Purpose Intensive postoperative chemotherapy treatment use in early-onset colon cancer and late-onset colon cancer remains to be defined and their effects on prognosis were unclear.This study aims to investigate wheth...Purpose Intensive postoperative chemotherapy treatment use in early-onset colon cancer and late-onset colon cancer remains to be defined and their effects on prognosis were unclear.This study aims to investigate whether intensive adjuvant chemotherapy for stageⅡcolon cancer would result in matched survival improvement in young patients(<50 years)without risk factors and old-aged(70–85 years)patients with risk factors defined by guidelines.Methods We extracted eligible patients with pathologically confirmed TNM stageⅡcolon cancer from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results database between 2004 and 2015.Patients aged<50 years old without risk factors were defined as non-high-risk early-onset colon cancer(non-HREOCC),and those aged 70 to 85 years with risk factors were defined as high-risk late-onset colon cancer(HRLOCC).Kaplan–Meier(KM)method with log-rank test was performed to calculate the overall survival(OS)and cancer-specific survival(CSS).Multivariate Cox model was used to estimate the association of adjuvant chemotherapy with CSS by adjusting potential confounding factors.Results Of 55,366 eligible stageⅡcolon cancer patients,3341 non-HREOCC patients and 11,722 HRLOCC patients were included.37.68%and 16.8%of patients received adjuvant chemotherapy among non-HREOCC and HRLOCC patients,respectively.For non-HREOCC patients,there was no significant association between adjuvant chemotherapy and CSS(HR=1.09,95%CI0.83–1.44).For HRLOCC patients,adjuvant chemotherapy was associated with a better CSS(HR=0.88,95%CI0.79–0.99).Conclusion Our findings suggested that potential overuse of adjuvant chemotherapy among non-high-risk young patients with stageⅡcolon cancer did not lead to survival improvement,and caution should be called when using chemotherapy in these patients.However,chemotherapy can be used appropriately for high-risk stageⅡcolon cancer patients aged 70 to 85 years.展开更多
AIM: To investigate the prognostic value of chromosome 18q microsatellite alterations (MA) in stage Ⅱ colon cancer. METHODS: One hundred and six patients with sporadic stage Ⅱ colon cancer were enrolled in this stud...AIM: To investigate the prognostic value of chromosome 18q microsatellite alterations (MA) in stage Ⅱ colon cancer. METHODS: One hundred and six patients with sporadic stage Ⅱ colon cancer were enrolled in this study. DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor and adjacent normal mucosal tissue samples. MA, including loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and microsatellite instability (MSI), was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction, polyacrylamide gel-electrophoresis and DNA sequencing at 5 microsatellite loci on chromosome 18q (D18S474, D18S55, D18S58, D18S61 and D18S64).RESULTS: Among the 102 patients eligible for MA information, the overall frequencies of LOH, high and low frequency MSI/microsatellite stable were 49.0%, 17.6% and 82.4%, respectively. The high frequency of 18q-LOH was signif icantly associated with the poor 5-year overall survival (OS) (P=0.008) and disease free survival (P=0.006). High levels of MSI were significantly associated with a longer 5-year OS (P=0.045) while the higher frequency of 18q-LOH at the loci of D18S474 and D18S61 was significantly associated with a poorer 5-year OS (P=0.010 and 0.005, respectively). But multivariate analysis showed that only the frequency of 18q-LOH was significantly associated with the prognosis of the disease. CONCLUSION: High frequency of 18q-LOH is an independent prognostic factor indicating poor prognosis of the patients with stage Ⅱ colon cancer.展开更多
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 con...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.展开更多
Currently,there are several newer biomarkers that may be clinically useful in colon cancer. This paper focuses on a few of these biomarkers,namely microsatellite instability,loss of heterozygosity at chromosome 18q(LO...Currently,there are several newer biomarkers that may be clinically useful in colon cancer. This paper focuses on a few of these biomarkers,namely microsatellite instability,loss of heterozygosity at chromosome 18q(LOH18q) and multi-gene assays,and discusses the clinical evidence behind their predictive or prognostic abilities. The results show that although there have been several newer prognostic factors identified,such as LOH18 q and multi-gene assays,none of these factors can predict benefit from treatment. Therefore,ongoing prospective clinical trials are still needed to further assess the role and optimal use of these tests.展开更多
Evidence has now accumulated that colonoscopy and removal of polyps,especially during screening and surveillance programs,is effective in overall risk reduction for colon cancer.After resection of malignant pedunculat...Evidence has now accumulated that colonoscopy and removal of polyps,especially during screening and surveillance programs,is effective in overall risk reduction for colon cancer.After resection of malignant pedunculated colon polyps or early stage colon cancers,long-term repeated surveillance programs can also lead to detection and removal of asymptomatic high risk advanced adenomas and new early stage metachronous cancers.Early stage colon cancer can be defined as disease that appears to have been completely resected with no subsequent evidence of involvement of adjacent organs,lymph nodes or distant sites.This differs from the clinical setting of an apparent"curative"resection later pathologically upstaged following detection of malignant cells extending into adjacent organs,peritoneum,lymph nodes or other distant sites,including liver.This highly selected early stage colon cancer group remains at high risk for subsequent colon polyps and metachronous colon cancer.Precise staging is important,not only for assessing the need for adjuvant chemotherapy,but also for patient selection for continued surveillance.With advanced stages of colon cancer and a more guarded outlook,repeated surveillance should be limited.In future,novel imaging technologies(e.g.,confocal endomicroscopy),coupled with increased pathological recognition of high risk markers for lymph node involvement(e.g.,"tumor budding")should lead to improved staging and clinical care.展开更多
Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the colorectum detected at an early stage is very rare; most cases are detected at an advanced stage. Therefore, its progno-sis is poorer than that of ordinary colorectal cancer. ...Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the colorectum detected at an early stage is very rare; most cases are detected at an advanced stage. Therefore, its progno-sis is poorer than that of ordinary colorectal cancer. A 56-year-old Korean man was seen at this hospital for management of signet ring cell carcinoma of the co-lon. Colonoscopic examination revealed a Ⅱa-like, ill-defined and flatly elevated 9-mm residual tumor in the cecum. Endoscopic mucosal resection was preformed. Pathological examination of the resected specimen re-vealed signet ring cell carcinoma that had invaded the lamina propria without venous or perineural invasion. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) and positron CT showed no evidence of primary lesions or distant me-tastasis. An additional laparoscopic right-hemicolectomy was performed; no residual tumor or lymph node me-tastasis was found. We report a case of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the colon detected at an early stage and provide a review of the literature.展开更多
Lymph node staging is of crucial importance for the therapy stratification and prognosis estimation in colon cancer. Beside the detection of metastases,the number of harvested lymph nodes itself has prognostic relevan...Lymph node staging is of crucial importance for the therapy stratification and prognosis estimation in colon cancer. Beside the detection of metastases,the number of harvested lymph nodes itself has prognostic relevance in stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ cancers. A stage migration effect caused by missed lymph node metastases has been postulated as most likely explanation for that. In order to avoid false negative node staging reporting of at least 12 lymph nodes is recommended. However,this threshold is met only in a minority of cases in daily practice. Due to quality initiatives the situation has improved in the past. This,however,had no influence on staging in several studies. While the numbers of evaluated lymph nodes increased continuously during the last decades the rate of node positive cases remained relatively constant. This fact together with other indications raised doubts that understaging is indeed the correct explanation for the prognostic impact of lymph node harvest. Several authors assume that immune response could play a major role in this context influencing both the lymph node detectability and the tumor's behavior. Further studies addressing this issue are need. Based on the findings the recommendations concerning minimal lymph node numbers and adjuvant chemotherapy should be reconsidered.展开更多
AIM: To determine the prognostic value of lymphatic and/or blood vessel invasion (LBVI) in patients with stage 11 gastric cancer. METHODS: From January 2001 to December 2006, 487 patients with histologically confi...AIM: To determine the prognostic value of lymphatic and/or blood vessel invasion (LBVI) in patients with stage 11 gastric cancer. METHODS: From January 2001 to December 2006, 487 patients with histologically confirmed primary gas- tric adenocarcinoma were diagnosed with stage 11 gas- tric cancer according to the new 7th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer stage classification at the Department of Gastric Cancer and Soft Tissue Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. All patients underwent curative gastrectomy with standard lymph node (LN) dissection. Fifty-one patients who died in the postoperative period, due to various complications or other conditions, were excluded. Clinicopathologicalfindings and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Patients were subdivided into four groups according to the status of LBVI and LN metastases. These four patient groups were characterized with regard to age, sex, tumor site, pT category, tumor grading and surgical procedure (subtotal resection vs total resection), and compared for 5-year overall survival by univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: The study was composed of 320 men and 116 women aged 58.9 ± 11.5 years (range: 23-88 years). The 5-year overall survival rates were 50.7% and the median survival time was 62 too. Stage Ⅱ a cancer was observed in 334 patients, including 268 T3N0, 63 T2N1, and three TIN2, and stage Ⅱb was observed in 102 patients, including 49 patients T3N1, 51 T2N2, one TIN3, and one T4aN0. The incidence of LBVI was 28.0% in stage II gastric cancer with 19.0% (51/269) and 42.5% (71/167) in LN-negative and LN- positive patients, respectively. In 218 patients (50.0%), there was neither a histopathologically detectable LBVI nor LN metastases (LBVI-/LN-, group I); in 51 patients (11.7%), LBVI with no evidence of LN me- tastases was detected (LBVILN-, group 11). In 167 patients (38.3%), LN metastases were found. Among those patients, LBVI was not determined in 96 patients (22.0%) (LBVI-γLN, group Ⅲ), and was determined in 71 patients (16.3%) (LBVI+LN+, group Ⅳ). Correla- tion analysis showed that N category and the number of positive LNs were significantly associated with the presence of LBVI (P 〈 0.001). The overall 5-year sur- vival was significantly longer in LN-negative patients compared with LN-positive patients (56.1% vs 42.3%, P = 0.015). There was a significant difference in the overall 5-year survival between LBVI-positive and LBVI- negative tumors (39.6% vs 54.8%, P = 0.006). Overall 5-year survival rates in each group were 58.8% ( Ⅰ), 45.8% (Ⅱ), 45.7% (Ⅲ) and 36.9% (Ⅳ), and there was a significant difference in overall survival between the four groups (P=-0.009). Multivariate analysis in stage 11 gastric cancer patients revealed that LBVI in- dependently affected patient prognosis in LN-negativepatients (P = 0.018) but not in LN-positive patients (P = 0.508). CONCLUSION: In LN-negative stage 11 gastric cancer patients, LBVI is an additional independent prognostic markeF, and may provide useful information to identify patients with poorer prognosis.展开更多
Uterine cervical cancer is the second most common gynecological malignancy. It is estimated that over 35% of tumors are diagnosed at locally advanced disease, stage ⅠB2-ⅡB with an estimated 5-year overall survival o...Uterine cervical cancer is the second most common gynecological malignancy. It is estimated that over 35% of tumors are diagnosed at locally advanced disease, stage ⅠB2-ⅡB with an estimated 5-year overall survival of 60%. During the last decades, the initial treatment for these women has been debated and largely varies through different countries. Thus, radical concurrent chemoradiation is the standard of care in United Sated and Canada, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical surgery is the first line of treatment in some institutions of Europe, Asia and Latin America. Until today, there is no evidence of which strategy is better over the other. This article describe the evidence as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the main strategies of treatment for women affected by uterine cervical cancer stage ⅠB2-ⅡB.展开更多
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 sta...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.展开更多
Aim To determine cephalometrically the mechanism of the treatment effects of non-extraction and multiloop edgewise archwire (MEAW) technique on postpeak Class Ⅱ Division 1 patients. Methodology In this retrospectiv...Aim To determine cephalometrically the mechanism of the treatment effects of non-extraction and multiloop edgewise archwire (MEAW) technique on postpeak Class Ⅱ Division 1 patients. Methodology In this retrospective study, 16 postpeak Class Ⅱ Division 1 patients successfully corrected using a non-extraction and MEAW technique were cephalometrically evaluated and compared with 16 matched control subjects treated using an extraction technique. Using CorelDRAW software, standardized digital cephalograms preand post-active treatments were traced and a reference grid was set up. The superimpositions were based on the cranial base, the mandibular and the maxilla regions,and skeletal and dental changes were measured. Changes following treatment were evaluated using the paired-sample t-test. Student's t-test for unpaired samples was used to assess the differences in changes between the MEAW and the extraction control groups. Results The correction of the molar relationships comprised 54% skeletal change (mainly the advancement of the mandible) and 46% dental change. Correction of the anterior teeth relationships comprised 30% skeletal change and 70% dental change. Conclusion The MEAW technique can produce the desired vertical and sagittal movement of the tooth segment and then effectively stimulate mandibular advancement by utilizing the residual growth potential of the condyle.展开更多
Congenital cataract occurs during infancy when the axial length and corneal and visual function are in the sensitive stages of rapid development..Inappropriate surgical intervention not only fails to restore visual fu...Congenital cataract occurs during infancy when the axial length and corneal and visual function are in the sensitive stages of rapid development..Inappropriate surgical intervention not only fails to restore visual function,.but also causes irreversible serious influences upon eyeball development in children diagnosed with congenital cataract. At present, the uncertainty of selection of intraocular lens(IOL) degrees during the eyeball development period is averted by using a main treatment of congenital cataract that includes two-stage surgery:.stage I cataract extraction and stage II IOL implantation. However, the accurate selection of a refractive correction method and the timing of IOL implantation during stage II surgery for aphakic eyes remains controversial following stage I cataract extraction..This review retrospectively summarizes the current progress and existing problems indicated by related recent studies focusing on refractive correction pattern and IOL implantation timing.展开更多
In the construction of Three Gorges Project, the total amount of concrete is about 28 Mm\+3 , and the total amount of metal works and reinforcement is approximately 0.72 Mt . The TGP is constructed in 3 stages . The p...In the construction of Three Gorges Project, the total amount of concrete is about 28 Mm\+3 , and the total amount of metal works and reinforcement is approximately 0.72 Mt . The TGP is constructed in 3 stages . The preparation period together with the first stage is 5 years , the second stage and third stage are both 6 years .In the second stage construction of 6 years (1998~2003) , there are 18.46 Mm\+3 of concrete to be placed and 0.192 Mt of metal works and embedded parts for mechanical and electric equipment to be installed . In 1999, a world record of annual concrete placement of 4.585 Mm\+3 was set . In 2000, it is planned to place 5.4 Mm\+3 of concrete and to install 38 000 t of metal works . Construction equipments and layout of construction site , concrete production and its temperature control, metal works, mechanical and electric equipments in the second stage construction are presented.展开更多
