5-Hydroxymethylome in Circulating Cell-free DNA as A Potential Biomarker for Non-small-cell Lung Cancer / 基因组蛋白质组与生物信息学报·英文版

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer accounting for 85% of the cases, is often diagnosed at advanced stages owing to the lack of efficient early diagnostic tools. 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) signatures in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) that carries the cancer-specific epigenetic patterns may represent the valuable biomarkers for discriminating tumor and healthy individuals, and thus could be potentially useful for NSCLC diagnosis. Here, we employed a sensitive and reliable method to map genome-wide 5hmC in the cfDNA of Chinese NSCLC patients and detected a significant 5hmC gain in both the gene bodies and promoter regions in the blood samples from tumor patients compared with healthy controls. Specifically, we identified six potential biomarkers from 66 patients and 67 healthy controls (mean decrease accuracy >3.2, P < 3.68E-19) using machine-learning-based tumor classifiers with high accuracy. Thus, the unique signature of 5hmC in tumor patient's cfDNA identified in our study may provide valuable information in facilitating the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for NSCLC.

Correlation between pina bifida occulta and functional defecation abnormality among middle-aged and elderly people / 重庆医学

Objective To investigate the relationship between spina bifida occulta in lumbasacral portion and functional defe-cation abnormality among middle-aged and elderly people.Methods The cross-sectional and cluster random sampling survey meth-od was adopted to select the residents aged 45-90 years old in 7 communities of Zhengzhou City as the respondents.All respond-ents underwent the physical examination and lumbosacral digital radiography(DR)examination in the physical examination center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University,and filled the related questionnaire about defecation abnormality.The rela-tionship between SBO and functional defecation abnormality among middle-aged and elderly people was studied by diagnosing and analyzing the functional constipation(FC)and functional incontinence(FC).Results The effective sample amounts were 1 057 ca-ses,including 497 males and 560 females,167 cases of SBO(86 males and 81 females).The morbidity rate of functional defecation abnormality was 26.02%(275/1 057),23.34%(116/497)in males and 28.39%(159/560)in females.Among 275 cases of functional defecation abnormality,there were 72 cases of complicating SBO.The Logistic regression analysis results showed that age,SOB,physical activity status,diet and living habits,education level and psychological factors were the risk factors for functional defecation abnormality (P<0.05),while there was no relationship between between past-history of stroke and functional defecation abnormality(P>0.05).Con-clusion SBO may be one of risk factors for functional defecation abnormality among middle-aged and elderly people.

Analysis on epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of fatty liver complicating gallbladder diseases among healthy physical examination people / 重庆医学

Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of fatty liver complicating gallbladder diseases among the people undergoing healthy physical examination and to investigate its onset risk factors.Methods A total of 7 364 subjects undergoing abdominal color Doppler ultrasonography in the physical examination center of this hospital from June 2011 to June 2015 were selected as the study subjects and divided into 4 groups according to the examination results,fatty liver complicating gallbladder disease group,simple fatty liver group,simple gallbladder diseases group and non-fatty liver and non-gallbladder disease group.The Logistic regression model was used to analyze the influence of related factors on the patients with fatty liver complicating gallbladder diseases.Results The prevalence rate of gallbladder diseases in the patients with fatty liver ia significantly higher than that in the patients without fatty liver(P＜0.05).The multivariate Logistic regression model statistical analysis results showed that often skip breakfast,greasy food,eating more meat,eating much sweet food,dirking more tea,gender(female),age and LDL-C were the independent risk factors for fatty liver complicating gallbladder diseases(P＜0.05).Conclusion The unhealthy living habits were the independent risk factors for fatty liver complicating gallbladder diseases.

Design of intensity modulated radiotherapy plan in chest wall and supraclavicular region for patients with breast cancer after radical mastectomy / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective To study how to design the treatment plan to reduce the influence of respiratory movement and the dose of heart and lung as few as possible,to improve the dosage distribution in the target area after radical mastectomy of breast cancer.Methods Twelve patients with breast cancer after radical mastectomy were selected.A dose of 50 Gy with 2 Gy every day and 5 times per week was prescribed.Based on the treatment planning system (TPS),4-field intensity modulated radiotherapy (4FIMRT) and hybrid intensity modulated treatment planning 2-field conformal radiotherapy (2FCRT) + 4FIMRT were designed respectively.The two plans were compared from the aspects of target conformity index (CI),the homogeneity index (HI) and exposure dose volume delivered to organ at risk.Results According to the hybrid plan of 2FCRT + 4FIMRT,HI was 1.08±0.01,which was superior to that from 4FIMRT (1.11±0.01,t =9.587,P ＜ 0.05).While CI was 0.74±0.08,based on the plan of 2FCRT+4FIMRT,which was slightly lower than that from 4FIMRT (0.80±0.03,t =2.497,P ＜ 0.05).Considering the dose volumes on ipsilateral lung in two plans,the values of V5,V10,Dmean of 2FCRT+4FIMRT plan were significantly less than those of 4FIMRT plan.V5,V10,Dmean from the former plan were 13 ％,23 ％,7 ％ less than those from the latter plan (t =6.002,P ＜ 0.05;t =6.826,P ＜ 0.05;t =3.645,P ＜ 0.05).Meanwhile,Dmean of contralateral lung,Dmean of heart,Dmean and V5 of contralateral breast from the 2FCRT +4FIMRT plan were all lower than those of 4FIMRT plan.Those differences between two plans were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Differences of V20 and V30 of ipsilateral lung,and V30 of heart between two plans did not make sense by the statistics analysis (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Hybrid radiotherapy theoretically reduces the influence of respiratory movement,improves the uniformity of target dose and lowers the risk of complications of radiation therapy on breast cancer.

The exploration of improving perfraction dose by 3DCRT / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective To evaluate the feasibility of increasing the perfraction dose in treatment of neoplasms by 3DCRT (three- dimention confornial radiation therapy). Methods From May 1998 to June 2002, the radiation therapy plans of 300 out- cranial neoplasms patients were analysed retrospectively, including 143 patients with chest neoplasms and 157 patients with abdomen neoplasms. The PTV was 7.0 ~ 1 478 cm3, major PTV was encircled by 90 % isodose curve, minor 95 % PTV were encircled by 80 % isodose curve. Prescription dose was 90 % reference point dose, perfraction dose was 5 ~ 10 Gy, a majority of dose was 6 ~ 8 Gy, period of treatment was 5 ~ 15 days with an interval of 0 ~ 1 day. The general dose was given to radical cure dose or appeasement dose. The biological effect increased 10 % ~ 30 %. Results All treatment plans were accomplished and there were not complication which reduced patients' QOL. Conclusions 1.Owing to the f factor, increasing dose of perfraction, shortening general period of treatment and improving radiative biological effect were possible during the 3DCRT. 2. It was suggested that the larger out- cranial neoplasms should be treated by 3DCRT firstly, but precise plan, precise design and precise treatment can not intensely be pursued because of the limit of knowledge. 3. During the 3DCRT for out- cranial neoplasms, 2 ~ 3 times routine radiation therapy dose was secure, credible and effective according to different purpose.