Recent advances on vaccines against malaria: A review

This review aims to summarize the currently viable vaccine strategies including the approved vaccines and the those in trials for next-generation malaria vaccines.Data on malaria vaccine development was collected through a comprehensive review.The literature search was performed using databases including Google Scholar,PubMed,NIH,and Web of Science.Various novel approaches of vaccination are being developed,including those based on radiation-attenuated strategies,monoclonal antibodies,targeted immunogenic peptides,RNA and DNA vaccines,nanoparticle-based vaccines,protein-based vaccination protocols,and whole organism-based vaccination strategies.Trials on RTS,S have entered phase Ⅲtesting,and those based on blood-stage vaccines and vaccines to interrupt malarial transmission have advanced to higher stages of trials.Mathematical modeling,combined drug and vaccine strategies,mass drug administration,polyvalent vaccine formulations,and targeted vaccination campaigns is playing an important role in malarial prevention.Furthermore,assessing coverage,accessibility,acceptability,deployment,compilation,and adherence to specific vaccination strategies in endemic regions is essential for vaccination drives against malaria.

Gem-Diphosphonates： The Motif of Diverse Biological and Medicinal Importance

The introduction of gem-diphosphonates （known as bisphosphonates, BPs） in oncology has dramatically changed the management of patients with metastatic bone disease. In this manuscript, we thoroughly scrutinize the available body of clinical trials supporting the use of bisphosphonates in this setting and review new and ongoing research. Additionally, we summarize the data showing the benefits of BP-use in the prevention of treatment-induced bone loss and the intriguing emerging evidence on the antitumor potential of some of these agents when used in the adjuvant setting. Finally, we address the need for a careful consideration of potential benefits of BPs therapy and the risk for osteonecrosis, a recently recognized late-toxicity of their use.

Tolerability and toxicity of adjuvant cisplatin and gemcitabine for treating non-small cell lung cancer

Background The combination of cisplatin and vinorelbine is an evidence-supported regimen for adjuvant chemotherapy for treating non-small cell lung cancer （NSCLC）. But this doublet has considerable toxicity and unfavorable tolerability, and results in poor compliance. The cisplatin and gemcitabine regimen is one of the most active and well-tolerated regimens against advanced NSCLC, but its toxicity and tolerability has not been adequately evaluated in the adjuvant setting. Methods From a lung cancer database we retrospectively reviewed NSCLC patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy of cisplatin （75 mg/m2） and gemcitabine （1250 mg/m2） between January 2005 and December 2011. Postoperative demographics, compliance to adjuvant therapy and toxicity were retrieved from medical records. Results A total of 132 patients met the criteria and were included in the study, 96 were male （72.7%） and 36 were female （27.3%）. Median age was 60.5 years old, range 29-75 years, and 41.7% of patients were 〉65 years old. Overall, 68.2% patients received all four planned cycles, and the cumulative dose delivered for gemcitabine was 8333 mg （83.3% of the planned dose） and cisplatin 248 mg （82.7% of the planned dose）. There were no treatment-related deaths. Grade 3/4 neutropenia developed in 47 patients （35.6%） and was the predominant hematologic toxicity. Common grade 3/4 non- hematologic toxicities were nausea/vomiting （22.0%）, infection （12.3%）, and febrile neutropenia （11.4%）. Conclusion Cisplatin and gemcitabine are feasible for use in the adjuvant setting with a favorable toxicity profile and superior tolerabilitv compared with Dublished data on cisDlatin and vinorelbine.