Efficacy and safety of low-frequency rotary magnetic fields in the treatment of patients with advanced malignant tumors / 中华肿瘤杂志
Chinese Journal of Oncology
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(12): 468-471, 2013.
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em Chinês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of low-frequency rotary magnetic fields in the treatment of patients with advanced malignant tumors.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>137 patients with advanced malignant tumors were exposed to 400 r/min, 0.4 T low-frequency rotary magnetic fields. An area including the primary tumor, local metastasis and metastatic lymph nodes was exposed daily, 2 hours per day for 30~50 days (average time of 42 days).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All of the 137 patients completed the low-frequency rotary magnetic field treatment. There were 28 cases with complete response, 54 cases with partial response, and the clinical benefit rate was 59.9%. The tumor type, initial KPS and QOL showed statistical significance in the clinical benefit rate (P < 0.05). The median overall survival was 12 months, and the 1-year, 2-year and 3-year survival rates were 47.0%, 11.8%, 3.4%, respectively. The tumor type, initial KPS and QOL were identified by univariate log-rank test as significant prognostic factors for overall survival (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that the initial QOL was an independent prognostic factors (P = 0.037) . During the treatment, asthenia and local pain were observed in 11 patients, and 6 patients had mild tachycardia (increased 3 to 5/min) and/or temperature elevation (0.5 to 1.0°C). All above symptoms disappeared spontaneously. No treatment-related death was observed.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Low-frequency rotary magnetic fields is an effective and safe method in the treatment of patients with advanced malignant tumors, and may prolong survival significantly.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Terapêutica
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Taxa de Sobrevida
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Campos Magnéticos
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Humanos
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Oncology
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Artigo
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