Effects of Shenqi Fuzheng injection combined with chemotherapy on peripheral blood, immune function and tumor markers in patients with breast cancer

Objective: To investigate the effects of Shenqi Fuzheng Injection Combined with chemotherapy on peripheral blood, immune function and tumor markers in patients with breast cancer. Methods: A total of 92 cases of breast cancer treated by modified radical mastectomy in our hospital from January 2017 to December 2017 were selected as the research subjects and were randomly divided into 46 cases in the observation group and 46 cases in the control group. The patients in the control group began chemotherapy after 2 weeks of surgery, and the observation group was given Shenqi Fuzheng Injection on the basis of the control group. The levels of leukocyte, platelet, hemoglobin, T cell subgroup, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cancer antigen 153 (CA153) and carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125) were measured and compared of patients in two groups. Results: Before treatment, there was no significant difference in white blood cell, platelet and hemoglobin between the two groups. After treatment, the white blood cells, platelets and hemoglobin in the observation group were (3.56±0.10)×109/L, (137.47±23.58)×109/L, (116.72±15.75) g/L, and the white cells, platelets and hemoglobin in the control group were (2.85±0.18)×109/L, (126.76±21.34)×109/L, (103.36±20.51) g/L, respectively, all the indexes decreased than before treatment, moreover the decrease of control group is more obvious than observation group, and the difference was statistically significant. Before treatment, there was no significant difference in CD3+, CD4+, CD8+and CD4+/CD8+between the two groups. After treatment, the CD3+, CD4+and CD4+/CD8+in the observation group were (58.02±12.77)%, (50.79±7.45)% and (2.13±0.69), which were significantly higher than those before the treatment, and increased compared with the control group in the corresponding period, the difference was statistically significant. Before treatment, there was no significant difference in CEA, CA153 and CA125 between the two groups. After treatment, the CEA, CA153 and CA125 of the observation group were (16.70±3.71) μg/L, (13.11±3.70) U/mL and (11.25±1.73) U/mL, and in the control group they were (21.71±4.24) μg/L, (20.31±4.21) U/mL and (17.78±2.36) U/mL, respectively, the CEA, CA153 and CA125 in two groups were all lower than those before treatment, and the indexes of the observation group were decreased more significantly than those of the control group, the differences were statistically significant. Conclusion: Shenqi Fuzheng Injection Combined with chemotherapy in peripheral blood and immune function significantly improved in patients with breast cancer, and a significant decrease in the level of tumor markers.

Effect of Shenqi Fuzheng Injection combined with chemotherapy on peripheral blood cell level, tumor markers and immune function in patients with gastric cancer

Objective:To investigate the effects of Shenqi Fuzheng Injection combined with chemotherapy on peripheral blood cell level, tumor markers and immune function in patients with gastric cancer.Methods: Eighty patients with gastric cancer admitted to our hospital from May 2016 to October 2017 were selected as the research object and randomly divided into observation group and control group, 40 cases in each group. Control group was treated by DCF chemotherapy, while the observation group by Shenqi Fuzheng Injection based on the DCF chemotherapy. The levels of peripheral blood cells, tumor markers and immune function indexes in both groups were detected and compared before and after treatment.Results: There were no significant differences in serum RBC, WBC, PLT, Hb, NSE, CYFRA21-1, CA199, CEA, CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+ levels before treatment in both groups. Compared with the pretreatment group, the levels of RBC, WBC, PLT and Hb in both groups decreased to some extent after treatment, and the levels in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group;Compared with the same group before treatment, the levels of NSE, CYFRA21-1, CA199 and CEA in the two groups were significantly decreased, and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group;CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ levels in control group and observation group increased to some extent after treatment, and the levels in observation group were significantly higher than those in control group. The levels of CD8+ in both groups after treatment were significantly lower than those before treatment, and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group after treatment. The above data for statistical analysis had significant differences.Conclusions: Shenqi Fuzheng injection combined with chemotherapy helps to clear and kill cancer cells, enhance immunity and reduce hematological toxicity after chemotherapy, which can be used as an adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer.

