1.Umbrella decision-making model for diagnosis and treatment of elderly lung cancer patients: Construction and practice
Lunxu LIU ; Jian ZHOU ; Xiang DING ; Nan CHEN ; Jianxin XUE ; Xuelei MA ; Ye WANG ; Weiya WANG ; Liqing PENG ; Xin YOU ; Minggang SU ; Xu CHENG ; Jiao WANG ; Ning GE ; Deying KANG ; Yuchen HUANG ; Jinghan WANG ; Yu TONG ; Yaoxi ZHANG ; Jirong YUE ; Hu LIAO
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2026;33(06):833-839
With the accelerating trend of population aging, the number of elderly patients with lung cancer continues to rise, and the disease burden is becoming increasingly heavy. The clinical management of these patients faces severe challenges due to their decreased physiological reserve, complex comorbidities, and significant individual heterogeneity. Consequently, under traditional diagnosis and treatment models, doctors often struggle to identify the individualized risks of elderly patients in a timely and comprehensive manner, which can easily lead to decision biases such as undertreatment or overtreatment. In view of this, this study advocates for the establishment of an umbrella decision-making model specifically tailored for elderly lung cancer patients. Grounded in a multidisciplinary team (MDT) platform, this model deeply integrates oncological indicators with the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) system. By holistically considering multidimensional variables including tumor burden, organ function, frailty index, cognitive status, and social support, the model establishes an operational mechanism characterized by "single entry, precise stratification, and targeted selection". Accordingly, patients can be scientifically triaged into distinct intervention tiers, such as active surveillance, minimally invasive surgery, drug therapy, radiotherapy, and best supportive care, thereby achieving real-time alignment between treatment intensity and patient fitness. This article elaborates on the construction logic and key operational procedures of this novel decision-making framework, aiming to guide clinical practice beyond the limitations of a tumor-centric perspective toward a holistic, dynamic, whole-course management strategy. This transition seeks to ensure optimal quality of life and clinical net benefit for elderly patients alongside survival prolongation.
2.Staged Treatment of Pediatric IgA Vasculitis Based on the Concept of "Qi Disorder Causing Turbidity"
Hongji WU ; Ying DING ; Xuejun LI ; Qiuyan WANG ; Huifang LUO ; Jiexin SU
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2026;67(16):1784-1788
The core pathogenesis of pediatric IgA vasculitis (IgAV) is considered to involve qi movement disorder, with the failure of clear-turbid separation and internal generation of turbid pathogens. Accordingly, the viewpoint of "qi disorder causing turbidity" is proposed. In clinical practice, the disease is divided into the acute, persistent, and stable stages. The acute stage is characterized by impaired dispersion of wei (卫) qi and the internal generation of heat turbidity, while the persistent stage by congestion of ying (营) qi and retention of stasis-turbidity, and the stable stage by depletion of pectoral qi with lingering latent turbidity. In clinical practice, regulating qi and transforming turbidity is taken as the basic therapeutic principle, and the self-formulated Tiaoqi Huazhuo Decoction (调气化浊汤) is used as the basic prescription for staged treatment with flexible modifications. Specifically, the acute stage is treated with the method of dispersing wei qi and clearing heat-turbidity; the persistent stage is recommended to harmonize ying qi and purging stasis-turbidity; and the stable stage should focus on securing pectoral qi and venting latent turbidity.
3.Role of attentional control and bias in relationship between depressive symptoms and childhood trauma in college students
Yutian DING ; Kai LIU ; Yunye SU ; Letian CHEN ; You WANG
Chinese Mental Health Journal 2025;39(7):643-648
Objective:To explore the relationship between depressive symptoms and childhood abuse and neg-lect in college students,and the roles of attentional control and attentional bias in their relationship.Methods:Total-ly 871 students from a medical university in Guangzhou were recruited to complete the Patient Health Question-naire-9(PHQ-9),Childhood Trauma Questionnaire(CTQ),Attention Control Scale(ACS),and Attention to Posi-tive and Negative Information Scale(APNI).The summed scores of emotional abuse,physical abuse and sex abuse subscale of CTQ were computed to measure childhood abuse,while the summed scores of emotional neglect and physical neglect subscale of CTQ were computed to measure childhood neglect.Results:Childhood abuse and child-hood neglect scores were both positively associated with PHQ-9 scores(β=0.01,0.01),and negatively associated with ACS scores(β=-0.30,-0.14).Childhood abuse scores were positively associated with negative attentional bias scores(β=0.24),and negatively associated with positive attentional bias scores(β=-0.14).Childhood neg-lect scores were negatively associated with positive attentional bias scores(β=-0.22).Attentional control and at-tentional bias played mediating roles between childhood abuse,childhood neglect and depressive symptoms,and the mediating effects accounted for 53.99%and 40.28%of the total effects,respectively.Conclusion:Depressive symptoms in college students are related to both childhood abuse and neglect,and attentional control and positive,negative attentional bias mediate such associations.
