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ArticleCancer management and research2019

Clinical Management of Risk of Radiation Pneumonia with Serum Markers During the Radiotherapy for Patients with Thoracic Malignant Tumors.

Yuxia Deng, Ting Qiu, Nishant Patel, Shi Zhou, Tao Xue, Haijun Zhang

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yuxia DengDepartment of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Ting QiuDepartment of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Nishant PatelDepartment of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Shi ZhouDepartment of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Tao XueDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Haijun ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-4313-3001
Zhongda Hospital Southeast University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeRisk of radiation pneumonia (RP) could not be effectively detected due to non-specific clinical symptoms in the early stage. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate serum biomarkers of cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) for its early detection in patients with thoracic malignant tumors receiving radiotherapy. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe clinical data of 105 patients with thoracic malignant tumors (lung cancer, esophageal carcinoma and mediastinal tumors) treated by radiotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into RP group and non-RP group according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE 5.0). The serum level of IL-6 was detected by chemiluminescence, and the level of CRP was measured by nephelometry during radiotherapy. The level of PCT, one of the specific indicators to distinguish infection and non-infectious etiologies, was also detected by chemiluminescence.

resultsAmong 105 patients treated by radiotherapy, 28 developed RP, and the other 77 had no RP. There was no significant difference in the risk of RP between patients' factors (age, sex, PS score, smoking, tumor type) and treatment factors (chemotherapy, V

conclusionThe combined detection of serum IL-6, CRP and PCT may be an effectual method for early detection and clinical practice management of risk of RP.

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biomarkerscancerC-reactive proteininterleukin-6procalcitoninradiation pneumonitisradiotherapy

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