1.Application Analysis of through-the-scope stent for patients with proximal malignant colonic ob-struction
Journal of Clinical Surgery 2015;(5):357-359
Objective To investigate the clinical values of preoperative through-the-scope(TST) stent implementation by analyzing its effectiveness and reliability in patients with acute colonic obstruction caused by proximal colonic cancer.Methods From June 2008 to June 2014,36 patients with proximal colonic cancer accompanied by acute obstruction were analyzed.Obstructive sites consisted of ileocecal junction(n =4),ascending colon(n =20),and transverse colon near the hepatic flexure(n =12).A-chievement ratio of the colonic tumor resection,the incidence rate of complications,operation time,and hospitalization were evaluated.Results TTS was successfully placed in all patients.All patients showed relief of obstructive symptoms within 1 ~2 days.Surgical resection was performed after 5 ~7 days.A total of 34 patients got a radical colonic tumor resection,while the other two patients had liver and pelvic metas-tasis.All patients were welly recovered without complications of anastomotic leakage,intraperitoneal infec-tion and bleeding.Conclusion For patients with acute colonic obstruction caused by proximal colonic cancer,preoperative through-the-scope(TST)stent implementation is a cost-effective and safe method.It reduces trauma and pain,and enhances life quality for patients,which is worthy of being spread.
2.Clinical diagnosis and treatment of internal abdominal hernia
Qi WANG ; Li ZOU ; Shilun TONG ; Shiqiang SHEN
International Journal of Surgery 2012;39(9):582-584
Objective To evaluate the preoperative diagnosis and treatment of internal abdominal hernia.Methods The clinical data from 38 patients with internal abdominal hernia,admitted to our hospital during the period from Jan.2001 to Dec.2011 were retrospectively analyzed.Results There were 50% (19/38) patients of internal abdominal hernia caused by adhesion.Positive rate of CT detection was 65% (13/20) and the correct percent of preoperative diagnosis was 73.7% (28/38).Average time from admission to surgery was 18 h (3-78 h).There were 44.7% (17/38) patients with intestinal necrosis and the average length of intestinal removal was 53 cm (15-170 cm).The rate of serious complication was 5.3%(2/38).Conclusions Atypical hernia was the main cause of internal abdominal hernia,and it is hard to diagnose early for the poorly positive rate of equipment inspection.Early diagnosis and treatment is possible when we correctly understood of the clinical features of internal abdominal hernia,then we can reduce the occurrence of serious complications.
3.Clinical analysis of 4 patients with POEMS syndrome
Yuping ZHONG ; Shilun CHEN ; Jiajia ZHANG ; Xin LI
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2010;19(1):29-31
Objective To evaluate the clinical features of POEMS syndrome. Methods The clinical materials of 4 patients with POEMS syndrome were analysed retrospectively. Results All 4 patients presented polyneuropathy, abnormal globulinemia and endocrinopathy. All were treated with corticoid, cyclophosphamide and thalidomide. Some patients were treated with human immunoglobulin. Conclusion POEMS syndrome was a rare disease with involvement of multiorgan which result in difficult diagnosis. So for suspected cases, a necessary examination to avoid misdiagnosis should be given.
4.A clinical analysis of 69 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients with renal insufficiency
Na AN ; Xin LI ; Man SHEN ; Shilun CHEN ; Zhongxia HUANG
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2016;55(10):764-768
Objective To investigate the efficacy and outcome in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients with renal insufficiency using bortezomib-or thalidomide-based regimens as front line treatment.Method Sixty-nine newly diagnosed MM patients with renal insufficiency were retrospectively analyzed from August 2006 to August 2014.Results ① Among thirty-nine patients with bortezomib based regimens (the bortezomib group),the overall response rate (ORR) was 89.7% and complete response (CR) plus near CR(nCR) rate was 41.0%.By contrast,among thirty patients with thalidomide based regimens (the thalidomide group),the ORR was 83.3% and CR + nCR rate was 26.7%.There was no significant difference of either ORR or CR + nCR rate between bortezomib and thalidomide groups.② The improvement rate of renal function in bortezomib group and thalidomide group were 87.2% and 60.0%respectively (P =0.012).The median duration time of renal injury was 45 days in 52 patients with renal function improved,which was significantly shorter compared with 222 days in 17 patients without improvement (P < 0.05).There was no difference of median serum creatinine and creatinine clearance rate between the two groups.③ The median progression-free survival (PFS) and the overall survival (OS) were 18 and 33.5 months,respectively in all patients.The three-year and five-year OS rates were 57% and 17%,respectively.The median PFS was 19 months in bortezomib group,while it was only 12 months in thalidomide group (P =0.023).The median OS were 36.5 months and 25.5 months respectively,which was no difference (P =0.285).Conclusions The newly diagnosed MM patients with renal insufficiency could get higher ORR and the longer PFS using bortezomib-containing regimens as initial therapy.Meanwhile the improvement rate of renal function and the living quality in patients with bortezomib are better compared with those with thalidomide based treatment.
