The effectiveness of bronchoscope guided microwave heating coagulation therapy combined with chemotherapy in advanced lung cancer / 中国实用内科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objectives To observe the effectiveness of bronchoscope guided microwave heating coagutation therapy(HCT)combined with systematic chemotherapy in treating advanced lung cancer.Methods 44 patien with advanced bronchogenic carcinoma were divided into the test group(22 patients)and the control group(22 patients)randomly.Test group received HCT through needle mono pole microwave antenna guided by bronchoscope combined with the routine Carboplatin and etoposide (CE)regimen.While the control group was treated only by chemotherapy with the routine CE regimen.Results in the 22 patients,8 were completely cured and 12 showed partial recovery,the other 2 without any change.The 91% effective rate was significantly higher than 55% of the control group (P