1.KPC carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae with carbapenem non-susceptibility
Hui HUANG ; Shumin SHE ; Ximei ZHAN ; Duorong WU
Chinese Journal of Zoonoses 2015;(3):247-250
To investigate the prevalence and gene types of KPC in Enterobacteriaceae strains isolated from 4 tertiary general hospitals in Hainan area ,a total 43 isolates which were resistant or intermediate to imipenem or ertapenem were collected from sterile sites between August 2012 and June 2013 from 4 tertiary general hospitals in Hainan area .Modified Hodge Tests (M HT ) were performed for KPC phenotype screening .PCR amplification and DNA sequence were performed to analyze the encoding genes of KPC .Results showed that in the 43 isolates ,21 strains were positive in M HT .PCR and DNA sequence analysis confirmed that 3 isolates produced KPC‐2 .It's suggested that there were the Enterobacteriaceae carrying KPC in Hain‐an area .The encoding genes were KPC‐2 .The KPC gene could be horizontally transmitted by plasmid among different groups of bacteria .It is important to control the transmission of these Enterobacteriaceae carrying KPC .
2. Bortezomib-based induction chemotherapy followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and maintenance in 200 patients with multiple myeloma: long-term follow-up results from single center
Qiong WU ; Junru LIU ; Beihui HUANG ; Waiyi ZOU ; Jingli GU ; Meilan CHEN ; Lifen KUANG ; Dong ZHENG ; Duorong XU ; Zhenhai ZHOU ; Hehua WANG ; Chang SU ; Xiuzhen TONG ; Juan LI
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2019;40(6):453-459
Objective:
To study the efficacy, safety and long-term outcomes of integrated strategy of bortezomib-based induction regimens followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell (ASCT) and maintenance therapy in Chinese multiple myeloma (MM) patients.
Methods:
200 MM patients receiving integrated strategy of bortezomib--based induction regimens followed by ASCT and maintenance therapy were retrospectively and prospectively analyzed from December 1. 2006 to April 30. 2018.
Results:
The complete remission rates (CR) and better than very good partial remission rates (VGPR) after induction therapy, transplantation and maintenance therapy were respectively 31% and 75.5%, 51.8% and 87.7%,73.6% and 93.4%. There was no difference between 4 cycles and more than 5 cycles induction chemotherapy. The negative rate of MRD detection by flow cytometry was 17.6% and 38.2% respectively after induction and 3 months after transplantation. The negative rate of MRD gradually increased during the maintenance therapy. The success rate of high dose CTX combined with G-CSF mobilization was 95.5% and transplantation related mortality (TRM) was zero. The median time to progress (TTP) was 75.3 months and the median overall survival (OS) was 99.5 months. TTP of patients obtaining CR and negative MRD after induction were longer that those of no CR and positive MRD. TTP and OS of patients receiving triple-drug induction and ASCT in early stage were longer than those of double-drug induction and ASCT in late stage. LDH≥240 U/L, high risk cytogenetics, ISS II+III stage and HBsAg positive were prognostic factors at diagnosis. However, only MRD and high risk cytogenetics were independent prognostic factors after transplantation and maintenance therapy. The clinical characteristics of patients of TTP ≥6 years were listed below: light-chain type M protein, ISS I stage, normal level of hemoglobin and platelet, normal LDH, HBsAg negative, chromosome 17p-negative, good response and sustained good response.
Conclusions
Integrated strategy of bortezomib-based induction regimens followed by ASCT and maintenance therapy can significantly improve the short-term and long-term efficacy. The prognostic factors of TTP in different disease stages were different. Response to treatment, especially MRD, played a more important role in prognostic factors.