Objective:Cancer-associated inflammation and coagulation cascades play vital roles in cancer progression and survival.In this study,we investigated the significance of the combination of preoperative fibrinogen and th...Objective:Cancer-associated inflammation and coagulation cascades play vital roles in cancer progression and survival.In this study,we investigated the significance of the combination of preoperative fibrinogen and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)in predicting the survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods:We retrospectively enrolled 589 patients with NSCLC who underwent surgery.The univariate and multivariate Cox survival analyses were used to evaluate the prognostic indicators,including the combination of fibrinogen and NLR(F-NLR).The cut-off values for fibrinogen,NLR,and clinical laboratory variables were defined by the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis.According to the ROC curve,the recommended cut-off values for fibrinogen and the NLR were 3.48 g/L and 2.30,respectively.Patients with both a high NLR(≥2.30)and hyperfibrinogenemia(≥3.48 g/L)were given a score of 2,whereas those with one or neither were scored as 1 or 0,respectively.Results:Our results showed that F-NLR was an independent prognostic indicator for disease-free survival(DFS)[hazard ratio(HR),1.466;95%confidence interval(CI),1.243–1.730;P<0.001]and overall survival(OS)(HR,1.512;95%CI,1.283–1.783;P<0.001).The five-year OS rates were 66.1%,53.5%,and 33.3%for the F-NLR=0,F-NLR=1,and F-NLR=2,respectively(P<0.001).Correspondingly,their five-year DFS rates were 62.2%,50.3%,and 30.4%,respectively(P<0.001).In the subgroup analyses of the pathological stages,the F-NLR level was significantly correlated with DFS and OS in stage I and IIIA cancers.Conclusions:Preoperative F-NLR score can be used as a valuable prognostic marker for patients with resectable early-stage NSCLC.展开更多
The amorphous Fe78Si9B13 ribbons were bend stress relaxed at various temperature well below the crystallization temperature (Tx) for different time. The effect of pre-annealing on the subsequent bend stress relaxati...The amorphous Fe78Si9B13 ribbons were bend stress relaxed at various temperature well below the crystallization temperature (Tx) for different time. The effect of pre-annealing on the subsequent bend stress relaxation was examined. The variation of the microstructure and microhardness during bend stress relaxation process was studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Vickers microhardness test,respectively. Curvature radius of the amorphous Fe78Si9B13 ribbons decreased with increase bend stress relaxation temperature and time. The microhardness of the stress relaxed specimens increased with time at 300℃ due to the forming of nanocrystals during bend stress relaxation. The pre-annealing reduced the decrease rate of the curvature radius of stress relaxed specimens.展开更多
OBJECTIVE To study the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors for bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. METHODS Clinical data from 107 inpatient cases at The Cancer Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, from 1990-2...OBJECTIVE To study the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors for bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. METHODS Clinical data from 107 inpatient cases at The Cancer Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, from 1990-2000, were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS The overall 1, 3 and 5-year survival rates were 88.7, 64.8 and 48.6% respectively. The main prognostic factors were tumor diameter (P= 0.022), bronchial stump (P=0.016), TNM stage (P=0.000), T stage (P= 0.002), N stage (P=0.000) and postoperation radiotherapy (P=0.001). Cox regression analysis suggested that the TNM stage (P=0.000) and tumor diameter (P=0.015) are independent factors affecting the prognosis. CONCLUSION The overall survival rate of BAC patients was superior to those with other non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The TNM stage and tumor diameter were independent factors affecting the prognosis for BAC.展开更多