The diagnostic value of multiple tumor markers in malignantovarian neoplasms

Objective:To study the diagnostic value of multiple tumor markers in malignant ovarian neoplasm.Methods:Sera obtained from 430 patients with ovarian masses (110 cases were malignant ovarian tumors,320 cases were benign ovarian tumors) before operation,and from 50 healthy women as control.Serologic examination of tumor markers included CA125,TSGF,SA,CEA,AFP,HCG and Fer.Results:The serum levels of CA125,TSGF,SA and Fer in patients with ovarian cancer were higher than those in patients with benign ovarian tumors (P<0.05),also in control group (P<0.05).In the diagnostic value of application for malignant ovarian neoplasm,CA125,TSGF and SA were better than the others.The sensitivity,specificity and accuracy in diagnosis of ovarian cancer were 86.4%,82.8%and 83.7% respectively for CA125 alone,78.2%,81.3%and 80.5% for TSGF alone,74.5%,81.9%and 80.0% for SA alone,whereas 95.5%,45.6%and 58.4% for multiple tumor markers combined in which 1 or more indices showed positive,93.6%,80.6%and 84.0% for that in which 2 or more indices showed positive,and 87.3%,90.3%and 89.5% for that in which 3 or more indices show positive.Conclusion:multiple tumor markers examination could improve the diagnosis of ovarian cancer,and examination of CA125,TSGF and SA combined is most ideal.

Study on combined assay for serum tumor markers in patients,with hepatic carcinoma

INTRODUCTIONSince the hepatic solid-occupying lesion (HSOL) wasfound by both ultrasonoscopy (US) and computed tomography(CT).If the customary alpha-fetoprotin (AFP) standard fordiagnosis primary hepatic carcinoma is used,those cancerswith lower AFP concentration may miss the diagnosis.Onthe other hand,the use of the standard:AFP-positive(≥20μg/L)+HSOL=primary hepatocellular carcinoma(PHCC),may yield false positive results.In order to ele-vate both the preoperative and differential diagnosis levels forhepatic carcinoma,we assayed combindedly the preoperativelevels of serum AFP,carbohydrate antibody (CA) 19-9 andcarcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the patients with HSOL.

Evaluating the Efficacy of Fecal Occult Blood Test and Tumor Marker Combined Screening for Colorectal Cancer

Objective:To analyze the screening effectiveness of combining the fecal occult blood test with tumor marker detection for colorectal cancer.Methods:A total of thirty patients with colorectal cancer and thirty patients with benign colon hyperplasia who received treatment from January 2020 to January 2023 were selected.These patients were assigned to the observation group and the control group,respectively.All patients in both groups underwent both fecal occult blood tests and tumor marker detection.The levels of tumor markers between the two groups were compared,the tumor marker levels in different stages were assessed within the observation group,and the positive detection rates for single detection and combined detection were compared.Results:The levels of various tumor markers in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group(P<0.05).Furthermore,as the Duke stage increased within the observation group,the levels of various tumor markers also increased(P<0.05).The positive detection rate of the combined test was notably higher than that of single detection(P<0.05).Conclusion:Combining the fecal occult blood test with tumor marker detection in colorectal cancer screening can significantly improve the overall detection rate.

Multiple biomarkers of colorectal tumor in a differential diagnosis model:A quantitative study

AIM:To evaluate the multiple biomarkers of colorectal tumor and their potential usage in early diagnosis of colorectal cancers. METHODS:Multiple biomarkers (DNA contents,AgNOR, PCNA,p53,c-erbB-2) in 10 normal colorectal mucosae,37 colorectal adenomas and 55 colorectal cancers were analyzed quantitatively in the computed processing imaging system. Discrimination patterns were employed to evaluate the significance of single and multiple indices in diagnosis of colorectal cancers. RESULTS:The mean values of the analyzed parameters increased in order of the normal mucosa,adenoma and adenocarcinoma,and this tendency reflected the progression of colorectal malignancy.The parameters including DNA index,positive rates,densities of AgNOR,c-erbB-2,and p53, shape and density of nucleus were relatively valuable for diagnoses.Then a diagnostic discrimination model was established.The samples were confirmed with the model, the sensitivity rates in cancer group and adenoma group were 96.36% and 89.19%,respectively.The value of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in early diagnosis of colorectal cancers was uncertain. CONCLUSION:The quantitative evaluation of some parameters for colorectal tumor can provide reproducible data for differential diagnosis.The established diagnostic discrimination model may be of clinicopathological value, and can make the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer possible.