Colon cancer is the second commonest cause of cancer-related death in Canadian men and women, with approximately one-third of patients dying from this disease. One quarter of patients present with metastases initially...Colon cancer is the second commonest cause of cancer-related death in Canadian men and women, with approximately one-third of patients dying from this disease. One quarter of patients present with metastases initially, and up to half of all colon cancer patients will develop stage IV disease over the course of their life. Despite ongoing advances in the evolution of newer cytotoxic drugs, targeted biological agents and improved metastasectomy techniques, the gain in overall survival in these patients is of low magnitude. This manuscript is a targeted review of the recent advances over the last decade in the management of advanced stage IV colon cancer as available in the published English literature. The two major arms of metastatic colon cancer management that include surgery and systemic chemotherapy and palliative measures as available are discussed. A multi-modality team-based approach involving medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiologists, and other health-care providers continues to be critical for ongoing success in the therapeutic management of these patients. Future studies of well-designed prospective, randomized-controlled clinical trials to develop and evaluate newer therapeutic strategies are recommended for continued and improved understanding for optimization of clinical management in advanced colon cancer.展开更多
Background: We retrospectively identified prognostic factors in patients with Stage III colon cancer and considered the effectiveness of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy based on these prognostic factors. Methods: ...Background: We retrospectively identified prognostic factors in patients with Stage III colon cancer and considered the effectiveness of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy based on these prognostic factors. Methods: Two hundred and thirty four patients with lymph node metastases who underwent curative surgery for colon cancer between 1999 and 2005 were enrolled in the present study. Firstly, clinicopathological factors and survival data, were analyzed to determine prognostic factors related to cancer-specific survival. Secondly, we examined the effectiveness of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy based upon these prognostic factors. Results: The multivariate analysis revealed that differentiation (P = 0.03, Hazard ratio = 2.50), lymphatic invasion (P = 0.02, Hazard ratio = 3.23) and the TNM classification, 7th?edition (P = 0.04, Hazard ratio = 1.94) were found to be significant independent prognostic factors. Among the patients classified as TNM IIIA, the recurrence-free survival rates were extremely good. Among the patients classified as IIIB and IIIC, there was no significant difference between the patients with and without postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. Conclusion: The present study suggests that the patients with Stage IIIA colon cancer may not require postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. The addition of oxaliplatin to 5-FU should be considered for the patients with Stage IIIB and IIIC colon cancer, for whom the prognoses are far from satisfactory.展开更多
A study on clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in T4N0M0 colon cancer patients after R0 resection revealed that ileostomy,T stage,right hemicolectomy,irregular follow-up,and CA199 level were independent risk fact...A study on clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in T4N0M0 colon cancer patients after R0 resection revealed that ileostomy,T stage,right hemicolectomy,irregular follow-up,and CA199 level were independent risk factors affecting overall survival.T4-stage cancer invades the entire thickness of the intestinal tract,increasing the difficulty of treatment and the risk of recurrence,and requires a combination of chemotherapy,immunotherapy,and targeted therapy to control the spread of cancer cells.The prognosis of right hemicolectomy is significantly worse than that of left hemicolectomy,and right hemicolectomy is an independent risk factor for a poor prognosis.Advanced age,histopathological type,and lymph node metastasis are also risk factors for colon cancer.展开更多
目的:探讨CT影像组学模型对Ⅱ期结肠癌(colon cancer,CC)风险分层的预测价值。方法:连续搜集2015年01月至2023年07月经手术证实的167例Ⅱ期CC患者资料,按欧洲肿瘤内科学会(European Society of Medical Oncology,ESMO)指南将患者分为低...目的:探讨CT影像组学模型对Ⅱ期结肠癌(colon cancer,CC)风险分层的预测价值。方法:连续搜集2015年01月至2023年07月经手术证实的167例Ⅱ期CC患者资料,按欧洲肿瘤内科学会(European Society of Medical Oncology,ESMO)指南将患者分为低风险组77例,中高风险组90例;按7∶3将样本随机分为训练组(n=116)与内部验证组(n=51)。在术前静脉期CT图像上对肿瘤进行分割并提取影像组学特征,特征经降维、筛选后,采用logistic回归分析构建预测模型,观察模型校准度和临床获益。结果:训练组中高风险64/116例;内部验证组中高风险26/51例,两组间观测指标差异无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。共筛选出6个影像组学特征用于构建Ⅱ期CC低风险和中高风险的预测模型,训练组AUC为0.822,灵敏度:84.4%,特异度:71.2%;内部验证组AUC为0.802,灵敏度:96.2%,特异度:60.0%。模型显示出较高的校准度;决策曲线分析(decision curve analysis,DCA)阈值概率范围0.04~0.85时临床有获益。结论:基于静脉期CT图像构建的影像组学模型实现了低风险和中高风险Ⅱ期CC的准确分层,有望改善临床对该类患者的分层管理。展开更多
基金The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.226–2022-00009)the Project of the regional diagnosis and treatment center of the Health Planning Committee(No.JBZX-201903).
