation(RFA), such as the friability of the organ itself. This report presents possible solutions to such problems. Although our patient suffered from locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer, she remained well at 18 mo after RFA with no evidence of recurrence. To ameliorate the side effects of RFA, after a palliative bypass procedure, the subject was treated with combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After this regimen had been administered, a contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan confirmed that RFA is a viable approach to the treatment of pancreatic cancer as the chemoradiotherapy had resulted in marked tumor shrinkage and pancreatic fibrosis; i.e., sufficient tumor ablation was achieved without serious RFA-related complications, such as pancreatitis or pancreatic fistulae. The present case suggests that RFA combined with preceding chemoradiotherapy is safe and effective for the palliative treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer.展开更多
Locally advanced rectal cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach based on total neoadjuvant treatment with radiotherapy(RT)and chemotherapy(ChT),followed by deferred surgery.Currently,alternatives to the standard ...Locally advanced rectal cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach based on total neoadjuvant treatment with radiotherapy(RT)and chemotherapy(ChT),followed by deferred surgery.Currently,alternatives to the standard total neoadjuvant therapy(TNT)are being explored,such as new ChT regimens or the introduction of immunotherapy.With standard TNT,up to a third of patients may achieve a complete pathological response(CPR),potentially avoiding surgery.However,as of now,we lack predictive markers of response that would allow us to define criteria for a conservative organ strategy.The presence of muta-tions,genes,or new imaging tests is helping to define these criteria.An example of this is the diffusion coefficient in the diffusion-weighted sequence of magnetic resonance imaging and the integration of this imaging technique into RT treatment.This allows for the monitoring of the evolution of this coefficient over successive RT sessions,helping to determine which patients will achieve CPR or those who may require intensification of neoadjuvant therapy.展开更多
Despite advances in the management of patients with locally advanced, non-metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma (LARC), prognosis remains largely unsatisfactory due to a high rate of distant relapse. In fact, currently ava...Despite advances in the management of patients with locally advanced, non-metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma (LARC), prognosis remains largely unsatisfactory due to a high rate of distant relapse. In fact, currently available neoadjuvant protocols, represented by fluoropyrimidine-based chemo-radiotherapy (CT-RT) or short-course RT, together with improved surgical techniques, have largely reduced the risk of local relapse, with limited impact on distant recurrence. Available results of phase III trials with additional cytotoxic agents combined with standard CT-RT are disappointing, as no significant reduction in the risk of recurrence has been demonstrated. In order to improve the control of micrometastatic disease, integrating targeted agents into neoadjuvant treatment protocols thus offers a rational approach. In particular, the antiangiogenic agent bevacizumab has demonstrated synergistic activity with both CT and RT in pre-clinical and clinical models, and thus may represent a suitable companion in the neoadjuvant treatment of LARC. Preliminary results of phase I-II clinical studies are promising and suggest potential clinical parameters and molecular predictive biomarkers useful for patient selection: treatment personalization is indeed the key in order to maximize the benefit while reducing the risk of more complex neoadjuvant treatment schedules.展开更多
Translational therapy refers to a combination of chemotherapy,radiotherapy,targeted therapy,and immunotherapy for patients with advanced gastric cancer who are initially unable to undergo R0 resection.This treatment c...Translational therapy refers to a combination of chemotherapy,radiotherapy,targeted therapy,and immunotherapy for patients with advanced gastric cancer who are initially unable to undergo R0 resection.This treatment can achieve partial or complete remission of the unresectable tumors to meet the criteria for R0 resection,thus enabling the patients to prolong their survival time and improve their quality of life.In gastric cancer,translational therapy has been tried and improved.At present,there are a large number of patients with locally advanced gastric cancer in China,and the selection of suitable patients for transla-tional therapy to prolong objective survival and improve survival quality is one of the hot spots in the field of gastric cancer research.展开更多
