1.Application of assisted reproductive technology in fertility pre-servation and promotion for women with malignant tumors.
Chunmei MA ; Xiaoling HU ; Shanshan ZHANG ; Lanfeng XING ; Yingwei ZHANG ; Yimin ZHU
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2025;():1-10
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the strategies and outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) for fertility preservation and promotion in women with malignant tumors, and to analyze ART outcomes across different tumor types.
METHODS:
We conducted a retrospective analysis of female patients who underwent ART for fertility preservation or treatment at the Reproductive Center of the Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2023. A total of 163 ART-aided pregnancy patients with malignant tumors were included in the case group, among which 6 patients underwent embryo cryopreservation for fertility preservation before radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Additionally, 11 unmarried women underwent oocyte cryopreservation due to borderline ovarian tumors, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, or hematological malignancies. The control group was selected from women without a history of malignant tumors who received ART treatment during the same period, using propensity score matching at a ratio of 1∶2, resulting in 326 cases. Data were collected through the reproductive medical record system and telephone follow-up (as of October 31, 2024). Baseline characteristics, controlled ovarian hyperstimulation parameters, laboratory indicators, and pregnancy outcomes were compared between case and control groups and among patients with different tumor types, and the tumor recurrence of the patients was followed up.
RESULTS:
Patients in the case group had significantly lower ovarian reserve (AMH, AFC) and a higher proportion of diminished ovarian reserve compared to the control group (all P<0.01). Regarding the ovulation induction protocol, the proportion of patients using the minimal stimulation protocol in the case group was significantly higher than that in the control group (29.45% vs. 12.88%, P<0.01), and the total dosage of gonadotropins used was lower (P<0.01). In terms of assisted reproductive outcomes, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the number of retrieved oocytes, number of high-quality embryos, fertilization rate, cumulative pregnancy rate, cumulative live birth rate, or miscarriage rate (all P>0.05). However, the number of oocyte retrieval cycles and embryo transfer cycles required to achieve a live birth outcome in the case group were significantly higher than those in the control group (both P<0.05). Subgroup analysis showed that there were no significant differences in cumulative pregnancy rate and live birth rate among patients with different tumor types (thyroid cancer, reproductive system tumors, breast cancer, lung cancer). Nevertheless, lung cancer patients had the lowest ovarian reserve and required the most oocyte retrieval cycles due to their older age; breast cancer patients had a relatively lower fertilization rate partially because some of them were complicated with male factors. A follow-up of 154 tumor patients (with a follow-up rate of 88.5%) revealed that 6 patients (4.20%) had tumor recurrence, and 1 breast cancer patient died due to tumor recurrence. None of the 11 unmarried patients who had undergone oocyte cryopreservation had used the cryopreserved oocytes for assisted pregnancy yet, and 1 patient who had undergone fertility preservation died due to tumor recurrence.
CONCLUSIONS
Women of reproductive age with malignant tumors are at risk of diminished fertility. ART can effectively preserve and promote fertility, enabling favorable pregnancy and live birth outcomes. It is recommended to initiate a multidisciplinary assessment promptly prior to radiotherapy/chemotherapy and formulate an individualized ART regimen for fertility preservation or promotion, so as to achieve reproductive goals or safeguard future fertility potential.
2.Neural Network Mechanisms Underlying General Anesthesia: Cortical and Subcortical Nuclei.
Yue HU ; Yun WANG ; Lingjing ZHANG ; Mengqiang LUO ; Yingwei WANG
Neuroscience Bulletin 2024;40(12):1995-2011
General anesthesia plays a significant role in modern medicine. However, the precise mechanism of general anesthesia remains unclear, posing a key scientific challenge in anesthesiology. Advances in neuroscience techniques have enabled targeted manipulation of specific neural circuits and the capture of brain-wide neural activity at high resolution. These advances hold promise for elucidating the intricate mechanisms of action of general anesthetics. This review aims to summarize our current understanding of the role of cortical and subcortical nuclei in modulating general anesthesia, providing new evidence of cortico-cortical and thalamocortical networks in relation to anesthesia and consciousness. These insights contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the neural network mechanisms underlying general anesthesia.