文摘Purpose Intensive postoperative chemotherapy treatment use in early-onset colon cancer and late-onset colon cancer remains to be defined and their effects on prognosis were unclear.This study aims to investigate whether intensive adjuvant chemotherapy for stageⅡcolon cancer would result in matched survival improvement in young patients(<50 years)without risk factors and old-aged(70–85 years)patients with risk factors defined by guidelines.Methods We extracted eligible patients with pathologically confirmed TNM stageⅡcolon cancer from the Surveillance,Epidemiology,and End Results database between 2004 and 2015.Patients aged<50 years old without risk factors were defined as non-high-risk early-onset colon cancer(non-HREOCC),and those aged 70 to 85 years with risk factors were defined as high-risk late-onset colon cancer(HRLOCC).Kaplan–Meier(KM)method with log-rank test was performed to calculate the overall survival(OS)and cancer-specific survival(CSS).Multivariate Cox model was used to estimate the association of adjuvant chemotherapy with CSS by adjusting potential confounding factors.Results Of 55,366 eligible stageⅡcolon cancer patients,3341 non-HREOCC patients and 11,722 HRLOCC patients were included.37.68%and 16.8%of patients received adjuvant chemotherapy among non-HREOCC and HRLOCC patients,respectively.For non-HREOCC patients,there was no significant association between adjuvant chemotherapy and CSS(HR=1.09,95%CI0.83–1.44).For HRLOCC patients,adjuvant chemotherapy was associated with a better CSS(HR=0.88,95%CI0.79–0.99).Conclusion Our findings suggested that potential overuse of adjuvant chemotherapy among non-high-risk young patients with stageⅡcolon cancer did not lead to survival improvement,and caution should be called when using chemotherapy in these patients.However,chemotherapy can be used appropriately for high-risk stageⅡcolon cancer patients aged 70 to 85 years.
文摘AIM: To investigate the prognostic value of chromosome 18q microsatellite alterations (MA) in stage Ⅱ colon cancer. METHODS: One hundred and six patients with sporadic stage Ⅱ colon cancer were enrolled in this study. DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor and adjacent normal mucosal tissue samples. MA, including loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and microsatellite instability (MSI), was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction, polyacrylamide gel-electrophoresis and DNA sequencing at 5 microsatellite loci on chromosome 18q (D18S474, D18S55, D18S58, D18S61 and D18S64).RESULTS: Among the 102 patients eligible for MA information, the overall frequencies of LOH, high and low frequency MSI/microsatellite stable were 49.0%, 17.6% and 82.4%, respectively. The high frequency of 18q-LOH was signif icantly associated with the poor 5-year overall survival (OS) (P=0.008) and disease free survival (P=0.006). High levels of MSI were significantly associated with a longer 5-year OS (P=0.045) while the higher frequency of 18q-LOH at the loci of D18S474 and D18S61 was significantly associated with a poorer 5-year OS (P=0.010 and 0.005, respectively). But multivariate analysis showed that only the frequency of 18q-LOH was significantly associated with the prognosis of the disease. CONCLUSION: High frequency of 18q-LOH is an independent prognostic factor indicating poor prognosis of the patients with stage Ⅱ colon cancer.
文摘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.
