1.Progress of radiotherapy in oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Shuyue LI ; Chenying MA ; Juying ZHOU ; Xiaoting XU ; Songbing QIN
Journal of International Oncology 2024;51(3):170-174
The effective local management of oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has the potential to prolong patients' survival. The role of radiotherapy as a local treatment modality in patients with oligometastatic NSCLC, whether as first-line therapy or consolidation therapy, remains uncertain. Several studies have demonstrated that stereotactic ablative radiotherapy can offer clinical benefits for patients with oligometastatic NSCLC without increasing adverse reactions. Furthermore, the exploration of the potential synergistic effects of combining radiotherapy and immunotherapy on extending progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with oligometastatic NSCLC is also a topic worthy of attention.
2.Investigation on the use of antiretroviral drugs therapy in anti-TP positive blood donor
Xiaoxuan XU ; Rui ZHU ; Aijia ZHANG ; Yizhong LIU ; Chenying QI ; Tong LI ; Tingting CHEN ; Jinfeng ZENG ; Lilin WANG
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2024;45(14):1692-1698
Objective To find out the prevalence of antiretroviral therapy(ART)drugs among treponema pallidum(TP)antibody(anti-TP)positive blood donors in Shenzhen,and to assess the blood safety risks brought about by the new trends of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)diagnosis and treatment.Methods A stratified random sampling method was used to select 60 repeat blood donors(negative control group)who passed blood screening in Shenzhen from March 2019 to January 2023,and 3 people who regularly took known ART drugs were named positive control group,358 anti-TP positive/anti-HIV negative blood do-nors were named experimental group 1,20 anti-TP positive/anti-HIV positive blood donors were named ex-perimental group 2.The liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry(HPLC-MS/MS)was applied to detect the concentration of 8 ART drugs in plasma samples of each group,and the use of ART drugs was analyzed.Re-sults After the positive control group's plasma was diluted with a 1:6 dilution mixture,the ART drugs could still be detected.The positive mixed plasma samples of 1:6 people in Group 1 and Group 2 were split and validation,one ART drug positive sample was detected in Group 2,which was positive for anti-HIV,pro-tein immunoblotting,and HIV RNA.The detection rate of ART drugs in anti-TP positive blood donors was 0.26%,0.00%in Group 1 and 4.00%in Group 2.Conclusion The use of ART drugs has been found among anti-TP positive blood donors in Shenzhen,and people with HIV infection and high-risk sexual behavior are more likely to use antiretroviral drugs.
3.Evidence-based practice on incidence of silent aspiration in elderly hospitalized patients
Lina YANG ; Lan RONG ; Liqian PAN ; Chenying XU
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice 2024;28(14):123-127
Objective To investigate the application effect of evidence-based practice in preventing silent aspiration in elderly hospitalized patients. Methods A total of 70 nurses and elderly patients aged ≥65 years old in the geriatric department were selected as the subjects of evidence-based practice. A total of 704 patients assessed before the application of evidence (November 2021 to April 2022) were included in baseline review group, and 744 patients assessed after the application of evidence (May 2022 to October 2022) were included in evidence application group. After the application of evidence, the nurses′ performance of relevant audit indicators and the incidence of silent aspiration in both groups were evaluated. Results After the application of evidence, the nurses′ performance rates of 11 audit indicators for reducing incidence of silent aspiration were higher than those before the application; the incidence of silent aspiration among patients decreased significantly from 12.5% before the application of evidence to 7.8% after the application (
4.Analysis of curative effect and prognosis of immune checkpoint inhibitor in the treatment of recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer
Lu ZHANG ; Hua JIANG ; Zhou LIN ; Chenying MA ; Xiaoting XU ; Lili WANG ; Juying ZHOU
Journal of International Oncology 2023;50(8):475-483