Chronic radiation proctopathy(CRP) is a troublesome complication of pelvic radiotherapy. The most common presentation is rectal bleeding. CRP symptoms interfere with daily activities and decrease quality of life. Rect...Chronic radiation proctopathy(CRP) is a troublesome complication of pelvic radiotherapy. The most common presentation is rectal bleeding. CRP symptoms interfere with daily activities and decrease quality of life. Rectal bleeding management in patients with CRP represents a conundrum for practitioners. Medical therapy is ineffective in general and surgical approach has a high morbidmortality. Endoscopy has a role in the diagnosis,staging and treatment of this disease. Currently available endoscopic modalities are formalin,potassium titanyl phosphate laser,neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser,argon laser,bipolar electrocoagulation(BiCAP),heater probe,band ligation,cryotherapy,radiofrequency ablation and argon plasma coagulation(APC). Among these options,APC is the most promising.展开更多
In the following review we intend to ascertain the optimal neoadjuvant therapy inpatients with locally advanced rectal cancer. In 2004, a study revealed thatchemoradiotherapy (CRT) resulted in better local control whe...In the following review we intend to ascertain the optimal neoadjuvant therapy inpatients with locally advanced rectal cancer. In 2004, a study revealed thatchemoradiotherapy (CRT) resulted in better local control when performedpreoperatively rather than postoperatively, thus neoadjuvant treatment wasestablished as a standard treatment. Subsequently, the Polish study and the Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group showed no statistically significant differencebetween concomitant CRT over 5 wk vs short-course radiotherapy (RT).Therefore, both were established as standard neoadjuvant treatments. Later, theStockholm III study demonstrated that short-course RT had a higher completepathological response than long-course RT. It also showed that a delay betweenRT and surgery presented fewer complications. This opened a window of time toprovide an early and effective systemic treatment to prevent distant metastases.Studies show that short-course RT plus oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy couldachieve this. When comparing this total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) vsconcomitant CRT, the former showed greater complete pathological response andlower acute toxicity. Studies presented during 2020 have also shown the benefitsof TNT in terms of complete pathological response, as well as disease andmetastasis-free survival. Our review suggests that probably TNT should be thenew standard treatment for these patients. However, we will have to wait for thefull text publications of these studies to confirm this statement.展开更多
目的比较射频消融术(radiofrequency ablation,RFA)和立体定向放射治疗(stereotactic body radiotherapy,SBRT)对原发性小肝癌患者的临床疗效及安全性。方法回顾性分析2013年6月至2015年3月河南省肿瘤医院收治的肝癌患者86例,RFA组49例...目的比较射频消融术(radiofrequency ablation,RFA)和立体定向放射治疗(stereotactic body radiotherapy,SBRT)对原发性小肝癌患者的临床疗效及安全性。方法回顾性分析2013年6月至2015年3月河南省肿瘤医院收治的肝癌患者86例,RFA组49例、SBRT组37例。比较两组近期疗效、不良反应发生情况以及随访2年总生存率和肿瘤病灶局部控制率。结果两组患者基线资料差异无统计学意义。RFA组患者近期治疗有效率为81.9%,疾病控制率达到95.9%;SBRT组近期有效率为83.8%,疾病控制率达到91.9%,两组差异无统计学意义。两组治疗后均未出现严重并发症。RFA组治疗后1年和2年总生存率为95.9%和85.7%,SBRT组分别为91.9%和83.8%,两组差异无统计学意义。结论 RFA介入治疗与SBRT治疗对肿瘤直径≤5 cm的单发肝癌患者具有较好的近期和远期疗效,对于不适合手术切除的肝癌患者,立体定向放疗可以作为射频消融术治疗的一种替代手段。展开更多
文摘Problems have been reported in the treatment of pancreatic cancer with radiofrequency ablation(RFA), such as the friability of the organ itself. This report presents possible solutions to such problems. Although our patient suffered from locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer, she remained well at 18 mo after RFA with no evidence of recurrence. To ameliorate the side effects of RFA, after a palliative bypass procedure, the subject was treated with combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After this regimen had been administered, a contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan confirmed that RFA is a viable approach to the treatment of pancreatic cancer as the chemoradiotherapy had resulted in marked tumor shrinkage and pancreatic fibrosis; i.e., sufficient tumor ablation was achieved without serious RFA-related complications, such as pancreatitis or pancreatic fistulae. The present case suggests that RFA combined with preceding chemoradiotherapy is safe and effective for the palliative treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
文摘Locally advanced rectal cancer requires a multidisciplinary approach based on total neoadjuvant treatment with radiotherapy(RT)and chemotherapy(ChT),followed by deferred surgery.Currently,alternatives to the standard total neoadjuvant therapy(TNT)are being explored,such as new ChT regimens or the introduction of immunotherapy.With standard TNT,up to a third of patients may achieve a complete pathological response(CPR),potentially avoiding surgery.However,as of now,we lack predictive markers of response that would allow us to define criteria for a conservative organ strategy.The presence of muta-tions,genes,or new imaging tests is helping to define these criteria.An example of this is the diffusion coefficient in the diffusion-weighted sequence of magnetic resonance imaging and the integration of this imaging technique into RT treatment.This allows for the monitoring of the evolution of this coefficient over successive RT sessions,helping to determine which patients will achieve CPR or those who may require intensification of neoadjuvant therapy.
