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Objective To investigate the relationship between parotid image texture and acute radiation xerostomia (grade) during radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer.The mathematical model was established to predict the severity of radiation dry mouth in the early stage.Methods 23 patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy were observed.The degree of xerostomia was evaluated according to RTOG criteria.The weekly validated CT images of these patients during radiotherapy were collected and transmitted to the MIM system to outline the parotid gland,and an internal analysis program was developed in MATLAB (R2013a).The changes of texture features of weekly parotid CT images during radiotherapy were analyzed,including mean CT value (MCTN),standard deviation (STD),skewness,kurtosis,entropy and volume.The mathematical model was established,and the KNN method was used to optimize the model and predict the level of xerostomia.Results There was no significant correlation among the changes of MCTN,volume and the degree of xerostomia (P ＞ 0.05).However,according to the weekly changes of MCTN and volume,the model was established to predict the grade of xerostomia with an accuracy of 99％.Conclusions The changes of parotid gland MCTN and volume were significantly correlated with acute radiation xerostomia during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer,and the MCTN changes can be used to predict the severity of xerostomia in the early stage.
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Objective To summarize the outcomes and prognostic factors in esophageal cancer (EC) patients.Methods A total of 307 EC patients of stages Ⅱ-Ⅲ were treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in our hospital from September 2006 to July 2014.There were 73 patients with stage Ⅱ and 234 with stage Ⅲ.The radiotherapy dose was 50-70 Gy (median 60 Gy).Concurrent chemoradiotherapy were used with fluorouracil plus platinum (PF,166),paclitaxel plus platinum (TP,82) or platinum only (P,59).The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) rates,the log-rank test was used for survival difference analysis and univariate prognostic analysis.The Cox regression model was used for multivariate prognostic analysis.Results The 1-,3-5-year OS and PFS rates were85.6％,53.8％,36.9％ and 74.6％,43.7％,33.1％,respectively.The median OS and PFS were 41.6 months and 29.8 months.The univariate analysis indicated that T stage,N stage,clinical stage,lesion location,lesion length and chemotherapy regimen were prognostic factors for OS and PFS (P=0.007 and 0.013,0.000 and 0.000,0.000 and 0.000,0.002 and 0.000,0.141 and 0.005,0.018 and 0.165).Multivariate analysis showed that T stage,N stage,lesion location and chemotherapy regimen were prognostic factors for OS (P =0.024,0.000,0.007 and 0.028),lesion location,lesion length and N stage were prognostic factors for PFS (P=0.004,0.033 and 0.035).The median OS and PFS for EC patients treated by total dose 50-60 Gy,＞60-70 Gy were 47.4 months,37.8 months (P=0.469) and34.1 months,25.1 months (P=0.0.233),therewere no statistic difference.Conclusions The outcome of EC patients treated with concurrent chemoratherapy could obtain a long-term survival,combination chemotherapy is superior to single drug,there are no statistical difference between high-dose and low-dose,and the acute toxic effects can be tolerated.
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Objective To compare the efficacy and toxicity of nedaplatin and cispaltin chemotherapy combined with intensity modulated radiotherpy ( IMRT) in the treatment of locally advanced nasopharygeal carcinoma (NPC) patients in unendemic area. Methods From January 2014 to July 2016, sixty-two pairs of patients with stageⅢ-ⅣB NPC patients who underwent radical radiotherapy were selected for pair analysis (nedaplatin group and cisplatin group, 62 cases for each group). The nedaplatin group was treated with IMRT concurrent with nedaplatin at a dose of 100 mg/m2 every three-weeks for 2 -3 cycles, and sequential adjuvant chemotherapy of nedaplatin + fluorouracil regimen for 2 to 3 courses. The cisplatin group was treated with IMRT concurrent with cisplatin at a dose of 80 mg/m2 every three-weeks for 2-3 cycles, and sequential adjuvant chemotherapy of cisplatin + fluorouracil regimen for 2 to 3 courses. Results The 2-year overall survival ( OS ) of nedaplatin group and cisplatin group was 89. 9％ and 91. 1％, local recurrence free survival ( LRFS ) 90. 5％ and 93. 5％, regional recurrence free survival ( RRFS ) 96. 4％ and 96. 0％, and distant metastasis free survival ( DMFS ) 85. 9％ and 90. 3％, respectively. There were no significant differences between nedaplatin group and cisplatin group ( P >0. 05 ) . In the occurrence of acute toxicity, during concurrent chemoradiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy, the incidence of grade 3-4 vomiting in nedaplatin group was significantly lower than that in cisplatin group. During adjuvant chemotherapy, the incidence of grade 3 - 4 thrombocytopenia in nedaplatin group was significantly higher than that in cisplatin group. Conclusions For NPC patients with stage Ⅲ-ⅣB in unendemic area, the 2-year survival rates of nedaplatin group was silimiar to cisplatin group, while the incidence of grade 3 -4 vomiting was significantly lower than that in cisplatin group. Nedaplatin maybe an alternative chemotherapy for patients who cannot tolerate cisplatin chemotherapy.