1.Clinical research of thalidomide in corporation with NP in treatment of Ⅲ/Ⅳ lung cancer
Zhenglei SHEN ; Cunde WANG ; Jin LIANG ; Qing BI ; Runxiang YANG
Cancer Research and Clinic 2009;21(10):663-665
Objective To study the curative effect and side effect of thalidomide incorporation with NP in treatment of Ⅲ/Ⅳ lung cancer. Methods 36 lung cancer patients were randomly divided into three groups. The patients in experimental group were treated by NP plus thalidomide while without thalidomide in the control group. The difference between the first experimental group and second group is that the above used DDP followed with lobaplatin. The beginning dose of thalidomide was 100 mg/d, increase 50 mg/d every week till 400 mg/d, maintain for at least three months. Results The first experimental group had 4 partial relief cases (34.0 %), 5 improved cases(33 %), total efficacy rate was 34.4 %(4/15), clinical benefice rate 49 %(7/ 15), and the second group was 38 %(4/11), 27 %(3/11), 38 %(4/11), 55 %(6/11). All without significant difference. Conclusion It would be valuable to do clinical research further and widespread popularization study for evaluation of Thalidomide incorporation with NP in treatment of Ⅲ/Ⅳ lung cancer.
2.Prognostic value analysis of detection of endothelial progenitor cell in 30 patients with anaplastic large cell lymphoma
Zhenglei SHEN ; Liefen YIN ; Wenwen MAO ; Jin LIANG ; Lida SHEN ; Cunde WANG ; Ling YANG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2013;22(11):655-657
Objective To check the changes of endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) number of patients with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in the peripheral blood,investigate their clinical significance.Methods The number of EPC in blood was determined by FCM method in 30 patients with ALCL and 10 healthy cases as the control group.Results The number of EPC in the peripheral blood of patients with ALCL before treatment was significantly higher (15.530±28.659/μl) than that in control group (0.515 ±0.294/μl,P < 0.001).The number of EPC of ALCL patients in the high-risk groups (21.521±36.057/μl) and the middle-risk groups (16.830±24.273/μ1) differently increaasd than that of the low-risk group (6.508±7.356/μl,P < 0.01),but between the high-risk groups and the middle-risk groups there was no significant value (P > 0.05).There were significant difference between the number of EPC of ALK+-ALCL (8.367±9.609/μl) and ALK-ALCL (22.541± 20.845/μl) patients (P < 0.01).The survive curve before 60 weeks had significant difference between groups of >20/μl and <20/μl of EPC.Conclusion EPC may be correlated with progression of the disease in a certain degree.Dynamic observation with the level of EPC may be used to evaluate the treatment outcomes and act as a prognostic marker for ALCL.
3.Clinical analysis of morphine hydrochloride sustained-release tablets combined with celecoxib in the treatment of advanced lung cancer with moderate to severe cancer-induced pain
Xueqin LI ; Xi CHEN ; Quan GONG ; Wei SHI ; Lijuan ZHANG ; Hui DONG ; Cunde WANG
Journal of International Oncology 2017;44(3):165-168
Objective To explore the efficacy,safety and life quality of patients of morphine hydrochloride sustained-release tablets combined with celecoxib in the treatment of advanced lung cancer with moderate to severe cancer-induced pain.Methods A total of 247 patients of advanced lung cancer with moderate to severe cancer-induced pain were randomly divided into combination therapy group (n =127) and morphine monotherapy group (n =120) using simple random sampling digital table method.The differences of dose,efficacy,adverse drug reactions and life quality between the two groups were analyzed.Results In achieving similar analgesic effect,the average maintenance dose of morphine in combination therapy group was (52.51 ±19.92)mg/d,lower than that in monotherapy group [(58.75 ±20.64)mg/d,t =-2.414,P =0.017].The incidence of constipation in combination therapy group was 34.6%,lower than that in monotherapy treatment group (47.5 %,x2 =4.218,P =0.040).The life quality of the two groups were improved,and the life quality improvement rate in combination therapy group was 59.8%,higher than that in monotherapy treatment group (43.3%,x2 =6.736,P =0.009).Conclusion Morphine hydrochloride sustained-release tablets combined with celecoxib is effective in the treatment of moderate to severe cancer pain,which can reduce the dosage of morphine and reduce adverse reaction,so as to improve the life quality of the patients with advanced lung cancer.