Humans
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Anesthesia, General
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Animals
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Nerve Net/physiology*
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Cerebral Cortex/drug effects*
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Neural Pathways/drug effects*
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Thalamus/drug effects*
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Consciousness/drug effects*
3.Research progress in influences of epigenetic modifications on PD-L1 expression in tumors
Yue WANG ; Qun HU ; Yingwei HOU
Journal of International Oncology 2022;49(6):345-348
Tumor cells expression of programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) is a major mechanism of immune escape and a predictor of therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors. The expression of PD-L1 is regulated by a variety of mechanisms, among which epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation, histone modification and non-coding RNA can promote the occurrence, development and drug resistance of tumors by regulating the expression of PD-L1. To clarify its regulation mechanism can bring new ideas for clinical immunotherapy of tumors.
4.Analysis of common viral infection in surveillance cases of febrile respiratory syndrome in 9 provinces of China from 2009 to 2021
Aili CUI ; Zhen ZHU ; Naiying MAO ; Zhibo XIE ; Luyuan GUAN ; Kongxin HU ; Runan ZHU ; Julong WU ; Yan LI ; Yingwei MA ; Fangcai LI ; Wenyang WANG ; Zhenguo GAO ; Yan ZHANG ; Wenbo XU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;56(7):912-918
Objective:To understand the common viral infection among the surveillance cases of fever respiratory syndrome (FRS) in nine provinces in China.Methods:The research data were obtained from nine provinces (Anhui, Beijing, Guangdong, Hebei, Hunan, Jilin, Shandong, Shaanxi and Xinjiang) in the "Infectious Disease Surveillance Technology Platform Information Management System" of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention from January 2009 to June 2021. Finally, 8 243 FRS cases with nucleic acid detection results of eight viruses [human influenza virus (HIFV), human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV), human adenovirus (HAdV), human parainfluenza virus (HPIV), human rhinovirus (HRV), human metapneumovirus (HMPV), human coronavirus (HCoV) and human Boca virus (HBoV)] were included in the study. The χ 2 test/Fisher exact probability method was used to analyze the difference of virus detection rate in different age groups, regions and seasons. Results The M ( Q1, Q3) age of 8 243 FRS cases was 4 (1, 18) years old, and 56.56% (4 662 cases) were children under 5 years old. Males accounted for 58.1% (4 792 cases) of all cases. All cases were from outpatient/emergency department (2 043 cases) and inpatient department (6 200 cases). The virus detection rates of FRS cases from high to low were HRSV, HIFV, HPIV, HRV, HAdV, HMPV, HCoV and HBoV. Two or more viruses were detected simultaneously in 524 cases, accounting for 15.66% of virus-positive cases. The difference of the virus detection rate in different age groups was statistically significant (all P values<0.05), and the virus detection rate in children<5 years old was higher (49.96%). The positive rate of any virus in south China was higher than that in north China ( P<0.001). The virus-positive FRS cases were detected throughout the year. The detection rate of HRSV was higher in autumn and winter. The detection rate of HIFV was higher in winter. The detection rate of HMPV was higher in winter and spring. The detection rates of HPIV, HRV, HCoV and HBoV were higher in summer and autumn, while there was no significant difference in the detection rate of HAdV in different seasons. Compared with 2009-2019, the detection rate of any virus in 2020-2021 decreased from 41.37% to 37.86%. The detection rate of HIFV decreased sharply from 10.62% to 1.37%. The detection rate of HPIV decreased from 8.24% to 5.88%. The detection rate of HRV and HBoV increased from 5.43% and 1.79% to 9.67% and 3.19%, respectively. Conclusion:HRSV and HIFV infections are more common among FRS cases in nine provinces in China from 2009 to 2021, and the epidemiological characteristics of eight common respiratory viruses vary in different age groups, regions and seasons.
