1.Evaluation of the performance of large language models in indication-based drug reimbursement review in hospitals
Ming GAO ; Meichen HE ; Licheng ZHANG ; Zhaoming LIN ; Yi LIU ; Jiahua LENG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2025;41(1):63-66
Objective:To evaluate the performance of three mainstream large language models (LLMs) in the review of drug reimbursement indications in hospitals, and to explore their potential in improving audit quality and efficiency, thereby safeguarding the medical insurance fund.Methods:A total of 3 247 outpatient prescription records were retrospectively collected from a specialized oncology hospital between January 2, 2022, and June 30, 2023. Manual assessment of the consistency between clinical diagnoses and drug reimbursement indications was used as the gold standard. Three LLMs, Baidu′s ERNIE Bot, Alibaba′s Tongyi Qianwen, and OpenAI′s ChatGPT-4o, were evaluated on the same task. Performance metrics included accuracy, precision, sensitivity, specificity, F1 score, and area under the curve (AUC).Results:The ERNIE Bot model returned 3 242 valid data, which took 314 min; The Tongyi Qianwen model returned a total of 3 162 valid data, taking 384 min; The ChatGPT-4o model returned a total of 3 218 valid data, taking 150 min. ChatGPT-4o demonstrated the best performance, with an accuracy of 88.41%, precision of 60.48%, sensitivity of 78.75%, specificity of 90.24%, F1 score of 0.68, and an AUC of 0.88.Conclusions:LLMs demonstrate stable performance in determining whether prescriptions align with reimbursement indications, with ChatGPT-4o approaching human-level accuracy and exhibiting more conservative specificity. These findings suggest that LLMs have practical value as auxiliary tools in drug indication reviews, contributing to improved audit efficiency and more refined management of medical insurance funds.
2.Evaluation of the performance of large language models in indication-based drug reimbursement review in hospitals
Ming GAO ; Meichen HE ; Licheng ZHANG ; Zhaoming LIN ; Yi LIU ; Jiahua LENG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2025;41(1):63-66
Objective:To evaluate the performance of three mainstream large language models (LLMs) in the review of drug reimbursement indications in hospitals, and to explore their potential in improving audit quality and efficiency, thereby safeguarding the medical insurance fund.Methods:A total of 3 247 outpatient prescription records were retrospectively collected from a specialized oncology hospital between January 2, 2022, and June 30, 2023. Manual assessment of the consistency between clinical diagnoses and drug reimbursement indications was used as the gold standard. Three LLMs, Baidu′s ERNIE Bot, Alibaba′s Tongyi Qianwen, and OpenAI′s ChatGPT-4o, were evaluated on the same task. Performance metrics included accuracy, precision, sensitivity, specificity, F1 score, and area under the curve (AUC).Results:The ERNIE Bot model returned 3 242 valid data, which took 314 min; The Tongyi Qianwen model returned a total of 3 162 valid data, taking 384 min; The ChatGPT-4o model returned a total of 3 218 valid data, taking 150 min. ChatGPT-4o demonstrated the best performance, with an accuracy of 88.41%, precision of 60.48%, sensitivity of 78.75%, specificity of 90.24%, F1 score of 0.68, and an AUC of 0.88.Conclusions:LLMs demonstrate stable performance in determining whether prescriptions align with reimbursement indications, with ChatGPT-4o approaching human-level accuracy and exhibiting more conservative specificity. These findings suggest that LLMs have practical value as auxiliary tools in drug indication reviews, contributing to improved audit efficiency and more refined management of medical insurance funds.
