1.Cost-utility analysis of capecitabine metronomic chemotherapy combined with aromatase inhibitor as first-line treatment for HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer
Ranran ZHANG ; Guoqiang LIU ; Yuxi ZHANG ; Shengnan GAO ; Ning GAO ; Bing FENG ; Ran LIU ; Qian LI
China Pharmacy 2025;36(15):1893-1898
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of capecitabine metronomic chemotherapy combined with aromatase inhibitor (AI) versus AI monotherapy as first-line treatment for hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer, thereby providing evidence-based support for clinical therapeutic decision- making and healthcare policy formulation. METHODS Based on the MECCA trial, a partitioned survival model was constructed using a 4-week cycle length to simulate outcomes over patients’ lifetime. The model outputs included total costs, quality-adjusted life year (QALY), and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). Sensitivity analyses were performed to validate the robustness of base-case results, while scenario analyses examined the cost-effectiveness of both treatment strategies under 10-year, 20-year, and lifetime time horizons. RESULTS With the willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold set at 1 times China’s 2024 per capita gross domestic product (GDP) (95 749 yuan/QALY), patients receiving capecitabine metronomic chemotherapy combined with AI regimen gained incremental utility (0.66 QALYs) while incurring higher costs, with ICER of 27 684.85 yuan/QALY. Results of the one-way sensitivity analysis showed that factors with significant impacts on ICER included the cost discount rate, drug costs of the capecitabine metronomic chemotherapy combined with AI group, utility value in the progression-free survival state, follow-up costs, and treatment costs in the subsequent stablephase. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis indicated that when the WTP threshold ≥49 250 yuan/QALY, the capecitabine metronomic chemotherapy combined with AI regimen had a 100% probability of being cost-effective. Scenario analysis results demonstrated that capecitabine metronomic chemotherapy combined with AI regimen was more cost-effective than the AI alone regimen across 10-year, 20-year, and lifetime study horizons. CONCLUSIONS Under the premise that the WTP threshold is set at 1 times China’s per capita GDP in 2024, capecitabine metronomic chemotherapy combined with AI regimen is more cost-effective than the AI alone regimen as the first-line treatment for HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer.
2.Association between unhealthy lifestyle and risk of heart disease and diabetes in the elderly in Xi'an
Ning CUI ; Jun LIU ; Rui WANG ; Nini MA ; Man ZHANG ; Aiping SUN ; Xiaomin RAN ; Aiqing PAN
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2025;36(5):163-167
Objective To investigate the association between lifestyle and risk of heart disease and diabetes in the elderly population in Xi'an City. Methods From January 2021 to January 2024, a staged cluster sampling method was used to investigate the lifestyle and the occurrence of heart disease and diabetes in elderly population aged 60 years and above in the communities of Xi'an. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between lifestyle and the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Results A total of 413 elderly people were investigated, of which 31.96% had heart disease, 27.12% had diabetes, and 10.90% had diabetes with heart disease. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age, BMI, family history, sweet food preference, smoking, and sitting and lying for a long time were risk factors for diabetes in the elderly population (P<0.05). Age, BMI, family history, history of diabetes, preference for salted products, smoking, drinking, and sitting and lying for a long time were risk factors for heart disease in the elderly population (P<0.05). Conclusion The incidence rates of heart disease and diabetes are high in the elderly population in Xi'an City. The risk of diabetes is related to unhealthy lifestyles such as sweet food preference, smoking, and sitting and lying for a long time, while heart disease is related to unhealthy lifestyles such as preference for salted products, smoking, drinking, and sitting and lying for a long time.
3.Association between unhealthy lifestyle and risk of heart disease and diabetes in the elderly in Xi'an
Ning CUI ; Jun LIU ; Rui WANG ; Nini MA ; Man ZHANG ; Aiping SUN ; Xiaomin RAN ; Aiqing PAN
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine 2025;36(5):163-167
Objective To investigate the association between lifestyle and risk of heart disease and diabetes in the elderly population in Xi'an City. Methods From January 2021 to January 2024, a staged cluster sampling method was used to investigate the lifestyle and the occurrence of heart disease and diabetes in elderly population aged 60 years and above in the communities of Xi'an. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between lifestyle and the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Results A total of 413 elderly people were investigated, of which 31.96% had heart disease, 27.12% had diabetes, and 10.90% had diabetes with heart disease. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age, BMI, family history, sweet food preference, smoking, and sitting and lying for a long time were risk factors for diabetes in the elderly population (P<0.05). Age, BMI, family history, history of diabetes, preference for salted products, smoking, drinking, and sitting and lying for a long time were risk factors for heart disease in the elderly population (P<0.05). Conclusion The incidence rates of heart disease and diabetes are high in the elderly population in Xi'an City. The risk of diabetes is related to unhealthy lifestyles such as sweet food preference, smoking, and sitting and lying for a long time, while heart disease is related to unhealthy lifestyles such as preference for salted products, smoking, drinking, and sitting and lying for a long time.
