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Percutaneous computed tomography-guided iodine-125 seeds implantation for unresectable pancreatic cancer
1Department of Interventional Medicine, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong, Shandong Province, PR of, China.
Background:
To examine the safety and clinical efficacy of computed tomography (CT)-guided radioactive iodine-125 (125I) seeds implantation for patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer.
Materials And Methods:
A group of 26 patients with pathologically confirmed unresectable pancreatic cancer underwent percutaneous CT-guided 125I seeds implantation. Part of them received transarterial chemotherapy and/or percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage before or after seeds implantation. The primary endpoints were the objective response rates, local control rates, and overall survival.
Results:
CT scan 2 months after treatment revealed complete response (CR) in 8 patients, partial response (PR) in 9 patients. Overall response rate (CR + PR) is 65.38%. Local control rate was 88.46%. Median survival of the whole group was 15.3 months, whereas for Stage III and IV was 17.6 and 9.1 months, respectively. The estimated 1-year survival was 30.77%.
Conclusions:
We consider CT-guided 125I seeds implantation as a safe, effective, uncomplicated treatment for unresectable pancreatic cancer.