Developing an efficient,interface-rich,and free-standing non-noble-metal electrocatalyst is vital for the flexible zinc-air batteries(ZABs).Herein,a three-dimensional(3D)heterogeneous carbon-based flexible membrane wa...Developing an efficient,interface-rich,and free-standing non-noble-metal electrocatalyst is vital for the flexible zinc-air batteries(ZABs).Herein,a three-dimensional(3D)heterogeneous carbon-based flexible membrane was assembled by Co@carbon nanosheets/carbon nanotubes and hollow carbon nanofiber(Co@NS/CNT-CNF)as an efficient oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalyst with a positive half-wave potential of 0.846 V and a small Tafel slope of 79 mV·dec^(-1).Meanwhile,the Co@NS/CNT-CNF electrode also exhibits excellent open-circuit voltage,peak power density,and long-time cycling stability in liquid-state ZABs(1.605 V,163 mW·cm^(-2),and 400 h)and flexible ZABs under flat/bending condition(1.47 V,102 mW·cm^(-2),and 80 h).Such heterogeneous flexible membrane architecture not only optimizes the electrolyte infiltration,but also provides capacious possibility for O_(2)and electrolyte transfer.Meanwhile,work-function analyses coupled with density functional theory(DFT)results demonstrate that the electron transfer capability and metal-support interaction can be well optimized in the obtained Co@NS/CNT-CNF catalyst.展开更多
Cu-based materials are seldom reported as oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts due to their inherent electron orbital configuration,which makes them difficult to adsorb oxygen-intermediates during OER.Reason...Cu-based materials are seldom reported as oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts due to their inherent electron orbital configuration,which makes them difficult to adsorb oxygen-intermediates during OER.Reasonably engineering the hierarchical architectures and the electronic structures can improve the performance of Cu-based OER catalysts,such as constructing multilevel morphology,inducing the porous materials,improving the Cu valence,building heterostructures,doping heteroatoms,etc.In this work,copper-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate(HKUST-1)octahedra in-situ grow on the Cu nanorod(NR)-supported N-doped carbon microplates,meanwhile an active layer of Cu(OH)_(2)forms on the surface of the original conductive Cu NRs.The octahedral HKUST-1,serving as a spacer between the microplates,greatly improves the porosity and increases the available active sites,facilitating the mass transport and electron transfer,thus resulting in greatly enhanced OER performance.展开更多
Background:Treatment options for Chinese patients with locally advanced or metastatic squamous-cell non-small-cell lung cancer(sqNSCLC)after failure of first-line chemotherapy are limited.This study(ORIENT-3)aimed to ...Background:Treatment options for Chinese patients with locally advanced or metastatic squamous-cell non-small-cell lung cancer(sqNSCLC)after failure of first-line chemotherapy are limited.This study(ORIENT-3)aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sintilimab versus docetaxel as second-line treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic sqNSCLC.Methods:ORIENT-3 was an open-label,multicenter,randomized controlled phase 3 trial that recruited patients with stage IIIB/IIIC/IV sqNSCLC after failure with first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.Patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either 200 mg of sintilimab or 75 mg/m^(2) of docetaxel intravenously every 3 weeks,stratified by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status.The primary endpoint was overall survival(OS)in the full analysis set(FAS).Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival(PFS),objective response rate(ORR),disease control rate(DCR),duration of response(DoR)and safety.Results:Between August 25,2017,and November 7,2018,290 patients were randomized.For FAS,10 patients fromthe docetaxel armwere excluded.Themedian OS was 11.79(n=145;95%confidence interval[CI],10.28-15.57)months with sintilimab versus 8.25(n=135;95%CI,6.47-9.82)months with docetaxel(hazard ratio[HR]:0.74;95%CI,0.56-0.96;P=0.025).Sintilimab treatment significantly prolonged PFS(median 4.30 vs.2.79 months;HR:0.52;95%CI,0.39-0.68;P<0.001)and showed higher ORR(25.50%vs.2.20%,P<0.001)and DCR(65.50%vs.37.80%,P<0.001)than the docetaxel arm.The median DoRwas 12.45(95%CI,4.86-25.33)months in the sintilimab arm and 4.14(95%CI,1.41-7.23)months in the docetaxel arm(P=0.045).Treatment-related adverse events of grade≥3were reported in 26(18.1%)patients in the sintilimab arm and 47(36.2%)patients in the docetaxel arm.Exploratory biomarker analysis showed potential predictive values of expression levels of two transcription factors,including OVOL2(HR:0.35;P<0.001)and CTCF(HR:3.50;P<0.001),for sintilimab treatment.Conclusions:Compared with docetaxel,sintilimab significantly improved the OS,PFS,and ORR of Chinese patients with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic sqNSCLC.展开更多
Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)with porous crystal structures have attracted extensive attention in application of energy storage and conversion,owing to their regularity,porosity,large specific surface area,etc.In thi...Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)with porous crystal structures have attracted extensive attention in application of energy storage and conversion,owing to their regularity,porosity,large specific surface area,etc.In this work,Co-MOF-74 microflower has been successfully prepared via a controllable solvent regulation strategy.Through modulating the polarity of the solvent,crystals grow in certain preferred orientation and Co-MOF-74 with various morphologies were obtained.Thereinto,the energy storage performance of Co-MOF-74 microflower was measured in both three-electrode system and asymmetric supercapacitor device(specific capacitance of 164.2 F/g at 0.5 A/g in the three-electrode system and 62.5 F/g at 1 A/g in the asymmetric supercapacitor device).This can be attributed to the preferred crystal orientation resulting in a regular and uniform microflower,which is of great significance to electronic interfacial exchange and ion transfer during electrochemical reactions.展开更多
Nowadays,Cu-based materials have attracted extensive attention as electrocatalysts,while the inherent reason of the filling of high anti-bonding state of Cu d band(3 d^(10)4 s^(1))makes it difficult to hybridize with ...Nowadays,Cu-based materials have attracted extensive attention as electrocatalysts,while the inherent reason of the filling of high anti-bonding state of Cu d band(3 d^(10)4 s^(1))makes it difficult to hybridize with O2 p band of oxygen intermediates during the adsorption process of oxygen evolution reaction(OER).To increase the efficiency of Cu-based electrocatalysts,efforts have been made to optimize the electronic structures and to create surface defects and hierarchical nanostructures with more exposed accessible active sites.Herein,we report a facile method for preparing CuO electrocatalysts with hierarchical nanostructures using the Cu-alanine complex as a precursor through room-temperature chemical precipitation and subsequent calcination in air.Investigations of products obtained at different calcination temperatures reveal the relationship between OER activities and the material characteristics such as specific surface areas,crystal growth orientations,and element components.The product obtained at 500℃exhibits the smallest overpotential of 290 mV in 1.0 mol/L KOH for electrocatalyzing OER.Combining with various characterizations of CuO electrocatalysts after OER activities,the possible catalytic mechanism and the influence factors of their OER performance are also discussed.展开更多
基金supported by grants from National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFC0905501)the Tianjin Science and Technology Major Project, China (Grant No. 12ZCDZSY15400)
文摘Objective:Cancer-associated inflammation and coagulation cascades play vital roles in cancer progression and survival.In this study,we investigated the significance of the combination of preoperative fibrinogen and the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio(NLR)in predicting the survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods:We retrospectively enrolled 589 patients with NSCLC who underwent surgery.The univariate and multivariate Cox survival analyses were used to evaluate the prognostic indicators,including the combination of fibrinogen and NLR(F-NLR).The cut-off values for fibrinogen,NLR,and clinical laboratory variables were defined by the receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis.According to the ROC curve,the recommended cut-off values for fibrinogen and the NLR were 3.48 g/L and 2.30,respectively.Patients with both a high NLR(≥2.30)and hyperfibrinogenemia(≥3.48 g/L)were given a score of 2,whereas those with one or neither were scored as 1 or 0,respectively.Results:Our results showed that F-NLR was an independent prognostic indicator for disease-free survival(DFS)[hazard ratio(HR),1.466;95%confidence interval(CI),1.243–1.730;P<0.001]and overall survival(OS)(HR,1.512;95%CI,1.283–1.783;P<0.001).The five-year OS rates were 66.1%,53.5%,and 33.3%for the F-NLR=0,F-NLR=1,and F-NLR=2,respectively(P<0.001).Correspondingly,their five-year DFS rates were 62.2%,50.3%,and 30.4%,respectively(P<0.001).In the subgroup analyses of the pathological stages,the F-NLR level was significantly correlated with DFS and OS in stage I and IIIA cancers.Conclusions:Preoperative F-NLR score can be used as a valuable prognostic marker for patients with resectable early-stage NSCLC.