5.Analysis of common viral infection in surveillance cases of febrile respiratory syndrome in 9 provinces of China from 2009 to 2021
Aili CUI ; Zhen ZHU ; Naiying MAO ; Zhibo XIE ; Luyuan GUAN ; Kongxin HU ; Runan ZHU ; Julong WU ; Yan LI ; Yingwei MA ; Fangcai LI ; Wenyang WANG ; Zhenguo GAO ; Yan ZHANG ; Wenbo XU
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2022;56(7):912-918
Objective:To understand the common viral infection among the surveillance cases of fever respiratory syndrome (FRS) in nine provinces in China.Methods:The research data were obtained from nine provinces (Anhui, Beijing, Guangdong, Hebei, Hunan, Jilin, Shandong, Shaanxi and Xinjiang) in the "Infectious Disease Surveillance Technology Platform Information Management System" of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention from January 2009 to June 2021. Finally, 8 243 FRS cases with nucleic acid detection results of eight viruses [human influenza virus (HIFV), human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV), human adenovirus (HAdV), human parainfluenza virus (HPIV), human rhinovirus (HRV), human metapneumovirus (HMPV), human coronavirus (HCoV) and human Boca virus (HBoV)] were included in the study. The χ 2 test/Fisher exact probability method was used to analyze the difference of virus detection rate in different age groups, regions and seasons. Results The M ( Q1, Q3) age of 8 243 FRS cases was 4 (1, 18) years old, and 56.56% (4 662 cases) were children under 5 years old. Males accounted for 58.1% (4 792 cases) of all cases. All cases were from outpatient/emergency department (2 043 cases) and inpatient department (6 200 cases). The virus detection rates of FRS cases from high to low were HRSV, HIFV, HPIV, HRV, HAdV, HMPV, HCoV and HBoV. Two or more viruses were detected simultaneously in 524 cases, accounting for 15.66% of virus-positive cases. The difference of the virus detection rate in different age groups was statistically significant (all P values<0.05), and the virus detection rate in children<5 years old was higher (49.96%). The positive rate of any virus in south China was higher than that in north China ( P<0.001). The virus-positive FRS cases were detected throughout the year. The detection rate of HRSV was higher in autumn and winter. The detection rate of HIFV was higher in winter. The detection rate of HMPV was higher in winter and spring. The detection rates of HPIV, HRV, HCoV and HBoV were higher in summer and autumn, while there was no significant difference in the detection rate of HAdV in different seasons. Compared with 2009-2019, the detection rate of any virus in 2020-2021 decreased from 41.37% to 37.86%. The detection rate of HIFV decreased sharply from 10.62% to 1.37%. The detection rate of HPIV decreased from 8.24% to 5.88%. The detection rate of HRV and HBoV increased from 5.43% and 1.79% to 9.67% and 3.19%, respectively. Conclusion:HRSV and HIFV infections are more common among FRS cases in nine provinces in China from 2009 to 2021, and the epidemiological characteristics of eight common respiratory viruses vary in different age groups, regions and seasons.
6.Clinical features and treatment outcome of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Shunrong SUN ; Min WU ; Fulati WULIPAN ; Lin SHEN ; Jiexian MA ; Pingping CHEN ; Yingwei HU ; Hongdi ZHANG ; Yanhui XIE
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2021;42(4):324-331
Objective:To investigate the clinical features and effect of prognostic factors in patients with different pathological types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.Methods:We collected and analyzed the clinical data of 89 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis who were treated at Huadong Hospital from March 2013 to May 2020. The data were analyzed via log-rank and Cox multivariate analyses.Results:The median overall survival time of the 89 cases was 10.2 months. Patients with B-cell lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis did not reach the median overall survival time. The median overall survival times of T-cell lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and NK-cell lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis were 10.2 and 3.0 months, respectively. The pathological type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (OS: P=0041, PFS: P=0.015) , ECOG score ≥ 3 (OS: P=0.031, PFS: P=0.030) , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (OS: P=0.005, PFS: P=0.040) , lymphadenopathy (OS: P=0.007, PFS: P=0.012) , and splenomegaly (OS: P=0.276, PFS: P=0.324) were related to the overall survival and progression-free survival of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Splenectomy could improve the prognosis of patients with lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, especially T-cell lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Conclusion:The clinical characteristics of patients with different pathological types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis were similar but were different in the overall survival rate and the effect of prognostic factors. We suggested that patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis should receive more than combined chemotherapy. To improve the prognosis and survival rate of patients, those with B-cell lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and NK-cell lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis promptly require hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Moreover, patients with T-cell lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis should consider splenectomy.