文摘Currently,there are several newer biomarkers that may be clinically useful in colon cancer. This paper focuses on a few of these biomarkers,namely microsatellite instability,loss of heterozygosity at chromosome 18q(LOH18q) and multi-gene assays,and discusses the clinical evidence behind their predictive or prognostic abilities. The results show that although there have been several newer prognostic factors identified,such as LOH18 q and multi-gene assays,none of these factors can predict benefit from treatment. Therefore,ongoing prospective clinical trials are still needed to further assess the role and optimal use of these tests.
文摘Evidence has now accumulated that colonoscopy and removal of polyps,especially during screening and surveillance programs,is effective in overall risk reduction for colon cancer.After resection of malignant pedunculated colon polyps or early stage colon cancers,long-term repeated surveillance programs can also lead to detection and removal of asymptomatic high risk advanced adenomas and new early stage metachronous cancers.Early stage colon cancer can be defined as disease that appears to have been completely resected with no subsequent evidence of involvement of adjacent organs,lymph nodes or distant sites.This differs from the clinical setting of an apparent"curative"resection later pathologically upstaged following detection of malignant cells extending into adjacent organs,peritoneum,lymph nodes or other distant sites,including liver.This highly selected early stage colon cancer group remains at high risk for subsequent colon polyps and metachronous colon cancer.Precise staging is important,not only for assessing the need for adjuvant chemotherapy,but also for patient selection for continued surveillance.With advanced stages of colon cancer and a more guarded outlook,repeated surveillance should be limited.In future,novel imaging technologies(e.g.,confocal endomicroscopy),coupled with increased pathological recognition of high risk markers for lymph node involvement(e.g.,"tumor budding")should lead to improved staging and clinical care.
文摘Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the colorectum detected at an early stage is very rare; most cases are detected at an advanced stage. Therefore, its progno-sis is poorer than that of ordinary colorectal cancer. A 56-year-old Korean man was seen at this hospital for management of signet ring cell carcinoma of the co-lon. Colonoscopic examination revealed a Ⅱa-like, ill-defined and flatly elevated 9-mm residual tumor in the cecum. Endoscopic mucosal resection was preformed. Pathological examination of the resected specimen re-vealed signet ring cell carcinoma that had invaded the lamina propria without venous or perineural invasion. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) and positron CT showed no evidence of primary lesions or distant me-tastasis. An additional laparoscopic right-hemicolectomy was performed; no residual tumor or lymph node me-tastasis was found. We report a case of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the colon detected at an early stage and provide a review of the literature.
文摘Lymph node staging is of crucial importance for the therapy stratification and prognosis estimation in colon cancer. Beside the detection of metastases,the number of harvested lymph nodes itself has prognostic relevance in stage Ⅱ/Ⅲ cancers. A stage migration effect caused by missed lymph node metastases has been postulated as most likely explanation for that. In order to avoid false negative node staging reporting of at least 12 lymph nodes is recommended. However,this threshold is met only in a minority of cases in daily practice. Due to quality initiatives the situation has improved in the past. This,however,had no influence on staging in several studies. While the numbers of evaluated lymph nodes increased continuously during the last decades the rate of node positive cases remained relatively constant. This fact together with other indications raised doubts that understaging is indeed the correct explanation for the prognostic impact of lymph node harvest. Several authors assume that immune response could play a major role in this context influencing both the lymph node detectability and the tumor's behavior. Further studies addressing this issue are need. Based on the findings the recommendations concerning minimal lymph node numbers and adjuvant chemotherapy should be reconsidered.
