1.Efficacy and safety of cladribine in treatment of patients with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia
Lijuan RU ; Hai LIN ; Yehui TAN ; Yanping YANG ; Shanshan LIU ; Xiangui LIU ; Wenjing LIU ; Sujun GAO
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2016;25(12):739-742
Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of cladribine in the treatment of patients with refractory/relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Methods The data of 8 patients with refractory/relapsed AML treated with regimens containing cladribine at a dose of 5 mg/m2 per day for 5 consecutive days were retrospectively analyzed. The efficacy and adverse reactions were observed during treatment. Results Among the 8 patients, 5 patients achieved complete remission (CR), 1 patient achieved partial response (PR), and 2 patients obtained non remission (NR). The adverse reactions could be tolerated. Conclusion Regimen containing cladribine is an effective treatment procedure for the patients with refractory/relapsed AML, and its adverse reactions can be tolerated, which requires further clinical study.
2.A novel lesion detection algorithm based on multi-scale input convolutional neural network model for diabetic retinopathy
Yehui YANG ; Jia LIU ; Yanwu XU ; Yan HUANG ; Lei WANG
Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmology 2019;37(8):624-629
Objective To propose a multi-scale convolutional neural network ( CNN) based lesions detection method of fundus image,and evaluate its application in diabetic retinopathy ( DR) assisted diagnosis. Methods A multi-scale CNN based on lesions detection method of fundus image was proposed. Compared with the existing detection methods,the problem of poor robustness based on threshold segmentation and morphological segmentation was overcome. The idea of multi-scale grids detection without relying on manual pixel-by-pixel labeling was adopted in this algorithm,and the detection performance of small lesions was significantly improved. In addition, multiple DR lesions with high accuracy could be detected by the proposed loss function under the condition of weak labels and small data sets. Results At the level of lesions,the sensitivity and specificity of hard exudation lesions detection were 92. 17% and 97. 17%,respectively. Compared with single-scale method,the sensitivity and accuracy of multi-scale method proposed in this paper increased by 7. 41% and 5. 02%,respectively,and compared with other algorithm using the same public dataset IDRiD, the specificity of this algorithm increased by 55. 82%. This method could effectively detect the lesions in fundus images,and could give the basic range of the lesions. The average detection time of fundus images with a large number of lesions was 1. 59 seconds. Conclusions The DR lesions in the fundus image can be quickly and reliably identified,the location information of the lesions can be marked,and the influence of subjective factors can be reduced by using this algorithm, and it can be used to assist the clinician to conduct more effectively.
3.Relationship between characteristics of school bullying of left behind children and its relationship with parent child separation
LIN Yanmin, ZOU Yehui, YANG Xiaolong, WANG Siji
Chinese Journal of School Health 2022;43(12):1855-1859
Objective:
To analyze the relationship between school bullying and parent child separation of left behind children, and to provide a theoretical basis for preventing and controlling school bullying of left behind children.
Methods:
A total of 4 945 children aged 7 to 18 in Shangrao City were selected by stratified cluster random sampling to complete the Chinese version of the School Bullying Experience Questionnaire(C-SBEQ), and the differences of school bullying between left behind and non left behind children were compared. The parent child separation data of 1 791 left behind children was obtained by self designed questionnaire, and the influence of parent child separation characteristics on school bullying of left behind children was analyzed by binary Logistic regression.
Results:
The rates of school bullying, bully victimization and perpetration of left behind children were 21.3%, 18.3% and 3.0% respectively, which were higher than those of non left behind children(15.4%, 12.7%, 2.7%). And there were statistical significance in the detection rates of school bullying among left behind children in different schooling stages( χ 2=9.82, P < 0.05), the detection rates ranked as follows:21.4% in primary school, 18.9% in junior high school and 14.7% in senior high school. The rate of bullying perpetration among left behind children was significantly higher in boys (4.8%) than in girls (1.0%)( χ 2= 14.69, P <0.05). The rate bully victimization among former left behind children (children with left behind experience) in the younger than 7 years group ( 20.3 %) was higher than that in the older than 7 years group(13.4%)( χ 2=4.79, P =0.03). There was no significant differences in the detection rate of bullying perpetration among the left behind children with different parent child separation experiences ( P >0.05). Control schooling stages, Logistic regression analysis showed that taking former school age left behind children as reference, bully victimization risk of former pre school left behind children was 1.64 times( OR=1.64, 95%CI= 1.04 -2.59, P <0.05).
Conclusion
School bullying of left behind children is more severce than that of non left behind children. Early occurrence of parent child separation is associated with higher risk of bullying victimization among left behind children.