7.Investigation and Analysis of Current Situation of Human Research Ethical Management in Beijing Medical and Health Institutions
Zhengjuan HU ; Shuang MU ; Meixia WANG ; Xueqin WANG ; Mingjie ZI ; Zhuoran ZHANG ; Yingwei SUN ; Xiaolong MA ; Fang LIU ; Yiting LI
Chinese Medical Ethics 2018;31(2):230-235
Through the questionnaire survey on the current situation of human research ethical management in Beijing medical and health institutions, this paper analyzed the problems existing in ethical management of Beijing medical and health institutions and put forward corresponding countermeasures and suggestions. The results showed that overall status of human research ethical management in Beijing medical and health institutions was satisfying. But the ethical management levels of different types of medical and health institutions were quite different, and medical and health institutions, health family planning administration departments and academic teams should all make corresponding contributions.
8.Exploration and Thinking of Medical Students' Professionalism Education——Taking Capital Medical University as An Example
Zhengjuan HU ; Yingwei SUN ; Guangyuan JIAO ; Zhifeng LI ; Shuang LI ; Ning MA ; Fang LIU
Chinese Medical Ethics 2017;30(3):300-303
Aimed at the current plight of medical students' professionalism education,such as ignoring the top -level design and the overall plan but emphasizing practice,ignoring the permeability of professional spirit but emphasizing the impartation of professional knowledge,ignoring humanities but emphasizing professional issues in curriculum setting,Capital Medical University advocated the all-dimensional education philosophy implenented by all staff through the whole process,made top-level design scientifically for medical students' professionalism education.The university strengthened professionalism through teaching,permeated professionalism through a series of educational activities,consolidated professionalism through clinical practice,and thus to strengthen the cultivation of medical students' professionalism and realize scientific education by all staff and throughout the whole process.
9.Cognition and Reflection on the Interview Results of Medical Ethics Education in Chinese and American Medical Colleges
Yingwei SUN ; Zhengjuan HU ; Fang LIU ; Yiting LI
Chinese Medical Ethics 2017;30(4):453-456
Objective:To understand the similarities and differences of medical ethics education between Chinese and American medical colleges and universities,grasp the advantages and disadvantages,and analyze the enlightenment of American medical ethics education to our country.Methods:We used individual interview method of qualitative research methods and conducted semi-open interview.Results:China can adjust the curriculum provision appropriately,enrich the content of medical ethics education,improve the medical ethics practice education,enrich teaching approaches and diversify examination form in medical students moral education cultivation.Conclusion:Both China and the United States attach great importance to medical professionalism education,medical ethics training and the doctor-patient relationship education.However,there are significant differences in their history,culture,religion and morality,as well as the medical systems,education on medical students and medical ethics education.Views formed in the interview provide certain reference and guidance for Chinese medical ethics education at a certain level.
10.Thoughts on Application of Evaluation Index System on Human Research Ethics Management in Beijing Medical Institutions
Zhengjuan HU ; Yiting LI ; Fang LIU ; Xiaoxia PENG ; Yingwei SUN ; Xiaolong MA ; Mingjie ZI ; Zhuoran ZHANG ; Meixia WANG ; Shuang MU
Chinese Medical Ethics 2017;30(6):737-741
Objective:This thesis aims to construct the evaluation index system ethics management in Beijing medical institutions for application research.Method:The author applied the evaluation system which was agreed and adjusted by expert groups in four medical and health institutions.Result:After three rounds of expert groups have reached the agreement,the Evaluation Index System on Human Research Ethics Management in Beijing Medi-cal Institutions is established,which contains 6 first-class indicators,16 second-class indicators and 39 third-class indicators.The application on four medical and health institutions show that the evaluation index system is practical,operable and is of high degree of distinction.Conclusion:The evaluation index system is scientific,rea-sonable,practical and is of high degree of validity,credibility and distinction.

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