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Objective To study the influence of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation combined with intravenous chemotherapy on hepatoma cell growth mediated by PTEN and Wnt pathway. Methods 90 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma patients from May 2013 to June 2016 were chosen as study subjects, all patients were divided into observation group (n = 45), control group (n = 45) randomly. Patients in observation group received laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation combined with intravenous chemotherapy, while those in control group received intravenous chemotherapy only. One week after treatment, two groups patients' liver lesion tissue PTEN signaling pathway, Wnt signaling pathway related gene mRNA expression were detected by RT-PCR method; serum contents of tumor markers were tested by Radioimmunoassay. Results One week after treatment, liver lesion tissue PTENmRNA expression was higher in observation group than that in control group, HIF-1, VEGF mRNA expression were lower in observation group than those in control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05); liver lesion tissue Wnt pathway related genes mRNA expression such as β-catenin, CyclinD1, c-myc, MMP-7 were lower in observation group than those in control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05); serum contents of tumor markers such as AFP, GGT-Ⅱ, IGF-2, CA19-9 were lower in observation group than those in control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation combined with intravenous chemotherapy can inhibit the growth of HCC cells through the PTEN and Wnt pathway, which has positive clinical significance.
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Objective To investigate the clinical values of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation in liver cancer and its impacts on serumal VEGF and MMP-2. Method From Jan, 2012 to Dec, 2013, a series of patients with primary liver cancer were studied, patients were randomly signed into LAFA group or control group. During the study period, LRFA group were treated with laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation combined with FOLFOX4 chemotherapy while patients in control group were treated with PIAF chemotherapy only. The primary outcomes were the Health related quality of life score (HRQL), the degree of solid tumors classification, progression-free survival duration and 2-year mortality. The secondly primary outcomes included the level of serumal VEGF and MMP-2. Result When compared with the control group, patients in LRFA group got a significantly lower rate of disease progression (28.33 % vs 50.00 %, P = 0.015); a longer progression-free survival duration (500 vs 380 d, P = 0.013); a higher HRQL (80.33 ± 5.84 vs 65.87 ± 9.59, P = 0.000); a significantly lower level of VEGF at 7 days, 14 days, 28 days and 6 months after the clinical intervention were started (all P values were 0.000); a significantly lower level of MMP-2 at 14 days, 28 days and 6 months after the clinical intervention were started (the P values were 0.003, 0.001 and 0.000). Conclusion Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation improved the long-term clinical outcomes and decreased the serumal level of VEGF and MMP-2.