4.Overview of the amendments and revisions to the General Technical Requirements adopted by the Volume Ⅳ of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition
ZHANG Jun ; NING Baoming ; WEI Shifeng ; SHEN Haoyu ; SHANG Yue ; ZHU Ran ; XU Xinyi ; CHEN Lei ; LIU Tingting ; MA Shuangcheng
Drug Standards of China 2025;26(1):034-044
To introduce the general thinking, guidelines, work objectives and elaboration process of the general technical requirements adopted by volume Ⅳ of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition, and to summarize and figure out the main characteristics on dosage forms, physico-chemical testing, microbial and biological testing, reference standards and guidelines The newly revised general chapters of pharmacopoeia give full play to the normative and guiding role of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia standard, track the frontier dynamics of international drug regulatory science and the elaboration of monographs, expand the application of state-of-the-art technologies, and steadily promote the harmonization and unification with the ICH guidelines; further enhance the overall capacity of TCM quality control, actively implement the 3 R principles on animal experiments, and practice the concept of environmental-friendly; replace and/or reduce the use of toxic and hazardous reagents, strengthen the requirements of drug safety control This paper aims to provide a full-view perspective for the comprehensive, correct understanding and accurate implementation of general technical requirements included in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition.
5.Lymphoid structure in repair of spinal cord acupuncture injury
Dandan CHEN ; Ning YU ; Ran LIU ; Fanwei MENG
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica 2024;32(1):65-72
Objective To observe the distribution and characteristics of lymphatic vessels in normal and injured mouse spinal cord,and to determine if lymphatic vessels participate in the repair of spinal cord injury.Methods Thirty-nine adult male KM mice were divided randomly into a normal group(n=6)and an injured group(n=33).Mice in the injured group were further divided randomly into mice examined on postoperative days 1,3,5,7,and 14.Three mice in the injury group died after acupuncture injury,and the sample was subsequently supplemented randomly.Spinal cord damage was induced in the injured group by acupuncture,while mice in the normal group had no spinal cord damage.The distribution of lymphatic endothelial cells(LECs)in the spinal cord was detected by immunohistochemistry,and expression levels of the lymphatic endothelial cell markers prospero-related homobox-1(prox-1),lymphatic vessel endothelial cell hyaluronic acid receptor-1(lyve-1),and flat foot protein(podoplanin),and the vascular endothelial cell marker CD34 were observed in the spinal cords in normal and acupuncture-injured mice.Spinal cord samples were examined by immunofluorescence staining,and the source of new LECs was explored by observing the co-expression of lyve-1/prox-1,lyve-1/podoplanin,and CD34/prox-1.Results Lymphangioid structures were present in the spinal cord in normal mice and were distributed in segments,laterally between the white matter and gray matter.Nascent lymphangioid-like structures appeared in the spinal cord at the site of acupuncture injury,and prox-1,podoplanin,lyve-1,and CD34 were expressed simultaneously;however,these nascent lymphangioid-like structures disappeared after scarring during spinal cord injury.Conclusions Segmental,transversely distributed lymphangioid-like structures are present in the spinal cord in normal adult mice,and neonatal lymphangioid-like structures are involved in the reconstruction of spinal cord injury.These nascent LECs may originate from the surrounding existing lymphatic vessels or from vascular endothelial cells.