Influence of blood glucose fluctuations on chemotherapy efficacy and safety in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients complicated with lung carcinoma

BACKGROUND Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)have large fluctuations in blood glucose(BG),abnormal metabolic function and low immunity to varying degrees,which increases the risk of malignant tumor diseases and affects the efficacy of tumor chemotherapy.Controlling hyperglycemia may have important therapeutic implications for cancer patients.AIM To clarify the influence of BG fluctuations on chemotherapy efficacy and safety in T2DM patients complicated with lung carcinoma(LC).METHODS The clinical data of 60 T2DM+LC patients who presented to the First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University between January 2019 and January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.All patients underwent chemotherapy and were grouped as a control group(CG;normal BG fluctuation with a mean fluctuation<3.9 mmol/L)and an observation group(OG;high BG fluctuation with a mean fluctuation≥3.9 mmol/L)based on their BG fluctuations,with 30 cases each.BGrelated indices,tumor markers,serum inflammatory cytokines and adverse reactions were comparatively analyzed.Pearson correlation analysis was performed to analyze the correlation between BG fluctuations and tumor markers.RESULTS The fasting blood glucose and 2-hour postprandial blood glucose levels in the OG were notably elevated compared with those in the CG,together with markedly higher mean amplitude of glycemic excursions(MAGE),mean of daily differences,largest amplitude of glycemic excursions and standard deviation of blood glucose(P<0.05).In addition,the OG exhibited evidently higher levels of carbohydrate antigen 19-9,carbohydrate antigen 125,carcinoembryonic antigen,neuron-specific enolase,cytokeratin 19,tumor necrosis factor-α,interleukin-6,and highsensitivity C-reactive protein than the CG(P<0.05).Pearson analysis revealed a positive association of MAGE with serum tumor markers.The incidence of adverse reactions was significantly higher in the OG than in the CG(P<0.05).CONCLUSION The greater the BG fluctuation in LC patients after chemotherapy,the more unfavorable the therapeutic effect of chemotherapy;the higher the level of tumor markers and inflammatory cytokines,the more adverse reactions the patient experiences.

土鳖虫化学成分和药理作用的研究进展及其质量标志物(Q-Marker)的预测分析

土鳖虫是我国传统中药,分布于河南、河北、江苏、湖南等地,具有破血逐瘀、续筋接骨的功效。土鳖虫中化学成分种类丰富,主要包括蛋白质及多肽类、氨基酸类、脂肪酸类、生物碱、无机元素、核苷类等。现代药理研究表明,土鳖虫具备抗凝血并防止血栓形成、调节血脂的作用,此外,还具有抗肿瘤、抗炎、增强免疫力、抗氧化等作用。近年来,土鳖虫等动物类中药在临床应用方面备受关注。本文对土鳖虫化学成分和药理作用的研究现状进行总结,在此基础上分析功效作用与化学成分之间的联系,发现蛋白质及多肽类成分与抗凝血、调血脂作用关联紧密,生物碱类成分与抗菌抗炎作用相关。并从传统功效、现代药理、化学成分可测性、中药配伍等角度预测分析其质量标志物(quality marker,Q-Marker),初步确定土鳖虫活性肽组分、纤溶活性蛋白、脂肪酸类成分、生物碱、核苷类成分等可作为其质量标志物。中药质量标志物的研究为鉴定土鳖虫的真假优劣提供依据,也为后续开发土鳖虫新剂型、制定质量标准提供理论基础。

Use of blood-based biomarkers for early diagnosis and surveillance of colorectal cancer

Early screening for colorectal cancer(CRC) holds the key to combat and control the increasing global burden of CRC morbidity and mortality. However, the current available screening modalities are severely inadequate because of their high cost and cumbersome preparatory procedures that ultimately lead to a low participation rate. People simply do not like to have colonoscopies. It would be ideal, therefore, to develop an alternative modality based on blood biomarkers as the first line screening test. This will allow for the differentiation of the general population from high risk individuals. Colonoscopy would then become the secondary test, to further screen the high risk segment of the population. This will encourage participation and therefore help to reach the goal of early detection and thereby reduce the anticipated increasing global CRC incidence rate. A blood-based screening test is anappealing alternative as it is non-invasive and poses minimal risk to patients. It is easy to perform, can be repeated at shorter intervals, and therefore would likely lead to a much higher participation rate. This review surveys various blood-based test strategies currently under investigation, discusses the potency of what is available, and assesses how new technology may contribute to future test design.

