The Synergistic Effect of Hyperthermia and Chemotherapy in ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由SJYang著作·2020·被引用2次—Atpresent,theuseofhyperthermiaasanadjuvanttherapyisknowntoeffectivelyincreasethesensitivityofcancercellstochemotherapyand ...

Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death and can be divided into small cell carcinoma (10–15%) and non-small cell carcinoma (85–90%), which includes adenocarcinoma, linear cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Lung cancer’s pathogenic risk factors include smoking, environmental toxins, age, and heredity. Metastatic disease is observed in about 40% of newly diagnosed patients with non-small cell carcinoma, and most of the remainders eventually develop into metastases.1,2 Despite new advances in lung cancer treatment in the past few decades, the prognosis of lung cancer is still not idea, and the overall 5-year survival rate remains low.3 Therefore, it is essential to develop new novel therapeutic approaches to improve the prognosis of lung cancer.

Cisplatin, also known as cisplatinum, cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II), and CDDP, is a well-known chemotherapeutic drug used t...