4.Research advances on the non-coding RNAs carried by exosomes as competitive endogenous RNAs involved in wound healing
Lingjing YANG ; Yehui LYU ; Jian LIN
Chinese Journal of Burns 2024;40(6):594-599
In recent years, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) carried by exosomes have been shown to play an important regulatory role in multiple stages of wound healing. Exosomes can transport ncRNAs to different target cells or tissue and regulate the expression of target genes and downstream molecules. The proposed competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) hypothesis suggests that RNAs can build a more sophisticated and complex gene regulatory network by competing for common response elements. Therefore, this review focuses on the long ncRNAs and circular RNAs carried by exosomes, discusses their regulatory roles as ceRNAs in the stages of inflammation, cell proliferation, and tissue remodeling in wound repair, respectively, and summarizes the feasibility of ncRNAs carried by exosomes as cell-free therapy, in order to provide a theoretical basis for clinical treatment of wounds.
5.Acute myeloid leukemia with positive TLS-ERG fusion gene: report of 9 cases and review of literature
Mengyuan HAN ; Yehui TAN ; Ruiping HU ; Yangzhi ZHAO ; Xiao DING ; Yuying LI ; Xiaoliang LIU ; Hai LIN ; Mengqing XIE ; Yan YANG ; Jingnan SUN ; Sujun GAO
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2022;31(10):603-605
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with positive TLS-ERG fusion gene.Methods:The clinical data of 9 AML patients with positive TLS-ERG fusion gene in the First Hospital of Jilin University from June 2013 to August 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, and the relevant literature was reviewed.Results:Among 9 patients with positive TLS-ERG fusion gene, there were 5 males and 4 females, with a median age of 16 years old (6-40 years old). Five patients received chemotherapy alone, 3 patients received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT), and 1 patient did not receive systematic treatment. Among 8 patients with systematic treatment, 1 patient had complete remission after the first induction chemotherapy and 5 patients had complete remission after induction therapy. The median overall survival time of 5 patients with chemotherapy alone was 1.5 months (1-11 months), of which 3 patients did not respond to the first course of treatment and died of infection, and 2 patients died after relapse. The median overall survival time of 3 patients with allo-HSCT was 16 months (13-17 months), of which 2 patients died after relapse and 1 patient had sustained molecular complete remission by the end of follow-up.Conclusions:AML with positive TLS-ERG fusion gene has low incidence rate and poor induction efficacy. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may partially improve the survival prognosis of patients, but it cannot overcome the adverse effect of positive TLS-ERG fusion gene on prognosis.
6.Status and significance of BCR-ABL1 kinase domain mutations in imatinib-resistant chronic myelogenous leukemia and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients from Northeast China
Yang TANG ; Ruiping HU ; Kaili XU ; Yehui TAN ; Wei HAN ; Chunshui LIU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2022;31(1):26-31
Objective:To explore the characteristics of BCR-ABL1 kinase domain mutations in imatinib-resistant chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph + ALL) patients from Northeast China and their impact on prognosis. Methods:The clinical data of 252 CML patients and 49 Ph + ALL patients who were admitted to the First Hospital of Jilin University from January 2013 to October 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The samples of bone marrow or peripheral blood were collected from patients when imatinib treatment was not effective. Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify the BCR-ABL1 kinase domain, and Sequencing Analysis v5.4 software was used to analyze the mutation of BCR-ABL1 kinase domain. Patients were followed up for 6-48 months, and the survival analysis was performed. Results:Among 252 CML patients, the mutations in ABL1 kinase domain were found in 57 patients (22.6%), including 25 patients in the chronic phase, 21 patients in the accelerated phase and 11 patients in the blast crisis; 50 patients had 20 types of single point mutation, and the most common mutation types were E255K (16.0%, 8/50), T315I (14.0%, 7/50), M244V (8.0%, 4/50) and G250E (8.0%, 4/50), which were all concentrated in the P-loop and C-helix domains; 7 patients had double mutations; patients with multiple mutations had the worst prognosis, with a median overall survival (OS) time of 3.2 months. Among 49 Ph + ALL patients, 17 cases (34.7%) were positive for mutations in the BCR-ABL1 kinase domain, 14 patients had 12 types of single point mutation, and 3 patients had multiple mutations; the median OS time of patients with multiple mutations, mutations located in the P-loop and C-helix domains and mutations located in the other domains was 2.0, 8.0 and 18.0 months, and the difference in OS among the three groups was statistically significant ( P < 0.01). Conclusions:Among the imatinib-resistant CML and Ph + ALL patients from Northeast China, point mutations in the P-loop and C-helix domains are most commonly found. Multiple mutations, mutations in the P-loop and C-helix domains are related to the poor prognosis of the patients.
