1.A survey on Chinese physicians’cognition,attitudes,and practices regarding biosimilars and their clinical switching
Liyang GAO ; Lijuan ZUO ; Huiting PENG ; Weixin XU ; Li ZHANG ; Haisheng CHEN ; Jing SHI
China Pharmacy 2026;37(18):2363-2368
OBJECTIVE To investigate the cognition, attitudes, and current practices of Chinese physicians regarding biosimilars and their clinical switching, so as to provide a basis for the rational clinical application of biosimilars in China and the improvement of related policies.METHODS A national cross-sectional online questionnaire survey was conducted in 2025. Quota sampling was adopted, with quotas based on physicians’ sex, city tier, and specialty. Questionnaire invitations were distributed to licensed physicians, and physicians who had prescribed monoclonal antibody biosimilars were included for analysis. The questionnaire covered their familiarity with biosimilars, attitudes, clinical switching practices, and reasons. Data were processed using reliability and validity tests, dispersion analysis, and cross-tabulation analysis.RESULTS The questionnaire scale showed good reliability and validity, with Cronbach’s α coefficient >0.7 and KMO value >0.6. A total of 2 071 survey invitations were distributed, and 300 valid questionnaires were returned, with an effective response rate of 14.5%. Among the respondents, 75.3% had prescribed 3-5 types of monoclonal antibody biosimilars; only 35.3% were aware that China currently has no clear regulatory provisions on biosimilar switching; 46.3% and 47.3% of respondents believed that there was no difference in safety and efficacy, respectively, between biosimilars and originator products; 63.0% of respondents were concerned about the immunogenicity risk of long-term switching between originator drugs and biosimilars. A total of 92.3% of respondents had experience with biosimilar switching, 87.7% of which involved switching from originator products to biosimilars, and 28.2% of respondents had completed three or more switches in the same patient. Among the primary reasons for switching, non-medical factors accounted for 57.4%, higher than medical factors at 42.6%; “lower treatment cost after switching” was the most important reason for switching; 95.3% of respondents believed that informed consent should be obtained from patients before switching.CONCLUSIONS The surveyed physicians had basic knowledge of biosimilars, but their understanding of the relevant regulations of the national drug regulatory authority was insufficient. Although most physicians were concerned about the risks of non-medical switching, clinical switching was mostly driven by non-medical factors. It is recommended to strengthen policy education for medical professionals and standardize clinical switching behavior. The National Medical Products Administration should also promptly improve the interchangeability review standards and post-marketing surveillance system for biosimilars, so as to promote the rational use of biosimilars.
2.Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp
Qitao CHEN ; Yuqian LI ; Guanghui SHAO ; Jing ZHU ; Qilin ZHU ; Zhongming LI ; Xufeng DU ; Weixin FAN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2025;58(3):272-275
Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is a rare superficial skin inflammatory disease that occurs on the scalp, and its pathogenesis is still unclear. Its clinical manifestations are similar to those of infective inflammation and malignant tumors, and its diagnosis is highly dependent on non-specific pathological changes, so the diagnosis is relatively difficult. Clinically, topical glucocorticoids are the main treatment method, but treatment outcomes vary greatly among individuals, and patients with refractory EPDS need other treatment methods. EPDS generally requires long-term topical glucocorticoid therapy, and adverse drug reactions are common. This review summarizes research progress in EPDS in recent years, in order to improve clinicians' understanding of this disease.
3.Congenital triangular alopecia
Guanghui SHAO ; Yuqian LI ; Qitao CHEN ; Qilin ZHU ; Jing ZHU ; Zhongming LI ; Xufeng DU ; Weixin FAN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2025;58(7):668-671
Congenital triangular alopecia is a kind of non-inflammatory and non-cicatricial alopecia, and most cases develop this disease at the ages of 2 - 9 years. The pathogenesis of congenital triangular alopecia is still unclear, and there is a lack of effective treatments. Congenital triangular alopecia is rather liable to be misdiagnosed and erroneously treated, and dermoscopy helps confirm the diagnosis. This review summarizes the progress in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of congenital triangular alopecia.