3.Clinical characteristics and prognosis of 69 immunocompetent patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma
Xiaojiao XU ; Jiahua ZHAO ; Xiaosa YANG ; Dongyang HU ; Rui LIU ; Tiantian ZHUANG ; Yubao MA ; Mianwang HE ; Fei YANG ; Jiatang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2024;23(12):1225-1233
Objective:To explore the clinical features of immunocompetent primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and influencing factors for prognosis of immunocompetent patients with PCNSL.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed; 69 immunocompetent patients with PCNSL confirmed by pathology in First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital from January 2016 to January 2024 were enrolled; initial symptoms, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score, and results of laboratory and pathological examinations in these patients were collected. Patients were divided into biopsy confirmed group ( n=43) and lesion resection confirmed group ( n=26) according to different diagnostic methods; patients were also divided into chemotherapy group ( n=48), chemotherapy+radiotherapy group ( n=9) and surgical resection group ( n=12) according to different treatment methods. Clinical outcomes of these patients in different groups at the end of follow-up were compared, and the influencing factors for short-term prognosis (6 months after treatment) were identified. All patients were followed up for 12.80 (6.00, 36.40) months. The short-term prognosis was evaluated by modified Rankin scale (mRS) 6 months after treatment (mRS scores of 0-2: good prognosis; mRS scores of 3-6: poor prognosis). Overall survival (OS) was recorded at the end of follow-up. Results:Among the 69 immunocompetent patients with PCNSL, 37 were males and 32 were females; median onset age was 59 years, ranged 24-83 years. Focal neurologic deficits of different degrees (34/69, limb weakness, sensory disturbances, ataxia, or eye involvement) were the most common initial symptoms, followed by headache (14/69), dizziness (10/69), cognitive dysfunction (9/69), epilepsy (1/69) and psychiatric disorders (1/69). Forty-five patients underwent cerebrospinal fluid examination: 17 had cerebrospinal fluid pressure≥200 mmH 2O (1 mmH 2O=9.8 Pa); 10 had increased white blood cell count (>10×10 6/L), reaching to (16.5[11.0, 20.0])×10 6/L; 32 had increased protein level, reaching to 758.10 (547.83, 948.13) mg/L. Cerebrospinal fluid cytology was performed in 15 patients, and tumor cells were found in only 1 patient. Cranial MRI showed that intracranial solitary lesions were more common (60.87%, 42/69), and most lesions were at the basal ganglia region (40.58%, 28/69). PET/CT showed a obviously higher metabolism of the lesions (97.06, 33/34), with maximum standardized uptake of 22.9 (13.9, 30.55) g/mL. All patients had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). By the end of follow-up, 28 patients died. Logistic regression analysis showed that ECOG score≥2 ( OR=9.210, 95% CI: 2.558-32.896, P=0.001) and positive MYC ( OR=0.088, 95% CI: 0.008-0.973, P=0.047) were independent risk factors for poor short-term prognosis. Cox proportional hazard regression model analysis showed that ECOG score≥2 ( HR=5.135, 95% CI: 2.230-11.827, P<0.001), positive B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL-6, HR=0.226, 95% CI: 0.079-0.649, P=0.006) and chemotherapy or chemotherapy+radiotherapy ( HR=0.392, 95% CI: 0.157-0.980, P=0.045) were independent prognostic factors for OS. Conclusions:In immunocompetent patients with PCNSL, focal neurological deficits are more common at the onset, and fever is rare. Patients with ECOG score≥2 are more likely to have poor short-term prognosis and short OS. MYC-positive patients will have a better short-term prognosis; BCL-6 positive patients and patients treated with chemotherapy or chemotherapy+radiotherapy will have longer OS.
