ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the acute side effects and efficacy of the intraluminal brachytherapy combined with external radiation and synchronous chemotherapy in the treatment of bronchial lung cancer.Methods From June 2001 to June 2003,42 patients with bronchial lung cancer were divided into treatment group and control group randomly.21 lung cancer patients with major airway obstruction were treated by combined intralumihal brachytherapy with external beam radiotherapy and synchronous chemotherapy.Results The overall response rate(CR+PR)in treatment group and control group were 85.7% and 57.1%(P＜0.05).There were no serious complication during the treatment except for irritant cough and leukocytopenia.Conclusion Intraluminal brachytherapy may result in symptom improvement in patients with major airway occlusion of lung cancer.The intraluminal bmchytherapy combined with external beam radiothempy and synchronous chemotherapy is an effective method in treatment of lung cancer.