4.Expression and clinical significance of coagulation factorⅢin non-small cell lung can-cer patients with hypercoagulability
Wei DONG ; Cunde WANG ; Quan GONG ; Xueqin LI ; Lijuan ZHANG ; Chunyan ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2018;45(8):385-389
Objective:To study the expression of coagulation factorⅢin patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)with hyperco-agulability and its clinical significance,and to explore the relationship between its expression level and the clinicopathological features and the survival period.Methods:There were 74 patients with NSCLC with hypercoagulability and 42 without hypercoagulability,con-firmed using pathological and biochemical tests in Yunnan Cancer Hospital from January 2013 to October 2014.The enzyme-linked im-munosorbent assay(ELISA)was performed to detect the expression of serum coagulation factorⅢand its relationship with clinico-pathological features and prognosis was analyzed.Results:Serum coagulation factorⅢlevel in patients with hypercoagulable NSCLC before chemotherapy was 560.32-200.34 ng/L,which was significantly higher than that in patients without hypercoagulability(463.29-159.22 ng/L)(P=0.008),and significantly higher than that in patients after chemotherapy(471.39±160.31 ng/L)(P=0.000).Serum coag-ulation factorⅢlevel in patients with hypercoagulable state of NSCLC was related to lymph node metastasis(P=0.026),distant metas-tasis(P=0.025),and tumor-node-metastasis staging(P=0.007).They were negatively correlated with prothrombin time(r=?0.638,P=0.032)and activated partial thromboplastin time(r=?0.702,P=0.028),and positively correlated with fibrinogen(r=0.715,P=0.008)and platelets (r=0.597,P=0.007).The 1-to 3-year overall survival of patients with NSCLC with high coagulation factorⅢexpression was significantly lower than that of patients with low coagulation factorⅢexpression.Conclusions: The expression level of serum coagu-lation factorⅢin patients with high coagulation state of NSCLC is related to lymph node metastasis and TNM staging,which has cer-tain guiding significance for predicting the survival of patients.
5.Herbal Textual Research on Scorpio in Famous Classical Formulas and Its Resource Status
Xiaoli LIANG ; Hongqin YUAN ; Yichen YANG ; Erhuan WANG ; Cunde MA ; Zhilai ZHAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(6):34-43
By reviewing the materia medica, medical books and scripture history, combining modern and contemporary literature and field investigation, this paper systematically reviewed the name, origin, scientific name, producing area, quality, harvesting and processing of Scorpio in famous classical formulas to clarify the relationship between ancient and modern times and provide a reference basis for the development of related famous classical formulas. After the textual research, it can be seen that there are many names of Scorpio, and most of the materia medica use Xie or Quanxie as the official name. The origin of Scorpio used in the past dynasties is Buthus martensii, which is the same in ancient and modern times. B. martensii is mainly distributed in the central and eastern parts of China, as well as Mongolia, Korea and other places, located in East Asia. Therefore, pharmaceutical workers in China mostly continue to use the early Chinese name, that is, Dongya Qianxie, while modern Scorpiones taxonomists set its Chinese name as Mashi Zhengqianxie. In order to maintain the stability and continuity of the origin of Scorpio, the previous editions of Chinese Pharmacopoeia have always used the name of B. martensii. The geo-authentic producing area of Scorpio, which has been respected in the past dynasties, was Qingzhou, Shandong. Until the Republic of China, due to the different processing methods in the production area, the geo-authentic producing area expanded to Yu county, Henan, with Yu county as the distribution center, the best quality of Scorpio is produced by boiling in clear water and drying after boiling. The origin processing of Scorpio is mainly divided into clean water and salt water boiling and then drying, where the method of boiling with salt water was first described in Bencao Yuanshi, the purpose is antiseptic and suitable for storage, and the salt should be washed away when used clinically. There are few processing methods of Scorpio, in ancient times, it was used for roasting or frying after removing the feet, in modern times, it is mostly to remove impurities, wash and dry. Scorpio is not only used for medicinal purposes, but also has the habit of eating in many areas, so the consumption of resources is relatively large, and it is still mainly harvested from the wild, resulting in the decrease of wild resources year by year. Based on the research conclusion, it is recommended that B. martensii, which is produced in Qingzhou, Luyi or Yuzhou, should be used in the the development of famous classical formulas containing Scorpio, and the origin processing is preferable to be dried after boiling with water, and the processing specification should be selected as raw products. And B. martensii in geo-authentic producing areas was used as the seed source to establish a standardized breeding base to ensure the sustainable development of the resources of Scorpio.