Combined measurement of serum tumor markers in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

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The prognostic molecular markers in hepatocellular carcinoma

The prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) still remains dismal, although many advances in its clinical study have been made. It is important for tumor control to identify the factors that predispose patients to death. With new discoveries in cancer biology, the pathological and biological prognostic factors of HCC have been studied quite extensively. Analyzing molecular markers (biomarkers) with prognostic significance is a complementary method. A large number of molecular factors have been shown to associate with the invasiveness of HCC, and have potential prognostic significance. One important aspect is the analysis of molecular markers for the cellular malignancy phenotype. These include alterations in DNA ploidy, cellular proliferation markers (PCNA, Ki-67, Mcm2, MIB1, MIA, and CSE1L/CAS protein), nuclear morphology, the p53 gene and its related molecule MD M2, other cell cycle regulators (cyclin A, cyclin D, cyclin E, cdc2, p27, p73), oncogenes and their receptors (such as ras, c-myc, c-fms, HGF, c-met, and erb-B receptor family members), apoptosis related factors (Fas and FasL), as well as telomerase activity. Another important aspect is the analysis of molecular markers involved in the process of cancer invasion and metastasis. Adhesion molecules (E-cadherin, catenins, serum intercellular adhesion molecule-1, CD44 variants), proteinases involved in the degradation of extracellular matrix (MMP-2, MMP-9, uPA, uPAR, PAI), as well as other molecules have been regarded as biomarkers for the malignant phenotype of HCC, and are related to prognosis and therapeutic outcomes. Tumor angiogenesis is critical to both the growth and metastasis of cancers including HCC, and has drawn much attention in recent years. Many angiogenesis-related markers, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (PD-ECGF), thrombospondin (TSP), angiogenin, pleiotrophin, and endostatin (ES) levels, as well as intratumor microvessel density (MVD) have been evaluated and found to be of prognostic significance. Body fluid (particularly blood and urinary) testing for biomarkers is easily accessible and useful in clinical patients. The prognostic significance of circulating DNA in plasma or serum, and its genetic alterations in HCC are other important trends. More attention should be paid to these two areas in future. As the progress of the human genome project advances, so does a clearer understanding of tumor biology, and more and more new prognostic markers with high sensitivity and specificity will be found and used in clinical assays. However, the combination of some items, i.e., the pathological features and some biomarkers mentioned above, seems to be more practical for now.

Relationship between phenotypes of cell-function differentiation and pathobiological behavior of gastric carcinomas

AIM: To reveal the correlation between the functional differentiation phenotypes of gastric carcinoma cells and the invasion and metastasis by a new way of cell-function classification.METHODS:Surgically resected specimens of 361 gastric carcinomas(GC) were investigated with enzyme-, mucin-, and tumor-related marker immunohistochemistry. According to the direction of cell-function differentiation, stomach carcinomas were divided into five functionally differentiated types. RESULTS: (1) Absorptive function differentiation type (AFDT): there were 82 (22.7%) patients including 76 (92.7%) aged 45 years. Sixty-nine (84.1%) cases belonged to the intestinal type. Thirty-eight (46.3%) expressed CD44v6 and 9 (13.6%) of 66 male patients developed liver metastasis.The 5-year survival rate of patients in this group (58.5%) was higher than those with the other types (P【0.01). (2) Mucin secreting function differentiation type (MSFDT): 54 (15%) cases. Fifty-three (98.1%) tumors had penetrated the serosa, 12 (22.2%) expressed ER and 22 (40.7%) expressed CD44v6. The postoperative 5-year survival rate was 28.6%. (3) Absorptive and mucin-producing function differentiation type (AMPFDT): there were 180 (49.9%) cases, including 31 (17.2%) aged younger than 45 years. The tumor was more common in women (62, 34.4%,) and expressed more frequently estrogen receptors (ER) (129, 81.7%) than other types (P【0.01). Ovary metastasis was found in 12 (19.4%) out of 62 female subjects. The patients with this type GC had the lowest 5-year survival rate (24.7%) among all types. (4) Specific function differentiation type (SFDT): 13 (3.6%) cases. Nine (69.2%) tumors of this type derived from APUD system, the other 4 (30.7%) were of different histological differentiation. Sixty per cent of the patients survived at least five years. (5) Non-function differentiation type (NFDT): 32 (8.9%) cases. Nineteen (59.4%) cases had lymph node metastases but no one with liver or ovary metastasis. The 5-year survival rate was 28.1%. CONCLUSION: This new cell-function classification of GC is helpful in indicating the characteristics of invasion and metastasis of GC with different cell-function differentiation phenotypes. Further study is needed to disclose the correlation between the cell-functional differentiation phenotypes and the relevant genotypes and the biological behavior of gastric carcinoma.

