Objective To investigate the serum human telomerase reverse transcriptase(hTERT) mRNA level of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) patients treated by stereotactic gamma-ray body radiation therapy ( γ-SBRT ). Methods The serum hTERT mRNA levels of 35 HCC cases were measured in γ-SBRT preoperative and postoperative 1d, 3d, 9d, 15d and 30d by real-time quantitative PCR. Results The Serum hTERT mRNA level was declined rapidly after a transient increase and lower than preoperative level significantly(p<0.001). Conclusions The detection of Serum hTERT mRNA level was conducive to treatment efficacy observation ofγ-SBRT postoperative HCC patients. |