6.Herbal Textual Research on Chrysanthemi Flos in Famous Classical Formulas
Changhua YANG ; Bei DU ; Yichen YANG ; Erhuan WANG ; Hui CHANG ; Cunde MA ; Zhilai ZHAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(17):42-61
To conduct textual research on the records of Chrysanthemi Flos in the ancient literature from the aspects of name, origin, species, scientific name, origin, harvesting, processing, quality and so on, and the modern literature was sorted out to clarify the relationship between the ancient and modern times, so as to provide a reference for the development of famous classical formulas containing Chrysanthemi Flos. Chrysanthemi Flos is an ornamental, edible and medicinal plant in China, it has many aliases, but it has been recorded in this materia medica under the name of Juhua, Ganju and Ganjuhua. Before the Tang dynasty, medicinal Chrysanthemi Flos mainly collected wild products, including yellow flowers and white flowers, of which the mainstream of yellow flowers was originally Dendranthema lavandulifolium and D. potentilloides, the mainstream of white flowers is D. vestitum and D. chanetii. The cultivation of medicinal Chrysanthemi Flos began in the Northern Song dynasty, and wild D. lavandulifolium, D. potentilloides, D. vestitum and D. chanetii were selected through long-term interspecies and intraspecies crossbreeding, which gradually formed the current cultivar D. morifolium. After chrysanthemums were introduced abroad, foreign scholars began to name chrysanthemums with Linnaeus's plant classification system. In 1792, Mathier named chrysanthemums as Chrysanthemum morifolium and continued to this day, and all the editions of Chinese Pharmacopoeia adopted this scientific name. In the Song dynasty, many local varieties such as Nanyangju, Dengzhouhuang and Dengzhoubai appeared. By the time of the Republic of China, five famous authentic varieties, namely Huaiju, Boju, Chuju, Gongju and Hangju, had been cultivated for medicinal purposes. Boju has been the best medicinal variety since the late Qing dynasty. Hangbaiju has been famous for its tea use, especially the best quality of Huju. Chuju has its own unique characteristics, and it is of good quality both for medicine and tea. Gongju has always been a good tea chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemums are traditionally harvested in September of the lunar calendar, but some of the new varieties cultivated nowadays are harvested earlier. The embryo chrysanthemum in Hangbaiju is a commodity type that collects unopened buds in advance. In ancient times, chrysanthemums were mainly dried in the shade, in modern times, drying methods include drying in the shade, drying in the oven and drying in the sun after steaming. At present, hot air drying is mostly used. In terms of processing, Chrysanthemi Flos was used raw products in ancient times, in modern times, it is still widely used, sometimes stir fried(including stir-fried charcoal). Due to different varieties, producing areas and processing methods, there are certain differences in the proportion of ingredients contained in chrysanthemum. Therefore, it is suggested that chrysanthemums with different varieties, origins and processing methods should be selected according to clinical indications in the development of famous classical formula preparations containing Chrysanthemi Flos.