文摘The amorphous Fe78Si9B13 ribbons were bend stress relaxed at various temperature well below the crystallization temperature (Tx) for different time. The effect of pre-annealing on the subsequent bend stress relaxation was examined. The variation of the microstructure and microhardness during bend stress relaxation process was studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Vickers microhardness test,respectively. Curvature radius of the amorphous Fe78Si9B13 ribbons decreased with increase bend stress relaxation temperature and time. The microhardness of the stress relaxed specimens increased with time at 300℃ due to the forming of nanocrystals during bend stress relaxation. The pre-annealing reduced the decrease rate of the curvature radius of stress relaxed specimens.
文摘OBJECTIVE To study the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors for bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. METHODS Clinical data from 107 inpatient cases at The Cancer Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, from 1990-2000, were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS The overall 1, 3 and 5-year survival rates were 88.7, 64.8 and 48.6% respectively. The main prognostic factors were tumor diameter (P= 0.022), bronchial stump (P=0.016), TNM stage (P=0.000), T stage (P= 0.002), N stage (P=0.000) and postoperation radiotherapy (P=0.001). Cox regression analysis suggested that the TNM stage (P=0.000) and tumor diameter (P=0.015) are independent factors affecting the prognosis. CONCLUSION The overall survival rate of BAC patients was superior to those with other non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The TNM stage and tumor diameter were independent factors affecting the prognosis for BAC.
基金We acknowledge the support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2020YFB1506300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21625102,21971017,21922502,22075018,51991344,52025025,and 52072400)Beijing Institute of Technology Research Fund Program.
文摘Developing an efficient,interface-rich,and free-standing non-noble-metal electrocatalyst is vital for the flexible zinc-air batteries(ZABs).Herein,a three-dimensional(3D)heterogeneous carbon-based flexible membrane was assembled by Co@carbon nanosheets/carbon nanotubes and hollow carbon nanofiber(Co@NS/CNT-CNF)as an efficient oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalyst with a positive half-wave potential of 0.846 V and a small Tafel slope of 79 mV·dec^(-1).Meanwhile,the Co@NS/CNT-CNF electrode also exhibits excellent open-circuit voltage,peak power density,and long-time cycling stability in liquid-state ZABs(1.605 V,163 mW·cm^(-2),and 400 h)and flexible ZABs under flat/bending condition(1.47 V,102 mW·cm^(-2),and 80 h).Such heterogeneous flexible membrane architecture not only optimizes the electrolyte infiltration,but also provides capacious possibility for O_(2)and electrolyte transfer.Meanwhile,work-function analyses coupled with density functional theory(DFT)results demonstrate that the electron transfer capability and metal-support interaction can be well optimized in the obtained Co@NS/CNT-CNF catalyst.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1904215 and 21875207)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20200044)the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials(SKLPM,No.ZDSYS20210709112802010).
文摘Cu-based materials are seldom reported as oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts due to their inherent electron orbital configuration,which makes them difficult to adsorb oxygen-intermediates during OER.Reasonably engineering the hierarchical architectures and the electronic structures can improve the performance of Cu-based OER catalysts,such as constructing multilevel morphology,inducing the porous materials,improving the Cu valence,building heterostructures,doping heteroatoms,etc.In this work,copper-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate(HKUST-1)octahedra in-situ grow on the Cu nanorod(NR)-supported N-doped carbon microplates,meanwhile an active layer of Cu(OH)_(2)forms on the surface of the original conductive Cu NRs.The octahedral HKUST-1,serving as a spacer between the microplates,greatly improves the porosity and increases the available active sites,facilitating the mass transport and electron transfer,thus resulting in greatly enhanced OER performance.
基金funded by Innovent biologics,Inc.Eli Lilly and Companypartly supported by China National Major Project for New Drug Innovation(2017ZX09304015).
