1.Exploring the prognostic value of positive lymph node ratio in stage Ⅲ colorectal cancer patients and establishing a predictive model
Wen WU ; Ruoxin ZHANG ; Junyong WENG ; Yanlei MA ; Guoxiang CAI ; Xinxiang LI ; Yongzhi YANG
China Oncology 2024;34(9):873-880
Background and purpose:Currently,for patients with mid-to-low locally advanced rectal cancer and potentially resectable T4bM0 colon cancer,guidelines recommend neoadjuvant therapy strategies to enhance the response rate and increase the likelihood of conversion surgery.Among these patients,ypⅢ stage colorectal cancer(CRC)is assessed using the Union for International Cancer Control(UICC)/American Joint Committee on Cancer(AJCC)TNM staging system for postoperative pathological features.However,neoadjuvant therapy can lead to lymph node regression in the surgical area,resulting in an insufficient number of detected lymph nodes(less than 12),preventing classification according to conventional TNM staging.Thus,TNM staging often fails to predict the prognosis of ypⅢ patients who have undergone neoadjuvant therapy.This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the positive lymph node ratio(LNR)in ypⅢ stage CRC patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy.Methods:Retrospective data was collected from ypⅢ stage CRC patients who received neoadjuvant therapy and underwent radical surgery at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center between 2008 and 2018.Collect clinical pathological characteristics such as age,gender,primary tumor location,tumor differentiation grade,pathological staging,and whether the patient has relapsed or died during follow-up at the time of surgery.Inclusion criteria:CRC patients who have received neoadjuvant therapy and surgery and have been confirmed to be stage Ⅲ by postoperative pathological examination.Exclusion criteria:① Preoperative imaging examination or intraoperative exploration reveals distant organ metastasis;② History of malignant tumors in the past;③ Multiple primary CRC.This study was approved by the medical ethics committee of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center(ethics number:050432-4-2108*).The R software survminer package(surv_cutpoint algorithm)was used to calculate the optimal cutoff value for LNR relative to disease-free survival(DFS),and patients were divided into low and high LNR groups accordingly.Clinical pathological characteristics and DFS were compared between the two groups.COX proportional hazards regression models were employed to identify adverse pathological features,and survival plots along with prediction models for DFS were generated using the survival and rms packages.Results:A total of 489 patients were included,comprising 289 males and 200 females,with a median age of 56 years(23-80 years)and a median follow-up time of 1 062 d.During the follow-up period,164 patients(33.5%)died.In the entire cohort,204(41.7%)patients had fewer than 12 lymph nodes detected.The optimal cutoff value for LNR was 0.29,classifying 317 patients into the low LNR group(LNR≤0.29)and 172 patients into the high LNR group(LNR>0.29).The high LNR group exhibited shorter DFS compared to the low LNR group[hazard ratio(HR)=2.103,95%CI:1.582-2.796,P<0.000 1].Multivariate COX regression indicated that LNR was an independent prognostic factor for DFS(HR=1.825,95%CI:1.391-2.394,P<0.001).The inclusion of LNR in a multicategory DFS nomogram prediction model effectively assessed DFS in stage Ⅲ CRC patients who had undergone neoadjuvant therapy.Conclusion:LNR is an independent prognostic factor for ypⅢ stage CRC patients,showing good predictive power for DFS when combined with other adverse pathological features.Therefore,incorporating LNR as a supplement to TNM staging can improve the accuracy of CRC prognosis assessment.