4.Research Progress on Chemical Composition and Pharmacological Effects of Sinopodophyllum hexandrum and Predictive Analysis on Q-marker
Yan LEI ; Yuzhuo LI ; Wanying WANG ; Lu SU ; Jiao KONG ; Ding LI ; Hongyan JIA ; Chuanxin LIU
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(6):1555-1577
Sinopodophyllum hexandruma is a traditional Chinese medicine in China,which is mostly distributed in Gansu,Shaanxi,Sichuan,Qinghai,Yunnan and Xizang,etc.In recent years,with the gradual deepening of the research on the chemical composition and pharmacology-toxicology of Sinopodophyllum hexandruma,its antitumour and antiviral pharmacodynamic evaluation has increasingly become a research hotspot in the industry.Based on the chemical structure,pharmacological properties and the theoretical basis of quality markers(Q-markers),this paper presents an in-depth literature review and analysis of the chemical composition,pharmacological activities and Q-markers of Sinopodophyllum hexandruma,and systematically explores and predicts the Q-markers of Sinopodophyllum hexandruma.It is proposed that Podophyllotoxin,picropodophyllotoxin,podophyllotoxinone,quercetin,kaempferol,quercetin-3-O-β-glucoside can be used as the Q-marker of Sinopodophyllum hexandruma.In the later stage,these index components can be selected to control the whole quality of Sinopodophyllum hexandrum,and provide some data support and theoretical reference for the quality evaluation of Sinopodophyllum hexandrum.
5.Clinical characteristics of Brucellar myelitis: an analysis of 13 cases
Yan SU ; Haitao DING ; Bo WANG ; Bin LIU ; Min LI ; Dan WANG ; Lin WANG ; Shuang JIANG ; Wenyan ZHANG ; Jin ZHEN
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2025;24(11):1134-1141
Objective:To explore the clinical features of Brucellar myelitis and diagnosis and treatment of secondary neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), and enhance the awareness of clinicians about this disease.Methods:A retrospective study was performed; 13 patients with Brucellar myelitis admitted to Department of Neurology, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Hospital from January 2020 to December 2024 were chosen. Clinical data were collected, and MRI images and serological changes during the infection period were observed. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid demyelinating antibody markers and cerebrospinal fluid oligoclonal bands (OCBs) in the suspected secondary inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system patients were detected. All patients received standard antibiotic treatment and/or individualized immunotherapy depending on disease severity. The patients were followed up for 24 (12, 42) months. At the last follow-up, the neurological outcomes were evaluated using modified Rankin scale (mRS, scores of 0-2: good prognosis; scores of 3-6: poor prognosis).Results:(1) Among the 13 patients, 12 had motor disorder, 9 had bladder/bowel dysfunction, 7 had sensory abnormality, and 4 had other symptoms such as dizziness, behavioral changes, or unsteady gait. (2) MRI results showed that 8 patients had spinal cord abnormalities, including 2 with long-segment intramedullary high signal at T2-weighted image and 6 with short-segment local intramedullary high signal at T2-weighted image. Enhanced MRI was performed in 11 patients, with 2 showing lesion enhancement, 3 showing meningeal enhancement, and 6 showing no enhancement. (3) Four patients had elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure (>180 mmH 2O); 9 patients had elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein level (>0.45 g/L). Brucella-specific DNA was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid of 6 patients. One patient was positive for OCB type II. One patient was positive for aquaporin 4 antibody (AQP4-IgG) in both serum and cerebrospinal fluid, and one patient was double positive for myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody (MOG-IgG) and AQP4-IgG in serum. (4) All 13 patients received standard antibiotic treatment; 12 patients received immunotherapy. (5) Among the 4 patients with poor prognosis, 3 died and the remaining 9 had a good prognosis. The mRS score decreasing from 4 (3, 4) at admission to 2 (2, 3) at the last follow-up, showing an overall improvement in neurological function. (6) Among the 13 patients, 2 were diagnosed as having Brucellar myelitis secondary NMOSD. On the basis of antibiotic treatment, one AQP4-IgG positive patient was treated with high-dose glucocorticoids only and later died; one MOG-IgG and AQP4-IgG double positive patient was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin combined with high-dose glucocorticoids and sequential rituximab, with mRS score decreasing from 5 at admission to 2 at the last follow-up and good neurological function recovery. Conclusions:The clinical manifestations of Brucellar myelitis are diverse and overlap with the clinical features of NMOSD. For patients with suspected Brucellar myelitis secondary NMOSD, combination of immunosuppressant (such as rituximab) with antibiotics may be an effective individualized treatment.