7.Distribution of pathogenic bacteria of bloodstream infection after chemotherapy in patients with acute leukemia and risk factors analysis of the occurrence of adverse events and prediction model construction
Wangyang LI ; Yu FU ; Yanping YANG ; Hai LIN ; Hongqiong FAN ; Qiuju LIU ; Sujun GAO ; Yehui TAN
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2023;32(7):394-399
Objective:To investigate the distribution of pathogenic bacteria of bloodstream infection after chemotherapy in patients with acute leukemia (AL), to analyze the risk factors for the occurrence of adverse events and to construct a nomogram model to predict the occurrence of adverse events.Methods:The clinical data of 313 AL patients with bloodstream infection who were admitted to the First Hospital of Jilin University from January 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, and the incidence, fatality and distribution characteristics of pathogenic bacteria after chemotherapy in AL patients were analyzed; the occurrence of adverse events (death or infectious shock) in patients with different clinicopathological characteristics were compared. Unconditional logistic binary regression model multifactor analysis was used to screen independent risk factors for the occurrence of adverse events in AL patients with bloodstream infection after chemotherapy; the nomogram model for predicting the occurrence of adverse events was developed by using R software; the Hosmer-Lemeshow test was used to verify the predictive effect of the model.Results:Of the 313 AL patients, the overall fatality rate was 4.2% (13/313), the all-cause fatality rate of bloodstream infection was 3.5% (11/313). Of the 313 cases, 254 cases (81.1%) were Gram-negative bacteria infection, mainly including 115 cases (45.3%) of Escherichia coli, 80 cases (31.5%) of Klebsiella pneumoniae, and 29 cases (11.4%) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and 10 cases (3.9%) died; 51 cases (16.3%) were Gram-positive cocci infection, mainly including 22 cases (43.1%) of Streptococcus spp., 20 cases (39.2%) of Staphylococcus spp., 7 cases (13.7%) of Enterococcus faecalis, and 0 case died; 8 cases (2.6%) were fungal infection, including 4 cases (1.3%) of Candida tropicalis, 2 cases (0.6%) of Candida subsmoothis, 1 case (0.3%) of Candida smooth, 1 case (0.3%) of new Cryptococcus, and 3 cases (37.5%) died. The differences in the occurrence rates of adverse events were statistically significant when comparing different treatment stage, risk stratification, timing of sensitive antibiotic use, total duration of fever, and glucocorticoid use in chemotherapy regimen, infecting bacteria carbapenem resistance, and leukemia remission (all P < 0.05). The results of logistic binary regression analysis showed that the use of glucocorticoid in chemotherapy regimen, the total duration of fever ≥7 d, the timing of sensitive antibiotic use ≥24 h, and carbapenem resistance of the infecting bacteria were independent risk factors for the occurrence of adverse events in AL patients with bloodstream infection after chemotherapy (all P < 0.05). A nomogram prediction model for the occurrence of adverse events in AL patients with bloodstream infection was established, and the nomogram model was calibrated and validated with good calibration and discrimination. Conclusions:The pathogenic bacteria of bloodstream infection after chemotherapy in AL patients is mainly Gram-negative bacteria, and the presence of glucocorticoid in chemotherapy regimen, long total duration of fever, poor timing of sensitive antibiotics, and infecting bacteria carbapenem resistance are risk factors for the occurrence of adverse events in AL patients with bloodstream infection after chemotherapy, and the nomogram prediction model based on these factors has a reliable predictive ability for the occurrence of adverse events.
8.Analyzing the morphologic characteristics of pedicle-facet joints in lumbar spondylolysis: correlation with spinopelvic parameters and its clinical relevance
Baoqiang HE ; Yebo LENG ; Dejun ZHONG ; Yang LI ; Yehui LIAO ; Qiang TANG ; Chao TANG ; Fei MA ; Qing WANG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2024;44(3):177-185
Objective:To delineate the morphological features of pedicle-facet joints in lumbar spondylolysis patients, correlating these with spinopelvic parameters to explore their mechanisms and clinical implications.Methods:This study enrolled 121 patients with L 5 spondylolysis (IS group), 108 with L 4, 5 degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS group), and 100 with normal L 4, 5 but L 5S 1 lumbar disc herniation (NL group), who underwent radiography and multislice spiral CT from May 2020 to January 2023. Parameters including vertebral slip percentage (SP) and spinopelvic alignments, such as sacral slope and lumbar lordosis, were quantified using standing lateral lumbar radiographs. Morphological parameters of the L 4 and L 5 facet joints were measured on 3D reconstructed lumbar CT images, including the facet joint angle (FJA), pedicle-facet joint angle (PFA), facet joint osteoarthritis (OA), and facet joint tropism (FT). Results:The analysis revealed significant variances in SS and LL among the groups ( F=21.910, P<0.001; F=22.439, P<0.001). The IS group exhibited the highest SS and LL, followed by the DS and NL groups. Morphological assessments showed the largest L 4 FJA in the IS group, with progressive decreases in the DS and NL groups ( F=344.791, P<0.001). Conversely, L 4 PFA was greatest in the DS group ( F=193.725, P<0.001). Notably, L 4 OA was markedly more severe in the DS group compared to IS and NL groups ( H=467.925, P<0.001), with no significant disparity between IS and NL groups ( P>0.05). Correlation analyses within each cohort highlighted a negative association of sacral slope and lumbar lordosis with facet joint angles, yet a positive correlation with pedicle-facet joint angles both with statistical significance ( P<0.05). Furthermore, L 4 facet joint angles were consistently smaller than those at L 5, and L 4 pedicle-facet joint angles were larger than L 5 ( P<0.05). Osteoarthritis at L 5 was more pronounced in the IS group compared to L 4 ( Z=7.043, P<0.001), a trend inversely observed in the DS group ( Z=11.868, P<0.001), while the NL group showed no significant osteoarthritic variance between levels ( Z=0.556, P=0.578). Conclusion:Patients with lumbar spondylolysis demonstrate elevated sacral slope and lumbar lordosis, indicative of increased localized biomechanical stress in the lumbar spine. These alterations in the morphology of the pedicle-facet joints highlight the distinctive structural adaptations and potential strain distributions within this cohort.
