1.Exploring the prognostic value of positive lymph node ratio in stage Ⅲ colorectal cancer patients and establishing a predictive model
Wen WU ; Ruoxin ZHANG ; Junyong WENG ; Yanlei MA ; Guoxiang CAI ; Xinxiang LI ; Yongzhi YANG
China Oncology 2024;34(9):873-880
Background and purpose:Currently,for patients with mid-to-low locally advanced rectal cancer and potentially resectable T4bM0 colon cancer,guidelines recommend neoadjuvant therapy strategies to enhance the response rate and increase the likelihood of conversion surgery.Among these patients,ypⅢ stage colorectal cancer(CRC)is assessed using the Union for International Cancer Control(UICC)/American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC)TNM staging system for postoperative pathological features.However,neoadjuvant therapy can lead to lymph node regression in the surgical area,resulting in an insufficient number of detected lymph nodes(less than 12),preventing classification according to conventional TNM staging.Thus,TNM staging often fails to predict the prognosis of ypⅢ patients who have undergone neoadjuvant therapy.This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the positive lymph node ratio(LNR)in ypⅢ stage CRC patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy.Methods:Retrospective data was collected from ypⅢ stage CRC patients who received neoadjuvant therapy and underwent radical surgery at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center between 2008 and 2018.Collect clinical pathological characteristics such as age,gender,primary tumor location,tumor differentiation grade,pathological staging,and whether the patient has relapsed or died during follow-up at the time of surgery.Inclusion criteria:CRC patients who have received neoadjuvant therapy and surgery and have been confirmed to be stage Ⅲ by postoperative pathological examination.Exclusion criteria:① Preoperative imaging examination or intraoperative exploration reveals distant organ metastasis;② History of malignant tumors in the past;③ Multiple primary CRC.This study was approved by the medical ethics committee of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center(ethics number:050432-4-2108*).The R software survminer package(surv_cutpoint algorithm)was used to calculate the optimal cutoff value for LNR relative to disease-free survival(DFS),and patients were divided into low and high LNR groups accordingly.Clinical pathological characteristics and DFS were compared between the two groups.COX proportional hazards regression models were employed to identify adverse pathological features,and survival plots along with prediction models for DFS were generated using the survival and rms packages.Results:A total of 489 patients were included,comprising 289 males and 200 females,with a median age of 56 years(23-80 years)and a median follow-up time of 1 062 d.During the follow-up period,164 patients(33.5%)died.In the entire cohort,204(41.7%)patients had fewer than 12 lymph nodes detected.The optimal cutoff value for LNR was 0.29,classifying 317 patients into the low LNR group(LNR≤0.29)and 172 patients into the high LNR group(LNR>0.29).The high LNR group exhibited shorter DFS compared to the low LNR group[hazard ratio(HR)=2.103,95%CI:1.582-2.796,P<0.000 1].Multivariate COX regression indicated that LNR was an independent prognostic factor for DFS(HR=1.825,95%CI:1.391-2.394,P<0.001).The inclusion of LNR in a multicategory DFS nomogram prediction model effectively assessed DFS in stage Ⅲ CRC patients who had undergone neoadjuvant therapy.Conclusion:LNR is an independent prognostic factor for ypⅢ stage CRC patients,showing good predictive power for DFS when combined with other adverse pathological features.Therefore,incorporating LNR as a supplement to TNM staging can improve the accuracy of CRC prognosis assessment.