4.Retrospective study of role of neoadjuvant rectal scores in evaluating the 10-year disease-free survival of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery
Weili ZHANG ; Chi ZHOU ; Weifeng WANG ; Weihao LI ; Jiahua HE ; Zhenhai LU ; Xiaojun WU ; Junzhong LIN ; Jianhong PENG
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2024;27(6):608-614
Objective:To investigate the correlation between the neoadjuvant rectal (NAR) score and long-term survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who have undergone neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.Methods:Clinical and pathological data of 487 patients diagnosed with rectal adenocarcinoma from October 2004 to April 2014 at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center who had received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy were retrospectively analyzed and the impact of NAR score on prognosis studied. Disease-free-survival (DFS) was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method and survivals compared using the log-rank test. Cox models were used for univariate and multivariate analyses. Receiver operating characteristic curves were utilized to evaluate the predictive capability of NAR and tumor regression grade scores for the risk of 10-year postoperative recurrence and metastasis. The Delong test was employed to compare the diagnostic performance of the two scores.Results:Of the 487 patients included in the study, 166 were men (34.1%). The median age was 56 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 46–63). All patients completed adequate preoperative chemoradiotherapy and underwent R0 resection.The median interval between the end of chemoradiotherapy and surgery was 51 days (IQR: 44–58). Post-chemoradiotherapy downstaging occurred in 329 patients (67.6%). Tumor regression grades (TRGs) were 1–2 in 246 patients (50.5%) and 3–4 in 241 patients (49.5%). A total of 394 patients (80.9%) received postoperative chemotherapy. NAR scores were <8 in 182 patients (37.4%), 8–16 in 180 (37.0%), and >16 in 125 (25.6%). The median follow-up time was 111.5 months (IQR: 70.7–133.7 months). One hundred and thirteen patients died of rectal cancer, among whom 13 patients developed local recurrence, 88 patients developed distant metastasis, and 12 patients had unknown recurrence patterns. The 10-year DFS and overall survival rate of f the whole group were 68.9% and 71.5% respectively. The 10-year DFS rates for patients with NAR scores <8, 8–16, and >16 were 85.1%, 80.5%, and 66.4%, respectively ( P<0.001). Multivariate analyses revealed that the Dixon operation (HR=0.606, 95%CI: 0.408–0.902, P=0.014), and >16 (HR=2.569, 95%CI: 1.559–4.233, P<0.001) were independent predictors of the 10-year DFS of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer ( P<0.05 for all). In the entire patient cohort, the AUC of the receiver operating characteristic curve for NAR score predicting 10-year recurrence and metastasis was 0.67 (95%CI: 0.62–0.72), whereas the AUC for TRG score was 0.54 (95%CI: 0.49–0.60). The two scores differed significantly in accuracy ( Z=-4.06, P<0.001), the NAR score being a significantly better predictor of risk of 10-year recurrence and metastasis than the TRG score. Conclusion:The NAR score is a reliable predictor of 10-year DFS in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who have undergone neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by curative surgery.
5.Retrospective study of role of neoadjuvant rectal scores in evaluating the 10-year disease-free survival of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery
Weili ZHANG ; Chi ZHOU ; Weifeng WANG ; Weihao LI ; Jiahua HE ; Zhenhai LU ; Xiaojun WU ; Junzhong LIN ; Jianhong PENG
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2024;27(6):608-614
Objective:To investigate the correlation between the neoadjuvant rectal (NAR) score and long-term survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who have undergone neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.Methods:Clinical and pathological data of 487 patients diagnosed with rectal adenocarcinoma from October 2004 to April 2014 at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center who had received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy were retrospectively analyzed and the impact of NAR score on prognosis studied. Disease-free-survival (DFS) was calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method and survivals compared using the log-rank test. Cox models were used for univariate and multivariate analyses. Receiver operating characteristic curves were utilized to evaluate the predictive capability of NAR and tumor regression grade scores for the risk of 10-year postoperative recurrence and metastasis. The Delong test was employed to compare the diagnostic performance of the two scores.Results:Of the 487 patients included in the study, 166 were men (34.1%). The median age was 56 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 46–63). All patients completed adequate preoperative chemoradiotherapy and underwent R0 resection.The median interval between the end of chemoradiotherapy and surgery was 51 days (IQR: 44–58). Post-chemoradiotherapy downstaging occurred in 329 patients (67.6%). Tumor regression grades (TRGs) were 1–2 in 246 patients (50.5%) and 3–4 in 241 patients (49.5%). A total of 394 patients (80.9%) received postoperative chemotherapy. NAR scores were <8 in 182 patients (37.4%), 8–16 in 180 (37.0%), and >16 in 125 (25.6%). The median follow-up time was 111.5 months (IQR: 70.7–133.7 months). One hundred and thirteen patients died of rectal cancer, among whom 13 patients developed local recurrence, 88 patients developed distant metastasis, and 12 patients had unknown recurrence patterns. The 10-year DFS and overall survival rate of f the whole group were 68.9% and 71.5% respectively. The 10-year DFS rates for patients with NAR scores <8, 8–16, and >16 were 85.1%, 80.5%, and 66.4%, respectively ( P<0.001). Multivariate analyses revealed that the Dixon operation (HR=0.606, 95%CI: 0.408–0.902, P=0.014), and >16 (HR=2.569, 95%CI: 1.559–4.233, P<0.001) were independent predictors of the 10-year DFS of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer ( P<0.05 for all). In the entire patient cohort, the AUC of the receiver operating characteristic curve for NAR score predicting 10-year recurrence and metastasis was 0.67 (95%CI: 0.62–0.72), whereas the AUC for TRG score was 0.54 (95%CI: 0.49–0.60). The two scores differed significantly in accuracy ( Z=-4.06, P<0.001), the NAR score being a significantly better predictor of risk of 10-year recurrence and metastasis than the TRG score. Conclusion:The NAR score is a reliable predictor of 10-year DFS in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who have undergone neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by curative surgery.