文摘AIM: To determine the prognostic value of lymphatic and/or blood vessel invasion (LBVI) in patients with stage 11 gastric cancer. METHODS: From January 2001 to December 2006, 487 patients with histologically confirmed primary gas- tric adenocarcinoma were diagnosed with stage 11 gas- tric cancer according to the new 7th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer stage classification at the Department of Gastric Cancer and Soft Tissue Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center. All patients underwent curative gastrectomy with standard lymph node (LN) dissection. Fifty-one patients who died in the postoperative period, due to various complications or other conditions, were excluded. Clinicopathologicalfindings and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Patients were subdivided into four groups according to the status of LBVI and LN metastases. These four patient groups were characterized with regard to age, sex, tumor site, pT category, tumor grading and surgical procedure (subtotal resection vs total resection), and compared for 5-year overall survival by univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: The study was composed of 320 men and 116 women aged 58.9 ± 11.5 years (range: 23-88 years). The 5-year overall survival rates were 50.7% and the median survival time was 62 too. Stage Ⅱ a cancer was observed in 334 patients, including 268 T3N0, 63 T2N1, and three TIN2, and stage Ⅱb was observed in 102 patients, including 49 patients T3N1, 51 T2N2, one TIN3, and one T4aN0. The incidence of LBVI was 28.0% in stage II gastric cancer with 19.0% (51/269) and 42.5% (71/167) in LN-negative and LN- positive patients, respectively. In 218 patients (50.0%), there was neither a histopathologically detectable LBVI nor LN metastases (LBVI-/LN-, group I); in 51 patients (11.7%), LBVI with no evidence of LN me- tastases was detected (LBVILN-, group 11). In 167 patients (38.3%), LN metastases were found. Among those patients, LBVI was not determined in 96 patients (22.0%) (LBVI-γLN, group Ⅲ), and was determined in 71 patients (16.3%) (LBVI+LN+, group Ⅳ). Correla- tion analysis showed that N category and the number of positive LNs were significantly associated with the presence of LBVI (P 〈 0.001). The overall 5-year sur- vival was significantly longer in LN-negative patients compared with LN-positive patients (56.1% vs 42.3%, P = 0.015). There was a significant difference in the overall 5-year survival between LBVI-positive and LBVI- negative tumors (39.6% vs 54.8%, P = 0.006). Overall 5-year survival rates in each group were 58.8% ( Ⅰ), 45.8% (Ⅱ), 45.7% (Ⅲ) and 36.9% (Ⅳ), and there was a significant difference in overall survival between the four groups (P=-0.009). Multivariate analysis in stage 11 gastric cancer patients revealed that LBVI in- dependently affected patient prognosis in LN-negativepatients (P = 0.018) but not in LN-positive patients (P = 0.508). CONCLUSION: In LN-negative stage 11 gastric cancer patients, LBVI is an additional independent prognostic markeF, and may provide useful information to identify patients with poorer prognosis.
文摘Uterine cervical cancer is the second most common gynecological malignancy. It is estimated that over 35% of tumors are diagnosed at locally advanced disease, stage ⅠB2-ⅡB with an estimated 5-year overall survival of 60%. During the last decades, the initial treatment for these women has been debated and largely varies through different countries. Thus, radical concurrent chemoradiation is the standard of care in United Sated and Canada, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical surgery is the first line of treatment in some institutions of Europe, Asia and Latin America. Until today, there is no evidence of which strategy is better over the other. This article describe the evidence as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the main strategies of treatment for women affected by uterine cervical cancer stage ⅠB2-ⅡB.
文摘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.
文摘Aim To determine cephalometrically the mechanism of the treatment effects of non-extraction and multiloop edgewise archwire (MEAW) technique on postpeak Class Ⅱ Division 1 patients. Methodology In this retrospective study, 16 postpeak Class Ⅱ Division 1 patients successfully corrected using a non-extraction and MEAW technique were cephalometrically evaluated and compared with 16 matched control subjects treated using an extraction technique. Using CorelDRAW software, standardized digital cephalograms preand post-active treatments were traced and a reference grid was set up. The superimpositions were based on the cranial base, the mandibular and the maxilla regions,and skeletal and dental changes were measured. Changes following treatment were evaluated using the paired-sample t-test. Student's t-test for unpaired samples was used to assess the differences in changes between the MEAW and the extraction control groups. Results The correction of the molar relationships comprised 54% skeletal change (mainly the advancement of the mandible) and 46% dental change. Correction of the anterior teeth relationships comprised 30% skeletal change and 70% dental change. Conclusion The MEAW technique can produce the desired vertical and sagittal movement of the tooth segment and then effectively stimulate mandibular advancement by utilizing the residual growth potential of the condyle.
基金The Pearl River Science and Technology New Star(Grant No.2014J2200060)Project of Guangzhou City,the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars(Grant No.14050000151)the Cultivation Projects for Young Teaching Staff of Sun Yat-sen University(12ykpy61) from the Fundamental Research Fundsfor the Central Universities
文摘Congenital cataract occurs during infancy when the axial length and corneal and visual function are in the sensitive stages of rapid development..Inappropriate surgical intervention not only fails to restore visual function,.but also causes irreversible serious influences upon eyeball development in children diagnosed with congenital cataract. At present, the uncertainty of selection of intraocular lens(IOL) degrees during the eyeball development period is averted by using a main treatment of congenital cataract that includes two-stage surgery:.stage I cataract extraction and stage II IOL implantation. However, the accurate selection of a refractive correction method and the timing of IOL implantation during stage II surgery for aphakic eyes remains controversial following stage I cataract extraction..This review retrospectively summarizes the current progress and existing problems indicated by related recent studies focusing on refractive correction pattern and IOL implantation timing.
