esophageal neoplasms/fever

The results of a dynamic course of radiotherapy alone and in combination with local hyperthermia and metronidazole were studied in 107 patients with esophageal cancer. With relation to the methods applied the patients were divided into 4 groups: the 1st group (40 patients) was given radiotherapy,

Thermometric analysis was carried out in 51 patients with esophageal cancer treated with intra-cavitary hyperthermia combined with radio chemotherapy, to test whether temperature index (T20, T50) and T90) could be used as an indicator for tumour control. Hyperthermia was administered by

Thirty-two cases of esophageal cancer were treated with thermochemotherapy from August 1984 to June 1985. A combination of bleomycin (20 mg per session iv) and cisplatin (0.5-0.9 mg/kg per session as low dose and 1.0-2.0 mg/kg per session as high dose), or of bleomycin, cisplatin (high dose), and

delta 12-PGJ2, one of the cyclopentenone prostaglandins and the ultimate metabolite of prostaglandin D2, has been reported to have potent antiproliferative activity on various tumor cells in vitro and in vivo. In this study, the combined effect of delta 12-PGJ2 and hyperthermia on six established

The combined effects of hyperthermia, bleomycin and ethanol were investigated using FM3A tumor cells in vitro. Cytotoxicity of the heating was found at temperatures higher than about 41 degrees C, and remarkably increased at 43 degrees C. Cytotoxicity of ethanol was found at concentrations higher

We used in vitro succinate dehydrogenase inhibition test (SDI test) to predict the combined effects of hyperthermia and irradiation on specimens of esophageal cancer obtained at endoscopy. The mean activity of succinate dehydrogenase (SD) after combined treatment of 6 Gy of irradiation and 43.0

OBJECTIVE To analyse the treatment results of neo-adjuvant chemoradiation combined with regional hyperthermia in patients with resectable esophageal cancer. METHODS Between August 2003 and December 2004, 28 patients entered a phase II study combining chemoradiation over a 4.5-week period with five

A randomized trial of intracavitary microwave hyperthermia combined with external irradiation (R + H) versus radiation (R) alone in the treatment of esophageal cancer was performed from Feb. 1986 to Feb. 1988. In the R group, radiation was given by 8 MV X-ray with 2 Gy/fraction, 5 fractions per week

OBJECTIVE It is known to be difficult to determine thermal dosage in clinical tumor treatment. The aim of this study is to examine whether the quantitative heating dose reflects the treatment effect in esophageal cancer. METHODS Hyperthermo-chemoradiotherapy was performed on 14 patients with

OBJECTIVE Lymphocyte infiltration (LI) around cancerous lesions is an important immune response. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prognostic significance of LI after preoperative treatment for esophageal cancer. METHODS Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CR therapy), either bleomycin 30 mg

Hyperthermia is considered the fifth pillar of cancer treatment. It induces cancer cell apoptosis, however, its molecular mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, the role of Survivin in hyperthermia-induced apoptosis in esophageal cancer was investigated. Different temperatures were used to

OBJECTIVE Additive effects of cepharanthin in CDDP/hyperthermia combination therapy were evaluated. METHODS Nude mice bearing a transplantable human esophageal cancer (ES0-2), classified histologically as a moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, were treated with cepharanthin (20 mg/kg

The combined effects of local hyperthermia, bleomycin and ethanol were investigated using Lewis lung carcinoma (3LL) in female C57BL/6 mice and FM3A tumors in female C3H/He mice. The combined treatments were performed on days 4 and 7 or on days 4, 7 and 10 after tumor implantation. Hyperthermia at

Magnetic-mediated hyperthermia (MMH) is a promising local thermotherapy approach for cancer treatment. The present study investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of MMH in esophageal cancer using a rabbit tumor model. The therapeutic effect of two hyperthermia approaches, magnetic stent

Magnetic stent hyperthermia (MSH) is a novel approach for targeted thermotherapy for esophageal cancer, which is based on the mechanism that inductive heat can be generated by the esophageal stent upon exposure under an alternative magnetic field (AMF). A positive effect of MSH on esophageal cancer