Dry eye rate and its relationship with disease stage in patients with primary hypertension:a cross-sectional study in Vietnam

AIM:To determine the dry eye(DE)rate and its relationship with disease stage in patients with primary hypertension.METHODS:A cross-sectional study included 432 patients with primary hypertension(with an equal number of patients in each group:144 in stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ,and Ⅲ hypertension)and 144 healthy subjects as a control group.The Ocular Surface Disease Index(OSDI)and Schirmer Ⅰ test without anesthetics were conducted on all 576 subjects.Subjects with OSDI scores<13 and Schirmer Ⅰ values equal to or under 10 mm were diagnosed with DE.RESULTS:The ratio of DE in hypertension patients was higher than in the control group(41.7%versus 18.8%;P<0.001).The proportion of patients with DE increased gradually according to the hypertension stage:27.1% in stage Ⅰ,40.3% in stage Ⅱ,and 57.6% in stage Ⅲ,P<0.001.Age,duration of hypertension,plasma urea,creatinine,and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein(CRP-hs)levels in hypertension patients with DE were higher than those without DE,P<0.001.Advanced age,a long duration of hypertension,diabetes mellitus,elevated plasma creatinine,and CRP-hs levels were independent factors associated with DE in primary hypertension patients,P<0.001.CONCLUSION:DE is a common disorder associated with advanced age,a long duration of hypertension,diabetes mellitus,elevated plasma CRP-hs,and creatinine levels in patients with primary hypertension.

Analysis of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Newly Defined Stage 1 Hypertension among Chinese on the Basis of the 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines

In 2017,American College of Cardiology(ACC)/American Heart Association(AHA)et al.jointly released the latest guidelines for adult hypertension,exactly including prevention,diagnosis,assess and treatment,in which blood pressure levels greater than 130/80 mm Hg were defined as hypertension[1].Based on these modified guidelines,the morbidity of hypertension in US increased from 32%to 46%.

Endothelin-1 Antagonist in the Management of Refractory Systemic Hypertension in Children with End Stage Kidney Disease: A Case Series

Uncontrolled hypertension is a significant problem in children with end stage kidney disease. We studied 10 children on chronic hemodialysis who received the endothelin-1 receptor antagonist, bosentan as adjunctive therapy in refractory systemic hypertension. Data were retrospectively analyzed on systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), antihypertensive medications and hospitalization days per patient per year, at baseline and 3 months after initiation of bosentan. The standard deviation (Z) score of BP for age, height and gender was calculated. Mean age and weight of these children were 11.4 ± 4.8 years (range 1 - 17.5 years) and 32.9 ± 14.4 kg (range 7.4 - 57 kg) respectively and 90% were African American. Seven were on hemodialysis ≥4 times weekly. The average inter-dialytic weight gain was 4.7% ± 1.8%. The pre-dialysis SBP and DBP Z scores were 4.9 ± 1.8 and 4.0 ± 1.0 at baseline and decreased to 1.3 ± 0.4 and 1.3 ± 0.8, 3 months after initiation of bosentan (p < 0.0001). Similarly, anti-hypertensive medications were decreased from 5 ± 1.5 to 2.1 ± 2.6 (p < 0.01). Hospitalization days decreased from 35.6 ± 52.4 days to 1.5 ± 3.3 days (p < 0.0001). This preliminary report indicates bosentan may be beneficial in the management of children with severe refractory hypertension.

