1.Impact of diabetes mellitus and postoperative blood glucose level on the prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2015;21(11):761-764
Objective To study the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) and postoperative blood glucose control on the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent radical surgery.Methods From January 2010 to January 2015, the clinical and follow-up data of 83 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent radical surgery at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital were retrospectively studied.Patients were classified into the diabetic group (28 cases) and the non-diabetic group (55 cases) according to the preoperative status of DM.The clinicopathological characteristics, postoperative conditions and prognosis were compared.Results The incidences in the two groups of patients whose postoperative blood glucose levels were poorly controlled were 71.4% (20/28) and 20.0% (11/55) in the diabetes group and the non-diabetic groups, respectively.The difference was significant (P <0.05).The 3-year survival rate of the diabetic and the non-diabetic groups were 11.3% and 31.8% , respectively.The difference was significant (P < 0.05).The 3-year survival rate of patients with poorly-controlled blood glucose levels were 8.8%, and 34.6%, respectively.The difference was significant (P < 0.05).Conclusions The postoperative blood glucose level in pancreatic cancer patients with DM was poorly controlled after radical surgery.The prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients with DM or poorly postoperative blood glucose control was poor after radical surgery.
2.Clinical characteristics of patients with malignant tumors and immune checkpoint inhibitors related multisystem adverse events as well as therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors: a retrospective study
Xingyu LU ; Xu ZHANG ; Chongxiang XUE ; Meng YANG ; Zhiqiang CHENG ; Liya LI ; Yanni LOU ; Chao WANG ; Huijuan CUI
Cancer Research and Clinic 2023;35(5):328-333
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with malignant tumors and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) related multisystem adverse events as well as therapeutic efficacy of ICI.Methods:The general data, immune-related adverse events (irAE) type, onset time, severity and ICI efficacy of patients with malignant tumors who developed irAE after receiving ICI in China-Japan Friendship Hospital between January 2019 and November 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were divided into multisystem irAE group and single system irAE group according to whether patients with more than 1 organ or system developed irAE for once. The occurrence of irAE was summarized, and the clinical characteristics of patients were compared. Progression-free survival analysis was not performed owing to the pause of immunotherapy caused by some irAE, so the efficacy of ICI was evaluated by using ICI treatment duration (TD).Results:A total of 47 patients with malignant tumors and irAE were included in this study, with 70 times of irAE in total. The median onset time was 90 d (35 d, 196 d). Among them, 12 patients (25.53%) developed multisystem irAE (32 times of irAE in total); the other 35 patients (74.47%) developed single system irAE (38 times of irAE in total). Cutaneous toxicity for 7 times, thyroid toxicity for 7 times and pulmonary toxicity for 5 times were the most frequent among multisystem irAE group; pulmonary toxicity for 13 times, thyroid toxicity for 12 times and cutaneous toxicity for 5 times were the most frequent among single system irAE group. There were no statistically significant differences in the proportion of patients stratified by age, gender, the combination of other treatments and different body mass between the two groups (all P > 0.05). The median follow-up time was 20 months (9-40 months). The median TD of ICI was 16.00 months (95% CI 3.62-31.22 months) in multisystem irAE group and 4.60 months (95% CI 4.12-11.30 months) in single system irAE group; TD in multisystem irAE group was longer than that in single system irAE group, and the difference was statistically significant ( HR = 0.413, 95% CI 0.202-0.844, P = 0.038). Conclusions:The efficacy of ICI in patients with malignant tumors and multisystem irAE is better than that in those with single system irAE. It suggests that the better efficacy of ICI may be associated with greater risk of irAE. There is no significant difference in the clinical features between multisystem irAE and single system irAE.
3.A study on the applicability of the distance between facial marks classification of male androgenic alopecia
Jini QI ; Zhounan JIANG ; Hanxiao CHENG ; Jue HOU ; Jingyi TU ; Yue ZHOU ; Weili XU ; Jun ZHAO ; Zhentao ZHOU ; Yi ZHOU ; Junjie MAO ; Xifei QIAN ; Chongxiang FAN ; Jufang ZHANG ; Zhongfa LYU
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2023;39(2):125-133
Objective:To explore the applicability of the distance between facial marks classification in evaluating the severity of androgenic alopecia in men.Methods:From June to December 2019, the male Chinese with diagnosis of androgenic alopecia were evaluated in the specific clinic of alopecia of Hangzhou First People’s Hospital according to the distance between facial marks and BASP(basic and specific) classification. The classification based on the distance between facial marks measures the distance from the facial marks of the anterior hairline to the horizontal line of the eyebrow and the longest radius of hair loss in the hair rotation center, the hair recession of the patient’s forehead (F), temporal (M) and vertex (V) parts. The hair loss in each region is rated as 0-3 grade from light to heavy, and the final hair loss grading is expressed as FnMnVn, such as F1M2V0. The highest grade of hair loss in F, M and V is the overall grade of hair loss. SPSS 25.0 software was used to statistically analyze the general data of patients, and Kappa test was used to evaluate the consistency between the results of the distance classification and BASP classification. The repeatability of the distance classification was tested by the repetition rate of three hair loss specialists. When two or more specialists gave the same evaluation among the three hair loss specialists, the result was regarded as the standard result. The ease of use of the distance between facial marks classification was tested by the consistency rate between the grading results of two temporary trained general doctors and the standard results.Results:A total of 150 male patients, aged (32.8±7.9) years (19-58 years), were included, of which 99 patients were 24-35 years old, accounting for 66.00%. It can be observed that the onset age was earlier. As assessed in this classification, the patients who participated in the study were graded as mild in 65 cases(43.33%), severe in 58 cases(38.67%), and moderate, which was consistency with the results obtained by BASP classification ( κ=0.573, P<0.001). Three experienced alopecia specialists evaluated 150 patients through the distance between facial marks. The results showed that the repetition rates of frontal, temporal and parietal classification results were 98.00%(147/150), 97.33%(146/150) and 96.00%(144/150), respectively. The repetition rate of the final alopecia classification was 92.00%(138/150), and the repetition rate of the overall alopecia classification was 98.00%(147/150). The consistency rate between the overall alopecia classification results of two temporary trained general doctors and the standard results was 95.92%(141/147) and 96.60%(142/147), respectively, and the consistency rate of the other results was higher than 90.00% except for one general doctor who was 89.86%(124/138) in the final classification. Conclusion:The distance between facial marks classification is a comparatively accurate and easy-to-learn grading method designed for Chinese male androgenic hair loss patients based on objective measurement data.
