3.Detection and analysis of allergens in 859 patients with chronic urticaria in Chengdu
Li SONG ; Junru YE ; Mao LU ; Yi TANG ; Yanlin LIU
Chongqing Medicine 2016;45(7):918-920
Objective To analyze the allergens and sex ,age distribution of chronic urticaria in Chengdu .Methods Totally 859 patients with chronic urticaria were tested with 13 kinds inhaled allergens and 15 kinds of food allergens by skin prick test .Re‐sults The top 5 allergens were:dermatophagoides farinae、dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ,cockroach ,shrimp and sea‐crab .The positive rate of dermatophagoides farinae was 58 .7% ,dermatophagoides pteronyssinus which was 55 .1% took second place .No difference was found between sex ,more inhaled allergens were found positive than food allergens in both sex groups .The positive rate was higher in people younger than 60 .Conclusion Dermatophagoides farinae ,dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ,cockroach , shrimp and sea‐crab are the commonest allergens in Chengdu .The skin prick test is important in the individualized treatment of chronic urticaria and health education .It may also be helpful in the management of chronic allergic skin diseases .
4.Plasma relative abundance of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations predicts clinical response to epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma
Hanyan XU ; Qianqian LAI ; Shanshan SU ; Lingping ZHOU ; Junru YE ; Dongqing ZHANG ; Yupeng XIE ; Yuping LI
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2019;58(1):49-55
Objective To determine whether relative abundance of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in plasma predicts clinical response to epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma. Methods In this prospective study, adult patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma were enrolled in our hospital from 1 April 2016 to 1 January 2017. EGFR mutations in tumor tissues were detected by ADx-amplification refractory mutation system (ADx-ARMS). EGFR mutations of plasma free tumor DNA were detected by ADx-ARMS and ADx-super amplification refractory mutation system (ADx-SuperARMS) at the same time. Patients with EGFR-mutant in tumor tissues and receiving EGFR-TKIs were finally enrolled. Plasma mutation-positive patients with both methods were high abundance group.Patients with positive mutations by ADx-SuperARMS but negative by ADx-ARMS were medium abundance group. Mutation-negative patients with both methods were recognized as low abundance group. The correlation between EGFR mutation abundance and clinical response to EGFR-TKIs were analyzed. Results Among 71 patients enrolled, 42 harbored EGFR mutations in plasma were detected by ADx-ARMS, while 53 were found by ADx-SuperARMS.There were 42 patients in high abundance group, 11 in medium group while the other 18 in low group. The objective response rates (ORRs) were 69.0%,7/11 and 10/18 in high, medium and low groups, respectively. The difference was significant between high and low abundances groups (P=0.006). Median progression-free survival (PFS) in high,medium and low groups were 11.0, 8.5 and 9.0 monthes, respectively (P<0.001). In patients with tumor 19-Del, the ORRs were 70.4%,5/7 and 6/11 in high,medium and low abundance groups, respectively. The median PFS of high abundance group was significantly longer than the other two groups (12.0 monthes vs 9.0, 9.0 monthes). As to subjects with L858R mutation, the ORRs were 10/15,2/4 and 3/6,respectively, with median PFS 9.6, 5.5 and 9.5 monthes. Conclusions The relative abundance of EGFR mutations in plasma predicts clinical response to EGFR-TKIs in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma. The higher the mutation abundance is, the better the efficacy of EGFR-TKIs is.
5.Effects of self-management intervention on the self-management ability and health service utilization of patients with COPD
Hengjin CHENG ; Huijie ZHOU ; Enci LI ; Xu YANG ; Huan YE ; Junru HUA ; Zhimei LIU
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2017;23(5):658-662
Objective To explore the effects of self-management intervention on the self-management ability and health service utilization of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods A total of 84 COPD patients in stable condition with permission of being discharged in respiratory department of a tertiary comprehensive hospital in Wenzhou city,were selected as research objects from May to November 2014 by convenience sampling method,and were randomly divided into the intervention group (n=42) and the control group (n=42). Patients in the control group received routine care,while patients in the intervention group received self-management intervention and all patients were followed up. The self-management scale of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was used investigate the self-management status of patients three months,six months and 12 months after intervention. The times of emergency services and the times of re-hospitalization were also recorded.Results The self-management ability of patients at the third month,sixth month and 12th month after intervention in the intervention group was significantly improved compared with the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the aspect of health service utilization at the third month after intervention between two groups (P>0.05);the times of health service utilization in the intervention group at the sixth month and 12th month after intervention were less than the control group (P<0.05).Conclusions Self-management intervention can improve the self-management ability of patients with COPD in stable period,and reduce the times of emergency visits and re-hospitalizations. It is an effective method for the management of chronic diseases.
6.Prognostic analysis of 19 newly treated multiple myeloma patients with t(14; 16)
Ye LI ; Junru LIU ; Juan LI ; Wenming CHEN
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2024;45(10):944-950
Objective:To investigate the prognosis of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients with t (14;16) abnormality.Methods:Clinical data from 564 patients diagnosed with initial MM from January 2018 to November 2020 at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University and the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University were collected and retrospectively analyzed. The prognoses of patients with t (14;16) were analyzed and compared with the prognoses of patients with normal FISH, and those with t (4;14) and del (17p) .Results:Among 564 newly diagnosed MM patients, 19 (3.4%) exhibited t (14;16) abnormalities, with 14 cases diagnosed with 1q21+ and three cases with del (17p). Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of patients with t (14;16) were significantly shorter compared with patients with normal FISH (the median PFS: 14 months vs not reached, P<0.001; the median OS: 42 months vs not reached, P=0.002). No statistically significant difference was detected in PFS and OS between the 15 patients with t (14;16) and the 15 with t (4;14) after propensity score matching (the median PFS: 13.0 months vs not reached, P=0.247; the median OS: 42 months vs not reached, P=0.609). Similarly, no statistically significant difference was observed in PFS and OS between 15 patients with t (14;16) and 15 with del (17p) (the median PFS: 13 months vs 31 months, P=0.939; the median OS: 42 months vs 37.3 months, P=0.557). Propensity score matching indicated that when combined with 1q21+, no statistically significant differences were present in PFS and OS between patients with t (14;16) and patients with t (4;14) or patients with del (17p) (all P>0.05). Whether or not the patients with t (14;16) had undergone auto-HSCT did not significantly impact the PFS and OS (all P>0.05) . Conclusion:t (14;16) is often associated with high-risk cytogenetic abnormalities in newly diagnosed MM patients, and its adverse prognostic value is similar to that of t (4;14) and del (17p) .