Objective To investigate the prognosis and its related factors of acute promyelocytic leukemia(APL).Methods Fifty-four patients with APL,from January 1994 to February 2005 in our hospital,were studied retrospectively.Univariate analysis of the potential factors influencing survival of these patients was carried out by comparison of the cases in same stage with chi square test and Log-Rank method.Prognostic indicators were demonstrated by CR rate,overall survival(OS)and event-free survival(EFS).Results 45 patients(83.3%)entered CR.The results showed that 1-year and 3-year OS of 54 patients were 81.5% and 73.3% respectively,1-year and 3-year EFS were 78.4% and 66.6% respectively.The estimated 5-year OS and EFS were 60.5?2.4% and 52.4?1.5% respectively.The analysis of prognostic factors showed that:Sex,age,initial WBC count,initial PLT count,marrow cellular morphology features,first induction regimen and time from induction therapy to CR were all important prognostic factors of APL.Conclusion Factors,including age

The evaluation on clinical efficacy of traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) is an important scientific subject during the development of TTM. Firstly, the authors introduced the current situations and problems in evaluation on clinical efficacy of traditional Tibetan medicine both at home and abroad in this study. Secondly, they compared the similarities and differences between TTM and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in evaluation on clinical efficacy, define their differences in details but not in nature, and proposed that TTM could selectively learn TCM's experiences in clinical research and build a specific methodology system for evaluation on clinical efficacy according to its own characteristics. Thirdly, they discussed the methodological challenges in evaluation on clinical efficacy of TTM, including the pending clinical research guidelines and disease diagnosis standards according to its own characteristics. Finally, they propound some suggestions for promoting the evaluation on clinical efficacy of TTM, including the comprehensive application of multiple research methods, overall research-based evaluation on efficacy of TTM complex intervention and selection of accepted and objective outcome indexes for efficacy evaluation.
Biomedical Research ; Clinical Trials as Topic ; Drug Evaluation ; methods ; standards ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Medicine, Tibetan Traditional ; Treatment Outcome

Glucuronosyltransferase ; genetics ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Jaundice, Neonatal ; genetics

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of endovascular interventional minimally invasive techniques in treatment of acute brachial artery injury.Methods A retrospective case series study was designed to analyzed data of 16 cases (11 males and 5 females) sustaining acute brachial artery injury treated from March 2011 to August 2016.Mean age was 47.9 years (range,27-66 years).Left upper extremity vascular injury occurred in 7 cases and right upper extremity vascular injury occurred in 9.There were 13 cases of arterial intima injury and 3 of arterial pseudoaneurysm.All patients underwent endovascular therapy including stent implantation and balloon dilatation.Angiography was used to evaluate the repair of brachial artery and the operation time was recorded.Improvements of distal limb arterial pulse and limb ischemic symptoms were observed,and the patients who were followed up with stent lumen stenosis more than 50％ received endovascular treatment again.Results The procedures was successful in all patients,with operation time of 30-75 minutes (mean,45 minutes).After the insertion of a stent,recovered brachial artery blood flow and disappeared pseudoaneurysm were observed on angiography,without occurrence of stent stenosis or contrast extravasation.Symptoms of local pain and numbness were alleviated,and blood supply of the distal brachial artery was improved after operation.All patients were followed up for 3-36 months(mean,16.7 months).The false aneurysm did not recur.Two cases of stent stenosis more than 50％ had a second balloon dilation procedure and the blood flow returned to normal.Stent patency was found in 14 cases with stent stenosis of less than 50％.During the follow-up period,no ischemic necrosis,displacement of the stent or stent fracture were found.Conclusion For acute brachial artery injury,endovascular management exhibits higher technical success rate and good clinical outcome with a low incidence of complications.

Objectives To investigate the expression of pax-6 in retina of infant monkeys with myopia induced by optical defocus, and to determine the role of pax-6 would play or not in onset and development of myopia and emmetropization. Methods Nine healthy infant rhesus monkeys, aged from 1 to 3 months, were selected and wore spectacle lenses or underwent photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).Transcription polymerase chain reaction method and quantitative analysis were used to determine the expression of pax-6 in the retina with myopia induced by optical defocus in different time, and the result was compared with that in retina without myopia. Results The myopia caused by hyperopic defocus was found. The expression of pax-6 in the retina with myopia induced by optical defocus was significantly higher than that in the retina without myopia(t=3.480,P=0.004). Conclusions The expression of pax-6 is enhanced by hyperopic defocus in the infant monkey retina, which suggests that pax-6 may be involved in vision-dependent eye growth and emmetropization.