Cell-free plasma hypermethylated CASZ1, CDH13 and ING2 are promising biomarkers of esophageal cancer

Identifying sensitive and specific biomarkers for early detection of cancer is immensely imperative for early diagnosis and treatment and better clinical outcome of cancer patients. This study aimed to construct a specific DNA methylation pattern of cancer suppressor genes and explore the feasibility of applying cell-free DNA based methylation as a biomarker for early diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC). We recruited early stage ESCC patients from Yangzhong County, China. The Illumina Infinium 450 K Methylation BeadChip was used to construct a genome-wide DNA methylation profile. Then, differentiated genes were selected for the validation study using the Sequenom MassARRAY platform. The frequency of methylation was compared between cancer tissues, matched cell-free DNAs and normal controls. The specific methylation profiles were constructed, and the sensitivity and specificity were calculated. Seven CG sites in three genes CASZ1, CDH13 and ING2 were significantly hypermethylated in ESCC as compared with normal controls. A significant correlation was found between the methylation of DNA extracted from cancer tissues and matched plasma cell-free DNA, either for individual CG site or for cumulative methylation analysis. The sensitivity and specificity reached 100% at an appropriate cut-point using these specific methylation biomarkers. This study revealed that aberrant DNA methylation is a promising biomarker for molecular diagnosis of esophageal cancer. Hypermethylation of CASZ1,CDH13 and ING2 detected in plasma cell-free DNA can be applied as a potential noninvasive biomarker for diagnosis of esophageal cancer.

miR-93-5p/FOXJ2轴介导胃癌细胞的生物学功能

目的:评估miR-93-5p对胃癌细胞的调节和功能。方法:采用qPCR检测miR-93-5p在胃癌组织、胃癌细胞系中表达,MTT、克隆形成、Transwell实验检测miR-93-5p对胃癌细胞增殖、侵袭的影响,双荧光素酶报告基因实验检测miR-93-5p与FOXJ2的靶向关系。结果:miR-93-5p在胃癌细胞系和胃癌组织中表达升高,抑制miR-93-5p表达后胃癌细胞增殖和侵袭能力受抑。双荧光素酶报告基因检测显示,miR-93-5p mimic显著降低MKN28和MKN45细胞Wt-FOXJ2相对荧光素酶活性,FOXJ2为胃癌细胞中miR-93-5p的直接靶基因。结论:miR-93-5p靶向FOXJ2促进胃癌细胞的增殖和侵袭,miR-93-5p/FOXJ2轴可能是判断胃癌预后的生物标志物和治疗靶点。

肺瘤消积方联合吉非替尼治疗痰瘀互结型晚期非小细胞肺癌的临床疗效

目的探讨肺瘤消积方联合吉非替尼治疗痰瘀互结型晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的临床疗效及对血清肿瘤标志物和炎性因子水平的影响。方法选取2019年2月—2021年2月于我院就诊的痰瘀互结型晚期NSCLC患者100例,根据随机数字表法分为对照组和治疗组(n=50)。对照组患者口服吉非替尼片,治疗组患者在对照组的基础上加用肺瘤消积方,以21 d为1个治疗周期,两组患者均治疗4周期。对比分析两组血清肿瘤标志物和炎性因子水平、生活质量评分、无进展生存期(PFS)、中医症状分级、临床疗效、不良反应。结果治疗后,两组细胞角质蛋白19片段抗原21-1(CYFRA21-1)、糖类抗原19-9(CA19-9)、癌胚抗原(CEA)、白细胞介素-1(IL-1)、IL-6、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)水平以及癌症患者生命质量测定量表(QLQ-C30)评分均低于治疗前,且治疗组低于对照组(P<0.05);治疗组PFS显著长于对照组(P<0.05);两组中医症状分级均显著改善,且治疗组优于对照组(P<0.05);治疗组客观缓解率(ORR)、疾病控制率(DCR)(68.00%、84.00%)均显著高于对照组(42.00%、62.00%)(P<0.05);治疗组皮肤反应、腹泻总发生率(22.00%、50.00%)均显著低于对照组(42.00%、74.00%)(P<0.05)。结论肺瘤消积方联合吉非替尼治疗痰瘀互结型晚期NSCLC患者疗效显著,可有效降低患者血清CYFRA21-1、CA19-9、CEA、IL-1、IL-6、TNF-α水平,改善患者病情,且安全性较高。

