1.Impacts of Ruangan-Lidan tang on the the immune function and survival for liver cancer patients receiving TACE combined with 3D conformal radiotherapy
Tao SI ; Xuejian NING ; Xianbin FENG ; Yuchen FENG ; Tao CHI
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014;(9):794-797
Objective To observe the impacts of Ruangan-Lidan Tang on immune function for liver cancer patients receiving TACE combined with 3D conformal radiotherapy, evaluation of short-term efficacy, survival, to explore the changes of cellular immune function in the treatment. Methods 86 cases of liver cancer patients were randomly divided into treatment group and control group were taken in 3D conformal radiotherapy to 50-60GY/5-6 week for fourth weeks after TACE, the treatment group taking Ruangan-Lidan Tang intervention, control group without the use of traditional Chinese medicine intervention.Before the start, after 1 weeks of TACE, within 3 days before radiotherapy,end of radiotherapy, a total of 4 times for T cell differentiation antigen were measured, and between two groups were compared with t test, 2 months after radiotherapy CT or MRI evaluation of curative effect, survival. Results 5 cases of loss of cases, the total cases were 81 patients, including 40 cases of treatment group, 41 cases in After 1 weeks of TACE, CD3+, CD4+, CD8+of the treatment group were (55.15±4.76)%, (31.88±5.50)%, (22.00±3.18)% of the control group were (53.39±5.00)%, (30.49±5.94)%, (23.39±3.41)%. There was no significant difference between two groups (P>0.05); Before radiotherapy, CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ of the treatment group were (59.05±5.91)%, (40.55±6.17)%, (18.63±3.14)%, of the control group were 55.88±4.65%,33.88±4.41%,22.00±3.78%. There was significant difference between two groups(P<0.01);At the end of radiotherapy, CD3+,CD4+,CD8+ of the treatment group were (61.03±5.54)%, (42.65±4.57)%, (18.10±3.20)%, of the control group were (55.56±5.14)%, (32.95±4.01)%, (23.32±2.69)%. There was significant difference between two groups (P<0.01). Short-term efficacy(CR+PR)of the treatment group was higher compared with the control group(82.50%, 75.61%), but no significant difference (U=1.177, P>0.05). In the treatment group, the median survival time was 22 months,the average survival time was 21.7 months, the half year survival rate was (97.5± 2.5)%(39/40);In the control group, the median survival time was 20 months, the average survival time was 19.3 months, the half year survival rate was (94.9±3.5)% (37/41). Follow-up survival analysis, treatment group than in the control group increased, but there was no statistical difference (P=0.132, P>0.05). Conclusion Ruangan-Lidan Tang can improve the immune function of liver cancer patients receiving TACE combined with radiotherapy, but in the Short-term efficacy and survival did not reflect advantage.
2.Neuroform self-expanding stent for treatment of symptomatic intracranial vertebrobasilar arterial stenosis
Jinfeng PANG ; Changfu ZHAO ; Airong ZHANG ; Zhaoyi DING ; Xinglong ZHI ; Hongqi ZHANG ; Xuepeng WANG ; Xianbin NING ; Pengyu ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2009;13(52):10369-10372
OBJECTIVE:To study the safety and efficacy of Neuroform self-expanding stent for symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis.METHODS:A total of 37 patients with symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis received treatment at the Department of Neurosurgery,Affiliated Hospital of Behua University and Xuanwu Hospital were selected,who were ineffective to anticoagulation and antiplatelet treatment,including 24 males and 13 females,aged from 49 to 72 years,mean aged 64 years.All patients were received Neuroform self-expanding stent following angiography.RESULTS:All patients underwent PTAS with mean preoperative stenosis were reduced from 64% to 24% after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTAS).The technically successful rate was 100%.All the patients were received a 6-22 month follow-up (average 13 months).The average artery stents was retrieved by 50%-90% after stent deployment.There was no arterial dissection,acute occlusion of the target artery or symptomatic distal emboli.Within the follow-up period,1 patient endured asymptomatical artery full occlusion.Two stents were implanted simultaneously in 3 patients,1 of them suffered bilateral vertebral artery stenosis,and 2 had right vertebral arterial and basilar artery stenosis.One patient suffered acute in-stent thrombosis and recovered after thrombolytic therapy.No pathogenetic condition was aggravated in the follow-up.CONCLUSION:The application of Neuroform self-expanding stent can alleviate the ischemic symptoms of patients with vertebrobasilar stenosis and elevate the operative safety and effectiveness.However,further study is needed to evaluate the long-term therapeutic effect.