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Objective:This study aimed to observe the clinical efficacy of implanting radioactive 125I seeds to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on the basis of the recent changes in serum tumor markers (including CEA, CA125, SCC-Ag, and CYFRA21-1). Methods:We selected 72 patients who were pathologically confirmed with NSCLC and received CT-guided percutaneous implantation of radioactive 125I seeds from January 2009 to June 2012. The concentration of the serum tumor markers was detected 3 d before implan-tation and 1, 2, 3, and 6 months after implantation. Result:All of the operations were successfully completed. One month after implan-tation, a significant change was observed in the concentration of serum tumor markers (CEA, CA125, SCC-Ag, and CYFRA21-1) com-pared with their preoperative levels (P<0.01). No significant difference was observed between the different time points after implanta-tion. Conclusion:The treatment of NSCLC by implanting radioactive 125I seeds can effectively reduce the level of tumor markers. A sig-nificant difference was observed in the level of tumor markers between patients with different efficacy classifications.
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Objective To investigate the short-term clinical efficacy of CT-guided percutaneous implantation of 125I radioactive seeds in treating the postoperative lung metastases of malignant fibrous histiocytoma(MFH).Methods Eight patients with lung metastases after MFH surgery received CT-guided percutaneous implantation of 125I radioactive seeds.There are 28 metastasis lesions in total.Prescribed dose (PD) was 80 Gy and radioactivity was 0.7 mCi(2.59 × 107 Bq).Six months after implantation,chest CT-scan was performed and the changes were reviewed according to the international standards.ResultsAverage dose received by tumor was ( 172.9 ± 39.9 ) Gy,D100 ( 77.7 ± 10.2 ) Gy and D90 ( 97.2 ± 6.8 ) Gy.The overall response rate was 82.1％.Patients' survival period was 10.0 - 26.0 ( 14.6 ± 3.5 ) months with the median survival time of 13 months.ConclusionIn the treatment of postoperative lung metastases of MFH,implantation of 125I radioactive seeds produces a good short-term clinical efficacy.