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- Long-term high-dose radiation can cause complications in ureteral carcinoma patients, prompting a study on nephrostomy and iodine-125 seed strand brachytherapy as an alternative treatment.
- A study of 21 patients showed a 100% technical success rate, minimal complications, and significant improvements in various health metrics after the procedure.
- The findings suggest that this combined treatment is a safe and effective option for patients who are not candidates for surgery, with a median overall survival of 25 months.
Article Abstract
Background: Long-term conventional high-dose radiation therapy can lead to retroperitoneal fibrosis and nerve damage in patients with advanced ureteral carcinoma (UC). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of nephrostomy combined with iodine-125 seed strand (ISS) brachytherapy for the treatment of UC.
Materials And Methods: Twenty-one patients with UC were treated with nephrostomy combined with ISS brachytherapy. The following parameters were recorded: technical success rate, procedure time, complications, mean D90 (dose delivered to the 90% gross tumor volume), organ at risk (OAR) dose, local control rate (LCR), ureteral patency (UP), local tumor progression (LTP), and overall survival (OS). The hydronephrosis score (HS), visual analog score (VAS), Karnofsky score and maximum diameter (MD) were compared before and 8 weeks after the operation.
Results: The technical success rate was 100%, with a mean procedure time of 54.6 min. Three cases (14.5%) had bladder implant metastasis but no other major complications, such as ureteral perforation, infection, or severe bleeding, occurred. The mean D90 and OAR doses were 50.7 and 3.8 Gy, respectively. LCR was 100% with 28.6% UP at the 8-week evaluation. During the mean follow-up of 16.6 months, LTP occurred in 4 cases (19.1%), and the median OS was 25.0 months (95% CI 21.3-28.5). The HS, VAS, Karnofsky score and MD showed significant changes (all P < 0.01).
Conclusion: UC can be safely and effectively treated by nephrostomy combined with ISS brachytherapy, a viable option for patients who cannot undergo or refuse surgical resection.
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