5.Clinical analysis of early death in multiple myeloma
Na AN ; Xin LI ; Man SHEN ; Zhongxia HUANG ; Shilun CHEN
Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2016;43(23):1040-1044
Objective:This study investigated the clinical characteristics of multiple myeloma with early death in the era of novel drugs. Methods:Medical records from 188 patients diagnosed from January 2009 to December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed, showing that early death occurred in 19 patients. Early death was defined as death by any cause within the first year after diagnosis. Results:(1) Early mortality was 10.1%, and the median age was 67 years old (range:40-84 years). Eight cases presented IgG type, and 11 cases were non-IgG type. All 19 patients were diagnosed to be at stageⅢin accordance with the Durie–Salmon staging system, and renal insufficiency occurred in 10 patients. In accordance with the International Staging System (ISS), four patients were diagnosed to be at stageⅡ, whereas 15 other patients were at stageⅢ. Extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP) occurred in six cases, whereas 10 cases pre-sented high-risk patients with cytogenetic abnormalities. Elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was found in five cases, amyloidosis was detected in three patients, and secondary plasma cell leukemia was observed in two cases. The median score of performance sta-tus (KPS) was 70 (range: 20-80). A total of 16 patients were treated with bortezomib, and 3 patients were treated with CADT. (2) Among the 13 patients who were evaluated, the overall response rate was 46.2%(6/13), and the complete response (CR) and near-CR rate was 7.7%(1/13). (3) The median overall survival was 3 (1-11.5) months, although the two patients with secondary plasma cell leu-kemia survived for less than 2 months. (4) Eight patients died of disease progression (42.1%), eight patients died of severe infections (42.1%), and three patients died of thrombotic events. Conclusion:The important causes of early death include the following:high-risk cytogenetics, elevated LDH, EMP, amyloidosis, advanced age, poor performance status, and serious complications during treat-ment. In the era of novel drugs, we should improve early diagnosis rates and explore individualized treatment for high-risk multiple my-eloma for the benefit of a wide range of patients.
6.Malignant pleural effusion of multiple myeloma
Jiajia ZHANG ; Yuping ZHONG ; Xin LI ; Ying HU ; Na AN ; Xiaohui LIU ; Shilun CHEN
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2010;19(7):407-409
Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics, prognosis and treatment of pleural effusion of multiple myeloma. Methods From Jun 2005 to March 2010, of 162 patients with multiple myeloma treated in our department were complicated with pleural effusion, whose the proportion male to female was 8:7 and the median age was 56.8 (37-68) years. The diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion was dependent on physical examination, chest X ray, pleural aspiration and pleural fluid cytology. According to internatinal system stages and Durie-Salmon stages, the patients were staged. Results The results of pleural fluid cytology showed that the myeloma cells were positive in 13 patients and was negative in the other 2 patients. All patients received the chemotherapy regimen including bortezomib, large dose of glucocorticoids and cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, etoposide or prednisone (DECP). Although pleural effusion was controlled in some degrees, but were quickly relapsed. Eleven patients died, 2 of steady disease and 2 follow-up. Conclusion Multiple myeloma with myelomatous pleural effusion was very poor in the prognosis. Myelomatous pleural effusion was taken as a late manifestation in multiple myeloma or prediction of the aggressive behavior of the disease.
7.Impact of 1q21 amplification on prognosis and treatment effect of multiple myeloma
Jiajia ZHANG ; Shilun CHEN ; Xin LI ; Man SHEN ; Zhongxia HUANG ; Yuping ZHONG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2015;24(3):184-187
Objective To investigate the value of 1q21 amplification in newly diagnosed myeloma patients.Methods Fifty-two cases of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma from June 2008 to June 2010 were enrolled.Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to detect the 1q21 amplification,and the clinical characteristics and treatment response were analyzed.Results 1q21 amplification was discovered in 30 of 52 patients (57.7 %),Clinical characteristics such as gender,malignant pleural effusion,extramedullary plasmacytoma,bone destruction,β2 microglobulin,ALB,hemoglobin,blood calcium,plasma cell proportion,clinical stage seemed to have no correlation with 1q21 amplification.The 52 patients all received bortezomibbased regimens.The response rates were not significant difference between patients with and without 1q21 amplification,the OS was also not significant difference [26 months (6-30 months) vs 30 months (12-85 months),P =0.409],but the patients with presence of 1q21 gain resulted in significantly shorter PFS [8 months (1-30 months) vs 20 months (3--48 months),P=0.019].Multivariate analysis showed 1q21 with more than two additional genetic abnormalities was an independent prognostic predictor (P =0.031).Conclusion 1q21 amplification is one of the adverse prognostic predictors,the response rate is not significant difference between patients with and without 1q21 amplification in bortezomib-based group,but the 1q21 amplification could result in significantly shortened PFS.