4.A study on the applicability of the distance between facial marks classification of male androgenic alopecia
Jini QI ; Zhounan JIANG ; Hanxiao CHENG ; Jue HOU ; Jingyi TU ; Yue ZHOU ; Weili XU ; Jun ZHAO ; Zhentao ZHOU ; Yi ZHOU ; Junjie MAO ; Xifei QIAN ; Chongxiang FAN ; Jufang ZHANG ; Zhongfa LYU
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2023;39(2):125-133
Objective:To explore the applicability of the distance between facial marks classification in evaluating the severity of androgenic alopecia in men.Methods:From June to December 2019, the male Chinese with diagnosis of androgenic alopecia were evaluated in the specific clinic of alopecia of Hangzhou First People’s Hospital according to the distance between facial marks and BASP(basic and specific) classification. The classification based on the distance between facial marks measures the distance from the facial marks of the anterior hairline to the horizontal line of the eyebrow and the longest radius of hair loss in the hair rotation center, the hair recession of the patient’s forehead (F), temporal (M) and vertex (V) parts. The hair loss in each region is rated as 0-3 grade from light to heavy, and the final hair loss grading is expressed as FnMnVn, such as F1M2V0. The highest grade of hair loss in F, M and V is the overall grade of hair loss. SPSS 25.0 software was used to statistically analyze the general data of patients, and Kappa test was used to evaluate the consistency between the results of the distance classification and BASP classification. The repeatability of the distance classification was tested by the repetition rate of three hair loss specialists. When two or more specialists gave the same evaluation among the three hair loss specialists, the result was regarded as the standard result. The ease of use of the distance between facial marks classification was tested by the consistency rate between the grading results of two temporary trained general doctors and the standard results.Results:A total of 150 male patients, aged (32.8±7.9) years (19-58 years), were included, of which 99 patients were 24-35 years old, accounting for 66.00%. It can be observed that the onset age was earlier. As assessed in this classification, the patients who participated in the study were graded as mild in 65 cases(43.33%), severe in 58 cases(38.67%), and moderate, which was consistency with the results obtained by BASP classification ( κ=0.573, P<0.001). Three experienced alopecia specialists evaluated 150 patients through the distance between facial marks. The results showed that the repetition rates of frontal, temporal and parietal classification results were 98.00%(147/150), 97.33%(146/150) and 96.00%(144/150), respectively. The repetition rate of the final alopecia classification was 92.00%(138/150), and the repetition rate of the overall alopecia classification was 98.00%(147/150). The consistency rate between the overall alopecia classification results of two temporary trained general doctors and the standard results was 95.92%(141/147) and 96.60%(142/147), respectively, and the consistency rate of the other results was higher than 90.00% except for one general doctor who was 89.86%(124/138) in the final classification. Conclusion:The distance between facial marks classification is a comparatively accurate and easy-to-learn grading method designed for Chinese male androgenic hair loss patients based on objective measurement data.
5.Treatment of Critical COVID-19 Case Complicated with Multiple Organ Dysfunction based on “Cold-dampness Entering Ying (营)” Theory: A Case Report
Tingting BAO ; Xiuyang LI ; Fan WANG ; Jie WEN ; Chensi YAO ; Xuefei ZHAO ; Zezheng KANG ; Jiaqi GAO ; Qiang WANG ; Chongxiang XUE ; Yingying YANG ; Dan XU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;64(23):2461-2465
“Cold-dampness entering ying (营)” is the key to the worsening of cold-dampness epidemic, and is more common in the elderly or critically ill cases of cold-dampness epidemic with pathogen exuberance and healthy qi deficiency. This paper reported a case of critically ill COVID-19 combined with multiple organ dysfunction treated by integrative traditional Chinese and western medicine based on “cold-dampness entering ying” theory. The patient did not have high fever after being infected with SARS-Cov-2, but D-dimer continued to increase, and she developed multiple thrombosis throughout the body and multiple organ dysfunctions such as pulmonary embolism, edema, oliguria, and shock. The patient were with enlarged and dusky tongue, with yellow, thick and greasy coating, and sublingual blood stasis, and thready, rapid and rough pulse. All these were characteristic manifestations of “cold-dampness entering ying”, and was differentiated as cold-dampness stasis. For the treatment, symptomatic and supportive western medicine of improving heart function, anti-infection, relieving asthma, stopping cough and reducing phlegm was given as the basic therapy, and additionally, traditional Chinese medicine to open the constraint and the blocked, save from collapse and restore yang, boost qi and relieve collapse, invigorate blood and drain water was used, usually with Modified Poge Zilong Xuanbai Chengqi Decoction (破格子龙宣白承气汤加减), which was in accordance with the pathogenesis and thus achieving good effect.