1.Application of blood routine and four inflammatory markers in children with lower respiratory tract infection
Menglei GE ; Qinwei SONG ; Yimei HAO ; Yi ZHANG ; Qi GUO ; Lijuan MA
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2022;45(6):589-594
Objective:To evaluate the differential expression of blood routine in different types of infection and the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PT), ferritin (SF) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in bacterial and mycoplasma pneumonia and their early warning value in severe cases.Method:A total of 627 patients, including 176 cases of bacterial pneumonia, 275 cases of mycoplasma pneumonia, 176 cases of viral infection and 180 cases of normal control were collected from May 2018 to December 2019 in children′s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics. The mycoplasma pneumonia group was divided into mild group (151 cases) and severe group (124 cases) according to the results of lavage fluid RNA-examination. All patients received completed blood routine test at the first day of admission, patients in bacteria group and Mycoplasma group received the examination of four inflammatory indicators. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to analyze the differences in blood routine results between different infection groups, and the differences of inflammatory indexes between bacterial group and Mycoplasma mild and severe group. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC)-curve method was used to analyze the predictive value of inflammatory indexes between different infection groups.Results:There were significant differences in leukocyte count, neutrophil, lymphocyte and monocyte percentage between bacterial pneumonia, mycoplasma pneumonia, viral infection and normal control group ( P<0.05). The differences of four inflammatory indexes in bacterial group, mild Mycoplasma group and severe group were statistically significant ( P<0.05). The rest of the index (CRP, PCT, LDH, SF and white blood cell count) were P<0.05 (CRP: area under curve [AUC] 0.799; PCT: AUC 0.579; LDH: AUC 0.651; SF: AUC 0.854), in mild and severe mycoplasma group, except WBC, by ROC-curves analysis. The AUC value of the area under the curve of CRP and SF is high, and the sensitivity and specificity at the diagnostic critical point are high, which has great diagnostic value (CRP: diagnostic critical point 12.55 mg/L, sensitivity 0.719, specificity 0.755; SF: diagnostic critical point 176.02 μg/L, sensitivity 0.765, specificity 0.960). ROC curve results also showed that of PCT, White blood cell and neutrophil percentage had the diagnostic value in bacterial infection and mycoplasma infection, P<0.05 (PCT: AUC 0.658; leukocyte: AUC 0.804; neutrophil: AUC 0.630). Leukocyte count is the best differential index (diagnostic critical point 9.585×10 9/L, sensitivity 0.778, specificity 0.698), PCT has higher sensitivity at the diagnostic critical point of 0.55 μg/L, but the specificity is slightly lower (diagnostic critical point of 0.55 μg/L, sensitivity 0.862, specificity 0.366). Conclusions:PCT and leukocyte count can be used as the preferred inflammatory indexes to distinguish bacterial and mycoplasma infection. CRP, LDH, PCT and SF can be used as early warning indexes to evaluate severe mycoplasma infection.
2.Preliminary experience of 450 nm blue laser vaporization in the treatment of 30 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia
Dongbang ZHANG ; Sen HU ; Zhanbiao TONG ; Youcai MA ; Menglei SHANG ; Qinxiang JING
Journal of Modern Urology 2024;29(6):497-500
【Objective】 To analyze the clinical efficacy of 450 nm blue laser vaporization in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and to summarize the preliminary experience. 【Methods】 Clinical data of 30 BPH patients who underwent transurethral 450 nm blue laser vaporization at our hospital during Jun. and Sep. 2023 were selected. The operation time, hemoglobin decrease value, bladder irrigation time, catheterization time, and incidence of complications were recorded. The changes in the international prostate symptom score (IPSS), quality of life score (QoL), postvoid residual (PVR) volume, and maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax) were compared before and 3 months after surgery. 【Results】 All operations were successfully completed without conversion to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or open surgery. The operation time was (38.2±7.5) minutes, the hemoglobin decrease value was (10.4±3.5) g/L 24 hours after surgery, the bladder irrigation time was (15.1±3.3) hours, and the catheterization time was (4.5±0.5) days. Compared to preoperative, 3 months after surgery, the IPSS \[(26.28±2.22) vs. (6.29±2.10)\], QoL \[(5.25±0.85) vs. (2.33±0.95)\], and PVR were decreased \[(397.89±8.47) mL vs. (15.62±2.17) mL\], while the Qmax was increased \[(8.15±2.09) mL/s vs. (19.50±2.51) mL/s\], with statistical significance (P<0.05). Mild bladder mucosal injury occurred in 2 cases (6.6%) during surgery, a second indwelling catheter was placed in 1 case (3.3%) after surgery, and gross hematuria occurred in 1 case (3.3%) after surgery. No serious complications occurred. 【Conclusion】 The use of 450 nm blue laser vaporization for the treatment of BPH has advantages of fast, efficient and reliable hemostasis, and low incidence of complications, which can effectively improve urination and is worthy of clinical promotion and application.
3.Analysis of the Effcacy and Safety of Amivantamab in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with EGFR/MET Gene Abnormalities: A Single Center's Experience.
Jingjing WANG ; Yujia CHI ; Hanxiao CHEN ; Bo JIA ; Xiaoyu ZHAI ; Menglei MA ; Jianjie LI ; Minglei ZHUO
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer 2022;25(7):493-500
BACKGROUND:
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and cellular-mesenchymal to epithelial transition factor (c-Met) are widely expressed on cancer cells. There is a synergistic effect of EGFR and HGF/c-Met pathways on proliferation, downstream activation of signal transduction and an additive effect. Studies show that combination of both signaling pathways could potentially be targeted in a synergistic fashion. Amivantamab, a bispecific monoclonal antibody targeting EGFR and c-Met, yielded robust and durable responses in a variety of clinicals trials. However, few researches have reported its efficacy in Chinese non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and tolerance of Amivantamab in NSCLC patients with EGFR/MET gene abnormalities at Peking University Cancer Hospital.
METHODS:
The study enrolled NSCLC patients who received Amivantamab in our hospital between August 2020 and December 2021, and analyzed the response, survival, and treatment-related adverse events.
RESULTS:
Fifteen patients were enrolled in this research, and six of them received Amivantamab treatment and the other nine patients received Amivantamab plus Lazertinib treatment. The rates of partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), and progressive disease (PD) were 46.7% (7/15), 46.7% (7/15) and 6.7% (1/15), respectively. The overall response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) were 28.6% (2/7) and 100.0% (7/7) in seven patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion, respectively. The ORR and DCR were 40.0% (2/5) and 100.0% (5/5) in five post-osimertinib EGFR-mutant patients, respectively. After a median follow-up of 8.7 months, the median progression-free survival and overall survival were not reached. The most common treatment-related adverse events were rash (86.7%), paronychia (80.0%), and infusion-related reactions (60.0%), and most of them were graded as 1 to 2. Grade 3 to 4 adverse events included rash (33.3%), alanine aminotransferase elevation (13.3%), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase elevation (13.3%), peripheral edema (6.7%), thromboembolism (6.7%), interstitial lung disease (6.7%), and thrombocytopenia (6.7%).
CONCLUSIONS
Amivantamab was effective in Chinese NSCLC patients with EGFR exon 20 insertion and post-Osimertinib EGFR-mutant patients, similar to the results of clinical trials conducted in western countries. Amivantamab was well tolerated and emphases should be put on adverse events such as rash, paronychia, and infusion-related reactions.
Antibodies, Bispecific
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/genetics*
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ErbB Receptors/genetics*
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Exanthema/drug therapy*
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms/genetics*
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Mutation
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Paronychia/drug therapy*
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Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use*