Prognostic and predictive significance of MSI in stages Ⅱ/Ⅲ colon cancer

In colon cancer,classic disease staging remains the key prognosis and treatment determinant.Although adjuvant chemotherapy has an established role in stageⅢcolon cancer patients,in stageⅡit is still a subject of controversy due to its restriction to a small subgroup of patients with high-risk histopathologic features.Patients with stageⅡtumors form a highly heterogeneous group,with five-year relative overall survival rates ranging from 87.5%(ⅡA)to 58.4%(ⅡC).Identifying those for whom adjuvant chemotherapy would be appropriate and necessary has been challenging,and prognostic markers which could serve in the selection of patients more likely to recur or benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy are eagerly needed.The stronger candidate in this category seems to be microsatellite instability(MSI).The recently reported European Society for Medical Oncology guidelines suggest that MSI should be evaluated in stageⅡcolorectal cancer patients in order to contribute in treatment decisionmaking regarding chemotherapy administration.Thehypothetical predictive role of MSI regarding its response to 5-fluorouracil-based adjuvant chemotherapy has proven a much more difficult issue to address.Almost every possible relation between MSI and chemotherapy outcome has been described in the adjuvant colon cancer setting in the international literature,and the matter is far from being settled.In this current report we critically evaluate the prognostic and predictive impact of MSI status in patients with stageⅡand stageⅢcolon cancer patients.

Portopulmonary hypertension and hepatopulmonary syndrome

Portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) and hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) are two frequent complications of liver disease, with prevalence among liver transplant candidates of 6% and 10%, respectively. Both conditions result from a lack of hepatic clearance of vasoactive substances produced in the splanchnic territory. Subsequently, these substances cause mainly pulmonary vascular remodeling and some degree of vasoconstriction in POPH with resulting elevated pulmonary pressure and right ventricular dysfunction. In HPS the vasoactive mediators cause intrapulmonary shunts with hypoxemia. Medical treatment is disappointing overall. Whereas liver transplantation (LT) results in the disappearance of HPS within six to twelve months, its effect on POPH is highly unpredictable. Modern strategies in managing HPS and POPH rely on a thorough screening and grading of the disease&#x02019;s severity, in order to tailor the appropriate therapy and select only the patients who will benefit from LT. The anesthesiologist plays a central role in managing these high-risk patients. Indeed, the important hemodynamic and respiratory modifications of the perioperative period must be avoided through continuation of the preoperatively initiated drugs, appropriate intraoperative monitoring and proper hemodynamic and respiratory therapies.

Macroscopic appearance of TypeⅣand giant Type Ⅲ is a high risk for a poor prognosis in pathological stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ advanced gastric cancer with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy

AIM To evaluate whether a high risk macroscopic appearance(Type Ⅳ and giant Type Ⅲ) is associated with a dismal prognosis after curative surgery, because its prognostic relevance remains elusive in pathological stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ(p Stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ) gastric cancer.METHODS One hundred and seventy-two advanced gastric cancer(defined as pT2 or beyond) patients with p Stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ who underwent curative surgery plus adjuvant S1 chemotherapy were evaluated, and the prognostic relevance of a high-risk macroscopic appearance was examined. RESULTS Advanced gastric cancers with a high-risk macroscopic appearance were retrospectively identified by preoperative recorded images. A high-risk macroscopic appearance showed a significantly worse relapse free survival(RFS)(35.7%) and overall survival(OS)(34%) than an average risk appearance(P = 0.0003 and P < 0.0001, respectively). A high-risk macroscopic appearance was significantly associated with the 13^(th) Japanese Gastric Cancer Association(JGCA) pT(P = 0.01), but not with the 13^(th) JGCA pN. On univariate analysis for RFS and OS, prognostic factors included 13^(th) JGCA p Stage(P < 0.0001)and other clinicopathological factors including macroscopic appearance. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model for univariate prognostic factors identified highrisk macroscopic appearance(P = 0.036, HR = 2.29 for RFS and P = 0.021, HR = 2.74 for OS) as an independent prognostic indicator. CONCLUSION A high-risk macroscopic appearance was associated with a poor prognosis, and it could be a prognostic factor independent of 13^(th) JGCA stage in p Stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ advanced gastric cancer.

