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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023

Endovascular brachytherapy with iodine-125 seed strand for extensive portal vein tumor thrombus in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Zhongbao Tan, Daguang Wu, Jinhe Guo, Huanjing Wang, Jian Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. 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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Zhongbao TanDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Daguang WuDepartment of Oncology, Funing County People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
Jinhe GuoDepartment of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Huanjing WangDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Jian ZhangDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University · CNJiangsu University · CNJingning County People's Hospital · CNZhongda Hospital Southeast University · CN

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of endovascular brachytherapy with iodine-125 (I-125) seed strand for the treatment of extensive portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Methods: A total of 40 HCC patients complicated by extensive PVTT who received I-125 seed strand implantation from January 2015 to December 2022 in our center were analyzed retrospectively. Endpoints included technical success rate, concurrent therapies, overall survival time, and complications. Multivariate and subgroup analyses were conducted for overall survival. Results: The successful rate of operation was 100%, and there was no operation-related death. A total of 37 patients received single I-125 seed strand implantation, and three patients received double I-125 seed strand implantation. A total of 23 patients received a concurrent therapy: transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with systematic treatment (n = 6), TACE alone (n = 10), and systematic treatment alone (n = 9). At a median follow-up of 3.5 (interquartile range (IQR), 2~8.5) months, the median overall survival (OS) of all patients was 92 days (95% confidence interval (CI): 77~108). In the subgroup analysis, the median OS was 128 days (95% CI: 101~155 days) in the I-125 seed strand implantation plus systematic treatment group and was longer than that (75 days (95% CI: 36~114) of the I-125 seed strand alone group ( Conclusions: The study shows that endovascular brachytherapy with I-125 seed strand implantation is a safe and effective treatment method for extensive PVTT in HCC patients. The combination of I-125 seed strand implantation and systematic treatment can prolong the survival time.

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endovascular brachytherapyextensive portal vein tumor thrombushepatocellular carcinomaiodine 125 seeds strandsystematic treatment

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