7.Herbal Textual Research on Linderae Radix in Famous Classical Formulas
Fen CHENG ; Jiale CAO ; Yichen YANG ; Erhuan WANG ; Hui CHANG ; Cunde MA ; Zhilai ZHAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(17):75-87
By reviewing the ancient and modern literature, the name, origin, medicinal parts and other aspects of Linderae Radix in famous classical formulas were systematically sorted out, so as to provide a basis for development of famous classical formulas containing this herb. Linderae Radix was first recorded in Bencao Shiyi in the Tang dynasty under name of Pangqi, and since Rihuazi Bencao of the Five dynasties, all generations of materia medica have used Wuyao as its proper name of the herb. The mainstream source of Linderae Radix used in the past dynasties is dried tuberous roots of Lindera aggregata contained in the 2020 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The origins of Linderae Radix recorded in the past dynasties are mainly Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Zhejiang, Anhui and others, since the Song dynasty, Tiantai county in Zhejiang province has been regarded as the authentic producing place, in modern times, it is still the authentic place of origin. At harvesting, in ancient times, the harvesting time of the roots was mostly in August, while in modern times, Linderae Radix is mostly harvested in winter and spring or throughout the year, and is dried directly after harvesting or cut thin slices and dried in the place of production. At processing, Linderae Radix was processed by removing the peel and heart, wine roasting, vinegar roasting and other methods in ancient times, and in modern times, it is mostly used in raw form as medicine. In conclusion, it is suggested that the processing method of fresh slicing and drying in the place of origin in the 2020 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia should be adopted if Linderae Radix is involved in the development of famous classical formulas.
8.Herbal Textual Research on Rhapontici Radix in Famous Classical Formulas
Shibao WANG ; Hui ZHANG ; Yu FANG ; Hui CHANG ; Yichen YANG ; Cunde MA ; Zhilai ZHAN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(19):72-87
This article systematically sorted out and researched the name, origin, harvesting and other aspects of Rhapontici Radix by referring to ancient materia medica, medical books and prescription books, combined with modern literature, in order to provide a reference basis for the development of the famous classical formulas containing this herb. According to the results of the herbal textual research, it can be seen that all the generations of the materia medica have taken Loulu as the proper name, and there are also aliases such as Luligen, Laowenghua and Jiahao. The mainstream base of Rhapontici Radix recorded in the past dynasties was the present Compositae plant Rhaponticum uniflorum, which is mostly used as medicine with roots. Since the Tang dynasty, the stems and leaves of Siphonostegia chinensis have been used as Rhapontici Radix in the northern region. Until modern times, Qizhou Pharmacognosy began to differentiate it into two categories, Qizhou Loulu and Yuzhou Loulu, according to the commodity circulation at that time, producing area and origin, of which Yuzhou Loulu is the roots of Echinops latifolius, a plant of Compositae family. In ancient times, the quality of Loulu was based on "the one that comes out of Shanzhou is the best". However, in modern times, the quality of Qizhou Loulu is better if the surface is black, neat, sturdy, firm, not broken, and without a withered heart, while the quality of Yuzhou Loulu is better if the branches are thick and long with an earthy-brown surface, solid texture and neat in length. In ancient times, most of the harvesting and processing of Loulu was "harvesting the roots in lunar August and drying them in the shade", while in modern times, the roots are mostly excavated in the spring and autumn, and dried in the sun. Its ancient method of processing is to mix and steam with licorice, nowadays, it is prepared by removing impurities, washing, moistening thoroughly, cutting into thick slices and drying in the sun, and then taking the raw products as medicine. Based on the research conclusion, it is suggested that when developing and utilizing the famous classical formulas containing Loulu, the background of the formula should be verified, and if the original formula indicated the requirement of processing, it should be processed according to the requirement, but if not, it is recommended to use raw products as medicine.