8.The efficacy and safety of bortezomib plus thalidomide in treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Shilun CHEN ; Lugui QIU ; Bin JIANG ; Li YU ; Yuping ZHONG ; Wen GAO
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2011;50(4):291-294
Objective The aim of this phase Ⅱ study was to determine the efficacy and safety of combined bortezomib and thalidomide (VT) regime as initial treatment for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) in China. Methods Thirty-four patients were enrolled in this study and received VT regime up to 21-day cycles. Bortezomib (1.3 mg/m2) was administered intravenously on days 1, 4, 8, and 11, while oral thalidomide ( 100 mg/day) was given from days 1 to 21. The primary end point was clinical response.The secondary end point was safety. Results Among the 34 patients, 20 were male, 14 were female, with a median age of 59 years, and 15 in international stage system (ISS) Ⅲ ,18 in ISS Ⅱ , 1 in ISS Ⅰ . Among them, 28 completed 2 cycles' treatment and achieved an overall response rate (ORR) of 92.9%; 26 were able to complete the planned 8 cycles of therapy. After 8 cycles, the ORR was 100% ( complete response 30. 8%, near-complete response 23.1%, partial response 42. 3%, minimal response 3.8% ). After followed up with a median time of 12 months, the estimated rate without progress of disease was 62%, and the estimated continous remission rate of 12 months was 62%. The median survival time was not achieved. The most common adverse events were mild to moderate ( grades 1, 2). The main toxicities were hematologic (53. 3% ), gastrointestinal ( 40. 0% ), peripheral neuropathy ( 38.0% ), fatigue ( 36. 6% ) and fever (32. 0% ). Conclusions VT regime provides a very high ORR and complete response rate in the treatment of newly diagnosed MM patients. No patients experienced deep venous thrombosis. In conclusion,bortezomib in combination with thalidomide is a very effective regimen for newly diagnosed MM patients and the toxicities are manageable.
9.Protective effects of curcumin on lung injury in the liver early ischemia/reperfusion in rats
Jinjian XIANG ; Fu TIAN ; Mingzhong LI ; Xuefeng JIANG ; Qin DENG ; Shiqiang SHEN ; Shilun TONG ; Benjin CHEN
Journal of Chinese Physician 2009;11(6):763-766
Objective To explore protective effects of curcumin on lung injury in the early hepatic ischemia/reperfsion (reperfusion for 1 and 3 hour) inrats. Methods Wistarratswererandom]y divided into the fo]]owinggroups: GroupA (shamoperation), group B (control group) and group C (cureumin applied). Contents of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), malondialdehyde (MDA), myeloperoxidase (MPO) in lung tissues were determined to evaluate the protective effect of eurcumin on lung injury in the injury of isehemia/ reperfusion. Results Curcumin relieved edema of diaphragmatic wall and exudation of blood cell and white cell in pulmonary alveoli. Curcumin increased the contents of SOD, CAT and decreased contents of MDA, MPO in lung tissue. Conclusion By repressing the generation of oxygen free radical and infiltration of polymorphonuclear leukocyte in lung tissue, curcumin can relieve lung injury in the early hepatic ischemia/repeffusion.
10.Clinical analysis of 15 patients with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Ying HU ; Shilun CHEN ; Yuping ZHONG ; Xin LI ; Na AN ; Jiajia ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2009;48(3):193-195
Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) and enhance the level of diagnosis and treatment. Method The data of 15 patients with WM in our 68.5(60-79) years, male/female =2.75/1. Main clinical manifestations were fatigue, loss of weight, splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. All the patients accepted the treatment of alkylating agents, purine nucleoside analogs, bortezomib or thalidomide respectively. The follow-up period for the patients was 4 months to 10 years and the median follow-up time was 82 months. Conclusion WM may often be seen in old male patients with varied clinical manifestations. The primary treatment is chemotherapy, but the disease is incurable. Bortezomib and thalidomide may improve the therapeutic effect.