Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract.GISTs may coexist with different types of cancer,either synchronous or metachronous (1).Most GISTs deve...Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract.GISTs may coexist with different types of cancer,either synchronous or metachronous (1).Most GISTs develop in a sporadic fashion,but familial occurrence,such as neurofibromatosis and Carney-triad,has also been reported (2).The overall frequency of second tumors in different series varied from 4.5% to 33%.The most frequent types of GIST-associated cancers were gastrointestinal carcinomas (47%),lymphoma/leukemia (7%),carcinomas of prostate (9%),breast (7%),kidney (6%),lung (5%),female genital tract (5%),carcinoid tumors (3%),soft tissue and bone sarcomas (3%),malignant melanoma (2%) and seminoma (1%) (1,3-5).展开更多
Fully digitalized substations using IEC 61850 process bus are being introduced all over the world.Numerous utilities have featured pilot projects,demonstrators or even industrial scale deployment of these Fully Digita...Fully digitalized substations using IEC 61850 process bus are being introduced all over the world.Numerous utilities have featured pilot projects,demonstrators or even industrial scale deployment of these Fully Digital Protection,Auto-mation and Control Systems(FD-PACS).Product standards such as profiles for Instrument Transformers have been developed and published(IEC 61869-6 and IEC 61869-9 by TC 38-Instrument Transformers).This raises the question about the standards for digitally interfaced protection functions.In 2016,IEC TC 95(Measuring relays and protection equipment)charged a working group to investigate this subject and to elaborate recommendations concerning requirements and testing of protection IED with digital inputs and outputs for protection standards(IEC 60255-1xx series).For protection functions,publisher/subscriber based data streams are supposed to comply with IEC 61850 and IEC 61869 standards.This holds in particular for Sampled Values(SV)representing energising inputs of the protection function,and is also applicable to Generic Object Oriented Substation Event(GOOSE)which can be used for input or output of protection functions.Quality attributes of published data depend on the operational and connection status of the function and the hosting IED.In addition,protection functions have to take into account the information regarding the time synchronisation of the received SV and other parameters.This paper gives an overview of these features and the proposed way to take them into account in the IEC 60255 standard series.It describes the progress of WG 2 and relates it to existing standardization documents.展开更多
The introduction of first-or second-generation epidermal growth factor receptor gene(EGFR)tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs)in chemonaive patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)has radically changed the...The introduction of first-or second-generation epidermal growth factor receptor gene(EGFR)tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs)in chemonaive patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)has radically changed the treatment in this molecular subgroup,with an improvement in progression-free survival(PFS)compared to standard chemotherapy[1].展开更多
Intraperitoneal(IP)delivery of cisplatin was developed in the 1970s based on a strong pharmacologic rationale and rodent models.Its advantage over intravenous(IV)administration was supported initially by observational...Intraperitoneal(IP)delivery of cisplatin was developed in the 1970s based on a strong pharmacologic rationale and rodent models.Its advantage over intravenous(IV)administration was supported initially by observational studies in treating recurrent ovarian cancer and eventually by better outcomes from IP vs.IV cisplatin in randomized studies in patients undergoing optimal surgical debulking at diagnosis.In the past two decades,with the introduction of novel anticancer interventions(such as taxanes,bevacizumab,inhibitors of DNA repair,and immune check point inhibitors),advantages of IP drug delivery are less clear and concerns are raised on cisplatin's therapeutic index.The discovery of BRCA genes and their key role in DNA repair,on the other hand,have strengthened the rationale for IP drug delivery:high grade serous cancers arising in the Mullerian epithelium in association with hereditary or somatic BRCA function inactivation are linked to peritoneal spread of cells that-while initially sensitive-are prone to emergence of platinum resistance.Therefore,selection of patients based on genomic features and focusing on the better tolerated IP carboplatin are ongoing.Recent examples of leveraging the peritoneal route include(1)targeting the cell membrane copper transport receptor-that is shared by platinums-by the combination of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib and IP carboplatin;and(2)enhancing IP 5-fluoro-2-deoxyuridine cytotoxicity when coupled with PARP inhibition.展开更多
文摘Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is the most common mesenchymal malignancy of the gastrointestinal tract.GISTs may coexist with different types of cancer,either synchronous or metachronous (1).Most GISTs develop in a sporadic fashion,but familial occurrence,such as neurofibromatosis and Carney-triad,has also been reported (2).The overall frequency of second tumors in different series varied from 4.5% to 33%.The most frequent types of GIST-associated cancers were gastrointestinal carcinomas (47%),lymphoma/leukemia (7%),carcinomas of prostate (9%),breast (7%),kidney (6%),lung (5%),female genital tract (5%),carcinoid tumors (3%),soft tissue and bone sarcomas (3%),malignant melanoma (2%) and seminoma (1%) (1,3-5).
文摘Fully digitalized substations using IEC 61850 process bus are being introduced all over the world.Numerous utilities have featured pilot projects,demonstrators or even industrial scale deployment of these Fully Digital Protection,Auto-mation and Control Systems(FD-PACS).Product standards such as profiles for Instrument Transformers have been developed and published(IEC 61869-6 and IEC 61869-9 by TC 38-Instrument Transformers).This raises the question about the standards for digitally interfaced protection functions.In 2016,IEC TC 95(Measuring relays and protection equipment)charged a working group to investigate this subject and to elaborate recommendations concerning requirements and testing of protection IED with digital inputs and outputs for protection standards(IEC 60255-1xx series).For protection functions,publisher/subscriber based data streams are supposed to comply with IEC 61850 and IEC 61869 standards.This holds in particular for Sampled Values(SV)representing energising inputs of the protection function,and is also applicable to Generic Object Oriented Substation Event(GOOSE)which can be used for input or output of protection functions.Quality attributes of published data depend on the operational and connection status of the function and the hosting IED.In addition,protection functions have to take into account the information regarding the time synchronisation of the received SV and other parameters.This paper gives an overview of these features and the proposed way to take them into account in the IEC 60255 standard series.It describes the progress of WG 2 and relates it to existing standardization documents.
文摘The introduction of first-or second-generation epidermal growth factor receptor gene(EGFR)tyrosine kinase inhibitors(TKIs)in chemonaive patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)has radically changed the treatment in this molecular subgroup,with an improvement in progression-free survival(PFS)compared to standard chemotherapy[1].
文摘Intraperitoneal(IP)delivery of cisplatin was developed in the 1970s based on a strong pharmacologic rationale and rodent models.Its advantage over intravenous(IV)administration was supported initially by observational studies in treating recurrent ovarian cancer and eventually by better outcomes from IP vs.IV cisplatin in randomized studies in patients undergoing optimal surgical debulking at diagnosis.In the past two decades,with the introduction of novel anticancer interventions(such as taxanes,bevacizumab,inhibitors of DNA repair,and immune check point inhibitors),advantages of IP drug delivery are less clear and concerns are raised on cisplatin's therapeutic index.The discovery of BRCA genes and their key role in DNA repair,on the other hand,have strengthened the rationale for IP drug delivery:high grade serous cancers arising in the Mullerian epithelium in association with hereditary or somatic BRCA function inactivation are linked to peritoneal spread of cells that-while initially sensitive-are prone to emergence of platinum resistance.Therefore,selection of patients based on genomic features and focusing on the better tolerated IP carboplatin are ongoing.Recent examples of leveraging the peritoneal route include(1)targeting the cell membrane copper transport receptor-that is shared by platinums-by the combination of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib and IP carboplatin;and(2)enhancing IP 5-fluoro-2-deoxyuridine cytotoxicity when coupled with PARP inhibition.