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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2021; 9(4): 792-800
Published online Feb 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i4.792
Radioactive 125I seed implantation for pancreatic cancer with unexpected liver metastasis: A preliminary experience with 26 patients
Cheng-Gang Li, Zhi-Peng Zhou, Yu-Ze Jia, Xiang-Long Tan, Yu-Yao Song
Cheng-Gang Li, Zhi-Peng Zhou, Yu-Ze Jia, Xiang-Long Tan, Yu-Yao Song, Second Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Li CG and Zhou ZP contributed equally to this work and should be considered as co-first authors; Li CG, Zhou ZP, and Jia YZ analyzed and interpreted the data and wrote the article; Jia YZ, Tan XL, and Song YY drafted the work and collected the data; Li CG designed the study and revised the article for important intellectual content.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Chinese PLA General Hospital (No. S2016-098-02).
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Cheng-Gang Li, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Second Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing 100853, China. lcgang301@126.com
Received: November 16, 2020
Peer-review started: November 16, 2020
First decision: November 29, 2020
Revised: December 3, 2020
Accepted: December 11, 2020
Article in press: December 11, 2020
Published online: February 6, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of radioactive 125I seed implantation for pancreatic cancer patients with unexpected liver metastasis. We found that it can prolong the survival time and relieve pain of pancreatic cancer patients with unexpected liver metastasis.