Objective To study the inhibition effects of 10-hydroxycamptothecinc and low molecular weight heparins on human hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)in nude mice.Methods Metastatic model of HCC was established in nude mice.The model mice were randomly divided into 4 groups:the control group,10- hydroxycamptothecinc group,low molecular weight heparins group,and combined treatment group(10-hy- droxycamptothecinc and low molecular weight heparins).Tumor sizes,tumor inhibition rates,tumor metas- tases,intratumoral microvessel density(MVD),CD_(31)and AFP were evaluated.Results In comparison with the control group and the 10-hydroxycamptothecinc group,the tumor sizes of the low molecular weight heparins and the combined treatment group were significantly smaller;the tumor inhibitor rates were 0 versus 76.6%, 79.8%,94.1%;MVD were 21.1?6.5 versus 17.2?3.1,7.1?2.3 and 4.8?1.8;CD_(31)were 31.7?6.1 versus 26.2?5.2,20.9?4.7 and 19.5?2.4;the incidence of liver metastasis was 80% versus 70%,20% and 10%;lung metastasis was 70% versus 60%,20% and 10%;the peritoneal metastasis was 90% versus 60%,30% and 30%.AFP were(121.9?31.4)ng/ml versus(56.2?37.9)ng/ml,(75.6?28.7)ng/ml and(20.7?12.9)ng/ml. Inhibiting effects of growth and metastasis of HCC in 10-hydroxycamptothecinc group,low molecular weight heparins group and combined treatment group were significantly different from those of the control group(F= 9.074,P

Objective To evaluate the effect of dental water jet on oral hygiene maintenance in orthodontic patients with fixed appliances. Methods One hundred and twenty orthodontic patients with fixed appliances were randomly assigned into the manual toothbrush group and the dental water jet group. Dental plaque was evaluated and compared before the bonding of orthodontic appliances, three months and six months after the treatment. Results There was no significant difference between two groups before treatment. But the dental water jet group was superior than the manual toothbrush group in dental plaque index 3 and 6 months after treatment. Conclusions Dental water jet can reduce dental plaque and im -prove the oral hygiene of patients with fixed appliances.

Objective To evaluate values of laparoscope,duodenoscope,choledochoscope and seven procedures for extrahepatic biliary calculi.Methods From Junuary 2002 to June 2006,clinical data of 246 cases of extrahepatic biliary calculi treated by three kinds of endoscope and seven procedures were reviewed retrospectively.Laparoscope(Ⅰa) was used in 8 cases,duodenoscope(Ⅰb) in 27 cases,choledochoscope(Ⅰc) in 17 cases,laparoscope combined with choledochoscope(Ⅱa) in 83 cases(including transferred 9 cases),laparoscope combined with duodenoscope(Ⅱb) in 102 cases,choledochoscope combined with duodenoscope(Ⅱc) in 3 cases(all transferred),combined three kinds of endoscope(Ⅲ) in 21 cases(containing transferred 3 cases).Results The success rate of all procedures was 82%-100% without severe complications.Residual stones in biliary tracts were removed once again successfully in 10 cases.The mean of follow-up period was 25.6 months(range,3 months to 4 years).No biliary tract stenosis was observed in 202 cases and stone recurred in 15 cases.Conclusions Three kinds of endoscope and seven procedures supplement minimally invasive treatment.As seven procedures have different indications respectively,the principle "one endoscope preference,main application of two endoscopes,and reasonable application of three endoscopes" should be followed.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of selective arterial chemotherapy after radiotherapy for advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (stageⅢ,Ⅳa). Methods Sixty patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma were randomized to receive either combined elective arterial chemotherapy and radiotherapy (IACT group, 30 patients) or combined general intravenous chemotherapy and radiotherapy(IVCTgroup, 30 patients). Four weeks after radiotherapy, the effect of two methods was compared. Results The efficiency rate and the 1-year local disease control rate were 93.33 %, 92.86 % in IACT and 70.00 %, 71.43 % in IVCT, respectively. There were outstanding differences between the two groups(P

Objective To establish a novel canine model of severe acute cholangitis(ACST).Methods Ten dogs were randomly divided into two groups:model group and control group.ACST models were established by placing T-tube in common bile duct and ligating the distal bile duct,then injecting E.coli trough T-tube and closing the T-tube.The changes of peripheral WBC,total bilirubin,ALT,AKP,IL-1?,TNF-? and endotoxin were observed pre-operatively and at 24 h,48 h,72 h,and 7 d post-operatively.The pathological changes of bile duct were observed when the dogs were sacrificed.Results There were no significant differences in all indices between two groups pre-operatively.Serum IL-1?,TNF-?,endotoxin and total bilirubin,ALT,AKP level in model group increased gradually and were higher than control group(P