4.Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp
Qitao CHEN ; Yuqian LI ; Guanghui SHAO ; Jing ZHU ; Qilin ZHU ; Zhongming LI ; Xufeng DU ; Weixin FAN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2025;58(3):272-275
Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp (EPDS) is a rare superficial skin inflammatory disease that occurs on the scalp, and its pathogenesis is still unclear. Its clinical manifestations are similar to those of infective inflammation and malignant tumors, and its diagnosis is highly dependent on non-specific pathological changes, so the diagnosis is relatively difficult. Clinically, topical glucocorticoids are the main treatment method, but treatment outcomes vary greatly among individuals, and patients with refractory EPDS need other treatment methods. EPDS generally requires long-term topical glucocorticoid therapy, and adverse drug reactions are common. This review summarizes research progress in EPDS in recent years, in order to improve clinicians' understanding of this disease.
5.Congenital triangular alopecia
Guanghui SHAO ; Yuqian LI ; Qitao CHEN ; Qilin ZHU ; Jing ZHU ; Zhongming LI ; Xufeng DU ; Weixin FAN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2025;58(7):668-671
Congenital triangular alopecia is a kind of non-inflammatory and non-cicatricial alopecia, and most cases develop this disease at the ages of 2 - 9 years. The pathogenesis of congenital triangular alopecia is still unclear, and there is a lack of effective treatments. Congenital triangular alopecia is rather liable to be misdiagnosed and erroneously treated, and dermoscopy helps confirm the diagnosis. This review summarizes the progress in the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical diagnosis, and treatment of congenital triangular alopecia.
6.The influence of age on the recovery of sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Xutao MIAO ; Zhonghai XIN ; Chun YAN ; Weixin CUI ; Jing LIN ; Bengang PENG
Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2024;31(1):18-21
OBJECTIVE To compare the influence of age on the recovery of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.METHODS Detailed medical data of patients were reviewed.The patients were diagnosed as sudden sensorineural hearing loss from Jan 2010 to June 2018 and accepted treatments with neurotrophic drugs,steroid or hyperbaric oxygen.Age grouping was performed by every 5 years'interval.The treatment efficacy and hearing improvement were compared according to the age.RESULTS There were one hundred and sixty-three patients in this study.The majority of patients had moderate or above hearing loss,and most of the hearing curve was flat and profound type.The overall recovery rate was 56.44%,hearing gain was averaged 21.88 dB.55-60 years group had largest number of patients in the 11 age groups.Even with different treatment,the patients aged 57-66 years had the bad recovery,including the hearing gain data and total effective rate.CONCLUSION Ages has influence on the recovery of sudden sensorineural hearing loss,it maybe correlated with the etiology and patients'condition.
7.Research progress on the influence of ligands on the stability of albumin
Lieqing YANG ; Rongchao YIN ; Lei YANG ; Jinrong JING ; Haitao FANG ; Jiaquan CHEN ; Weixin LIU
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2024;37(1):120-124
It is necessary to improve the stability of human serum albumin in response to the complex temperature, light and other conditions during the manufacture and storage. In this paper, the stabilization effect and simple stabilization mechanism of ligands on albumin were described from the perspective of ligand binding to albumin.Through review and comparison, it can be concluded that the common ligand sodium octanoate mainly plays a role in improving thermal stability, and the common ligand N-acetyl-L-tryptophan mainly plays a role in improving antioxidant activity, N-acetyl-L-methionine has better antioxidant and anti-photooxidation than N-acetyl-L-tryptophan.
