Abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: METHODS: RESULTS: The complete remission rate (CR) of malignant pericardial effusion was 54.3% and the response rate (RR) was 91.4% in the combined therapy group, while the rates of CR and RR of chemotherapy group were 25.0% and 70.0%, and the differences of CR and RR between the two groups were significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the quality of life improved significantly in both groups, but the combined therapy group had a higher KPS score than in the chemotherapy group (P<0.05). The adverse events associated with the chemotherapy included gastrointestinal toxicity and myelosuppression, and there were no significant differences between the two groups. The main side effects associated with radiofrequency hyperthermia included local skin ache (8.6%) and induration of subcutaneous fat (5.7%). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Pengfei Luo, Peiguo Cao, Zhiping Yao |
Journal | Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer
(Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi)
Vol. 14
Issue 7
Pg. 593-7
(Jul 2011)
ISSN: 1999-6187 [Electronic] China |
PMID | 21762629
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Hyperthermia, Induced
(methods)
- Lung Neoplasms
(complications)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pericardial Effusion
(drug therapy, etiology, therapy)
- Retrospective Studies
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