6.Analysis of risk factors of diaphragmatic hernia after thoraco-laparoscopic minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy
Zhenhua LI ; Weilu DING ; Huilai LYU ; Bokang SUN ; Keqin DONG ; Mingbo WANG ; Peng SU ; Ziqiang TIAN
Chinese Journal of Surgery 2025;63(2):130-135
Objective:To explore the related risk factors of diaphragmatic hernia after thoraco-laparoscopic minimally invasive Mckeown esophagectomy (MIME).Methods:This is a retrospective controlled study. A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of patients who underwent MIME at the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, from January 2016 to December 2023. A total of 619 patients were included. There were 423 males and 196 females, aged (63.7±7.6) years (range: 37 to 87 years). The diagnosis of diaphragmatic hernia after MIME was made based on clinical symptoms and CT scans. Patients were divided into two groups: the diaphragmatic hernia group ( n=16) and the non-diaphragmatic hernia group ( n=603). Clinical data, including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), smoking history, tumor location (upper, middle, and lower thoracic esophagus), preoperative neoadjuvant therapy history, and tumor staging, were collected and analyzed. A BMI of 25 kg/m2 and age of 65 years were used as cutoff values. The χ2 test and Fisher′s exact test were used to compare the data between the two groups, and Logistic regression was employed for risk factor analysis. The diaphragmatic hernia group and non-diaphragmatic hernia group were matched in a 1∶3 ratio with a caliper value of 0.02 by propensity score matching. Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis and compared using the log-rank test for between-group differences. Results:The proportion of patients with diaphragmatic hernia after MIME who underwent surgical treatment was 6/16. Statistically significant differences were observed between the diaphragmatic hernia group and the non-diaphragmatic hernia group in terms of age ( χ2=16.057, P<0.01), BMI ( χ2=16.057, P<0.01), and tumor location ( χ2=12.048, P=0.002). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age ≥65 years ( OR=1.236, P=0.023) and BMI<25 kg/m2 ( OR=0.810, P<0.01) were independent risk factors for the development of diaphragmatic hernia after MIME. Survival analysis showed no significant difference in long-term survival between patients with and without diaphragmatic hernia after MIME ( P=0.187), and whether patients with diaphragmatic hernia underwent surgery was not associated with long-term prognosis ( P=0.560). Conclusion:Patients with BMI<25 kg/m 2 and age ≥65 years are independent risk factors for diaphragmatic hernia after MIME. The occurrence of diaphragmatic hernia is not associated with prognosis, and whether patients with diaphragmatic hernia undergo surgery does not affect the prognosis.
