Clinical efficacy of nimotuzumab combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of nimotuzumab combined with concurrent chemoradiother-apy in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.Method A total of 72 patients with locally advanced cervical can-cer were divided into control group(n=30,received concurrent chemoradiotherapy)and observation group(n=42,re-ceived nimotuzumab combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy)according to different treatment methods.The clini-cal efficacy,T lymphocyte subsets(CD4+,CD8+)levels,tumor markers[tumor specific growth factor(TSGF),carbohy-drate antigen 125(CA125),squamous cell carcinoma antigen(SCCA)]levels and the occurrence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Result The total effective rate of the observation group was 90.48%,signifi-cantly higher than 63.33%of the control group(P<0.01).After treatment,the levels of CD4+and CD8+in both groups were lower than those before treatment,and the levels of CD4+and CD8+in the observation group were higher than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).After treatment,the TSGF,CA125 and SCCA levels in both groups were lower than those before treatment,and the TSGF,CA125 and SCCA levels in the obser-vation group were lower than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Ni-motuzumab combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of local advanced cervical cancer patients can improve clinical efficacy and immune function,reduce the level of tumor markers,and have high safety.