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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Ma, Baofenga; 1 | Liu, Xiaominga; 1 | Yu, Zhaoxiaob; *
Affiliations: [a] Department of Gasteroenterology, The Sixth People’s Hospital of Qingdao, Qingdao 266033, Shandong, China | [b] Department of Functional Examination, The Sixth People’s Hospital of Qingdao, Qingdao 266033, Shandong, China
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Zhaoxiao Yu, Department of Functional Examination, The Sixth People’s Hospital of Qingdao, No. 9 Fushun Road, Shibei, Qingdao 266033, Shandong, China. Tel.: +86 0532 81636700; Fax: +86 0532 81636700; E-mail: zhaoxiaoyu719@163.com.
Note: [1] Baofeng Ma and Xiaoming Liu are equal contributors.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of high intensity focused ultrasound on liver function, tumor markers and survival rate of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. METHODS: Ninety six cases with primary liver cancer patients, consisting of 66 males and 30 females, were enrolled in this study and treated with high intensity focused ultrasound combined with stereotactic segmentation dose radiation, low frequency for 10 times, followed by analysis of KPS score of liver cancer, Child-Pugh, grading and staging of liver cancer, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year of clinical symptom remission rate, tumor markers, liver function, survival rate, as well as the change of immune related cytokines. RESULTS: Three months after high intensity focused ultrasound treatment, abdominal distension abdominal pain, jaundice symptoms, anorexia and ascites were significantly relieved compared with before treatment (P< 0.05). At 3 months after treatment, levels of AFP and CA199 were significantly reduced than before treatment (P< 0.05). Meanwhile, Child-Pugh classification score was significantly decreased at 3 months after treatment compared with before treatment, which was further decreased at 6 months after treatment than 3 months after treatment (P< 0.05). In addition, ALT, AST, AKP, propagated and TBIL level at 3 months after treatment displayed no differences to those before treatment but was significantly decreased at 6 months treatment (P< 0.05). Moreover, the late stages of liver cancer, the lower survival rate after treatment. Furthermore, the levels of NK, CD3, CD4, CD8 and CD4/CD8 cytokines were significantly increased at 3 months after treatment (P< 0.05), together with significantly increased levels of IFN-r and IL-2 and decreased levels of IL-4 and IL-10 (P< 0.05). CONCLUSION: High intensity focused ultrasound can effectively improve liver function, increase the survival rate and enhance immune function of patients with liver cancer.
Keywords: Ultrasonic treatment, liver cancer, curative effect, immunizing
DOI: 10.3233/CBM-181822
Journal: Cancer Biomarkers, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 85-90, 2019
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