2.Effectiveness of the central government-funded echinococcosis control programme in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province from 2007 to 2022
Yuhua LI ; Peng ZHANG ; Chenqing SUN ; Ning XIAO ; Yuancheng YANG ; Baolin ZHONG ; Chun FANG ; Guoxiang KUI ; Zijing LIU ; Fan LI ; Shijie YANG ; Yu FENG
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control 2023;35(6):626-632
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the central government-funded echinococcosis control programme in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province from 2007 to 2022, so as to provide insights into echinococcosis control. Methods Administrative villages were sampled using a multi-stage cluster random sampling method from Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province from 2007 to 2022, and all residents at ages of 12 years and older in the sampled villages were screened for echinococcosis, and schools were sampled using a cluster sampling method, and all children at ages of 12 years and older in the sampled schools were screened for echinococcosis. Domestic dogs were sampled using a systematic random sampling method, and one domestic dog stool sample was collected from each household. Stray dog stool samples were collected outside the villages, and Echinococcus coproantigens were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in domestic and stray dogs. In addition, echinococcosis was screened in sheep and cattle in designated slaughterhouses in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County. The trends in the prevalence of echinococcosis in humans and livestock and the positive rate of Echinococcus coproantigens in dogs were examined with the Cochran-Armitage trend test. In addition, individuals screened for echinococcosis were randomly sampled from 2007 to 2022 for survey on the awareness of echinococcosis control knowledge. Results A total of 290 356 person-times were screened for echinococcosis among residents at ages of 12 years and older in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province from 2007 to 2022, with 1 094 residents detected with cystic echinococcosis, and the detection of echinococcosis appeared a tendency towards a gradual decline over years (χ2 = 358.602, P < 0.001). A total of 32 931 person-times were screened for echinococcosis among children at ages of 12 years and older in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province from 2007 to 2022, with 296 children detected with echinococcosis, and the detection of echinococcosis appeared a tendency towards a gradual decline over years (χ2 = 267.673, P < 0.001). A total of 33 230 domestic dog stool samples were tested for Echinococcus coproantigens in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province from 2007 to 2022, with 1 777 Echinococcus coproantigens-positive samples tested, and the positive rate of Echinococcus coproantigens appeared a tendency towards a decline in domestic dogs over years (χ2 = 2 210.428, P < 0.001), while the positive rate of Echinococcus coproantigens showed a tendency towards a rise in domestic animals from 2016 to 2022 (χ2 = 37.745, P < 0.001). The positive rate of Echinococcus coproantigens remained relatively stable in stray dogs in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province from 2019 to 2022 (χ2 = 0.315, P = 0.575). A total of 10 973 sheep were screened for echinococcosis in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County from 2007 to 2022, with 334 sheep detected with echinococcosis, and the detection of echinococcosis appeared a tendency towards a decline in sheep over years (χ2 = 53.579, P < 0.001); however, there was no significant change in the detection of echinococcosis during the period from 2015 through 2022 (χ2 = 1.520, P = 0.218). A total of 2 400 cattle were screened for echinococcosis in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County from 2017 to 2022, with 231 cattle detected with echinococcosis, and the detection of echinococcosis showed a tendency towards a decline over years (χ2 = 5.579, P < 0.05). The awareness of echinococcosis control knowledge increased from 44.37% in 2007 to 94.00% in 2022 among residents at ages of 12 years and older and from 52.50% in 2007 to 92.50% in 2022 among children at ages of 12 years and older in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, respectively. Conclusions There has been a reduction in the detection of echinococcosis in humans and domestic animals and the positive rate of Echinococcus coproantigens in dogs and a rise in the awareness of the echinococcosis control knowledge following the implementation of the central government-funded echinococcosis control programme in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province; however, integrated echinococcosis control measures are still required for further control of the prevalence of echinococcosis.
3.Incidence and risk factors of renal injury in human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients with poor immune reconstitution
Danyan YU ; Xumin YING ; Huili LI ; Zhangqing ZHOU ; Xiaofeng ZHENG ; Dingyan YAN ; Zongxing YANG ; Wenhui ZHANG ; Guoxiang ZHENG ; Zhongdong ZHANG ; Jianhua YU
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2023;41(8):502-506
Objective:To investigate the incidence and risk factors of renal injury in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients with poor immune reconstitution.Methods:The HIV infection/AIDS patients with poor immune reconstitution who were visited Second Department of Infection of Hangzhou Xixi Hospital from January to December 2021 were enrolled. The clinical data and laboratory examinations of the patients were collected, and the relevant risk factors were analyzed by logistic regression.Results:Among 303 HIV infection/AIDS patients with poor immune reconstitution, 59(19.5%) patients had renal injury. Logistic regression analysis showed that hypertension (odds ratio ( OR)=0.200, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.065 to 0.618, P=0.005), taking tenofovir ( OR=0.275, 95% CI 0.130 to 0.580, P=0.001), hypoproteinemia ( OR=1.045, 95% CI 1.006 to 1.086, P=0.022), and low CD4 + T lymphocytes level ( OR=1.009, 95% CI 1.003 to 1.014, P=0.001) were risk factors for renal injury. Conclusions:The incidence of renal injury in HIV infection/AIDS patients with poor immune reconstitution is high. Hypertension, taking tenofovir, hypoproteinemia, and low CD4 + T lymphocytes level are risk factors for renal injury in patients.