The clinical trial research of preoperative induced hypertension chemotherapy on the III staging cardia or fundus of stomach carcinoma

Objective： To observation the therapeutic effect and the adverse reaction of preoperative induced hypertension chemotherapy （IHC） on the Ⅲ staging cardia or fundus of stomach carcinoma. Methods： 49 cases of the Ⅲ staging cardia or fundus of stomach carcinoma were divided into two groups at random. The observation group included 19 cases and the control group included 30 cases. Every case used one cycle chemotherapy. The observation group （IHC group） used chemotherapy and AT Ⅱ. The control group （simple chemotherapy group） used simple chemotherapy. All cases of the two groups operated after 3 weeks rest. The specimen＇s DNA was analyzed by flow cytometry. Results： The effective power of observation group was 63.2% （12/19）, exairesis ratio was 84.2% （16/19）. The effective power of control group was 30% （9/30）, exairesis ratio was 63.3% （19/30）. DNA ploid determination： 13 cases were diploid and 5 cases were heteropioid in the observation group, 9 cases were diploid and 16 cases were heteroploid in the control group. The operative complications and risks of the two groups did not increase. Conclusion： IHC can increase the therapeutic effect of Ⅲ staging cardia or fundus of stomach carcinoma obviously. IHC is one of the chemotherapy methods that have good future, it has good value of clinic enlarge trial.

Stage Ⅲ should be subclassified into Stage ⅢA and ⅢB in the American Joint Committee on Cancer(8^(th) Edition) staging system for pancreatic cancer

AIM To ascertain the prognostic role of the T4 and N2 category in stage Ⅲ pancreatic cancer according to the 8 th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC) classification.METHODS Patients were collected from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results(SEER) database(2004-2013) and were divided into three groups: T(1-3)N2, T4 N(0-1), and T4 N2. Overall survival(OS) and disease-specific survival(DSS) of patients were evaluated by the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS For the first time, we found a significant difference in OS and DSS between T(1-3)N2/T4 N(0-1) and T4 N2 butnot between T(1-3)N2 and T4 N(0-1). A higher grading correlated with a worse prognosis in the T(1-3)N2 and T4 N2 groups.CONCLUSION Patients with stage T4 N2 had a worse prognosis than those with stage T(1-3)N2/T4 N(0-1) in the 8 th edition AJCC staging system for pancreatic cancer. We recommend that stage Ⅲ should be subclassified into stage ⅢA [T(1-3)N2/T4 N(0-1)] and stage ⅢB(T4 N2).

Effect of TCM Combined with Chemotherapy on Immune Function and Quality of Life of Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer inStage Ⅲ-Ⅳ

Objective: To observe and compare the effect of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) combined with chemotherapy (CT) on immune function and quality of life (QOL)of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ. Methods: One hundred cases with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ NSCLC were randomly divided into two groups. The treated group (n=50) received CT combined with TCM, and the control group received CT alone. The percentage of T lymphocyte subset in peripheral blood and the change of natural killer (NK) cell count were observed after treatment. The QOL and tolerance of CT were also compared between the two groups after treatment. Results: In the treated group, CD3 cell count, CD4 cell count, CD4/ CDg ratio and NK cell activity were higher than those in control group, while CD8 cell count in the treated group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05), and QOL and tolerance of CT in the treated group were also better (P<0.05). Conclusion: TCM combined with CT could raise the patients' ability in tolerating CT in stage Ⅲ-ⅣNSCLC.

Unresectable stage Ⅲ non-small-cell lung cancer: Have we made any progress?

Lung cancer is responsible for the most cancer deaths worldwide with an incidence that is still rising. One third of patients have unresectable stage ⅢA or stage ⅢB disease. The standard of care for locally advanceddisease in patients with good performance status consists of combined modality therapy in particular concurrent chemoradiotherapy. But despite a lot of efforts done in the past, local control and survival of patients with unresectable stage Ⅲ non-small-cell lung cancer(NSCLC) remains poor. Improving outcomes for patients with unresectable stage Ⅲ NSCLC has therefore been an area of ongoing research. Research has focused on improving systemic therapy, improving radiation therapy or adding a maintenance therapy to consolidate the initial therapy. Also implementation of newer targeted therapies and immunotherapy has been investigated as well as the option of prophylactic cranial irradiation. This article reviews the latest literature on improving local control and preventing distant metastases. It seems that we have reached a plateau with conventional chemotherapy. Radiotherapy dose escalation did not improve outcome although increasing radiation dose-intensity with new radiotherapy techniques and the use of newer agents, e.g., immunotherapy might be promising. In the future well-designed clinical trials are necessary to prove those promising results.