6.Clinical characteristics and prognosis of 69 immunocompetent patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma
Xiaojiao XU ; Jiahua ZHAO ; Xiaosa YANG ; Dongyang HU ; Rui LIU ; Tiantian ZHUANG ; Yubao MA ; Mianwang HE ; Fei YANG ; Jiatang ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2024;23(12):1225-1233
Objective:To explore the clinical features of immunocompetent primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) and influencing factors for prognosis of immunocompetent patients with PCNSL.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed; 69 immunocompetent patients with PCNSL confirmed by pathology in First Medical Center of PLA General Hospital from January 2016 to January 2024 were enrolled; initial symptoms, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score, and results of laboratory and pathological examinations in these patients were collected. Patients were divided into biopsy confirmed group ( n=43) and lesion resection confirmed group ( n=26) according to different diagnostic methods; patients were also divided into chemotherapy group ( n=48), chemotherapy+radiotherapy group ( n=9) and surgical resection group ( n=12) according to different treatment methods. Clinical outcomes of these patients in different groups at the end of follow-up were compared, and the influencing factors for short-term prognosis (6 months after treatment) were identified. All patients were followed up for 12.80 (6.00, 36.40) months. The short-term prognosis was evaluated by modified Rankin scale (mRS) 6 months after treatment (mRS scores of 0-2: good prognosis; mRS scores of 3-6: poor prognosis). Overall survival (OS) was recorded at the end of follow-up. Results:Among the 69 immunocompetent patients with PCNSL, 37 were males and 32 were females; median onset age was 59 years, ranged 24-83 years. Focal neurologic deficits of different degrees (34/69, limb weakness, sensory disturbances, ataxia, or eye involvement) were the most common initial symptoms, followed by headache (14/69), dizziness (10/69), cognitive dysfunction (9/69), epilepsy (1/69) and psychiatric disorders (1/69). Forty-five patients underwent cerebrospinal fluid examination: 17 had cerebrospinal fluid pressure≥200 mmH 2O (1 mmH 2O=9.8 Pa); 10 had increased white blood cell count (>10×10 6/L), reaching to (16.5[11.0, 20.0])×10 6/L; 32 had increased protein level, reaching to 758.10 (547.83, 948.13) mg/L. Cerebrospinal fluid cytology was performed in 15 patients, and tumor cells were found in only 1 patient. Cranial MRI showed that intracranial solitary lesions were more common (60.87%, 42/69), and most lesions were at the basal ganglia region (40.58%, 28/69). PET/CT showed a obviously higher metabolism of the lesions (97.06, 33/34), with maximum standardized uptake of 22.9 (13.9, 30.55) g/mL. All patients had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). By the end of follow-up, 28 patients died. Logistic regression analysis showed that ECOG score≥2 ( OR=9.210, 95% CI: 2.558-32.896, P=0.001) and positive MYC ( OR=0.088, 95% CI: 0.008-0.973, P=0.047) were independent risk factors for poor short-term prognosis. Cox proportional hazard regression model analysis showed that ECOG score≥2 ( HR=5.135, 95% CI: 2.230-11.827, P<0.001), positive B-cell lymphoma 6 (BCL-6, HR=0.226, 95% CI: 0.079-0.649, P=0.006) and chemotherapy or chemotherapy+radiotherapy ( HR=0.392, 95% CI: 0.157-0.980, P=0.045) were independent prognostic factors for OS. Conclusions:In immunocompetent patients with PCNSL, focal neurological deficits are more common at the onset, and fever is rare. Patients with ECOG score≥2 are more likely to have poor short-term prognosis and short OS. MYC-positive patients will have a better short-term prognosis; BCL-6 positive patients and patients treated with chemotherapy or chemotherapy+radiotherapy will have longer OS.
