Repeated high ‑intensity focused ultrasound combined with iodine‑125 seed interstitial brachytherapy offers improved quality of life and pain control for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: A 52‑patient retrospective study

In conclusion, the present study demonstrated the survival benefit and improvement in quality of life of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer receiving repeated HIFU treatment combined with 125I interstitial brachytherapy, which may provide new ideas and methods for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.PMID:38426153 | PMC:PMC10902751 | DOI:10.3892/ol.2024.14290

Source: Oncology Letters - March 1, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Yumei Liu Yongshuo Ji Junqiu Zhu Linglin Zhu Yanfei Zhu Zhijun Bao Hong Zhao Source Type: research