Role of radiation therapy in the management of stage Ⅲ non-small cell lung cancers: current status and controversies

The treatment of stage Ⅲ non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) consisting of the heterogeneous stage subsets remains a challenge. Overall, it has been gradually recognized that radiation therapy(RT) plays a crucial role in the management of stage Ⅲ NSCLC. One superior sulcus tumors are the subset for which the trimodality treatments are clearly preferred. One subset of stage Ⅲ NSCLC has a minimal disease burden with microscopic p N2 disease or with discrete p N2 involvement identified preoperatively, thus technically could undergo a surgical resection. For the incidentally found p N2 disease after complete surgery(ⅢA-1, ⅢA-2), the value of postoperative radiotherapy(PORT) has been recognized by a reassessment based on new data. However, doubt persists regarding how to define the clinical target volume for PORT. For the discrete p N2 involvement identified preoperatively(a selected part of ⅢA-3), induction chemoradiation therapy(CRT) before surgery may yield a survival advantage, although the phase Ⅲ randomized trials in this issue are not conclusive. The other major subset of stage Ⅲ NSCLC is the infiltrative stage Ⅲ NSCLC with N2 or N3 nodal disease(ⅢA-3, ⅢA-4, and ⅢB), for which concurrent CRT is considered as the current standard of care. The potential role of radiation dose escalation/acceleration has been proposed; however, the optimal dose fractionation remains an important unresolved question. Additionally, the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation for stage Ⅲ patients with high risk of brain metastasis is worth of further assessment. Moreover, how to integrate molecular targeted therapy with RT, as well as whether they had a role in stage Ⅲ diseases, are other controversies actively under study in ongoing trials. This review specifically describes the updated role of RT in multimodal approach to treat stage Ⅲ NSCLC and the controversies regarding these results in various situations.

Bushen Huoxue method combined with ACEI/ARB in treating diabetic kidney disease (stage Ⅲ):A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Objective:To evaluate the efficiency of Bushen Huoxue method with ACEI/ARB in treating diabetic kidney disease(stageⅢ).Methods:A total of 8 major electronic databases(CNKI,WanFang,VIP,Sinomed,Pubmed,Embase,Cochrane Liberary,Web of Science)were retrieved since the establishment of the database to October 9,2019.Two reviewers extracted data,and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies.The analysis was made by Stata 15.0 and TSA 0.9 softwares.Results:A total of 10 RCT studies were obtained,including 711 patients with diabetic kidney disease of stageⅢ.Meta-analysis showed that the method of Bushen Huoxue with ACEI/ARB could reduce UAER[WMD=-31.24,95%CI(-42.98,-19.51)],β2-GM[WMD=-92.95,95%CI(-166.05,-19.85)],LDL-C[WMD=-0.19,95%CI(0.19,-0.30)].However,there were no significant effect for HbAlc[WMD=-0.08,95%CI(-0.17,-0.00)],Scr[WMD=-12.96,95%CI(-39.82,13.90)],BUN[WMD=-0.14,95%CI(-0.44,0.17)].The result of TSA indicated that the method of Bushen Huoxue with ACEI/ARB was effective in the treatment of diabetic kidney disease of stageⅢ.Conclusion:The study show that the method of Bushen Huoxue with ACEI/ARB can reduce urinary protein,renal tubular injury and LDL-C in patients with diabetic kidney disease of stageⅢ,and had no effect on HbAlc and renal function.But the conclusion of this study needs further research of high quality.