文摘Despite advances in the management of patients with locally advanced, non-metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma (LARC), prognosis remains largely unsatisfactory due to a high rate of distant relapse. In fact, currently available neoadjuvant protocols, represented by fluoropyrimidine-based chemo-radiotherapy (CT-RT) or short-course RT, together with improved surgical techniques, have largely reduced the risk of local relapse, with limited impact on distant recurrence. Available results of phase III trials with additional cytotoxic agents combined with standard CT-RT are disappointing, as no significant reduction in the risk of recurrence has been demonstrated. In order to improve the control of micrometastatic disease, integrating targeted agents into neoadjuvant treatment protocols thus offers a rational approach. In particular, the antiangiogenic agent bevacizumab has demonstrated synergistic activity with both CT and RT in pre-clinical and clinical models, and thus may represent a suitable companion in the neoadjuvant treatment of LARC. Preliminary results of phase I-II clinical studies are promising and suggest potential clinical parameters and molecular predictive biomarkers useful for patient selection: treatment personalization is indeed the key in order to maximize the benefit while reducing the risk of more complex neoadjuvant treatment schedules.
文摘Translational therapy refers to a combination of chemotherapy,radiotherapy,targeted therapy,and immunotherapy for patients with advanced gastric cancer who are initially unable to undergo R0 resection.This treatment can achieve partial or complete remission of the unresectable tumors to meet the criteria for R0 resection,thus enabling the patients to prolong their survival time and improve their quality of life.In gastric cancer,translational therapy has been tried and improved.At present,there are a large number of patients with locally advanced gastric cancer in China,and the selection of suitable patients for transla-tional therapy to prolong objective survival and improve survival quality is one of the hot spots in the field of gastric cancer research.
文摘Chronic radiation proctopathy(CRP) is a troublesome complication of pelvic radiotherapy. The most common presentation is rectal bleeding. CRP symptoms interfere with daily activities and decrease quality of life. Rectal bleeding management in patients with CRP represents a conundrum for practitioners. Medical therapy is ineffective in general and surgical approach has a high morbidmortality. Endoscopy has a role in the diagnosis,staging and treatment of this disease. Currently available endoscopic modalities are formalin,potassium titanyl phosphate laser,neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser,argon laser,bipolar electrocoagulation(BiCAP),heater probe,band ligation,cryotherapy,radiofrequency ablation and argon plasma coagulation(APC). Among these options,APC is the most promising.
文摘In the following review we intend to ascertain the optimal neoadjuvant therapy inpatients with locally advanced rectal cancer. In 2004, a study revealed thatchemoradiotherapy (CRT) resulted in better local control when performedpreoperatively rather than postoperatively, thus neoadjuvant treatment wasestablished as a standard treatment. Subsequently, the Polish study and the Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group showed no statistically significant differencebetween concomitant CRT over 5 wk vs short-course radiotherapy (RT).Therefore, both were established as standard neoadjuvant treatments. Later, theStockholm III study demonstrated that short-course RT had a higher completepathological response than long-course RT. It also showed that a delay betweenRT and surgery presented fewer complications. This opened a window of time toprovide an early and effective systemic treatment to prevent distant metastases.Studies show that short-course RT plus oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy couldachieve this. When comparing this total neoadjuvant treatment (TNT) vsconcomitant CRT, the former showed greater complete pathological response andlower acute toxicity. Studies presented during 2020 have also shown the benefitsof TNT in terms of complete pathological response, as well as disease andmetastasis-free survival. Our review suggests that probably TNT should be thenew standard treatment for these patients. However, we will have to wait for thefull text publications of these studies to confirm this statement.
