Strontium-90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment: A randomized controlled trial.
<h4>Background</h4>Keloid disease is hard to fully eradicate. Recurrence and other unsatisfactory results were found in many patients. No current therapeutic modality has been determined to be most effective for treating keloid scars. Intralesional corticosteroid injections is most commo...
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| author | Ke Deng Haitao Xiao Xiaoxue Liu Rei Ogawa Xuewen Xu Yong Liu |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Keloid disease is hard to fully eradicate. Recurrence and other unsatisfactory results were found in many patients. No current therapeutic modality has been determined to be most effective for treating keloid scars. Intralesional corticosteroid injections is most commonly recommended for primary management of small and young keloids as well as hypertrophic scars. However, it's difficult for patients to adhere to long-term triamcinolone acetonide injection therapy because of the pain, inconvenience or complications including hormonal imbalance or irregular menstruation.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to determine whether and how Strontium-90 brachytherapy as an adjuvant radiation could affect keloid recurrence after intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections.<h4>Methods</h4>We included keloid patients from March 2019 to September 2019 and randomly allocated them to two groups after 3 intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections at 3 weeks interval. The experimental group received Strontium-90 brachytherapy at a total dose of 15-20Gy, while the control group didn't receive any adjuvant treatment. We performed both Vancouver Scar Scale scoring and Color Doppler ultrasound examination to monitor and evaluate lesions regularly. A one-year follow-up was completed for each patient.<h4>Results</h4>31 patients who had 42 keloids in total were recruited. We found intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections could effectively reduce the thickness and modify the hardness of small and young keloids. Strontium-90 brachytherapy reduced the one-year recurrence rate from 85.7 percent to 44.4 percent after 3 intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections. The lesions' thickness or elasticity was not affected by Strontium-90 brachytherapy.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Strontium-90 brachytherapy as an adjuvant radiation could effectively reduce small sized keloids recurrence after intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections. It worked by enhancing the lesions' stability post-injection.<h4>Trial registration</h4>The clinical trial registration number: ChiCTR2000030141. Name of trial registry: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (http://www.chictr.org.cn/). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2bf3cc84bc74b12a82f13b16bd013922022-12-21T19:11:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01163e024879910.1371/journal.pone.0248799Strontium-90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment: A randomized controlled trial.Ke DengHaitao XiaoXiaoxue LiuRei OgawaXuewen XuYong Liu<h4>Background</h4>Keloid disease is hard to fully eradicate. Recurrence and other unsatisfactory results were found in many patients. No current therapeutic modality has been determined to be most effective for treating keloid scars. Intralesional corticosteroid injections is most commonly recommended for primary management of small and young keloids as well as hypertrophic scars. However, it's difficult for patients to adhere to long-term triamcinolone acetonide injection therapy because of the pain, inconvenience or complications including hormonal imbalance or irregular menstruation.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to determine whether and how Strontium-90 brachytherapy as an adjuvant radiation could affect keloid recurrence after intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections.<h4>Methods</h4>We included keloid patients from March 2019 to September 2019 and randomly allocated them to two groups after 3 intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections at 3 weeks interval. The experimental group received Strontium-90 brachytherapy at a total dose of 15-20Gy, while the control group didn't receive any adjuvant treatment. We performed both Vancouver Scar Scale scoring and Color Doppler ultrasound examination to monitor and evaluate lesions regularly. A one-year follow-up was completed for each patient.<h4>Results</h4>31 patients who had 42 keloids in total were recruited. We found intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections could effectively reduce the thickness and modify the hardness of small and young keloids. Strontium-90 brachytherapy reduced the one-year recurrence rate from 85.7 percent to 44.4 percent after 3 intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections. The lesions' thickness or elasticity was not affected by Strontium-90 brachytherapy.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Strontium-90 brachytherapy as an adjuvant radiation could effectively reduce small sized keloids recurrence after intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections. It worked by enhancing the lesions' stability post-injection.<h4>Trial registration</h4>The clinical trial registration number: ChiCTR2000030141. Name of trial registry: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (http://www.chictr.org.cn/).https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248799 |
| spellingShingle | Ke Deng Haitao Xiao Xiaoxue Liu Rei Ogawa Xuewen Xu Yong Liu Strontium-90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE |
| title | Strontium-90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment: A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_full | Strontium-90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment: A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_fullStr | Strontium-90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment: A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strontium-90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment: A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_short | Strontium-90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5-fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment: A randomized controlled trial. |
| title_sort | strontium 90 brachytherapy following intralesional triamcinolone and 5 fluorouracil injections for keloid treatment a randomized controlled trial |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248799 |
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