9.Restratifying the prognosis of acute myeloid leukemia patients with CEBPA double mutations based on CSF3R mutations and measurable residual disease
Long SU ; Yehui TAN ; Hai LIN ; Wei HAN ; Yanping YANG ; Xiaoliang LIU ; Jingnan SUN ; Qiuju LIU ; Sujun GAO
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2022;43(12):1021-1027
Objective:This investigation aims to assess the impact of CSF3R mutations and the presence of measurable residual disease (MRD) on the prognosis of patients with CEBPA double mutations who have acute myeloid leukemia (AML) .Methods:The prognostic significance of these two factors was examined in the present study, which included 66 patients with complete genetic mutations and sequential MRD information.Results:Following the second course of chemotherapy, the MRD status and CSF3R mutations of these patients were linked to their long-term prognosis. CSF3R mutated patients showed inferior relapse-free survival (RFS) (5-year RFS: 15.2% vs 38.7% , P=0.006) and overall survival (OS) (5-year OS: 18.2% vs 60.6% , P=0.038) compared with those with wild-type CSF3R. After the second course of chemotherapy, patients with negative MRD had an RFS of 64 months and an OS of not reaching, which was significantly longer than that of patients with positive MRD (15 and 48 months, and the P value were 0.004 and 0.050, respectively) . CSF3R mutations ( HR=0.317, 95% CI 0.129-0.779, P=0.012) , WT1 mutations ( HR=0.304, 95% CI 0.115-0.804, P=0.016) , and NRAS mutations ( HR=0.153, 95% CI 0.061-0.385, P<0.001) were all independently associated with a poor prognosis for RFS, and CSF3R mutations and positive MRD tended to be independently associated with a poor prognosis for OS, according to the results of a Cox proportional-hazards model analysis ( P values were 0.071 and 0.088, respectively) . The patients were divided into three groups based on their CSF3R mutation status and MRD status following treatment: wide-type CSF3R and negative MRD, mutated CSF3R or positive MRD, and mutated CSF3R and positive MRD, which showed significantly different RFS ( P<0.001) and OS ( P=0.006) . Conclusion:Both CSF3R mutations and positive MRD were associated with poor outcome in AML patients with CEBPA double mutations. An integrity model based on these two factors may be beneficial for accurately evaluating the prognosis of these patients.
10. Effect of 1q21 amplification on bortezomib therapeutic response and prognosis of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients
Xuelian LIU ; Peiyu YANG ; Xiaoyuan YU ; Jingcheng CHEN ; Xiaoliang LIU ; Jing BAI ; Yingmin LIU ; Hua HE ; Jingnan SUN ; Hongqiong FAN ; Chen ZHANG ; Ye ZHANG ; Keju SU ; Chunshui LIU ; Yehui TAN ; Sujun GAO ; Wei LI ; Fengyan JIN
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2018;39(5):408-413
Objective:
To investigate the effect of 1q21 amplification (1q) on the therapeutic response and prognosis of bortezomib(Btz) in the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) patients.
Methods:
A total of 180 newly diagnosed MM were included for analyses of clinical characteristics, cytogenetics, objective response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), retrospectively. Gene expression profiling (GEP) was analyzed using publicly available R2 platform.
Results:
① In 180 patients, 1q was found in 51.1% cases. Of them, 174 patients had complete follow-up data, including 88 cases with 1q and 86 without 1q (non-1q). ②Incidence of 1q was positively associated with percentage of IGH rearrangement (72.2%,