1. Guidelines for permanent iodine-125 seed interstitial brachytherapy for pancreatic cancer (2023 edition): The Chinese expert consensus workshop report
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Liu, Bin, Huang, Wei, Zhang, Fujun, Wang, Junjie, Guo, Jinhe, Huang, Xuequan, Lei, Guangyan, Wang, Juan, Ye, Xin, Wang, Ruoyu, Gai, Baodong, Hu, Xiaokun, Li, Maoquan, Li, Chengli, Xiao, Yueyong, Lin, Zhengyu, Niu, Lizhi, Zhu, Guangyu, Gao, Fei, Niu, Hongxin, Zhang, Hongtao, Wu, Qing, Yang, Jijin, Zhao, Hong, Zhang, Kaixian, Chen, Zhijin, Chen, Tingsong, Zhang, Haoren, Wang, Zhongmin, and Li, Yuliang
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Pancreatic cancer -- Care and treatment ,Radioisotope brachytherapy -- Methods ,Health - Abstract
The incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing worldwide. Approximately, 60 of patients with pancreatic cancer have distant metastases at the time of diagnosis, of which only 10 can be removed using standard resection. Further, patients derive limited benefits from chemotherapy or radiotherapy. As such, alternative methods to achieve local control have emerged, including permanent iodine-125 seed interstitial brachytherapy. In 2023, the Chinese College of Interventionalists, affiliated with the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, organized a group of multi-disciplinary experts to compose guidelines for this treatment modality. The aim of this conference was to standardize the procedure for permanent iodine-125 seed interstitial brachytherapy, including indications, contraindications, pre-procedural preparation, procedural operations, complications, efficacy evaluation, and follow-up. Keywords: Brachytherapy, guideline, iodine-125, pancreatic cancer, Author(s): Bin Liu [1,2]; Wei Huang [3]; Fujun Zhang [4]; Junjie Wang [5]; Jinhe Guo [6]; Xuequan Huang [7]; Guangyan Lei [8]; Juan Wang [9]; Xin Ye [10]; Ruoyu Wang [...]
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- 2024
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