7.Epidemiological characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of gallbladder cancer in China: a report of 6 159 cases
Xuheng SUN ; Yijun WANG ; Wei ZHANG ; Yajun GENG ; Yongsheng LI ; Tai REN ; Maolan LI ; Xu'an WANG ; Xiangsong WU ; Wenguang WU ; Wei CHEN ; Tao CHEN ; Min HE ; Hui WANG ; Linhua YANG ; Lu ZOU ; Peng PU ; Mingjie YANG ; Zhaonan LIU ; Wenqi TAO ; Jiayi FENG ; Ziheng JIA ; Zhiyuan ZHENG ; Lijing ZHONG ; Yuanying QIAN ; Ping DONG ; Xuefeng WANG ; Jun GU ; Lianxin LIU ; Yeben QIAN ; Jianfeng GU ; Yong LIU ; Yunfu CUI ; Bei SUN ; Bing LI ; Chenghao SHAO ; Xiaoqing JIANG ; Qiang MA ; Jinfang ZHENG ; Changjun LIU ; Hong CAO ; Xiaoliang CHEN ; Qiyun LI ; Lin WANG ; Kunhua WANG ; Lei ZHANG ; Linhui ZHENG ; Chunfu ZHU ; Hongyu CAI ; Jingyu CAO ; Haihong ZHU ; Jun LIU ; Xueyi DANG ; Jiansheng LIU ; Xueli ZHANG ; Junming XU ; Zhewei FEI ; Xiaoping YANG ; Jiahua YANG ; Zaiyang ZHANG ; Xulin WANG ; Yi WANG ; Jihui HAO ; Qiyu ZHANG ; Huihan JIN ; Chang LIU ; Wei HAN ; Jun YAN ; Buqiang WU ; Chaoliu DAI ; Wencai LYU ; Zhiwei QUAN ; Shuyou PENG ; Wei GONG ; Yingbin LIU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2022;21(1):114-128
Objective:To investigate the epidemiological characteristics, diagnosis, treat-ment and prognosis of gallbladder cancer in China from 2010 to 2017.Methods:The single disease retrospective registration cohort study was conducted. Based on the concept of the real world study, the clinicopathological data, from multicenter retrospective clinical data database of gallbladder cancer of Chinese Research Group of Gallbladder Cancer (CRGGC), of 6 159 patients with gallbladder cancer who were admitted to 42 hospitals from January 2010 to December 2017 were collected. Observation indicators: (1) case resources; (2) age and sex distribution; (3) diagnosis; (4) surgical treatment and prognosis; (5) multimodality therapy and prognosis. The follow-up data of the 42 hospitals were collected and analyzed by the CRGGC. The main outcome indicator was the overall survival time from date of operation for surgical patients or date of diagnosis for non-surgical patients to the end of outcome event or the last follow-up. Measurement data with normal distribu-tion were represented as Mean±SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M( Q1, Q3) or M(range), and com-parison between groups was conducted using the U test. Count data were described as absolute numbers or percentages, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test. Univariate analysis was performed using the Logistic forced regression model, and variables with P<0.1 in the univariate analysis were included for multivariate analysis. Multivariate analysis was performed using the Logistic stepwise regression model. The life table method was used to calculate survival rates and the Kaplan-Meier method was used to draw survival curves. Log-rank test was used for survival analysis. Results:(1) Case resources: of the 42 hospitals, there were 35 class A of tertiary hospitals and 7 class B of tertiary hospitals, 16 hospitals with high admission of gallbladder cancer and 26 hospitals with low admission of gallbladder cancer, respectively. Geographical distribution of the 42 hospitals: there were 9 hospitals in central China, 5 hospitals in northeast China, 22 hospitals in eastern China and 6 hospitals in western China. Geographical distribution of the 6 159 patients: there were 2 154 cases(34.973%) from central China, 705 cases(11.447%) from northeast China, 1 969 cases(31.969%) from eastern China and 1 331 cases(21.611%) from western China. The total average number of cases undergoing diagnosis and treatment in hospitals of the 6 159 patients was 18.3±4.5 per year, in which the average number of cases undergoing diagnosis and treatment in hospitals of 4 974 patients(80.760%) from