4.Clinical efficacy of the Guanxinning tablet for stable angina pectoris in the elderly and its effects on molecular markers of the prethrombotic state
Jun WANG ; Jinlong SHEN ; Haokun RUAN ; Yibo WANG ; Guoxiang SUN ; Dongzhi WANG ; Xiaocui YANG
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2023;42(5):515-518
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of the Guanxinning tablet on the prethrombotic state in older adults with stable angina pectoris.Methods:In this study, 80 elderly patients with coronary heart disease and blood stasis admitted to our hospital between December 2019 and December 2021 were selected as the study subjects, and were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group(40 cases each). The control group was treated with Aspirin alone, and the observation group was treated with the Guanxinning tablet in addition to aspirin.Differences in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome scores, weekly angina attacks and intervals between attacks, von Willebrand factor(vWF), thrombomodulin(TM), and granule membrane protein-140(GMP-140)levels between the two groups were compared.Results:There was no statistically significant difference in TCM syndrome scores between the observation group and the control group before treatment(11.34±2.2 vs.11.8±2.3, t=0.184, P=0.856), but there was a statistically significant difference between the observation group and the control group after treatment(6.5±1.8 vs.8.4±2.0 points, t=4.230, P=0.000). The number of weekly angina attacks and the interval between attacks in the observation group were significantly decreased compared with the control group, and the difference was statistically significant(all P<0.01). The levels of molecular markers of the prethrombotic state(vWF, TM and GMP-140)in the observation group were more favorable than those in the control group, with statistical significance(all P<0.05). Conclusions:The Guanxinning tablet can improve angina pectoris symptoms in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and effectively improve the expression of molecular markers of the prethrombotic state.
5.Framework and core contents of World Health Organization and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization health-promoting schools
Meng ZHANG ; Zhuoying QIU ; Geng CAI ; Guoxiang WANG ; Jian YANG ; Fubing QIU ; Chuanping HAO ; Anqiao LI ; Rongbin YIN
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(1):111-118
Objective To systematically research the policies and core contents of World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) documents on policies, guidelines and standards for health-promoting schools and health services. Methods These policy documents included Making Every School a Health-promoting School: Implementation Guidelines, WHO Guidelines on School Health Services, and Making Every School a Health Promoting School Global Standards and Indicators, which construct a conceptual and policies framework for health-promoting schools. In perspective of health service system, this study systematically explored the policies, guidelines and standards of WHO and UNESCO on health-promoting schools and health services, as well as the role of health-promoting school component systems in promoting the health of children and how physical activity can be an important area of health-promoting schools. Results The Health Promoting Schools Initiative is an important area of research for the WHO health services. Making Every School a Health-promoting School: Implementation Guidelines primarily serves students aged five to 19, teachers and other staff in schools. WHO Guidelines on School Health Services cover a variety of activity types including health promotion, health education, preventive interventions, clinical assessment and health services management. Making Every School a Health Promoting School Global Standards and Indicators covers eight global criteria and thirteen specific areas in the areas of policy resources, curriculum and environment, and community engagement. Conclusion WHO and UNESCO have proposed a series of policies related to building health-promoting schools, which focus on child health and advocate the promotion of child and adolescent health, public health, education, social and economic development through schools to achieve the goal of safeguarding the health rights of children and adolescents and meeting health needs. Following the WHO Guidelines on School Health Services and Making Every School a Health Promoting School Global Standards and Indicators, it proposed to incorporate educational and physical education tools into the school health service system.