Yiqi Huoxue Decoction in the treatment of Qi and yin deficiency and stasis type diabetic nephropathy in stageⅢ and its effect on VEGF and TGF-β1

Objective:To observe the efficacy of Yiqi Huoxue Decoction in the treatment of patients with diabetic nephropathy(DN)stageⅢwith qi and yin deficiency and stasis and its effects on vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)and transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β1).Methods:Sixty patients with stage DN of Qi-yin deficiency and stasis type DN who were treated in the Endocrinology Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from September 2018 to December 2019 were selected as the research subjects.The remainder method was used to divide them into 30 cases in the observation group and 30 cases in the control group.Patients in both groups were referred to the guidelines and expert consensus for general treatment of DN(hypogl-ycemic,antihypertensive,lipid-lowering,etc.).The control group was given pancreatic kallikrein enteric-coated tablets orally once,120U,3 times a day,and the observation group was given The traditional Chinese medicine Yiqi Huoxue Decoction was taken orally,one dose daily,twice a day in the morning and evening;the two groups intervened continuously for 8 weeks.Detect blood FPG,PBG,HbA1c,β2-MG,BUN,SCr,VEGF,TGF-β1,and urine mALB and UACR levels before and after treatment,and calculate eGFR before and after treatment in both groups;observe changes in TCM syndrome scores in the two groups,Compare its clinical efficacy.Results:After 8 weeks of treatment,the total clinical effective rate of patients in the observation group was 93.3%,which was significantly different from the control group of 76.6%(P<0.05);the TCM syndrome scores in the observation group were significantly lower than those before treatment and in the control group(P<0.05);The levels of FPG,HbA1c,PPG,mALB,β2-MG,UACR,VEGF,and TGF-β1 in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group,with significant differences(P<0.05).The levels of SCr and BUN in the observation group were significantly lower.Compared with before treatment,eGFR increased,but there was no signi-ficant difference(P>0.05).Conclusion:Yiqi Huoxue Decoction for the treatment of patients with DN typeⅢqi-yin deficiency and stasis type,not only helps to lower blood sugar levels,improve TCM syndromes,but also can reduce early renal damage,reduce urine albumin,and delay kidney function It may be further worsened and has better safety.The mechanism may be related to reducing the levels of VEGF and TGF-β1,thereby delaying the fibrosis of tubulointerstitial scar and inhibi-ting glomerular capillary sclerosis.

金匮肾气丸辅治Ⅱ-Ⅲ期糖尿病肾病疗效观察

目的:观察金匮肾气丸辅治Ⅱ-Ⅲ期糖尿病肾病的临床疗效。方法:74例按照随机数字表法分为对照组与研究组各37例,两组均用达格列净和贝那普利治疗,研究组加用金匮肾气丸。结果:研究组总有效率与估算肾小球滤过率(eGFR)水平高于对照组(P<0.05),中医证候积分、血肌酐(SCR)、血尿素氮(BUN)、24h尿总量蛋白(TUP)和尿微量白蛋白/尿肌酐(UMA/UCR)以及空腹血糖(FBG)水平均低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论:金匮肾气丸辅治Ⅱ-Ⅲ期糖尿病肾病可提高疗效。

The famous Chinese medicine doctor Xue Jing-Dong Taohong Siwu Decoction cured 1 case of primary liver cancer stage Ⅲa

Primary liver cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the liver.Surgery,intervention,radiotherapy,and chemotherapy are the main treatment methods in the early stage,and the basic principles of post-treatment are palliative treatment and symptomatic treatment.Xue Jing-Dong,a famous Chinese doctor,started from the etiology and pathogenesis of liver cancer,used the methods of promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis,nourishing blood and replenishing liver,and applied Taohong Siwu Decoction based on long-term clinical experience to cure 1 case of primary liver cancer stage Ⅲa in two years.The patient’s survival period can be prolonged and the quality of life can be improved.The author begins with the diagnosis of stage Ⅲa liver cancer,western medicine treatment methods,and previous treatment experience of traditional Chinese medicine,and briefly describes the diagnosis and treatment of this patient.