文摘Background:Treatment options for Chinese patients with locally advanced or metastatic squamous-cell non-small-cell lung cancer(sqNSCLC)after failure of first-line chemotherapy are limited.This study(ORIENT-3)aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sintilimab versus docetaxel as second-line treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic sqNSCLC.Methods:ORIENT-3 was an open-label,multicenter,randomized controlled phase 3 trial that recruited patients with stage IIIB/IIIC/IV sqNSCLC after failure with first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.Patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either 200 mg of sintilimab or 75 mg/m^(2) of docetaxel intravenously every 3 weeks,stratified by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status.The primary endpoint was overall survival(OS)in the full analysis set(FAS).Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival(PFS),objective response rate(ORR),disease control rate(DCR),duration of response(DoR)and safety.Results:Between August 25,2017,and November 7,2018,290 patients were randomized.For FAS,10 patients fromthe docetaxel armwere excluded.Themedian OS was 11.79(n=145;95%confidence interval[CI],10.28-15.57)months with sintilimab versus 8.25(n=135;95%CI,6.47-9.82)months with docetaxel(hazard ratio[HR]:0.74;95%CI,0.56-0.96;P=0.025).Sintilimab treatment significantly prolonged PFS(median 4.30 vs.2.79 months;HR:0.52;95%CI,0.39-0.68;P<0.001)and showed higher ORR(25.50%vs.2.20%,P<0.001)and DCR(65.50%vs.37.80%,P<0.001)than the docetaxel arm.The median DoRwas 12.45(95%CI,4.86-25.33)months in the sintilimab arm and 4.14(95%CI,1.41-7.23)months in the docetaxel arm(P=0.045).Treatment-related adverse events of grade≥3were reported in 26(18.1%)patients in the sintilimab arm and 47(36.2%)patients in the docetaxel arm.Exploratory biomarker analysis showed potential predictive values of expression levels of two transcription factors,including OVOL2(HR:0.35;P<0.001)and CTCF(HR:3.50;P<0.001),for sintilimab treatment.Conclusions:Compared with docetaxel,sintilimab significantly improved the OS,PFS,and ORR of Chinese patients with previously treated locally advanced or metastatic sqNSCLC.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1904215,21671170,21673203)the Topnotch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(TAPP)+2 种基金Changjiang scholars program of the Ministry of Education(No.Q2018270)Excellent doctoral dissertation of Yangzhou universityUndergraduate scientific research innovation projects in Jiangsu province(No.201911117036Z)。
文摘Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)with porous crystal structures have attracted extensive attention in application of energy storage and conversion,owing to their regularity,porosity,large specific surface area,etc.In this work,Co-MOF-74 microflower has been successfully prepared via a controllable solvent regulation strategy.Through modulating the polarity of the solvent,crystals grow in certain preferred orientation and Co-MOF-74 with various morphologies were obtained.Thereinto,the energy storage performance of Co-MOF-74 microflower was measured in both three-electrode system and asymmetric supercapacitor device(specific capacitance of 164.2 F/g at 0.5 A/g in the three-electrode system and 62.5 F/g at 1 A/g in the asymmetric supercapacitor device).This can be attributed to the preferred crystal orientation resulting in a regular and uniform microflower,which is of great significance to electronic interfacial exchange and ion transfer during electrochemical reactions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,Nos.U1904215,21671170,21673203,21805192 and 21875207)the Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(TAPP)+5 种基金the Six Talent Plan(No.2015-XCL-030)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2019A1515110735)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020M671612)Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2020Z082)Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Yangzhou University and Undergraduate Scientific Research Innovation Projects in Jiangsu Province(No.201911117036Z)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions。
文摘Nowadays,Cu-based materials have attracted extensive attention as electrocatalysts,while the inherent reason of the filling of high anti-bonding state of Cu d band(3 d^(10)4 s^(1))makes it difficult to hybridize with O2 p band of oxygen intermediates during the adsorption process of oxygen evolution reaction(OER).To increase the efficiency of Cu-based electrocatalysts,efforts have been made to optimize the electronic structures and to create surface defects and hierarchical nanostructures with more exposed accessible active sites.Herein,we report a facile method for preparing CuO electrocatalysts with hierarchical nanostructures using the Cu-alanine complex as a precursor through room-temperature chemical precipitation and subsequent calcination in air.Investigations of products obtained at different calcination temperatures reveal the relationship between OER activities and the material characteristics such as specific surface areas,crystal growth orientations,and element components.The product obtained at 500℃exhibits the smallest overpotential of 290 mV in 1.0 mol/L KOH for electrocatalyzing OER.Combining with various characterizations of CuO electrocatalysts after OER activities,the possible catalytic mechanism and the influence factors of their OER performance are also discussed.