6.Framework, core contents and priority of rehabilitation of physical activity and exercise in health service: a content analysis of WHO rehabilitation policies
Guoxiang WANG ; Jingyuan JIANG ; Zhuoying QIU ; Jian YANG
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2022;28(12):1380-1389
ObjectiveTo conduct a content analysis of the policy framework, core contents and priority areas of rehabilitation of physical activity and exercise in health service (RPAEHS) using World Health Organization (WHO) theory of six building blocks of health service, and to explore the policy framework, action strategies and implementation methods of RPAEHS at macro, meso and micro levels.MethodsBased on WHO Rehabilitation in Health Systems and Rehabilitation in Health Systems: A Guide to Action, together with their accompanying use tools and other policy documents, a content analysis approach was applied to explore the policy framework as well as action strategies, core contents and priority development areas of RPAEHS. ResultsRPAEHS is an integral part of modern rehabilitation, based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) theory of functioning, disability, and health, and the concept of person-centeredness, with measures to meet the needs of RPAEHS, integrated into the health service continuum, and contributing to the sustainable development goal of universal health coverage. The development of RPAEHS involves six major areas: leadership and governance, financing, human resources, service delivery, rehabilitation sports equipment/technology/facilities, and RPAEHS monitoring and evaluation, and information systems. In the area of RPAEHS regulations, policies and governance, the state formulate laws and regulations, policy documents, and action guidelines for the development of RPAEHS to enhance government leadership and governance; broaden the funding channels for RPAEHS and optimize the funding allocation programs; improve the RPAEHS personnel training system, match RPAEHS professionals to the three levels of health and health services, and ensure that people with functioning who have RPAEHS needs can access the different levels of the health system; improve the utilization and accessibility of assistive technologies and products; and establish a monitoring and evaluation mechanism for services and health information system with big data to provide a scientific research base and data support for evidence-based related research. ConclusionRPAEHS is a series of health-related measures that use physical activity and exercise as the fundamental means to address the physical function and structure, activity and participation, and environmental and personal factors of people with functioning. RPAEHS interventions involve prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and health promotion, with the ultimate goal of promoting maximum functioning, quality of life, and well-being for people with functioning. The development of RPAEHS needs to approach from six health service components: leadership and governance, financing, human resources, service delivery, equipment/technology/facilities, and health monitoring evaluation and information systems. The policy framework, priority areas, and their core components for rehabilitation sport are constructed at three levels: macro-level policy and governance framework, meso-level action strategies and implementation, and micro-level implementation practices and monitoring and evaluation. The priority areas of RPAEHS and their core contents are mainly involved in the fields: strengthening the leadership and governance, planning and coordination capacity of RPAEHS; constructing an appropriate RPAEHS funding mechanism; developing RPAEHS human resources; improving the coverage, accessibility, effectiveness and service quality of RPAEHS; developing RPAEHS assistive technologies and products; establishing RPAEHS monitoring and evaluation and information systems, and conducting related research.
7.Mechanism of action of non-coding RNA in sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma
Guoxiang CHEN ; Mo ZHOU ; Sheng CHEN ; Yuan WANG ; Yuanlong ZHOU ; Jihong YANG
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2021;37(3):699-703
Sorafenib, as the first-line treatment drug for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), can effectively improve the prognosis of patients with HCC, but sorafenib resistance has become a major obstacle to the therapeutic outcome of HCC. Recent studies have shown that non-coding RNA plays a key role in sorafenib resistance in HCC. This article summarizes that non-coding RNA regulates the sensitivity of HCC to sorafenib by inducing the autophagy of hepatoma cells, promoting the proliferation of liver cancer stem cells, promoting the EMT process of hepatoma cells, inhibiting the apoptosis of hepatoma cells, and regulating the microenvironment of liver cancer tissue. It is pointed out that the molecular mechanism of non-coding RNA in regulating sorafenib resistance in HCC has potential clinical significance in overcoming sorafenib resistance in HCC.
8.Study on health management service specification and support systems for chronic patients
Jing WANG ; Meng CAI ; Yanqing MIAO ; Guangpeng ZHANG ; Yulan CHENG ; Guoxiang LIU ; Zhaoyang ZHANG ; Yang YU
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2020;36(6):446-451
This article introduces the health management service specification for a chronic patient population. The concept of this specification comes from the whole process of people-centered and integrated health management of the chronic patient population. It is also based on the World Health Organization′s integrated chronic patient population management model. The completion of the specification has gone through several rounds of expert discussion in related fields in China. The contents include seven key links: suspect selection, clinical diagnosis, health assessment, intervention plan development, intervention plan implementation, follow-up, and health reassessment. It also includes establishing a professional team and developing a support system and mechanism of financing, compensation, and incentives. The specification aims at integrating regional health resources through standardizing service technology and scientific management concepts. It would help to improve the efficiency and quality of health management of chronic patient population in China, thereby reducing the economic burden of chronic diseases for patients and their families, and achieving the goal of improving residents′ health.