2.Evaluation of functional tricuspid regurgitant valves and right heart structural and functional changes by four-dimensional auto quantitative techniques
Yongzhi CAI ; Xiaofeng ZHANG ; Xiaoju LUO ; Jingtao LI ; Tongtong HUANG ; Linyan LI ; Ji WU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2023;32(5):437-443
Objective:To comprehensively evaluate the tricuspid valve, right heart anatomical characteristics and related dynamic parameters in patients with different degrees of functional tricuspid regurgitation (FTR) using four-dimensional auto tricuspid valve quantitative(4D Auto TVQ), four-dimensional auto right ventricle quantitative(4D Auto RVQ), and four-dimensional auto left atrium quantitative(4D Auto LAQ), and to investigate the structural and functional changes of the tricuspid valve and right heart in them.Methods:Sixty-three patients with FTR diagnosed by echocardiography at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University from February to July 2022 were prospectively selected as the case group, including 30 patients with mild FTR and 33 patients with moderate or above FTR, and 30 healthy subjects were selected as the control group. Transthoracic echocardiography was used for two-dimensional and three-dimensional image acquisition of the heart. The tricuspid regurgitation volume, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), right ventricular global strain (RVGS) were measured by 2D images, and pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) were measured from the tricuspid regurgitation pressure difference. The 3D images were imported into EchoPAC 204 to obtain the tricuspid valve, right heart structure and related dynamic parameters. The annulus area (AA), annulus perimeter(AP), spherical index (SI), annulus area change fraction (AC), coaptation point height (CPH), and tenting volume (TV) were measured by 4D Auto TVQ. The right atrial maximum volume (RAVmax) and right atrial minimum volume (RAVmin) were measured by 4D Auto LAQ. Right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDV), right ventricular end-systolic volume (RVESV), right ventricular fractional area change (RVFAC) and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) were measured by 4D Auto RVQ. After standardizing the dimension parameters with body surface area (BSA), the differences in the above parameters were compared between the three groups, the correlation between regurgitant volume and each parameter was compared by correlation analysis, and the independent factors of increased tricuspid regurgitant volume were investigated by univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis.Results:There were statistically significant differences in PASP, AA/BSA, AP/BSA, AC, TV, RAVmax/BSA, RAVmin/BSA, RVFAC, RVGS, and TAPSE between the three groups (all P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in LVEF, CPH, RVEDV/BSA, and RVESV/BSA in the moderate and above FTR group compared with the control and mild FTR groups (all P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed that RAVmin was the most highly correlated with tricuspid regurgitant volume ( r=0.875, P<0.001) and TV and end-systolic annulus area(ESAA) were highly correlated with tricuspid regurgitant volume ( r=0.747, 0.683; both P<0.001) in patients with FTR. Multifactorial linear regression showed that RAVmin, TV and regurgitant volume were independently positively correlated (β=0.721, 0.205; both P<0.05). Conclusions:The four quantification technique can provide valid structural and functional information by quantifying the tricuspid valve as well as the right heart in patients with FTR, and RAVmin and TV are independent correlates of increased tricuspid regurgitant volume.
3.IL3-IGH fusion gene-positive pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia with hypereosinophilia as the first presentation: report of 1 case and review of literature
Chunping WU ; Zaisheng CHEN ; Chunxia CAI ; Yongzhi ZHENG ; Shaohua LE ; Jian LI
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2022;31(8):484-487
Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of IL3-IGH fusion gene-positive pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with hypereosinophilia as the first presentation.Methods:The clinical data of 1 pediatric IL3-IGH fusion gene-positive ALL patient with hypereosinophilia as the first presentation in January 2021 in Fujian Medical University Union Hospital was retrospectively analyzed and relevant literature was reviewed.Results:This 11-year-old male patient underwent bone marrow examination, and results showed that the proportion of eosinophils was increased; immunophenotyping disclosed that there were about 49.4% abnormal naive B lymphocytes in bone marrow; 43 leukemia fusion genes showed all negative; the whole transcriptome sequencing showed IL3-IGH fusion gene-positive. The patient was finally diagnosed as B-ALL with IL3-IGH fusion gene. According to the Chinese Children Cancer Group (CCCG)-ALL 2020 regimen, eosinophils returned to normal after induction therapy. Bone marrow examination on day 19 of induction showed that the proportion of promyelocytes was 0.005, the proportion of eosinophils was 0.05, and the minimal residual disease (MRD) was 23.02%. Bone marrow examination on day 46 of induction showed remission, and MRD was 0.18%. Consolidation chemotherapy used CAT (cyclophosphamide 1 g/m 2 once; cytarabine 50 mg/m 2, 12 h once, 7 days in total; mercaptopurine 40 mg/m 2, once per night, 7 days in total) regimen. Then the patient was added with lusotinib (75 mg 12 h once) orally and continued to receive high-dose methotrexate (5 g/m 2) regimen chemotherapy for 2 courses, the MRD was 0.20%. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) regimen was administered, followed by negative MRD. Conclusions:IL3-IGH fusion gene ALL is more frequently found in males, and more common in older children and young adults. It is prone to organ infiltration damage, and it has a high rate of induction failure and recurrence as well as poor prognosis.
4.Application of artificial intelligence ultrasound in breast cancer screening in Shigatse, Tibet
Yongzhi HOU ; You TIAN ; Zhen BAI ; Ma MI ; Yulin WU ; Xun ZHANG ; Cai CHANG ; Shichong ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2022;31(11):927-932
Objective:To explore the feasibility and clinical value of artificial intelligence-assisted breast ultrasound in screening breast cancer in Tibet.Methods:Two hundred and eighty-six women who participated in breast cancer screening in Shigatse People′s Hospital from August to September in 2021 were selected. The study included four groups. Group 1, ultrasound screening by senior breast ultrasound doctors from Shanghai; Group 2: local ultrasound doctors used intelligent-assisted ultrasound equipment for screening; Group 3: local ultrasound technicians used intelligent-assisted ultrasound equipment for screening; Group 4: ultrasound screening by local ultrasound doctors. The pathological results of screening positive cases and six-month ultrasound follow-up results of negative cases were set as the gold standard.Results:Twenty-seven lesions of 21 persons were screened positive. Pathology showed that 1 case of invasive ductal carcinoma, 1 case of severe atypical hyperplasia, 6 cases of fibroadenoma, 5 cases of breast disease, 14 cases of breast hyperplasia. Two hundred and sixty-five persons were screened negative, and the results of the six-month ultrasound follow-up were still negative. The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of group 2 were 0.966, 1, and 0.964 respectively; The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of group 3 were 0.935, 0.769, and 0.943 respectively; The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of group 4 were 0.860, 0.308 and 0.885 respectively. The accuracy and area under the curve of groups 2 and 3 were significantly different from that of group 4 (all P<0.001), and there was no significant difference from that of group 1 ( P=0.063, P=0.055). Conclusions:Artificial intelligence-assisted breast ultrasound screening technology can effectively improve the screening efficiency of non-breast ultrasound specialists and technicians. It is very suitable to solve the problems faced by grass-roots screening in Tibet and has great social significance and clinical value.