文摘In the construction of Three Gorges Project, the total amount of concrete is about 28 Mm\+3 , and the total amount of metal works and reinforcement is approximately 0.72 Mt . The TGP is constructed in 3 stages . The preparation period together with the first stage is 5 years , the second stage and third stage are both 6 years .In the second stage construction of 6 years (1998~2003) , there are 18.46 Mm\+3 of concrete to be placed and 0.192 Mt of metal works and embedded parts for mechanical and electric equipment to be installed . In 1999, a world record of annual concrete placement of 4.585 Mm\+3 was set . In 2000, it is planned to place 5.4 Mm\+3 of concrete and to install 38 000 t of metal works . Construction equipments and layout of construction site , concrete production and its temperature control, metal works, mechanical and electric equipments in the second stage construction are presented.
文摘Colon cancer is the second commonest cause of cancer-related death in Canadian men and women, with approximately one-third of patients dying from this disease. One quarter of patients present with metastases initially, and up to half of all colon cancer patients will develop stage IV disease over the course of their life. Despite ongoing advances in the evolution of newer cytotoxic drugs, targeted biological agents and improved metastasectomy techniques, the gain in overall survival in these patients is of low magnitude. This manuscript is a targeted review of the recent advances over the last decade in the management of advanced stage IV colon cancer as available in the published English literature. The two major arms of metastatic colon cancer management that include surgery and systemic chemotherapy and palliative measures as available are discussed. A multi-modality team-based approach involving medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiologists, and other health-care providers continues to be critical for ongoing success in the therapeutic management of these patients. Future studies of well-designed prospective, randomized-controlled clinical trials to develop and evaluate newer therapeutic strategies are recommended for continued and improved understanding for optimization of clinical management in advanced colon cancer.
文摘Background: We retrospectively identified prognostic factors in patients with Stage III colon cancer and considered the effectiveness of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy based on these prognostic factors. Methods: Two hundred and thirty four patients with lymph node metastases who underwent curative surgery for colon cancer between 1999 and 2005 were enrolled in the present study. Firstly, clinicopathological factors and survival data, were analyzed to determine prognostic factors related to cancer-specific survival. Secondly, we examined the effectiveness of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy based upon these prognostic factors. Results: The multivariate analysis revealed that differentiation (P = 0.03, Hazard ratio = 2.50), lymphatic invasion (P = 0.02, Hazard ratio = 3.23) and the TNM classification, 7th?edition (P = 0.04, Hazard ratio = 1.94) were found to be significant independent prognostic factors. Among the patients classified as TNM IIIA, the recurrence-free survival rates were extremely good. Among the patients classified as IIIB and IIIC, there was no significant difference between the patients with and without postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. Conclusion: The present study suggests that the patients with Stage IIIA colon cancer may not require postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. The addition of oxaliplatin to 5-FU should be considered for the patients with Stage IIIB and IIIC colon cancer, for whom the prognoses are far from satisfactory.
基金Supported by Key Clinical Specialty Discipline Construction Program of Fujian,Fujian Health Medicine and Politics,No.[2022]884.
文摘A study on clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in T4N0M0 colon cancer patients after R0 resection revealed that ileostomy,T stage,right hemicolectomy,irregular follow-up,and CA199 level were independent risk factors affecting overall survival.T4-stage cancer invades the entire thickness of the intestinal tract,increasing the difficulty of treatment and the risk of recurrence,and requires a combination of chemotherapy,immunotherapy,and targeted therapy to control the spread of cancer cells.The prognosis of right hemicolectomy is significantly worse than that of left hemicolectomy,and right hemicolectomy is an independent risk factor for a poor prognosis.Advanced age,histopathological type,and lymph node metastasis are also risk factors for colon cancer.
文摘目的:探讨CT影像组学模型对Ⅱ期结肠癌(colon cancer,CC)风险分层的预测价值。方法:连续搜集2015年01月至2023年07月经手术证实的167例Ⅱ期CC患者资料,按欧洲肿瘤内科学会(European Society of Medical Oncology,ESMO)指南将患者分为低风险组77例,中高风险组90例;按7∶3将样本随机分为训练组(n=116)与内部验证组(n=51)。在术前静脉期CT图像上对肿瘤进行分割并提取影像组学特征,特征经降维、筛选后,采用logistic回归分析构建预测模型,观察模型校准度和临床获益。结果:训练组中高风险64/116例;内部验证组中高风险26/51例,两组间观测指标差异无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。共筛选出6个影像组学特征用于构建Ⅱ期CC低风险和中高风险的预测模型,训练组AUC为0.822,灵敏度:84.4%,特异度:71.2%;内部验证组AUC为0.802,灵敏度:96.2%,特异度:60.0%。模型显示出较高的校准度;决策曲线分析(decision curve analysis,DCA)阈值概率范围0.04~0.85时临床有获益。结论:基于静脉期CT图像构建的影像组学模型实现了低风险和中高风险Ⅱ期CC的准确分层,有望改善临床对该类患者的分层管理。