P53 immunohistochemical scoring:an independent prognostic marker for patients after hepatocellular carcinoma resection

AIM: To confirm if p53 mutation could be a routine predictive marker for the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. METHODS: Two hundreds and forty-four formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor samples of the patients with HCC receiving liver resection were detected for nuclear accumulation of p53. The percent of P53 immunoreactive tumor cells was scored as 0 to 3+ in P53 positive region (【10% -, 10-30% +, 31-50% ++, 】50% +++). Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and some clinicopathological characteristics, including patients' sex, preoperative serum AFP level, tumor size, capsule, vascular invasion (both visual and microscopic), and Edmondson grade were also evaluated. RESULTS: In univariate COX harzard regression model analysis, tumor size, capsule status, vascular invasion, and p53 expression were independent factors that were closely related to the overall survival (OS) rates of HCC patients. The survival rates of patients with 3+ for P53 expression were much lower than those with 2+ or + for P53 expression. Only vascular invasion (P【0.05) and capsule (P【0.01) were closely related to the disease-free survival (DFS) of HCC patients. In multivariate analysis, p53 overexpression (RI 0.5456, P【0.01) was the most significant factor associated with the OS rates of patients after HCC resection, while tumor size (RI 0.5209, P【0.01), vascular invasion (RI 0.5271, P【0.01) and capsule (RI-0.8691, P【0.01) were also related to the OS. However, only tumor capsular status was an independent predictive factor (P【0.05) for the DFS. No significant prognostic value was found in PCNA-LI, Edmondson's grade, patients' sex and preoperative serum AFP level. CONCLUSION: Accumulation of p53 expression, as well as tumor size, capsule and vascular invasion, could be valuable markers for predicting the prognosis of HCC patients after resection. The quantitative immunohistochemical scoring for P53 nuclear accumulation might be more valuable for predicting prognosis of patients after HCC resection than the common qualitative analysis.

DNA ploidy and c-Kitmutation in gastrointestinal stromal tumors

AIM: To investigate the prognostic significance of c-Kitgen emutation and DNA ploidy in gastointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs).METHODS: A total of 55 cases of GISTs were studied for the expression of c-Kit by immunohistochemistry, and the c-Kit gene mutations in exons 9, 11, 13, and 17 were detected by polymerase chain reaction-single strand confirmation polymarphism (PCR-SSCP) and denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (D-HPLC) techniques. DNA ploidy was determined by flow cytometry.RESULTS: Of the 55 cases of GISTs, 53 cases (96.4%) expressed c-Kit protein. The c-Kit gene mutations of exons 11 and 9 were found in 30 (54.5%) and 7 cases (12.7%),respectively. No mutations were found in exons 13 and 17.DNA aneuploidy was seen in 10 cases (18.2%). The c-Kit mutation positive GISTs were larger in size than the negative GISTs. The aneuploidy tumors were statistically associated with large size, high mitotic counts, high risk groups, high cellularity and severe nuclear atypia, and epithelioid type.There was a tendency that c-Kit mutations were more frequently found in aneuploidy GISTs.CONCLUSION: DNA aneuploidy and c-Kit mutations can be considered as prognostic factors in GISTs.