5.Clinical features and prognosis of ETV6-RUNX1-positive childhood B-precursor acute lymphocyte leukemia
Yongzhi ZHENG ; Lili PAN ; Jian LI ; Zaisheng CHEN ; Xueling HUA ; Shaohua LE ; Hao ZHENG ; Cai CHEN ; Jianda HU
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2021;42(1):45-51
Objective:To investigate the clinical features and prognosis of ETV6-RUNX1-positive childhood B-precursor acute lymphocyte leukemia (B-ALL) .Methods:The clinical data of 927 newly diagnosed children with B-ALL admitted to the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital from April 2011 to May 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the results of ETV6-RUNX1 gene, the patients were divided into ETV6-RUNX1 + and ETV6-RUNX1 - groups. The clinical features and prognosis between the two groups were compared. Among the 182 children with ETV6-RUNX1 +, 144 patients received the Chinese Childhood Leukemia Collaborative Group (CCLG) -ALL 2008 protocol (CCLG-ALL 2008 group) and 38 received the China Childhood Cancer Collaborative Group (CCCG) -ALL2015 protocol (CCCG-ALL 2015 group) . The efficacy, serious adverse effects (SAE) incidence, and treatment-related mortality (TRM) of the two groups were also compared. Results:Of the 927 B-ALL patients, 189 (20.4% ) were ETV6-RUNX1 +. The proportion of patients with risk factors (age ≥10 years or <1 year, white blood cell count ≥50×10 9/L) in the ETV6-RUNX1 + group was significantly lower than that in the ETV6-RUNX1 - group ( P=0.000, 0.001, respectively) , while the proportion of patients with good early response (good response to prednisone, d15 or d19 MRD <1% , and d33 or d46 MRD<0.01% in induction chemotherapy) in the ETV6-RUNX1 + group was significantly higher than that in the ETV6-RUNX1 - group ( P=0.028, 0.004, respectively) . The 5-year EFS and OS of the ETV6-RUNX1 + group were significantly higher than those of the ETV6-RUNX1 - group (EFS: 89.8% vs 83.2% , P=0.003; OS: 90.2% vs 86.3% , P=0.030) . The incidence of infection-related SAE and TRM was significantly higher than that of CCCG-ALL 2015 group. A statistical difference was observed between the incidence of infection-related SAE of the two groups (27.1% vs 5.3% , P=0.004) , but no difference in TRM (4.9% vs 0, P=0.348) . Conclusion:ETV6-RUNX1 +B-ALL children have fewer risk factors at diagnosis, better early response, lower recurrence rate, and good prognosis than that of ETV6-RUNX1 -B-ALL children. Reducing the intensity of chemotherapy appropriately can lower the infection-related SAE and TRM and improve the long-term survival in this subtype.
6. Clinical effect and safety of dasatinib combined with Chinese Children's Leukemia Group-acute lymphoblastic leukemia 2008 protocol in treatment of childhood Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chunxia CAI ; Jian LI ; Shaohua LE ; Hao ZHENG ; Xueling HUA ; Zaisheng CHEN ; Yongzhi ZHENG ; Jianda HU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019;28(12):728-733
Objective:
To investigate the clinical effect and safety of dasatinib combined with Chinese Children's Leukemia Group-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (CCLG-ALL) 2008 protocol in treatment of childhood Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
Methods:
The clinical data of 22 patients with Ph+ ALL who were newly diagnosed at the age of less than 15 years old in Fujian Medical University Union Hospital from January 2014 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were treated with dasatinib combined with CCLG-ALL2008 protocol (high-risk group). The patients were assigned to two groups according to different starting times of oral dasatinib: the dasatinib-induced group (starting from day 15 of induction chemotherapy) and the dasatinib-consolidated group (starting with early consolidated chemotherapy). The early treatment response and 5-year event-free survival (EFS) rate were compared between the two groups.