7.Phase Ⅲ, multicenter, randomized comparative study of LY01005 and Zoladex ? for patients with premenopausal breast cancer
Xiying SHAO ; Qingyuan ZHANG ; Zhaofeng NIU ; Man LI ; Jingfen WANG ; Zhanhong CHEN ; Ruizhen LUO ; Guangdong QIAO ; Jianguo WANG ; Liyuan QIAN ; Ronghua YANG ; Zhendong CHEN ; Jian WANG ; Yumin YAO ; Jianghua OU ; Tao SUN ; Qiao CHENG ; Yongsheng WANG ; Jian HUANG ; Hongying ZHAO ; Wuyun SU ; Zhong OUYANG ; Yu DING ; Lilin CHEN ; Sumei YANG ; Mengsheng CUI ; Aimin ZANG ; Enxiang ZHOU ; Peizhi FAN ; Jing ZHANG ; Qiang LIU ; Yuee TENG ; Hui LI ; Jianyun NIE ; Jin YANG ; Xiaojia WANG ; Zefei JIANG
Chinese Journal of Oncology 2025;47(4):340-348
Background:To compare the efficacy and safety of monthly administrations of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists LY01005 and Zoladex ? in Chinese patients with premenopausal breast cancer. Methods:From October 2020 to November 2021, 188 premenopausal breast cancer patients were enrolled in 34 hospitals and randomized 1:1 to receive either LY01005 or Zoladex ? every 28 days for a total of three injections. All patients concomitantly received oral tamoxifen (TAM). The primary efficacy endpoint was cumulative probability of maintaining menopausal level [oestradiol (E2) ≤30 pg/ml] from day 29 to day 85. The second efficacy endpoint included changes in E2, luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) compared with the baseline. Pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), and safety were analyzed. The study also evaluated the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of LY01005. Results:A total of 188 patients were randomised and 187 patients received either LY01005 or Zoladex ?. Cumulative probabilities of maintaining menopausal level (E2≤30 pg/ml) from day 29 to day 85 were 93.1% for LY01005 and 86.3% for Zoladex ?. The between-group difference was 6.8% (95% CI: -2.3%, 15.9%) and primary efficacy in the LY01005 group was not inferior to that in the Zoladex ? group. Changes in E2, LH, and FSH levels compared with the baseline were equivalent between the two groups (E2: 89.34% to 90.23% vs. 82.11% to 85.02%; LH: 88.89% to 95.52% vs. 89.70% to 97.02%; FSH: 75.36% to 80.85% vs.73.07% to 80.24%, respectively). After three consecutive doses of LY01005, the LH and FSH levels of the subjects showed a transient increase after the first dose, reached a peak on the second day and then started to decrease. The LH and FSH reached a lower level and remained at or below that level until the 85th day. Both treatments were well-tolerated. Conclusion:LY01005 is as effective as Zoladex ? in suppressing E2 to menopausal levels in Chinese patients with premenopausal breast cancer, with a similar safety profile.
8.The correlation between KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, PIK3 CA mutations and clinical characteristics in elderly colorectal cancer patients
Wenrong JIANG ; Su WANG ; Li DING ; Yingying SUN ; Yingxin MIAO ; Hu ZHAO ; Shiwen WANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2025;44(4):465-471
Objective:To investigate the correlation between mutations in KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, and PIK3 CA and the clinical characteristics of elderly colorectal cancer(CRC)patients. Methods:Paraffin-embedded tissue samples were obtained from 191 elderly CRC patients who consulted at Huadong Hospital, affiliated to Fudan University, between January 2022 and July 2023.Following deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA)extraction, the amplification refractory mutation system polymerase chain reaction(ARMS-PCR)was employed to detect the mutation profiles of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, and PIK3 CA.Concurrently, serum samples collected prior to radical resection were analyzed for carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA), carbohydrate antigen 19-9(CA19-9), and carbohydrate antigen 72-4(CA72-4)using electrochemical luminescence.A comparative analysis of the clinical characteristics and preoperative serological tumor marker concentrations among patients with different gene mutations was conducted to elucidate their correlation. Results:A total of 191 elderly CRC patients were enrolled in the study, with ages ranging from 60 to 94 years(mean age 72.1±7.8 years), including 112 males.The mutation rate of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, and PIK3 CA, as determined by combined detection, was found to be 49.21%(94/191)among elderly CRC patients. KRAS exhibited the highest mutation rate at 35.08%, with statistically significant differences observed in gender, primary site, degree of differentiation, and neurovascular invasion between patients with and without KRAS mutations( P<0.05 for all comparisons).The BRAF mutation rate was 8.90%, and significant differences in gender, age, primary site, and degree of differentiation were also noted between patients with and without BRAF mutations( P<0.05 for all).The mutation rates for NRAS and PIK3 CA were 2.62% and 5.24%, respectively, with no statistically significant differences in the clinical characteristics of patients across different groups( P>0.05 for all).Additionally, the proportion of patients over the age of 90 in the double mutation group was significantly higher( P<0.01).Significant differences in serum CA19-9 concentrations were observed among the various mutation types( P<0.05). Conclusions:There are notable differences in age, gender, primary site, degree of differentiation, and neurovascular invasion among elderly CRC patients with varying mutation statuses of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, and PIK3 CA.Patients with double mutations exhibited higher concentrations of CA19-9 in preoperative serum.