不同病理分级腹膜假黏液瘤:^(18)F-FDG PET/CT双时相显像表现及血清肿瘤标志物水平

目的对比不同病理分级腹膜假黏液瘤(PMP)^(18)F-FDG PET/CT双时相显像表现及血清肿瘤标志物水平。方法回顾性分析31例经病理确诊阑尾来源PMP患者,根据病理结果分为低级别、高级别及高级别伴印戒细胞PMP。对比不同级别PMP^(18)F-FDG PET/CT常规和延迟显像表现,以及PET/CT检查前1个月内血清癌胚抗原(CEA)、糖类抗原(CA)125及CA 19-9水平。结果31例PMP包括14例低级别、12例高级别及5例高级别伴印戒细胞PMP。^(18)F-FDG PET/CT延迟显像中,低、高级别PMP病灶最大标准摄取值(SUV_(max))、病灶SUV_(max)与肝脏平均标准摄取值之比(SUV_(max)/SUV_(livermean))及PET-腹膜癌指数(PCI)均高于常规^(18)F-FDG PET/CT显像(P均<0.05);延迟显像中,高级别伴印戒细胞PMP病灶SUV_(max)、SUV_(max)/SUV_(livermean)和PET-PCI均与常规显像差异均无统计学意义(P均>0.05)。不同病理分级PMP患者之间,CEA、CA 125及CA 19-9水平差异均无统计学意义(P均>0.05)。结论不同病理分级PMP的^(18)F-FDG PET/CT双时相显像表现具有一定特征性,血清肿瘤标志物水平与PMP病理分级无明显相关。

胰腺肿瘤伴血糖异常对肿瘤标志物的影响分析

目的 探讨胰腺肿瘤伴血糖异常患者检验肿瘤标志物指标的影响。方法 选取80例胰腺肿瘤患者,其中良性胰腺肿瘤患者40例(血糖正常患者20例,血糖异常患者20例),恶性胰腺肿瘤患者40例(血糖正常患者20例,血糖异常患者20例)。两组患者均开展肿瘤标志物检查。比较良性胰腺肿瘤患者与恶性胰腺癌患者以及良性肿瘤、恶性肿瘤患者中血糖正常和血糖异常患者的糖类抗原199(CA199)、癌胚抗原(CEA)、甲胎蛋白(AFP)、糖类抗原125(CA125)、糖类抗原153(CA153)水平。结果 恶性胰腺肿瘤患者CA199(76.37±10.16)U/ml、CEA(26.13±6.38)ng/ml、AFP(22.32±7.19)ng/ml、CA125(63.85±12.11)U/ml、CA153(45.96±10.27)U/ml均明显高于良性胰腺肿瘤患者的(13.20±2.11)U/ml、(2.65±0.35)ng/ml、(3.37±0.13)ng/ml、(13.79±2.02)U/ml、(7.92±1.21)U/ml(P<0.05)。恶性胰腺肿瘤血糖异常患者的CA199(86.41±10.19)U/ml、CEA(30.63±6.26)ng/ml、AFP(28.13±8.27)ng/ml、CA125(68.77±3.10)U/ml、CA153(50.16±4.24)U/ml均高于血糖正常患者的(66.33±10.14)U/ml、(21.63±7.22)ng/ml、(16.51±7.24)ng/ml、(58.93±3.02)U/ml、(41.76±4.21)U/ml(P<0.05)。良性胰腺肿瘤血糖正常和血糖异常患者的CA199、CEA、AFP、CA125、CA153水平比较,无统计学差异(P>0.05)。结论 对于胰腺肿瘤患者来讲,血糖异常对肿瘤标志物指标有明显影响,应予以重点关注,合理控制血糖,从而为疾病的进一步治疗奠定良好条件。

外周血炎症指数与乳腺癌腋窝淋巴结转移的相关性分析

目的 探讨外周血炎症相关指数与乳腺癌腋窝淋巴结转移的相关性。方法 回顾性收集2018年1月—2023年8月就诊于兰州大学第二医院浸润性乳腺癌患者的首次就诊临床资料,计算外周血相关炎症指数,分析各项指数与腋窝淋巴结转移的相关性。结果 共收集了328例患者的临床资料,单因素分析显示,体重指数、肿瘤直径、癌胚抗原、癌胚抗原125、系统炎症反应指数和泛免疫炎症值在腋窝淋巴结转移组和非腋窝淋巴结转移组之间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。多因素分析发现肿瘤直径、泛免疫炎症值、系统炎症反应指数、体重指数、组织学分级Ⅲ级和癌胚抗原125是腋窝淋巴结转移的独立危险因素。受试者操作特征曲线中泛免疫炎症值的曲线下面积为0.634,最佳临界值为110.37。系统炎症反应指数的曲线下面积为0.639,最佳临界值为0.554。结论 泛免疫炎症值和系统炎症反应指数与浸润性乳腺癌腋窝淋巴结转移相关,可以作为乳腺癌腋窝淋巴结转移的潜在预测指标。