Ⅲ期食管癌根治性同步放化疗预后的影响因素及Nomogram预测模型的建立

目的:探讨Ⅲ期食管癌根治性同步放化疗(dCRT)预后的影响因素及Nomogram预测模型的建立。方法:选取125例接受dCRT的Ⅲ期食管癌患者为研究对象。收集患者临床资料,Kaplan-Meier法计算生存率;Log-rank法及Cox模型单因素和多因素分析影响患者预后的因素,并构建Nomogram预测模型。结果:患者中位总生存(OS)时间为16.0个月(95%CI:12.097~19.903);1年、3年和5年OS率分别为55.2%、23.5%和21.1%。Cox多因素分析显示,卡氏评分(KPS)、巩固化疗、血红蛋白水平、体质量指数(BMI)及预后营养指数(PNI)是影响OS的独立预后因素。以多因素分析有意义的预后因素构建Nomogram预测模型,内部交叉验证得到一致指数(C-index)为0.732;绘制1年、3年和5年的时间依赖ROC曲线(time-ROC)的曲线下面积(AUC)分别为0.745、0.730、0.749;1年、3年、5年的校准曲线及拟合优度检验表明,该模型预测生存率与实际生存率的拟合度较高(χ^(2)=0.597,P=0.742)。结论:疗前KPS、巩固化疗、血红蛋白水平、BMI及PNI是影响Ⅲ期食管癌dCRT患者OS的独立预测因素,基于此构建的Nomogram模型能够较好预测患者的OS。

D-二聚体、抗凝血酶Ⅲ、纤维蛋白原及降解产物预测妊娠期高血压疾病的作用研究

目的:探究D-二聚体、抗凝血酶Ⅲ、纤维蛋白原及其降解产物检测对妊娠期高血压疾病(Hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy,HDCP)患者的应用价值。方法:选取2021年1月至2023年5月于本院收治的76例妊娠期高血压疾病患者纳入HDCP组,选取同期70例健康孕妇人群作为对照组。检测对比两组的血浆D-二聚体(D-dimer,D-D)、抗凝血酶Ⅲ(Antithrombin III,AT-Ⅲ)、纤维蛋白原(Fibrinogen,FIB)及其降解产物(Fibrinogen degradation products,FDP)水平;探究D-D、AT-Ⅲ、FIB及FDP的水平对预测妊娠期高血压疾病的价值。结果:HDCP组的D-D、FIB及FDP水平均显著高于对照组,AT-Ⅲ水平显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。多因素Logistic回归结果显示,D-D、FIB、FDP水平越高,AT-Ⅲ水平越低的孕妇,发生妊娠期高血压的风险越大。受试者工作特征曲线(Receiver operating characteristic curve,ROC)分析结果显示,D-D、AT-Ⅲ、FIB及FDP水平预测妊娠期高血压疾病的曲线下面积(Area under curve,AUC)分别为:0.715、0.806、0.758、0.827,灵敏度分别为:47.4%、76.3%、85.5%、81.6%,特异度分别为:81.7%、80.4%、65.7%、85.7%。D-D、AT-Ⅲ、FIB及FDP水平联合预测的AUC为0.910,灵敏度为86.8%,特异度为90.0%。结论:孕妇的血浆D-D、AT-Ⅲ、FIB及FDP水平与妊娠期高血压疾病的发生相关联。D-D、FIB、FDP水平越高,AT-Ⅲ水平越低的孕妇,发生妊娠期高血压疾病的风险越大。D-D、AT-Ⅲ、FIB及FDP的水平对妊娠期高血压疾病患者有一定的预测价值。