6.Analysis of clinical characteristics of food allergy in children
Guihua YU ; Ning YANG ; Mingyue GU ; Xiaojuan SHI ; Jing ZHAO ; Ran SU ; Mengli CHEN ; Youning XU ; Meiyan WANG ; Ting ZHOU
China Modern Doctor 2024;62(27):70-74
Objective To investigate the food allergy situation of children in Changping District of Beijing,and to explore the influence of allergic family history,gender and mode of delivery on food allergy in children,the distribution of food allergy in different age groups,the types of food allergy that are easy to cause in this area,and the comorbidities of food allergy.Methods A total of 515 children aged 0 to 14 years who were admitted to the general pediatric outpatient and emergency department and inpatient of Beijing Changping Hospital from April to November 2023.Using immunoblotting to detect specific immunoglobulin E in the serum of pediatric patients,and using SPSS 26.0 statistical software to perform binomial tests on gender and delivery mode non parameters;Using custom Excel functions to statistically analyze the family history of allergies,the number of people in different age groups,and the frequency of allergic foods in each group;Use a self-made mini program to statistically analyze the combination of comorbid allergic diseases.Results ① The number of male children with food allergies(306 cases)was higher than that of female children(209 cases),and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).(2)There were 109 cases of pediatric patients with parents who had no history of allergic diseases,accounting for 21.17%of the total cases;There were a total of 406 cases where at least one parent had a family history of allergies,accounting for 78.83%of the total cases.Among them,228 cases(44.27%)had one parent with a history of allergies,and 178 cases(34.56%)had both parents with a history of allergies.③ Among 515 children with positive food allergens,there were 10 cases(1.94%)in infancy,37 cases(7.19%)in early childhood,235 cases(45.63%)in preschool,192 cases(37.28%)in school age,and 41 cases(7.96%)in adolescence.The highest positivity rate for food allergens is in milk(444 times),followed by egg white(70 times),cashew nuts(57 times),crab(37 times),beef(26 times),mango(24 times),shrimp(21 times),pineapple(6 times),and shellfish(1 time).Milk protein is the most common allergen in all age groups.(4)Among 515 children with food allergies,399 cases were single food allergies,accounting for 77.47%;116 cases of multiple food allergies(2 or more types of food allergies),accounting for 22.53%.⑤ The most common comorbidity of food allergies is food allergy related gastrointestinal diseases combined with allergic rhinitis,with a total of 267 cases;Secondly,there were 192 cases of allergic rhinitis combined with chronic cough,and 124 cases of food allergy related gastrointestinal diseases combined with chronic cough.Conclusion Milk is the main allergen of food allergy in people of age 14 and under,and gastrointestinal symptoms are the most common in children with food allergy.
7.Multimodal analgesia in the treatment of a case of pediatric primary erythromelalgia with infection and pharma-ceutical care
Mengqiu LI ; Lei ZUO ; Xin RAN ; Qing LI ; Xinyu LI ; Ning LUO
China Pharmacy 2024;35(13):1658-1662
OBJECTIVE To explore a multimodal analgesia regimen based on spinal cord electrical stimulation for children with primary erythromelalgia and the key points of pharmaceutical care. METHODS Clinical pharmacists participated in the treatment of a child with primary erythromelalgia complicated with skin infection. After reviewing domestic and foreign literature, multimodal analgesia was formulated and pharmaceutical care was carried out to address the difficulties in treating the patient’s illness. RESULTS The treatment team applied multimodal analgesia based on spinal cord electrical stimulation for the child, including a multi-drug combination involving different analgesic pharmacological targets, multiple administration routes (oral, intravenous, epidural, percutaneous), multiple technologies (spinal cord electrical stimulation, local nerve block, patient- controlled analgesia), individualized schemes of adjuvant therapy, and the child was monitored for the safety of drug use. The pain was controlled during the treatment and follow-up period, the wound was healed, and no serious adverse drug reactions occurred. CONCLUSIONS Multimodal analgesia based on spinal cord electrical stimulation is a safe and effective treatment for children with primary erythromelalgia.
8.Regulation and Function of Protein Histidine Phosphorylation
Xiao-Ran LIU ; Mei-Ning XING ; Wan-Tao YING
Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics 2024;51(10):2694-2704
Protein phosphorylation modification is one of the key regulatory mechanisms in cellular signaling transduction and metabolic processes. The phosphorylation state of target proteins is regulated by specific protein kinases and phosphatases, which add or remove phosphate groups. Histidine phosphorylation (pHis) plays a crucial role in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes life activities and is linked to various pathological processes. Unlike the stable phosphorylation of proteins via phosphate ester bonds, histidine phosphorylation is linked through phosphoramide bonds, making it highly sensitive to high temperatures and low pH. This sensitivity has historically impeded progress in identifying and studying histidine phosphorylation. In recent years, the development of new techniques in phosphoproteomics and the emergence of pHis-specific antibodies have promoted the identification and functional research of pHis-modified substrates. For the first time, more than 700 pHis-modified proteins have been identified in mammalian cells, and pHis-modified substrates such as focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and phosphoglycerate mutase 1 (PGAM1) have been found to promote tumor development. This article mainly reviewed the key mechanisms and functions of histidine kinases and histidine phosphatases in regulating the histidine phosphorylation of specific substrates, and highlights their significant roles in human physiological and pathological processes, aiming to provide guidance for further research into the biological functions of histidine phosphorylation.
