华蟾素注射液联合肝动脉栓塞化疗治疗原发性肝癌临床观察

目的观察华蟾素注射液联合肝动脉栓塞化疗治疗原发性肝癌的疗效。方法将60例原发性肝癌患者被随机分为治疗组、对照组两组,治疗组30例,在肝动脉栓塞化疗基础上给予华蟾素注射液治疗,疗程60d;对照组30例,单用肝动脉栓塞化疗治疗。观察两组治疗在治疗肿瘤、副作用方面的差异。结果在60d治疗结束时,治疗组效果优于对照组(P<0.05)。结论华蟾素注射液联合肝动脉栓塞化疗治疗原发性肝癌,增效作用明显,可减轻疼痛,明显提高治疗原发性肝癌的疗效,副反应小,使用安全。目的观察华蟾素注射液联合肝动脉栓塞化疗治疗原发性肝癌的疗效。方法将60例原发性肝癌患者被随机分为治疗组、对照组两组,治疗组30例,在肝动脉栓塞化疗基础上给予华蟾素注射液治疗,疗程60d;对照组30例,单用肝动脉栓塞化疗治疗。观察两组治疗在治疗肿瘤、副作用方面的差异。结果在60d治疗结束时,治疗组效果优于对照组(P<0.05)。结论华蟾素注射液联合肝动脉栓塞化疗治疗原发性肝癌,增效作用明显,可减轻疼痛,明显提高治疗原发性肝癌的疗效,副反应小,使用安全。

Advanced duodenal carcinoma:Chemotherapy efficacy and analysis of prognostic factors

Objective This study aimed to determine the ef icacy of chemotherapy and to identify potential chemo-therapy agents to treat advanced primary duodenal carcinoma （PDC）. Methods Seventy-three patients with advanced PDC were included in the study. Response rate （RR）, disease control rate （DCR）, progression-free survival （PFS）, overal survival （OS） and prognosis were com-pared among patients using the Cox proportional hazards model. Results The overal RR and DCR of 52 patients were 21.15% and 69.23%, respectively. The median PFS and OS times were 4.51 and 11.47 months, respectively. Pal iative chemotherapy improved the OS of patients with advanced PDC compared with patients who did not receive chemotherapy （14.28 months vs. 5.20 months, HR = 0.205, 95% CI： 0.077 to 0.547, P = 0.0016）. Multivariate analysis indicated mucinous histology and liver metastasis as factors predictive of poor prognosis in patients with advanced PDC. Conclusion Pal iative chemotherapy may improve the OS of patients with advanced PDC. Mucinous histology and liver metastasis were the main prognostic factors in patients with advanced PDC.

Differential expression of Rab27A/B correlates with clinical outcome in hepatocellular carcinoma

AIM:To investigate the association of Rab27A and Rab27B expression with clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).METHODS:We used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR),real-time PCR,and Western blotting to detect Rab27A and Rab27B mRNA and protein expression in 5 human HCC lines and the immortalized hepatic HL-7702 cell line.We further examined 148 primary HCC samples matched with adjacent normal tissue and 80 non-HCC specimens by immunohistochemistry to evaluate the correlation of Rab27A and Rab27B expression with clinicopathological features and prognosis.RESULTS:Our data showed that Rab27A and Rab27Bwere differentially expressed in cell lines and primary HCC tumors.Rab27A mRNA and protein were detected in 67%(4/6)of human cell lines and 80%(4/5)of HCC cell lines,while Rab27B was found in 50%(3/6)of human lines and 40%(2/5)of HCC lines.Rab27A expression was higher in primary HCC(46.2%,66/143)than in matched adjacent tissue(24.3%,33/136,P<0.001),whereas immunopositivity for Rab27B was lower in primary HCC(57.4%,81/141)than in matched adjacent tissue(87.5%,119/136,P<0.001).Analysis of clinicopathological characteristics of 148 HCC specimens revealed significant correlations between Rab27A and Rab27B expression and tumor tumor-node-metastasis(TNM)classification(P=0.046 and P=0.027,respectively),and between strong Rab27A expression and tumor differentiation grade(P=0.008).Survival analyses revealed that patients with Rab27A+or Rab27B+tumors had significantly reduced overall survival compared with that of patients with Rab27A-or Rab27B-tumors(P= 0.015 and P=0.005,respectively).Risk analyses revealed that Rab27B+and TNMⅢ-Ⅳwere independent poor prognosis factors associated with a 3.36-and 3.37fold higher relative risk of death,respectively.CONCLUSION:Rab27A and Rab27B expression were closely correlated with tumor progression and can be valuable prognostic indicators for HCC patients.

