Clinical Efficiency and Safety of Hypofractionated Thoracic Radiotherapy Combined with EP Chemotherapy on Patients with Limited-stage Small-cell Lung Cancer
10.3971/j.issn.1000-8578.2023.22.0848
- VernacularTitle:大分割放疗联合EP方案化疗治疗局限期小细胞肺癌的临床疗效及安全性
- Author:
Yisheng HE
1
;
Liangliang BAO
;
Jiawen YU
;
Yang LYU
Author Information
1. Department of Oncology, Anqing First People's Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Anqing 246003, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
Hypofractionated radiotherapy;
EP chemotherapy;
Limited-stage small-cell lung cancer;
Clinical efficiency;
Safety
- From:
Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment
2023;50(2):170-174
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of hypofractionated thoracic radiotherapy combined with EP chemotherapy in the treatment of limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC). Methods A total of 117 patients with LS-SCLC were enrolled and randomly divided into test group (n=59) and control group (n=58). Patients in the experiment group were given hypofractionated thoracic radiotherapy combined with EP chemotherapy, while patients in the control group were given hyperfractionation radiotherapy combined with EP chemotherapy. Objective response rate (ORR), 2-year overall survival (OS), 2-year progression free survival (PFS), and immune cell level were used to evaluate clinical efficacy. We compared the incidence of side effects between the two groups. Results After the treatment, the ORR of patients in the test group was higher than that in the control group (P > 0.05). The mean OS and PFS of patients in the test group were significantly longer than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+, and NK cells in the test group were significantly higher, whereas the levels of CD8+ were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The incidence of radiation pneumonitis, radiation esophagitis, and severe dermatitis in the test group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion Hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with EP chemotherapy for treatment of LS-SCLC can effectively improve the anticancer efficacy and patient survival, reduce the damage to the body's immune function, and alleviate adverse reaction of radiotherapy.