Results:
The differences of clinical characteristics and early efficacy of chemotherapy before treatment of dasatinib between the two groups were not statistically significant (both
7.Hodgkin lymphoma in children: clinical analyses of 20 cases
Yongzhi ZHENG ; Jian LI ; Xueling HUA ; Hao ZHENG ; Zaisheng CHEN ; Ling ZHENG ; Cai CHEN ; Mei LI ; Chunxia CAI ; Jinghui YANG ; Yiqiao CHEN ; Yingying CHEN ; Qinli GAO ; Shaohua LE ; Jianda HU
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2018;27(10):595-599
Objective To summarize the long-term outcomes and safety of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) with protocol ABVD. Methods The clinical data of 20 children with HL admitted to the Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University from July 2010 to June 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Among the 20 children with HL, 15 were male and 5 were female. The median age of initial diagnosis was 6.5 years old (3-12 years old). The pathological types were as follow: 1 case was nodular lymphocyte-predominant HL (NLPHL) and 19 cases were classical HL (cHL), including 9 cases of mixed cell type, 9 cases of nodular sclerosis type and 1 case of lymphocyte rich type. Basing on Ann Arbor staging system, 1 patient was evaluated as stage Ⅰ, 4 patients were stage Ⅱ, 10 patients were stage Ⅲ, and 5 patients were stage Ⅳ. There were 3 patients in the low-risk group, 7 patients in the intermediate-risk group, and 10 patients in the high-risk group. There were 9 patients with B symptoms. All patients were treated with the ABVD regimen. Results All the 20 patients completed all chemotherapy courses. After 2 courses, the effective rate was 100%(20/20), including 12 cases of complete remission (CR) and 8 cases of partial remission (PR). After the treatment, 19 cases achieved CR, and at the end of the 6 courses, the evaluation showed that 1 case had residual lesions. Follow-up to February 2018, clinical symptoms of 18 cases achieved CR, 2 cases relapsed (all high-risk group); the median follow-up time was 42 months (10.1-87.9 months), the overall survival rate was 100 % (20/20), the estimated 5-year rate of freedom from treatment failure (FFTF) was (89.1 ±7.3) %.Conclusions According to the risk stratification, ABVD regimen has good safety and long-term efficacy for children with cHL. Even the patients in low-risk or intermediate-risk group do not achieve CR after 2 courses and do not receive radiotherapy, the prognosis of them is still good.
8.Optimization of Extraction Process of Flavonoids from Toosendan Fructus by Response Surface Methodology
Yongzhi TIAN ; Yali WANG ; Ru SUN ; Jing ZHAO ; Qun LIU ; Chenxiao WANG ; Yan MA ; Meichao CAI
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2016;23(4):76-79
Objective To optimize extraction process of flavonoids from Toosendan Fructus.Methods Three parameters that significantly affect the extraction rate of flavonoids, ratio of material to water, extraction time and ethanol concentration, were taken into consideration for extraction ratio of flavonoids from Toosendan Fructus. Based on the results of single-factor experiment, the extraction parameters of flavonoids from Toosendan Fructus were optimized by Box-Behnken of response surface methodology (RSM).Results The optimum extraction conditions were as follow: material to water ratio was 1:35; extraction time should be 3 h; ethanol concentration was 70%. The extraction ratio was up to 0.587 3% in the optimum extraction conditions.Conclusion The actual value is highly matching the theoretically value of RSM model. The results indicated that this method can rationally optimize extraction process of flavonoids from Toosendan Fructus.
9.Determination of Icariin in Chuanlong Guci Pian by HPLC
Yongzhi DING ; Xiaofeng LI ; Junan CAI
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine 2006;0(03):-
Objective To establish the method for detemining the content of Icariin in Chuanlong Guci Pian by HPLC. Methods Diamonsil ODS1 C18 Column was used with acetonitrile-water (27∶73) as the mobile phase, detection wavelength as 270 nm, and flow rate was 1.0 mL/min. Results The calibration curve was linear at the range of 0.125~1.00 ?g for Icariin and linear equation was Y=81 601X+10 356, r 2=0.999 7. The average recovery was 99.12% and RSD was 0.65% (n=6). Conclusion This method was simple, accurate and proper, and the reduplication of the result was good, which provides scientific quantitative analysis of Icariin in Chuanlong Guci Pian.
10.TREATMENT OF THORACIC INJURIFS ANALYSIS OF 617 CATES
Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University 1982;0(02):-
This paper reports our experience on the management of 617 cases of thoracic injuries from 1949 to 1981. Among them, 515 cases were closed chest injuries and 102 cases open injuries. The mortality rate was 3.7%. The problems over the management of multiple double fracture of ribs, the indication for emergency thoracic operation and selected period, operation, as well as the mechanism, diagnosis and treatment of post-thoracic crushing injury encephalopathy were discussed.

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