Objective:To analyze the efficacy, safety and prognostic factors of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer.Methods:A total of 87 patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2018 to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into non immunotherapy group ( n=32) and immunotherapy group ( n=55) according to whether immune checkpoint inhibition was applied after recurrence and metastasis. The disease control rate (DCR), progression free survival (PFS), overall survival 1 (OS1, date of pathology diagnosis to the end of follow-up or time of death), overall survival 2 (OS2, time of first immunotherapy/non-immunotherapy to the end of follow-up or time of death), safety and prognostic factors of the two groups were analyzed and compared. Results:In 87 patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer, the DCR of the non immunotherapy group and immunotherapy group were 53.1% (17/32) and 72.7% (40/55) respectively ( χ2=3.44, P=0.064). The median OS1 of the non immunotherapy group was 51.0 months, while the immunotherapy group did not reach the median OS1, with a statistically significant difference ( χ2=7.50, P=0.006). The median OS2 of the non immunotherapy group was 28.0 months, while the immunotherapy group did not reach the median OS2, with a statistically significant difference ( χ2=7.07, P=0.008). The median PFS of the non immunotherapy group and immunotherapy group were 18.0 months and 23.0 months respectively, with no significant difference ( χ2=0.01, P=0.915). In the immunotherapy group, 70.9% (39/55) of patients received immune checkpoint inhibitors as first-line treatment and 29.1% (16/55) received as second-line and above treatment. Both groups of patients did not achieve median OS2, with median PFS of 23.0 and 17.0 months respectively, and there were no statistically significant differences ( χ2=0.94, P=0.333; χ2=2.00, P=0.158) ; 38.2% (21/55) of patients received immune checkpoint inhibitor combined with local radiotherapy, 61.8% (34/55) patients did not receive radiotherapy. And neither group of patients achieved median OS2, with median PFS of 19.0 and 25.0 months respectively, with no statistically significant differences ( χ2=0.62, P=0.432; χ2=0.01, P=0.906). The incidences of grade 1-2 hematuria and hypothyroidism in the non immunotherapy group and immunotherapy group were 53.1% (17/32) vs. 27.3% (15/55, χ2=5.82, P=0.016), 3.1% (1/32) vs. 21.8% (12/55, χ2=4.19, P=0.041) respectively. The incidence of myelosuppression in the non immunotherapy group [grade 1-2: 59.4% (19/32), grade 3-4: 34.4% (11/32) ] was significantly different from that in the immunotherapy group [grade 1-2: 80.0% (44/55), grade 3-4: 3.6% (2/55) ; Z=3.50, P<0.001]. There were no statistically significant differences between creatinine increase, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase increase, lymphocyte decrease, hypoproteinemia, proteinuria, rash, fatigue (all P>0.05). Univariate regression analysis showed that the use of immune checkpoint inhibitor was an independent protective factor affecting the prognosis of patients ( HR=0.31, 95% CI: 0.12-0.77, P=0.012) . Conclusion:Whether used as first-line or second-line or above treatment, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer prolongs their OS1, OS2, and has good safety. The application of immune checkpoint inhibitors is an independent protective factor affecting the prognosis of patients.
5.Advances in clinical diagnosis and treatment of radiation enteritis
Chenying MA ; Jing ZHAO ; Xiaoting XU ; Songbing QIN ; Juying ZHOU
Journal of International Oncology 2023;50(1):28-32
Small bowel capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy have become new methods for clinical diagnosis of radiation enteritis (RE) , especially for abnormal intestinal tissue. Targeted biopsy or interventional therapy is expected to achieve precision treatment of RE. The screening of molecular markers in biological samples has also become a new direction for RE diagnosis. Fecal microbiota transplantation has become one of the promising treatments for RE. In addition, mechanism studies based on traditional Chinese medicine, targeted cell death, and omics analysis provide rich strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of RE.
6.Progression of radiotherapy for brain metastases in non-small cell lung cancer
Huan JI ; Juying ZHOU ; Chenying MA ; Xiaoting XU ; Songbing QIN
Journal of International Oncology 2022;49(3):181-184
Brain metastases are one of the most common distant metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and the prognosis will be extremely poor. The effect of chemotherapy and operation is limited. As a standard treatment, radiotherapy is widely used in clinical practice. Radiotherapy alone includes whole brain radiotherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy and whole brain radiotherapy combined with stereotactic radiotherapy. With the continuous development of radiotherapy and the progress of gene sequencing, radiotherapy has been combined with targeted drugs, anti-angiogenic drugs and immunodrugs in the treatment of NSCLC brain metastasis, which can improve the survival of patients with NSCLC brain metastasis.