hospitals with high admission of gallbladder cancer was 38.8±8.9 per year and the average number of cases undergoing diagnosis and treatment in hospitals of 1 185 patients(19.240%) from hospitals with low admission of gallbladder cancer was 5.7±1.9 per year. (2) Age and sex distribution: the age of 6 159 patients diagnosed as gallbladder cancer was 64(56,71) years, in which the age of 2 247 male patients(36.483%) diagnosed as gallbladder cancer was 64(58,71)years and the age of 3 912 female patients(63.517%) diagnosed as gallbladder cancer was 63(55,71)years. The sex ratio of female to male was 1.74:1. Of 6 159 patients, 3 886 cases(63.095%) were diagnosed as gallbladder cancer at 56 to 75 years old. There was a significant difference on age at diagnosis between male and female patients ( Z=-3.99, P<0.001). (3) Diagnosis: of 6 159 patients, 2 503 cases(40.640%) were initially diagnosed as gallbladder cancer and 3 656 cases(59.360%) were initially diagnosed as non-gallbladder cancer. There were 2 110 patients(34.259%) not undergoing surgical treatment, of which 200 cases(9.479%) were initially diagnosed as gallbladder cancer and 1 910 cases(90.521%) were initially diagnosed as non-gallbladder cancer. There were 4 049 patients(65.741%) undergoing surgical treatment, of which 2 303 cases(56.878%) were initially diagnosed as gallbladder cancer and 1 746 cases(43.122%) were initial diagnosed as non-gallbladder cancer. Of the 1 746 patients who were initially diagnosed as non-gallbladder cancer, there were 774 cases(19.116%) diagnosed as gallbladder cancer during operation and 972 cases(24.006%) diagnosed as gallbladder cancer after operation. Of 6 159 patients, there were 2 521 cases(40.932%), 2 335 cases(37.912%) and 1 114 cases(18.087%) undergoing ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination before initial diagnosis, respec-tively, and there were 3 259 cases(52.914%), 3 172 cases(51.502%) and 4 016 cases(65.205%) undergoing serum carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9 or CA125 examination before initially diagnosis, respectively. One patient may underwent multiple examinations. Results of univariate analysis showed that geographical distribution of hospitals (eastern China or western China), age ≥72 years, gallbladder cancer annual admission of hospitals, whether undergoing ultrasound, CT, MRI, serum carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9 or CA125 examination before initially diagnosis were related factors influencing initial diagnosis of gallbladder cancer patients ( odds ratio=1.45, 1.98, 0.69, 0.68, 2.43, 0.41, 1.63, 0.41, 0.39, 0.42, 95% confidence interval as 1.21-1.74, 1.64-2.40, 0.59-0.80, 0.60-0.78, 2.19-2.70, 0.37-0.45, 1.43-1.86, 0.37-0.45, 0.35-0.43, 0.38-0.47, P<0.05). Results of multivariate analysis showed that geographical distribution of hospitals (eastern China or western China), sex, age ≥72 years, gallbladder cancer annual admission of hospitals and cases undergoing ultrasound, CT, serum CA19-9 examination before initially diagnosis were indepen-dent influencing factors influencing initial diagnosis of gallbladder cancer patients ( odds ratio=1.36, 1.42, 0.89, 0.67, 1.85, 1.56, 1.57, 0.39, 95% confidence interval as 1.13-1.64, 1.16-1.73, 0.79-0.99, 0.57-0.78, 1.60-2.14, 1.38-1.77, 1.38-1.79, 0.35-0.43, P<0.05). (4) Surgical treatment and prognosis. Of the 4 049 patients undergoing surgical treatment, there were 2 447 cases(60.435%) with complete pathological staging data and follow-up data. Cases with pathological staging as stage 0, stage Ⅰ, stage Ⅱ, stage Ⅲa, stage Ⅲb, stage Ⅳa and stage Ⅳb were 85(3.474%), 201(8.214%), 71(2.902%), 890(36.371%), 382(15.611%), 33(1.348%) and 785(32.080%), respectively. The median follow-up time and median postoperative overall survival time of the 2 447 cases