8.Progress of research into natural products that regulate TGF-β1/Smad pathway for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis
Kaiyang LI ; Xiaomei WU ; Jing HUANG ; Yun TANG ; Weixin GUO ; Qi ZHAO ; Mei YANG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2024;32(10):1320-1331
TGF-β1 is considered a key mediator in the formation of hepatic fibrosis and mainly acts by activating the downstream Smad signaling pathway.Smad2 and Smad3 are two major downstream regulators that promote TGF-β1-mediated tissue fibrosis,while Smad7 is a negative-feedback regulator of the TGF-β1/Smad pathway and inhibits TGF-β1-mediated hepatic fibrosis.A growing number of studies are showing that natural products can delay the progression of hepatic fibrosis by regulating the TGF-β1/Smad pathway,inhibiting HSC activation,and reducing ECM deposition.This article reviews the molecular mechanism of the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway in hepatic fibrosis,and summarizes the natural products that target the regulation of this pathway,providing a reference for research into the treatment of hepatic fibrosis.
9.Frontal fibrosing alopecia
Yuqian LI ; Qilin ZHU ; Jing ZHU ; Qitao CHEN ; Zhongming LI ; Wenrong XU ; Xufeng DU ; Weixin FAN
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2023;56(10):973-977
Frontal fibrosing alopecia is a primary lymphocytic cicatricial alopecia, and is generally considered to be a subtype of lichen planopilaris due to similar histopathological changes. Its etiology is still unclear. With the deepening of research on this disease, more and more cases of frontal fibrosing alopecia have been reported in China and other countries. This review summarizes research progress in pathogenesis, clinical and pathological characteristics, and treatment of frontal fibrosing alopecia.
10.Correlation between modified Lanza score under gastroscopy and prognosis of sepsis in geriatric patients
Kaijun ZHANG ; Wenshun ZHU ; Xiaole LU ; Jing ZHUANG ; Shixue DAI ; Weixin GUO ; Weihong SHA ; Lishu XU
Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2023;40(11):909-914
Objective:To evaluate modified Lanza score (MLS) of gastric mucosa for predicting the prognosis of geriatric patients with sepsis.Methods:Data of 50 patients with sepsis, who were over 60 years old and underwent gastroscopy for suspected gastrointestinal bleeding in the Department of Geriatric Critical Care Medicine of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital from January 2019 to April 2022, were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into the death group ( n=32) and the survival group ( n=18) according to their regression within 28 days after gastroscopy. Their gastric mucosa was scored by using MLS system, and the mortality of patients with MLS≥1 was calculated, then the patients were further divided into 2 groups, MLS=0-2 ( n=23, less than 2 regions of lesions ) and MLS=3-5 ( n=27, two or more regions of lesions). The relationship between MLS and acute physiology and chronic health status evaluation (APACHE) Ⅱ score, risk factor of death and mortality in each group were compared. The correlation between MLS and mortality was analyzed. The influence of geriatric sepsis risk factors affecting the prognosis of patients within 28 days were analyzed by using logistic regression. Results:Among the 50 geriatric patients with sepsis, those with gastric mucosal lesions, i.e., MLS ≥1, accounted for 68.00% (34/50), including 84.38% (27/32) patients with MLS≥1 in the death group, which was significantly higher than the 38.89% (7/18) patients with MLS≥1 in the survival group ( χ 2=10.593, P<0.001). Patients with MLS=3-5 had significantly higher APACHE Ⅱ scores (26.09±6.47 VS 18.57±7.66, t=3.527, P=0.001) and higher mortality [85.19% (23/27) VS 39.13% (9/23), χ 2=11.434, P=0.001] compared with MLS=0-2. Correlation analysis showed a significant correlation between MLS and mortality ( r=0.886, P=0.019). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that MLS=4-5 was an independent risk factor for death in geriatric patients with sepsis ( OR=17.055, 95% CI: 1.387-209.744, P=0.027). Conclusion:MLS presents high sensitivity in predicting 28-day outcomes for geriatric patients with sepsis. Two or more than 2 regions of gastric mucosal lesions can significantly increase the risk of death in geriatric patients with sepsis.

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