血清TAP、proGRP、cyfra21-1与Ⅲ~Ⅳ期NSCLC新辅助化疗疗效及预后的关系

目的探讨血清肿瘤异常蛋白(TAP)、胃泌素释放肽前体(proGRP)、细胞角蛋白19片段(cyfra21-1)与Ⅲ~Ⅳ期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)新辅助化疗(NCT)疗效及预后的关系。方法选取100例Ⅲ~Ⅳ期NSCLC患者为研究对象,所有患者均采用NCT治疗,根据疗效将患者分为有效组和无效组,比较不同疗效患者化疗前后TAP、proGRP、cyfra21-1水平,分析化疗后TAP、proGRP、cyfra21-1水平对NSCLC患者NCT疗效的评估价值。所有患者均随访1年,分析化疗后TAP、proGRP、cyfra21-1表达水平与预后的关系。结果化疗后,有效组TAP、proGRP、cyfra21-1水平低于无效组(P<0.05)。ROC曲线结果显示,TAP评估NSCLC患者NCT疗效的AUC和截点值分别为0.739、178.18μm 2,proGRP评估NSCLC患者NCT疗效的AUC和截点值分别为0.810、52.21 ng/L,cyfra21-1评估NSCLC患者NCT疗效的AUC和截点值分别为0.775、7.70μmol/L,联合评估NSCLC患者NCT疗效的AUC为0.913,高于单项诊断(P<0.05)。TAP、proGRP、cyfra21-1高表达患者的1年生存率均低于低表达患者(P<0.05)。结论TAP、proGRP、cyfra21-1联合评估Ⅲ~Ⅳ期NSCLC患者NCT疗效具有较高价值,且其均与NSCLC患者预后密切相关。

FDFCC-Ⅲ和重叠式两段再生组合技术应用总结

介绍了某石化企业采用FDFCC-Ⅲ工艺和多项强化逆流烧焦技术扩能改造的成功经验。采用FDFCC-Ⅲ工艺,改质汽油烯烃体积分数可降至15%以下,满足生产国ⅥB汽油对烯烃含量的要求。汽油硫传递系数由13%提高至14.75%~21.00%。改质汽油脱硫率最高达到55%以上,脱氮率达到80%以上。反应-再生系统提压操作,增加烟机能量回收、降低气压机蒸汽消耗,能耗降低1.26 kgoe/t原料;采用多项强化逆流烧焦技术,烧焦强度增加20%以上,烧焦能力增幅60%以上,为同类型装置扩能改造提供借鉴意义。

133例Ⅲ期鼻咽癌调强放疗的疗效及不良反应分析

背景与目的:调强放疗(intensity-modulated radiation therapy,IMRT)是最大限度提高肿瘤靶区照射剂量的同时明显减少周围正常组织的剂量的放疗技术,调强放疗联合化疗治疗局部晚期鼻咽癌取得了较好的疗效,如何在此基础上进一步提高疗效成为肿瘤学者共同关注的话题。鼻咽癌分期不同,疗效不同,同一分期各亚组间疗效有无差别,尚有待研究。通过回顾性分析临床Ⅲ期鼻咽癌各亚组间调强放疗联合化疗的疗效,探讨进一步提高疗效的方法。方法:对我院2003年1月—2006年6月期间收治的133例临床Ⅲ期鼻咽癌患者进行分析,根据AJCC 2002分期,其中T3N07例(5.3%),T3N139例(29.3%),T2N248例(36.1%),T3N239例(29.3%)。所有患者均完成调强放疗,124例患者行诱导化疗,其中24例患者行同期化疗,33例患者行辅助化疗。结果:全组5年局部控制率、无远处转移生存率、无瘤生存率和总生存率分别为:90.9%、89.9%、82.5%和83.4%。T2、T3期患者5年局部控制率分别为93.1%、89.4%(χ2=0.407,P=0.524),无远处转移生存率分别为91.2%、89.3%(χ2=0.152,P=0.697),无瘤生存率分别为86.5%、80.0%(χ2=0.899,P=0.343),总生存率分别为81.1%、84.7%(χ2=0.311,P=0.577)。N0-1、N2期患者5年局部控制率分别为91.1%、90.9%(χ2=0.007,P=0.933),无远处转移生存率分别为97.8%、85.8%(χ2=4.69,P=0.030),无瘤生存率分别为88.9%、79.2%(χ2=1.746,P=0.183 6),总生存率分别为93.5%、78.1%(χ2=5.052,P=0.025)。辅助化疗对IMRTⅢ期鼻咽癌未能获益,但3、4级毒性不良反应明显增加(48%vs 27.6%,P<0.005)。结论:对临床Ⅲ期鼻咽癌患者,IMRT联合化疗可以取得较好的疗效,N0-1期较N2期患者有较高的总生存率和无远处转移生存率,进一步提高IMRTⅢ期鼻咽癌疗效还需寻找更有效的化疗药物、靶向药物及更合理的联合治疗方案。