Objective To generate HLA - A * 0201 and A * 2403 restricted HBcAg - specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) clones. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were derived from a HLA - A * 0201/2403 - positive patient with chron- ic hepatitis B . PBMCs were stimulated respectively using two synthetic peptides( HBc18 ～ 27 and HBc 117 ～ 125) , and epitope -specific CTL clones were generated by limiting dilution technique with PHA alone or combined with synthetic peptides. The cell clones were then characterized by IF staining,FCM and LDH release. Results After 2 weeks of in vitro stimulating PBMCs, specific CTL lines were established. 29 T clones were generated from those CTL lines using HBc18 ～27 stimulating. Among the 29 clones ,28 clones belonged to CD8~+ T cells and all displayed cytolytic activity. 12 CD8 +T clones were generated from those CTL lines using HBc117 ～ 125 stimulating. Specific cytotoxic activity was observed in 9 of those clones. The other three displayed less cytolytic activity. In the process of cloning, PHA was used alone or combined with synthetic peptides,and the achievement showed a rate of 15.62% and 14.58% . Conclusion HBc18 ～ 27 and HBc117 ～ 125 are capable of activating CD8~+ T cells in PBMCs of HLA - A * 0201 /2403 patient with chronic hepatitis B. In the process of CD8~+T cloning, synthetic peptides could not increase the rate of successful cloning.

Background and purpose:Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare tumor from salivary gland tissues; the incidence is about 1% to 2% of all head and neck malignant tumors. The incidence of adenoid cystic carcinoma of nasal sinuses is lower. Its characteristics include slow growth, less lymph node metastasis, easy to tissue invasion and growing along the nerves. It has high rate of recurrence and distant metastasis. Patients with the disease always have poor prognosis. This study aimed to investigate the prognosis and its impacting factors in Chinese patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.Methods:This was a single center, prospective, observational study in Chinese patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Total 104 patients who received radiotherapy during the period between Sep. 2000 and Nov. 2012 were included and followed up for median 5.1 years. Kaplan-Meier, log-rank test, and COX proportional hazards model were used for survival-related analysis. Results:Mean age of patients was (54.5±11.5) years with equal numbers of males and females. The most common primary site was nasal cavity (63.5%) followed by maxillary sinus (29.8%). 76.0% of patients were at clinical stagesⅢ-Ⅳ, 56.7% of patients with positive surgical margin and 34.6% of patients with positive nerve invasion. In terms of treatment regimens, 67.3% of patients received postoperative radiotherapy, 27.9% received preoperative radiotherapy, only 4.8% received pure radiotherapy, and 29.8% received chemotherapy combined with surgery and radiotherapy.Conformal radiation therapy (CRT) was the most common radiotherapy which was used in 81.7% of patients, followed by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) which was used in 18.3% of patients. Finally, 18 patients had recur-rence and 28 patients had distant metastasis. The most common metastatic site was lung, and nerve invasion was the independent risk factor for recurrence or metastasis (P=0.000 2). The overall survival rates of 5 and 10 years were 77% (95%CI: 68.7%-85.3%) and 67.8% (95%CI: 57.8%-77.9%), respectively. The disease-free survival rates of 5 years and 10 years were 57.8% (95%CI: 48.0%-67.7%) and 56.4% (95%CI: 46.3%-66.4%), respectively. Recurrence or distant metastasis was critical risk factor for overall survival (HR=60.1, 95%CI: 8.15-443.1,P<0.0001). Positive nerve invasion was a signiifcant factor for disease-free survival (HR=2.99, 95%CI: 1.642-5.445,P=0.0002). The primary sites, clinical stage, status of surgical margin, or radiotherapy methods had no impact on the prognosis of patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.Conclusion:Positive nerve invasion, recurrence or distant metastasis may be important factors affecting the prognosis of Chinese patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of nasal cavity and nasal sinuses.

Objective To investigate the clinical features and survival status of mucosal melanoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses and to analyze the prognostic factors.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 94 patients with mucosal melanoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses treated from January 2000 to December 2012.Of the 94 patients,50 were male,and 44 were female.The median age of onset was 60 years (range,26-85 years).The primary sites were nasal cavity (86 patients),maxillary sinus (7 patients),and nasopharynx (1 patient).Cervical lymph node metastasis was observed in 10 patients (7 patients before treatment,2 patients during treatment,and 1 patient after treatment).No patient had distant metastasis.Patients were treated with surgery ± radiotherapy.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate survival rates,and the logrank test was used for univariate prognostic analysis;the Cox regression model was used for multivariate prognostic analysis.Results The 1-,3-,and 5-year sample sizes were 80,54,and 50,respectively.The 1-,3-,and 5-year disease-related survival rates were 71％,33％,and 22％,respectively.Univariate analysis showed that the prognostic factors were age over 55 years (P =0.034),involvement of the posterior naris (P =0.011),involvement of the maxillary sinus (P =0.009),involvement of the hard palate (P =0.003),cervical lymph node metastasis (P =0.001),and therapeutic method (P =0.038).Multivariate analysis showed that the prognostic factors were involvement of the posterior naris (P =0.027),involvement of the orbit (P =0.005),and involvement of the hard palate (P =0.003).Conclusions The distant metastasis and local recurrence rates are high among patients with mucosal melanoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses,so combination therapy is imperative.Cervical lymph node metastasis rate is low.Rational clinical staging needs to be further explored.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of malignant tumor of nasal cavity and sinus that based on modern radiotherapy. METHOD: Two hundred cases of malignant tumor of nasal cavity and sinus were retrospectively analyzed from 2004 to 2007. All the cases were location by CT simulator system and were treated with three dimensional conformal radiotherapy. RESULT: Among malignant tumor of nasal cavity and sinus, the incidence for locations was nasal cavity > maxillary sinus > ethmoid sinus > sphenoid sinus; the incidence for the type of pathology was squamous cell carcinoma > adenocarcinoma > olfactory neuroblastoma and olfactory esthesioneuroepithelioma > malignant melanoma > rhabdomyosarcoma; the incidence for general metastasis was rhabdomyosarcoma > malignant melanoma > adenocarcinoma, inverted papilloma and malignant changes > squamous cell carcinoma, olfactory neuroblastoma and olfactory esthesioneuroepithelioma. No severe radiation-related complication were found. CONCLUSION Clinical stage, pathological type were the important factors effecting the prognosis of patients with malignant tumor of nasal cavity and sinus. Three dimensional conformal radiotherapy based on CT simulator system could improve therapeutic effect and protect the normal tissue very well.
Adenocarcinoma ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Cavity ; Nose Neoplasms ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms ; pathology ; radiotherapy ; Prognosis ; Radiotherapy, Conformal ; methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate ; Young Adult