9.Efficacy observation of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin combined with apatinib in treatment of patients with gallbladder cancer
Honge YU ; Guoxiang JIANG ; Zhenhua BAO ; Yuanliang YANG ; Jianping YANG
Cancer Research and Clinic 2020;32(10):693-696
Objective:To observe the efficacy of gemcitabine and oxaliplatin combined with targeted drug apatinib in the treatment of gallbladder cancer.Methods:The data of 82 patients with gallbladder cancer who were admitted to Haiyang People's Hospital, Yantaishan Hospital and Rongjun Hospital of Yantai City in Shandong Province from May 2017 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into control group and observation group according to the medication, with 41 cases in each group. Patients in the control group were treated with gemcitabine combined with oxaliplatin regimen (gemcitabine 1 000 mg/m 2 was injected intravenously for 30 minutes on the 1st and 8th day, and oxaliplatin 100 mg/m 2 was injected intravenously for 3 hours on the 1st day), the observation group was combined with apatinib mesylate 500 mg/d based on the treatment method of the control group. The treatment effect, serum tumor marker levels, adverse reactions and survival were compared between the two groups. Results:The disease control rate of the control group was 70.73% (29/41), which was significantly lower than that of the observation group [92.68% (38/41)] ( χ2 = 6.609, P < 0.05). After treatment, the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and Dickkopf-1 in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the observation group, and the differences were statistically significant ( t values were 6.011, 3.048, 4.444, and 4.514, all P < 0.05). The incidence of proteinuria and hand-foot syndrome in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2 values were 6.116 and 4.986, both P < 0.05). During the 1-year follow-up, 2 patients in the observation group died, and the survival rate was 95.13% (39/41); 8 patients in the control group died, and the survival rate was 80.49% (33/41). There was a statistical difference in the survival rate between the two groups ( χ2 = 4.100, P < 0.05). Conclusion:Gemcitabine and oxaliplatin combined with apatinib mesylate are effective in treating gallbladder cancer, which can effectively reduce serum tumor marker levels and improve the prognosis of gallbladder cancer patients.
10.C-phycocyanin inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transformation ofTGF-β1-induced cervical cancer Caski cells
JI Huanhuan ; DONG Xiaolei ; ZHU Feng ; LIU Guoxiang ; HAN Jingjing ; YANG Fanghao ; YANG Yifan ; LI Bing
Chinese Journal of Cancer Biotherapy 2020;27(2):129-134
Objective: To investigate the effect of C-phycocyanin (C-PC) on the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of cervical cancer Caski cells induced by transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-β1). Methods: According to different treatment methods, Caski cells were divided into three groups: 10 ng/ml TGF-β1 treatment group, 10 ng/ml TGF-β1+300 μg/ml C-PC co-treatment group and control group (untreated). After 24 h of treatment, the morphological changes of Caski cells were observed, and the effects of TGF-β1 and C-PC on the migration and invasion of Caski cells were detected by Scratch test and Transwell test, respectively. Western blotting was used to detect the effect of C-PC on the expression of epithelial phenotypic marker protein E-cadherin and stromal phenotypic marker protein N-cadherin in TGF-β1-induced Caski cells, and qPCR was used to detect the mRNA expressions of EMT related factors Snail, Zeb1 and Twist. Results: Caski cells in the TGF-β1 treatment group lost the characteristics of the original epithelial phenotype, while the cells in the TGF-β1+C-PC co-treatment group maintained the characteristics of normal epithelial phenotype; the migration rate ([60.0±1.4]% vs [33.5±2.2]%, [40.0±2.8]%, both P<0.05) and the number of invasive transmembrane cells ([108.2±6.2] vs [25.2±3.1], [39.8±5.4], both P<0.01]) of Caski cells in the TGF- β1 treatment group were significantly higher than those in the co-treatment group and the control group. Compared with the control group, the expression of E-cadherin in Caski cells treated with TGF-β1 decreased significantly (P<0.05), while the mRNA expressions of Twist, Snail and Zeb1 increased significantly (all P<0.05); However, co-treatment with C-PC reversed above changes (P<0.05 or P<0.01), and significantly decreased the protein expression level of N-cadherin (P< 0.05). Conclusion: C-PC treatment can inhibit the invasion and metastasis ability of Caski cells induced by TGF-β1 and further affects the EMT process. The mechanism may be related to the decrease of mRNAexpressions of Twist, Snail and Zeb1 by C-PC treatment. ·


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