9.Selection of optimal antibody titer and clinical value of passive agglutination for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
Liangyu WANG ; Ran WEI ; Hongbin ZHU ; Dawei SHI ; Xiaohua HAN ; Lihua NING ; Deli XIN
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2024;39(12):927-930
Objective:To investigate the optimal serum antibody titer in acute stage for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection by passive agglutination, and to evaluate the clinical diagnostic value of different antibody titers.Methods:A cross-sectional study.Eighty-eight pairs of clinical serum samples were collected from children with MP infection treated at the Department of Pediatrics in Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University from December 2016 to February 2017 and Children′s Hospital of Baotou in November 2019.The four-fold change of the double serum specific antibody titer was used as the gold standard, and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted.When detecting the single serum in acute stage, different antibody titers were used as positive criteria to evaluate their clinical application value in the diagnosis of MP infection and find the most appropriate serum antibody titer as the diagnostic cut-off value.Results:(1)When the serum specific antibody titer ≥1∶40 was used as the positive criterion, the sensitivity was 72.9%, the area under the ROC curve was 0.817, and the specificity was 87.5%, which might cause overdiagnosis.When the serum specific antibody titer ≥1∶160 was used as the positive criterion, the specificity was 97.5%, the area under the ROC curve was 0.775, and the sensitivity was 52.1%, which might cause missed diagnosis.When the serum specific antibody titer ≥1∶80 was used as the positive criterion, the sensitivity was 60.4%, the specificity was 97.5%, and the area under the ROC curve was 0.823, overall performing better compared with the said two criteria.(2)After the disease lasted at least 5 days, blood samples were collected.About 72.5% of the children had antibodies, and 60.0% of the children had antibody titers ≥1∶80.Conclusions:(1)When the passive agglutination method is used to detect MP infection, antibody titer ≥1∶80 is recommended as the diagnostic standard.However, in clinical practice, the diagnosis of MP infection depends on clinical and other laboratory test results.(2) It is appropriate to collect blood samples on 5-7 days of illness.If MP infection is clinically suspected, and an antibody titer of 1∶40 is also suggestive, it can perform cooperative diagnosis based on molecular biology lab results or retest at a shorter interval.
10.Visualization analysis of study status of measuring the dose of radiotherapy for Flash-RT
Ning WANG ; Shixu ZHANG ; Yixiao GUO ; Juntao RAN
China Medical Equipment 2024;21(5):1-10
Objective:To conduct visualization analysis,induction and summary for the study status,focus and trend in the dose measurement field of flash radiotherapy(Flash-RT)through bibliometric methods on the basis of the Web of Science Collection(WOS),and analyze the technical bottleneck of Flash-RT dose measurement.Methods:In the WOS database,the("FLASH radiotherapy"or"ultra high dose rate"or"FLASH irradiation")and TS=("dosimetric system"or"dosimeters"or"dosimetry")were used as the theme terms,and all relevant literatures about the study of Flash-RT dose measurement that were included in the Core Collection of WOS database were retrieved.The citation analysis function of WOS and Citespace software(Version 6.2)were used to conduct visualization analysis for the publication trends,sources and research focus of the included literature of Flash-RT dose measurement,and to draw corresponding visualization knowledge maps.Results:The literatures were mainly published during January 2015 and November 2023,and a total of 86 papers were included in the analysis by screening,which included 78 articles and 8 reviews.The top three countries in terms of publication volume were respectively the United States(38 papers),France(19 papers)and Italy(19 papers).The research focuses were respectively Cherenkov,radiotherapy,passive dosimeter,conventional radiation,laser particle acceleration,ionization chamber and proton therapy as cluster analysis.Currently,the study of Flash-RT dose measurement mainly focused on the relevant fields included Flash-RT radiation source,dose rate,and the equipment and method of dose measurement.Conclusion:Flash-RT is a new technology with a key breakthrough in the basic field of radiotherapy,and this technique faces many difficulties and challenges in the clinical translation process of this technique.With the continuous development of science and technique,and deepeningaccumulation of related researchclinical big data,the method and procedure of accurate and efficient dose measurement dosimetry methods and procedures will promote and realize the update and iteration of Flash-RT experiment research and device technique,which will successfully realize the clinical the broader application prospects of this technology.


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