Objective:To investigate the efficacy of tirellizumab combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer and its effect on immune function and quality of life in patients.Methods:In this retrospective case-control study, we analyzed the clinical data of 104 patients with advanced (stages III and IV) non-small cell lung cancer who received treatment at Zhoushan Hospital between May 2021 and June 2022. These patients were divided into two groups: group A ( n = 52) and group B ( n = 52), based on the treatment methods utilized. Patients in group A received chemotherapy with gemcitabine plus cisplatin or pemetrexed plus cisplatin. Meanwhile, patients in group B were treated with tirellizumab combined with chemotherapy regimens of gemcitabine plus cisplatin or pemetrexed plus cisplatin, with 21 days as a treatment cycle. Both groups of patients received three cycles of treatment. The short-term efficacy was compared between the two groups. Additionally, serum levels of tumor markers, immune function indexes, quality of life score, and incidence of adverse reactions were compared between the two groups before and after treatment. Results:The short-term response rate in group B was significantly higher than that in group A [51.92% (27/52) vs. 32.69% (17/52), Z = 4.11, P < 0.001]. When compared with pretreatment levels, serum levels of tumor markers and the percentage of CD8 + cells decreased in both groups after treatment. Notably, the serum levels of tumor markers and the percentage of CD8 + cells were significantly lower in group B compared with group A (all P < 0.05). Moreover, after treatment, the percentage of CD4 + cells, the ratio of CD4 +/CD8 + cells, functional subscale, symptom subscale, and total score increased significantly compared with pretreatment levels (all P < 0.05) and were significantly higher in group B compared with those in group A (all P < 0.05). The incidence of adverse events in group B was significantly higher than that in group A [44.23% (23/52) vs. 21.15% (11/52), χ2 = 6.29, P = 0.012]. Conclusion:Tirelizumab combined with chemotherapy is effective for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. The combined therapy can lower serum levels of tumor markers, restore immune function, and improve overall quality of life.

Based on the teaching concept of constructivism, this study aims to promote independent inquiry-based learning and clinical thinking among students and establish the guiding ideology of "full participation, process control, in-depth discussion, and expansion of thinking". A blending learning model was adopted with offline inquiry-based group learning and in-class defense and comment, as well as online teacher-student interaction and supervision to promote learning. Case-problem-based learning (CPBL) of pathophysiology was carried out among the medical students in the class of 2017, and process management was strengthened to effectively manage the two key links of data retrieval and group discussion. The analysis of 176 teaching evaluations collected at the end of the semester show that in terms of the overall evaluation of CPBL teaching, 162 students (92.05%) had high evaluation on teaching objectives, organization, cases, and personal gains and held a very or relatively favorable attitude. There were more negative feedbacks on "appropriate time allocation"; 21 students (11.93%) held a relatively or very disapproving attitude, and 149 students (84.66%) "felt very tired". In terms of teaching effect evaluation, 150 students (85.23%) strongly or relatively agreed that CPBL teaching may help to understand professional knowledge, stimulate learning enthusiasm and initiative, improve problem solving ability, emphasize clinical practice to cultivate clinical thinking, supervise and promote learning, and enhance team cooperation and teacher-student communication. In terms of the evaluation of teachers, 167 students (94.89%) thought that teachers were rigorous, responsible, and enthusiastic in teaching, attached importance to process management, and did well in effective guidance and thinking inspiration (strongly or relatively agree). The above results suggest that the CPBL teaching reform of pathophysiology based on process management can effectively promote in-depth inquiry-based independent learning and the cultivation of clinical thinking and improve teaching effectiveness, but further improvement is needed for teaching arrangement and time allocation.

Objective    To evaluate the application value of three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction in preoperative surgical diagnosis of new classification criteria for lung adenocarcinoma, which is helpful to develop a deep learning model of artificial intelligence in the auxiliary diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. Methods    The clinical data of 173 patients with ground-glass lung nodules with a diameter of ≤2 cm, who were admitted from October 2018 to June 2020 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 55 were males and 118 were females with a median age of 61 (28-82) years. Pulmonary nodules in different parts of the same patient were treated as independent events, and a total of 181 subjects were included. According to the new classification criteria of pathological types, they were divided into pre-invasive lesions (atypical adenomatous hyperplasia and and adenocarcinoma in situ), minimally invasive adenocarcinoma and invasive adenocarcinoma. The relationship between 3D reconstruction parameters and different pathological subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma, and their diagnostic values were analyzed by multiplanar reconstruction and volume reconstruction techniques. Results    In different pathological types of lung adenocarcinoma, the diameter of lung nodules (P<0.001), average CT value (P<0.001), consolidation/tumor ratio (CTR, P<0.001), type of nodules (P<0.001), nodular morphology (P<0.001), pleural indenlation sign (P<0.001), air bronchogram sign (P=0.010), vascular access inside the nodule (P=0.005), TNM staging (P<0.001) were significantly different, while nodule growth sites were not (P=0.054). At the same time, it was also found that with the increased invasiveness of different pathological subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma, the proportion of dominant signs of each group gradually increased. Meanwhile, nodule diameter and the average CT value or CTR were independent risk factors for malignant degree of lung adenocarcinoma. Conclusion    Imaging signs of lung adenocarcinoma in 3D reconstruction, including nodule diameter, the average CT value, CTR, shape, type, vascular access conditions, air bronchogram sign, pleural indenlation sign, play an important role in the diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma subtype and can provide guidance for personalized therapy to patients in clinics.