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ArticleJournal of oncology2022

A Retrospective Trail Investigating Temozolomide Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Combined with Radiotherapy in Low-Grade Pituitary Tumors.

Jie Cui, Jianbo Shen, Xiaohong Ru, Zhihua Tian, Zhibin Duan, Guiping Chen, Min Li

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Article in Journal of oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jie CuiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jincheng People's Hospital, Jincheng, 048000 Shanxi Province, China.
Jianbo ShenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jincheng People's Hospital, Jincheng, 048000 Shanxi Province, China.
Xiaohong RuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jincheng People's Hospital, Jincheng, 048000 Shanxi Province, China.
Zhihua TianDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jincheng People's Hospital, Jincheng, 048000 Shanxi Province, China.
Zhibin DuanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jincheng People's Hospital, Jincheng, 048000 Shanxi Province, China.
Guiping ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jincheng People's Hospital, Jincheng, 048000 Shanxi Province, China.
Min LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jincheng People's Hospital, Jincheng, 048000 Shanxi Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3515-3018
Zoucheng People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To study and analyze the clinical application of temozolomide (TMZ) combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of low-grade pituitary tumors. Methods: A retrospective trail was conducted among 67 patients with low-grade pituitary tumors who were treated in our hospital from March 2018 to June 2020. According to different treatment methods, they were assigned into a combined group (37 cases, temozolomide capsules and radiotherapy) and a control group (30 cases, radiotherapy). The changes of serum prolactin (PRL), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), GH levels, thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), serum free thyroxine (FT4), and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) were compared. Results: The chi-square test reports a significantly higher total effective rate in the combined group vs. control group (91.89% vs. 70.00%). Significant reductions in serum levels of PRL, IGF-1, and GH were observed in both groups after treatment, whereas the combined group treated with radiotherapy and TMZ resulted in significantly lower levels compared with the control group ( Conclusion: The combination of temozolomide and radiotherapy might be a promising technique for the treatment of pituitary tumors, thereby meriting promotion.

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