The influence of the choice of proper time of brain radiotherapy on the curative effect and survival time of non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases
WANG Zhe YUAN Na ZHU Yanping
Radiotherapy Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University, Hebei Province, Zhangjiakou 075000, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the best time of brain radiotherapy in patients of non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases and its influence on the curative effect and survival time. Methods The clinical data of 106 patients diagnosed as non-small cell lung cancer accompanied by brain metastases in the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University from July 2013 to January 2015 were analyzed retrospectively and they divided into the observation group (n = 54) and the control group (n = 52) according to the clinical symptoms. The observation group was carried out brain radiation after non-small cell lung cancer accompanied by brain metastases, while the control group was given brain radiotherapy after the clinical symptoms of brain metastasis. The initial progress parts of the patients were observed, the curative effect and prognosis were compared between the two groups. Results After the treatment of patients with brain metastases, there was statistically significant difference in the initial progress parts between the two groups (P < 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the short term efficacy such as objective response rate and total effective rate (P > 0.05). During the treatment period, the adverse reactions in the two groups were mainly hematological toxicity, gastrointestinal reaction and fatigue. The grade of adverse reactions was mostly in grade Ⅰ/Ⅱ level, Ⅲ/Ⅳ level was less, and there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in Ⅰ/Ⅱ and Ⅲ/Ⅳ level (P > 0.05). The patients were all followed up and the follow up time was 3-24 months, the median follow-up time was 13.5 months. Before treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in score of life quality between the two groups (P > 0.05), after treatment for 1 year and 2 years, the score of life quality in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). Conclusion Early whole brain radiotherapy helps to prolong the survival time of patients with non-small cell lung cancer accompanied by brain metastases, delayed brain radiotherapy will have a negative impact on the prognosis of the patients, clinical attention should be focused on.
王喆 原娜 朱艳平. 脑放疗时机的选择对非小细胞肺癌脑转移的疗效和生存期的影响[J]. 中国医药导报, 2018, 15(16): 76-79.
WANG Zhe YUAN Na ZHU Yanping. The influence of the choice of proper time of brain radiotherapy on the curative effect and survival time of non-small cell lung cancer with brain metastases. 中国医药导报, 2018, 15(16): 76-79.