were 55.75 months (95% confidence interval as 52.78-58.35) and 23.46 months (95% confidence interval as 21.23-25.71), respectively. There was a significant difference in the overall survival between cases with pathological staging as stage 0, stage Ⅰ, stage Ⅱ, stage Ⅲa, stage Ⅲb, stage Ⅳa and stage Ⅳb ( χ2=512.47, P<0.001). Of the 4 049 patients undergoing surgical treatment, there were 2 988 cases(73.796%) with resectable tumor, 177 cases(4.371%) with unresectable tumor and 884 cases(21.833%) with tumor unassessable for resectabi-lity. Of the 2 988 cases with resectable tumor, there were 2 036 cases(68.139%) undergoing radical resection, 504 cases(16.867%) undergoing non-radical resection and 448 cases(14.994%) with operation unassessable for curative effect. Of the 2 447 cases with complete pathological staging data and follow-up data who underwent surgical treatment, there were 53 cases(2.166%) with unresectable tumor, 300 cases(12.260%) with resectable tumor and receiving non-radical resection, 1 441 cases(58.888%) with resectable tumor and receiving radical resection, 653 cases(26.686%) with resectable tumor and receiving operation unassessable for curative effect. There were 733 cases not undergoing surgical treatment with complete pathological staging data and follow-up data. There was a significant difference in the overall survival between cases not undergoing surgical treatment, cases undergoing surgical treatment for unresectable tumor, cases undergoing non-radical resection for resectable tumor and cases undergoing radical resection for resectable tumor ( χ2=121.04, P<0.001). (5) Multimodality therapy and prognosis: of 6 159 patients, there were 541 cases(8.784%) under-going postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and advanced chemotherapy, 76 cases(1.234%) under-going radiotherapy. There were 1 170 advanced gallbladder cancer (pathological staging ≥stage Ⅲa) patients undergoing radical resection, including 126 cases(10.769%) with post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy and 1 044 cases(89.231%) without postoperative adjuvant chemo-therapy. There was no significant difference in the overall survival between cases with post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy and cases without postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy ( χ2=0.23, P=0.629). There were 658 patients with pathological staging as stage Ⅲa who underwent radical resection, including 66 cases(10.030%) with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and 592 cases(89.970%) without postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. There was no significant difference in the overall survival between cases with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and cases without postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy ( χ2=0.05, P=0.817). There were 512 patients with pathological staging ≥stage Ⅲb who underwent radical resection, including 60 cases(11.719%) with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and 452 cases(88.281%) without postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. There was no significant difference in the overall survival between cases with postoperative adjuvant chemo-therapy and cases without post-operative adjuvant chemo-therapy ( χ2=1.50, P=0.220). Conclusions:There are more women than men with gallbladder cancer in China and more than half of patients are diagnosed at the age of 56 to 75 years. Cases undergoing ultrasound, CT, serum CA19-9 examination before initial diagnosis are independent influencing factors influencing initial diagnosis of gallbladder cancer patients. Preoperative resectability evaluation can improve the therapy strategy and patient prognosis. Adjuvant chemotherapy for gallbladder cancer is not standardized and in low proportion in China.