Predictors and clinical outcomes for spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma

AIM:To determine the risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) rupture,and report the management and long-term survival results of patients with spontaneous rupture of HCC.METHODS:Among 4209 patients with HCC who were diagnosed at Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital from April 2002 to November 2006,200(4.8%) patients with ruptured HCC(case group) were studied retrospectively in term of their clinical characteristics and prognostic factors.The one-stage therapeutic approach to manage ruptured HCC consisted of initial management by conservative treatment,transarterial embolization(TACE) or hepatic resection.Results of various treatments in the case group were evaluated and compared with the control group(202 patients) without ruptured HCC during the same study period.Continuous data were expressed as mean ± SD or me-dian(range) where appropriate and compared using the unpaired t test.Categorical variables were compared using the Chi-square test with Yates correction or the Fisher exact test where appropriate.The overall survival rate in each group was determined using the Kaplan-Meier method and a log-rank test.RESULTS:Compared with the control group,more patients in the case group had underlying diseases of hypertension(7.5% vs 3.0%,P =0.041) and liver cirrhosis(87.5% vs 56.4%,P < 0.001),tumor size >5 cm(83.0% vs 57.4%,P < 0.001),tumor protrusion from the liver surface(66.0% vs 44.6%,P < 0.001),vascular thrombus(30.5% vs 8.9%,P < 0.001) and extrahepatic invasion(36.5% vs 12.4%,P < 0.001).On multivariate logistic regression analysis,underlying diseases of hypertension(P = 0.002) and liver cirrhosis(P < 0.001),tumor size > 5 cm(P < 0.001),vascular thrombus(P = 0.002) and extrahepatic invasion(P < 0.001) were predictive for spontaneous rupture of HCC.Among the 200 patients with spontaneous rupture of HCC,105 patients underwent hepatic resection,33 received TACE,and 62 were managed with conservative treatment.The median survival time(MST) of all patients with spontaneous rupture of HCC was 6 mo(range,1-72 mo),and the overall survival at 1,3 and 5 years were 32.5%,10% and 4%,respectively.The MST was 12 mo(range,1-72 mo) in the surgical group,4 mo(range,1-30 mo) in the TACE group and 1 mo(range,1-19 mo) in the conservative group.Ninety-eight patients in the control group underwent hepatic resection,and the MST and median diseasefree survival time were 46 mo(range,6-93 mo) and 23 mo(range,3-39 mo) respectively,which were much longer than that of patients with spontaneous rupture of HCC undergoing hepatic resection(P < 0.001).The 1-,3-,and 5-year overall survival rates and the 1-,3-and 5-year disease-free survival rates in patients with ruptured HCC undergoing hepatectomy were 57.1%,19.0% and 7.6%,27.6%,14.3% and 3.8%,respectively,compared with those of 77.1%,59.8% and 41.2%,57.1%,40.6% and 32.9% in 98 patients with-CONCLUSION:Prolonged survival can be achieved in selected patients undergoing one-stage hepatectomy,although the survival results were inferior to those of the patients without ruptured HCC.

The efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Objective:To evaluate efficacy of the stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods:Twenty-seven patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were treated by technique of stereotactic body radiotherapy. Planning of treatment was made and the prescribed dose was adjusted depending on the site of the tumor,clinical target volume(GTV),Kanofsky Performance and aim of treatment.Planning target volume received 50%–80%of the prescribed dose for 3.2–4.2 Gy per-fraction.Treatment total dose was 32–42 Gy(median dose 40 Gy)in daily fractions of 3.2–4.2 Gy for five fractions one week.Results:All the patients completed the planned radiotherapy.The tumor response rate was CR 25.9%,PR 55.6%,NR 18.59%;the response rate(CR+PR)was 81.5%.Half-year local recurrence-free survival rate was 75%;1-year local recurrence-free survival rate was 22%.There were no serious complications during radiotherapy and follow- up.Pain relieve rate in liver region was 83.3%.Conclusion:Stereotactic body radiotherapy can improve the local control and quality of life on the treatment of primary hepatic neoplasm while not increasing the treatment complication.