9.Recurrent fever, persistent cytopenia
Yi MIAO ; Jing ZHANG ; Han ZHANG ; Chongyang DING ; Zhen WANG ; Zhonglan SU ; Jianyong LI ; Wenyu SHI
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2025;46(9):870-873
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare large B-cell lymphoma subtype. We report a patient who presented with "recurrent fever and pancytopenia." A 64-year-old female patient had previously been diagnosed with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia and had received zanubrutinib treatment. In February 2023, the patient revisited due to "recurrent fever and pancytopenia." A positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan demonstrated significant enlargement of the bilateral adrenal glands. After an adrenal biopsy, she was diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified. The patient received chemotherapy with the R-CHOP regimen (rituximab + cyclophosphamide + doxorubicin + vincristine + prednisone). After three treatment courses, a cranial magnetic resonance imaging examination indicated central nervous system infiltration of the lymphoma. After reviewing the pathology of the adrenal biopsy, the final diagnosis was revised as IVLBCL. Despite aggressive treatment, the disease continued to progress, and the patient died two months later. According to a multidisciplinary level, this article discusses the case from the perspective of a multidisciplinary team collaboration, involving imaging, pathology, dermatology, and lymphoma, to provide reference opinions for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of IVLBCL.
10.Malignant transformation of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia in long bone: a clinicopathological analysis of four cases
Rongfang DONG ; Yongbin SU ; Ziyi WANG ; Xiaoqi SUN ; Yi DING
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2025;54(6):593-598
Objective:To investigate the clinicopathological and genetic characteristics of malignant transformation of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (FD) in long bone.Methods:A retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics and morphological features was conducted from 4 cases of malignant transformation of FD diagnosed at Beijing Jishuitan Hospital from January 2016 to December 2023. Hotspot mutations for GNAS gene were tested in 4 cases by Sanger sequencing, in which both FD and malignant tissues were detected in 3 cases respectively.Results:There were 2 female and 2 male patients, aged 46 to 53 years [mean (49±3.2) years], and the course of the disease spanned from 2 months to 36 years. The tumor involved the femur ( n=2), tibia ( n=1) and humerus ( n=1). Three of them were diagnosed with FD before surgery. Single photon emission computed tomography showed multiple increases in bone metabolism, CT showed poorly margin, cortical destruction and soft tissue mass with uneven enhancement. Three cases had both FD and sarcoma components, while the remaining case exhibited exclusively sarcoma. The sarcomas displayed significant morphological variation, with 1 case diagnosed as osteosarcoma and 3 cases classified as low to high grade spindle cell sarcoma. Immunohistochemical results did not provide any indications for clear classification. Sanger sequencing demonstrated GNAS mutations of p.R201H (c.CGT>CAT, n=2) and p.R201C (c.CGT>TGT, n=2). All 4 cases were followed-up for 18 to 76 months, and received chemotherapy after surgery; 2 cases maintained disease-free, one case was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer through a core needle biopsy 3 months after chemotherapy, and another one was found to relapse 18 months after surgery. Conclusions:Some cases of polyostotic FD occur in association with café-au-lait macules and/or endocrine hyperfunctioning in McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS); polyostotic FD and MAS have more malignant potential than monostotic FD, but they are not the risk factors for FD malignancy. GNAS mutations may be involved in the occurrence and development of FD. The histologic types of malignant transformation of polyostotic FD in long bone are diverse, the sarcoma components of FD also present the GNAS mutation, suggesting potential involvement in the pathogenesis of FD malignancy.

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