8. Mapping Domain- and Age-Specific Functional Brain Activity for Children’s Cognitive and Affective Development
Lei HAO ; Menglu CHEN ; Jiahua XU ; Min JIANG ; Yanpei WANG ; Yong HE ; Sha TAO ; Qi DONG ; Shaozheng QIN ; Lei HAO ; Lei HAO ; Menglu CHEN ; Jiahua XU ; Min JIANG ; Yanpei WANG ; Yong HE ; Shaozheng QIN ; Lei LI ; Linhua JIANG ; Xu CHEN ; Jiang QIU ; Xu CHEN ; Jiang QIU ; Shuping TAN ; Jia-Hong GAO
Neuroscience Bulletin 2021;37(6):763-776
The human brain undergoes rapid development during childhood, with significant improvement in a wide spectrum of cognitive and affective functions. Mapping domain- and age-specific brain activity patterns has important implications for characterizing the development of children’s cognitive and affective functions. The current mainstay of brain templates is primarily derived from structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and thus is not ideal for mapping children’s cognitive and affective brain development. By integrating task-dependent functional MRI data from a large sample of 250 children (aged 7 to 12) across multiple domains and the latest easy-to-use and transparent preprocessing workflow, we here created a set of age-specific brain functional activity maps across four domains: attention, executive function, emotion, and risky decision-making. Moreover, we developed a toolbox named Developmental Brain Functional Activity maps across multiple domains that enables researchers to visualize and download domain- and age-specific brain activity maps for various needs. This toolbox and maps have been released on the Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse website (http://www.nitrc.org/projects/dbfa). Our study provides domain- and age-specific brain activity maps for future developmental neuroimaging studies in both healthy and clinical populations.
9.Congenital malignant rhabdoid tumor in a fetal neck: a case report
Bo XIA ; Qiuming HE ; Junjie WANG ; Junjian LYU ; Jiahua LI
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine 2021;24(10):774-777
We report the clinical characteristics of congenital malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) of the neck in a fetus. Prenatal ultrasound and MRI at 33 +4 and 34 weeks gestation revealed a round solid mass on the right side of the fetus' neck. An initial differential diagnosis was between neuroblastoma and vascular malformation. Re-examination with ultrasound at 36 gestational weeks revealed an enlarged fetal neck mass, with concomitant multiple subcutaneous solid masses all over his body, right-side hydrothorax, and abnormal liver echo, which were highly suspicious of metastasis of a malignant tumor. The baby boy was delivered by cesarean section at 37 weeks of gestation with a normal Apgar score and slight shortness of breath. Physical examination showed scattered lesions in the neck, armpits, and limbs, etc. The condition of the infant deteriorated rapidly with the increasing number and volume of the masses after admission. The boy was confirmed as MRT (stage Ⅳ) by pathological biopsy on the left upper arm and died on postnatal day 10 after treatment was withdrawn.
10. Characteristics of dominant bacteria of colonic lavage fluid in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
Min HUANG ; Jiahua QIU ; Xiaoling HE
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2020;43(1):53-56
Objective:
To investigate the characteristics of dominant bacteria of colonic lavage fluid in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Methods:
Forty-six patients with diarrhea-predominant IBS (observation group) and 46 patients with abdominal pain or discomfort who was excluded IBS (control group) from January 2016 to January 2019 in Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen Longhua District People′s Hospital were selected. During colonoscopy, 2 pieces of descending colonic mucosal tissues were taken by forceps, then 4 ml of colonic lavage fluid was collected from the mucosa tissues to extract total DNA, and 10 dominant bacteria were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (including Bacteroides, Bacteriodes prevotella, Bifidobacterium, Clostridium, Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, Dialister pneumosintes, Firmicutes, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Salmonella, Lactobacillus, and data were selected for logarithm). The correlation of dominant bacteria between colonic mucosal tissues and colonic lavage fluid was analyzed by Spearman correlation analysis.
Results:
The composition and change of dominant bacteria of colonic mucosal tissues and colonic lavage fluid were basically the same in 2 groups. The numbers of Bacteroides, Bacteriodes prevotella, Clostridium in colonic mucosal tissues and colonic lavage fluid, and the numbers of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in colonic lavage fluid of observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (colonic mucosal tissues: 3.68 ± 0.54 vs. 4.34 ± 0.27, 4.26 ± 0.28 vs. 5.33 ± 0.42, 4.46 ± 0.68 vs. 4.99 ± 0.61; colonic lavage fluid: 3.26 ± 0.61 vs. 4.09 ± 0.51, 3.10 ± 1.42 vs. 4.86 ± 1.03, 5.24 ± 0.54 vs. 5.95 ± 0.51, 2.24 ± 1.83 vs. 3.24 ± 1.46), and there were statistical differences (

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