7.Development status of multimodal-fusion image-guided brachytherapy for cervical cancer
Chenying MA ; Xiaoting XU ; Juying ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2022;42(12):1004-1009
Cisplatin-based systemic chemotherapy combined with external beam radiation followed by intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) has become the standard treatment modality for locally advanced cervical cancer. Benefiting from the improvement in the imaging accuracy of medical imaging equipment and the development of image fusion technology, ICBT has developed into image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT) rather than the mode relying only on single image guidance. Factors such as the selection of a suitable image acquisition technology and the optimization of the multimodal imaging fusion strategy to reduce the dose deviation of IGBT are the key to the success of cervical cancer treatment. Radiotherapy practice is also plagued by these factors. Deep learning-based artificial intelligence technology has emerged in constructing intelligent radiotherapy platforms and solutions and has become an important means of solving the key problems in the multi-modal fusion IGBT for cervical cancer. Moreover, this technology is also a new way to improve the overall diagnosis and treatment level of cervical cancer, reduce the workload of physicians, and popularize the radiotherapy experience in grassroots organizations.
8.Analysis of the effectiveness and safety of early radiotherapy intervention in oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Chenying MA ; Xiaoting XU ; Songbing QIN ; Yandong LIU ; Jiao XUE ; Juying ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2021;41(10):726-734
Objective:To investigate the prognostic factors of oligometastatic (OM) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients and the safety and effectiveness of early radiotherapy intervention.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted, including 159 OM NSCLC cases (metastatic sites≤5, metastasis organs≤3) admitted to Department of Radiation Oncology in First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2015 to December 2018. Among 159 cases, there were 107 males and 52 females, with the median age of 63 years. 137 cases were administrated via early radiotherapy intervention, and 22 cases via delayed radiotherapy intervention. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to determine the progression-free survival time (PFS)/overall survival time (OS) to ascertain the best cut-off value for local control and prognosis. Survival analysis was calculated by Kaplan-Meier curves, and Log rank test was used for comparison of these curves. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used for multivariate survival analysis.Results:The median follow-up time of 159 cases was 28.2 months. During the follow-up period, there were 16 cases with complete remission (10.1%), 53 cases with partial remission (33.3%), 27 cases with stable disease (17.0%), and 63 cases with progressed disease(39.6%). The local control rates at 3, 6 and 12 months were 83.9%, 59.7% and 41.0%, respectively. The median progression-free survival (PFS) of 159 patients was 8.0 months, the median survival time (OS) was 35.0 months, and 1, 2, and 3-year survival rates were 77.3%, 63.0% and 45.1%, respectively. Adverse reactions related to radiotherapy were relatively mild, mostly grade 1 and 2. PFS/OS= 0.3 is the best cut-off value for determining the patient′s local control and prognosis. The result of univariate analysis showed that gender, number of OM organs, T staging, radiotherapy intervention mode, tumor target volume absorbed dose (DT-GTVnx), PFS/OS were significantly related to median PFS ( χ2=4.175, 16.508, 4.408, 10.300, 6.842, 38.175, P<0.05); gender, pathological type, number of OM organs, initial diagnosis stage, T stage, N stage, lobectomy, radiotherapy intervention mode, tumor target volume (V-GTVnx), tumor load, local control status were significantly related to median OS ( χ2=6.672, 8.330, 21.299, 5.398, 6.874, 6.893, 5.611, 115.206, 4.017, 5.110, 21.299, P< 0.05). The result of multivariate analysis showed that delayed radiotherapy intervention ( HR=3.728, 95% CI 2.099-6.622, P<0.001) was an independent risk factor for PFS in patients with OM NSCLC, and PFS/OS>0.3 ( HR=0.123, 95% CI 0.062-0.246, P<0.001) was an independent protective factor for PFS in patients with OM NSCLC; male ( HR=1.665, 95% CI 1.024-3.043, P=0.033), high tumor burden ( HR=2.113, 95% CI 1.088-4.107, P=0.027), delayed radiotherapy interventions ( HR=15.076, 95% CI 7.925-28.680, P<0.001) were independent risk factors for OS in patients with OM NSCLC. Conclusions:OS of patients with OM NSCLC is significantly prolonged in female, low tumor burden and early radiotherapy intervention. Early radiotherapy intervention significantly improved the prognosis, and radiotherapy-related adverse reactions could be tolerated. These might suggest that local radiotherapy is safe and effective in the treatment of OM NSCLC patients.
