1.Some hot issues in the treatment of bone metastasis of breast cancer: interpretation of Expert Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone Metastasis and Skeletal Related Diseases in Breast Cancer (2014 version)
Cancer Research and Clinic 2015;27(10):707-710
Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women, bone related events (SREs), such as bone pain, pathological fracture and so on, can affect seriously the quality of life.Experts in Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, Committee of Breast Cancer Society (CACA-CBCS) discussed the Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone Metastasis and Skeletal Related Diseases in Breast Cancer (2014 version), here reflections on several hot issues were explored.
2.Clinical study of the treatment of advanced non small cell lung cancer in elderly over 70 years by gemcitabine
Liushu LI ; Ruliang WANG ; Hui ZHAO ; Jianhua ZHU ; Nan DU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2001;0(01):-
Objective To evaluate the efficacy, toxicity and clinical benefit response of gemcitabine on advanced non small cell lung cancer in elderly. Methods Patients in the chemotherapy arm of the study received gemcitabine 1 250 mg/ m 2 as a intravenous infusion every 21 days .Patients in the best supportive care(BSC) arm should not receive chemotherapy or anticancer therapy. Results Overall survival period in the gemcitabine arm was significantly longer than in the BSC arm ( P
3.Clinical study of electroacupuncture with different frequencies at Lianquan (CV 23) and Fengfu (GV 16) for stroke dysphagia.
Lizhi ZHANG ; Nenggui XU ; Ruliang LI ; Lin WANG
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2018;38(2):115-119
OBJECTIVETo observe the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) with different frequencies based on the western conventional treatment and rehabilita tion training for stroke dysphagia.
METHODSSixty patients with dysphagia after stroke were randomized assigned into a low frequency (2 Hz) group and a high frequency (100 Hz) group, 30 cases in each one. Basic treatment was applied in the two groups. The acupoints were Fengfu (GV 16) and Lianquan (CV 23). EA with continuous wave and tolerant intensity were connected for 30 min, once a day for 14 days. The main index was video fluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) to detect passing time at oral stage, pharynx delay time at pharyngeal stage, passing time at pharynx stage. The second indexes were water swallow test rating and standardized swallowing assessment (SSA). The clinical effect was evaluated.
RESULTSAfter treatment, the passing time at oral stage, pharynx delay time at pharyngeal stage, passing time at pharynx stage were lower than those before treatment in the two groups (all<0.05), and the results in the low frequency group were better (all<0.05). After treatment, the water swallow test rating improved in the two groups (both<0.05), and that in the low frequency group was better (<0.05). The SSA score decreased in the two groups (both<0.05), and the improvement in the lower frequency group was superior to that in the high frequency group (<0.05). The total effective rate in the low frequency group was 93.3% (28/30), which was better than 66.7% (20/30) in the high frequency group (<0.05). .
CONCLUSIONThe effect of EA with lower frequency is better than that of EA with higher frequency for stroke dysphagia.