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ArticleZhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer2017

[Long-term Efficacy of Radiofrequency Ablation Combined with Chemotherapy 
in the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
--A Retrospective Study].

Shuhui Du, Da Qin, Ruiqi Pang, Yeqing Zhang, Siqi Zhao, Mu Hu, Xiuyi Zhi

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Article in Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  3. [Advances and Challenges of Local Thermal Ablation in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2020
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shuhui Du *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Da Qin *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Ruiqi PangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Yeqing ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Siqi ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Mu HuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Xiuyi ZhiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing 100053, China.
Beijing Xuanwu Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRadiofrequency ablation (RFA) combined with chemotherapy has a certain short-term therapeutic effect for the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but whether it can improve the long-term survival rate of patients is still controversy. This study retrospectively analyzed the difference of long-term efficacy between RFA combined with chemotherapy and chemotherapy alone in the treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC.

methodsA total of 77 patients with stage IIIb and stage IV NSCLC who underwent radiofrequency ablation and chemotherapy in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences from September 2009 to December 2015 were enrolled as the treatment group. Chemotherapy with no radiofrequency ablation was performed in 56 patients with stage IIIb and stage IV NSCLC as the control group. Two groups of patients were followed up by telephone about their living conditions. "Survival" package of R software version 3.4.1 was used for statistical analysis. Two sets of data baseline levels were tested by chi-square test. The bias was processed by Cox regression model and the survival curve was plotted using covariate mean substitution method.

resultsThe first-year survival rate of the treatment group was 70.74%, the two-year survival rate was 39.31% and the median survival time was 22.1 months. The one-year survival rate was 54.54% in the control group, the two-year survival rate was 19.49%, the median survival for 18.1 months. The long-term survival rate of the treatment group was better than that of the control group (P<0.05, OR=0.571).

conclusionsRadiofrequency ablation of lung cancer combined with chemotherapy can significantly improve the 2-year survival rate of patients with stage IIIb and stage IV NSCLC.

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AdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCatheter AblationDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateChemotherapyLong-term efficacyLung neoplasmsRadiofrequency ablation

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PMCPMC5972999
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