9.Application of clinical mind mapping in emergency response ability training for junior midwives
Hui HUA ; Chenying XU ; Dan TIAN
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2021;27(18):2492-2496
Objective:To explore the effects of clinical mind mapping in emergency response ability training for junior midwives.Methods:From January 2017 to January 2020, totally 150 junior midwives from the East, West and South Campuses of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital as well as the Department of Obstetrics at Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University were selected by convenient sampling, and divided into an observation group and a control group according to the random number table, with 75 midwives in each group. Midwives in the control group were trained with conventional case study, while midwives in the observation group were trained with clinical mind mapping based on the training provided to the control group. After the training, the theoretical knowledge of emergency response ability, emergency drill assessment results, psychological state, and satisfaction with training were compared between the two groups of junior midwives.Results:The theoretical knowledge of emergency response ability, emergency drill assessment results, and satisfaction with training in the observation group were higher than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01) . The total scores of the Anxiety Self-rating Scale, Depression Self-rating Scale, and Job Burnout Scale in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01) . Conclusions:In the emergency response ability training for junior midwives, the use of clinical mind mapping can improve their theoretical knowledge of emergency response ability, emergency drill assessment results, psychological state, and satisfaction with training.
10. Correlation between the expression of metabolites and acute radiation enteritis in patients with cervical cancer
Xiaolan HE ; Chenying MA ; Xiaoting XU
Chinese Journal of Radiological Medicine and Protection 2020;40(1):1-10
Objective:
To investigate the relationship between the metabolites in the fecal samples from cervical cancer patients and radiation-induced acute intestinal symptoms during radiotherapy.
Methods:
A total of 51 cervical cancer patients who received radiotherapy in our hospital from September 2017 to June 2018 were enrolled. One patient was excluded due to efficiant sample failure, so a total of 50 patients were included in the study. Totally 200 fecal samples were collected at four time points, i. e. before radiotherapy, 2 weeks post radiotherapy starting, 4 weeks post radiotherapy starting and end of radiotherapy. These fecal samples were analyzed by non-targeted metabolomics using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Data were analyzed with statistical method including partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), agglomerate hierarchical clustering to investigate the trend of metabolites expression in feces.
Results:
A total of 5 770 metabolic peaks were detected and 121 biomarkers were identified, of which 77 biomarkers were up-regulated and 44 biomarkers were down-regulated. Nineteen biomarkers were significantly changed at four time points after radiotherapy, including 1-methylxanthine, linoleic acid, 5-aminopentanoic acid, phenethylamine, styrene, N-acetylglutamate, nandrolone, 4-acetylaminobutyric acid, N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine, daidzein, cholic acid, arachidonic acid, methyl leucine, N-formyl-L-methionine, quercetin, phenylalanine, gluconic acid, melibiose and α-CMBHC. Four metabolic pathways of phenylalanine tyrosine, niacin and nicotinamide, linoleic acid and lysine degradation (Pathway imPact >0.1) were found to be related to acute radiation enteritis.
Conclusions
The metabolites in the feces of cervical cancer patients change significantly during radiotherapy, and some biomarkers in the fecal supernatant are up- or down-regulated to varying degrees as doses increase, which provides new ideas and method for the prediction of acute radiation enteritis.


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