Interpretation for Evidence-based Practice Guideline of Medication Therapy of High-dose Methotrexate in China / 中国药房

Evidence-based Practice Guideline of Medication Therapy of High-dose Methotrexate in China was published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology in February 2022. The guideline followed the latest definition of clinical practice guideline and the methodology specification for the guideline development of WHO. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment ， Development，and Evaluation （GRADE）approach was applied to rate the quality of evidence and determine the strength of recommendations. Finally ，this guideline presents 28 recommendations covering the whole process of clinical medication of high-dose methotrexate ，involving evaluation prior to administration （liver and renal function ，pleural effusion and ascites ， comedication，genetic testing ），pre-treatment and routine dosing regimen （pretreatment of hydration and alkalization ，urine alkalization，routine dosing regimen ），therapeutic drug monitoring （necessity，method，timing，target concentration ），leucovorin rescue（rescue timing ，rescue regimen ，rescue dose optimization ），and management of toxicities （liver and kidney function monitoring，supportive treatment ，blood purification treatment ）. This article aims to summarize and interpret the recommendations of this guideline ，so as to promote the better promotion and implementation of this guideline and provide comprehensive technical support and suggestions for whole-course individualized administration of high-dose methotrexate in China.

Application of the PDCA cycle in the standardized residency training in hematology department / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective:To explore the role of PDCA cycle in the standardized residency training in the department of hematology.Methods:Thirty residents trained in the department of hematology of Peking University Third Hospital from January 2019 to September 2019 were enrolled into experimental group, and 36 residents trained from January 2018 to December 2018 were enrolled into control group. Experimental group received the PDCA cycle teaching method and control group did the traditional one. At the end of the training, the results of theory examination and practical operation skills examination of the two groups were compared. The statistical significance was analyzed on the assessment scores and teaching satisfaction between the two groups. SPSS 20.0 was used for t test. Results:Compared with the control group, the examination scores and teaching satisfaction of the residents in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group ( P < 0.05). Conclusion:The teaching mode of PDCA cycle is conducive to improving the effect of standardized residency training in the department of hematology.

Correlation between multi-slice spiral CT determined epicardial adipose tissue volume and atrial fibrillation / 中华心血管病杂志

Objective@#To determine the relationship between volume of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and atrial fibrillation (AF) .@*Methods@#A total of 207 patients who hospitalized in the Department of Cardiology, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital from January 2016 to June 2018 were included in this study. They were divided into two groups, including AF group (n=125) and sinus rhythm group (n=82). The AF group included 80 paroxysmal AF (PAF) and 45 persistent AF (PeAF) patients. Total EAT and left atrial EAT (LA-EAT) volume were measured using 256 rows of multi-slice spiral CT in all patients. Echocardiographic derived left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left atrial diameter (LAD) were analyzed. Hospholipase A2 and blood lipids were examined in all patients. The baseline data and EAT volume of all groups were compared. The multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors related to the occurrence of AF. The correlation between total EAT volume and LA-EAT volume and LAD were analyzed by Pearson correlation.@*Result@#The volume of total EAT in patients with sinus rhythm, AF, PAF and PeAF were (92.2±32.1), (136.0±46.0), (134.2±46.3) and (140.1±52.6)cm3, respectively. The volume of LA-EAT in patients with sinus rhythm, AF, PeAF and PAF were (27.1±7.5), (39.2±19.2), (35.9± 17.0) and (45.1±21.5)cm3, respectively. Total EAT and LA-EAT volume were significantly larger in PAF and PeAF groups than in sinus rhythm group (all P<0.01). The LA-EAT volume was larger in PeAF group than in PAF group (P<0.01), but total EAT volume was similar between two groups (P>0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that total EAT volume (OR=1.202, 95%CI 1.083-1.334, P=0.001), LA-EAT volume (OR=1.051, 95%CI 1.003-1.101, P=0.037) and LAD (OR=1.019, 95%CI 1.005-1.032, P=0.006) were the independent related factors of AF. Pearson correlation analysis showed that the total EAT volume was positively correlated with LAD (r=0.466, P<0.01) and LA-EAT volume was positively correlated with LAD (r=0.290, P<0.01).@*Conclusion@#The volume of total EAT and LA-EAT measured by 256-row multi-slice spiral CT is significantly correlated with the incidence of AF.

Efficacy of anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy in 10 refractory recurrent B cell malignancies / 中华血液学杂志

Objective@#To investigate the outcomes of anti-CD19 CAR-T cell for relapsed and refractory B cell malignancies. @*Method@#Ten patients with relapsed and refractory B cell acute lymphocytic leukemia (B-ALL) and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), diagnosed in the Department of Hematology of Peking University third Hospital from December 2015 to July 2017, were treated with anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy, and the efficacy and safety were analyzed. @*Results@#Efficacy was assessed on the 28th day after cell infusion, including 66.7% (4/6) of complete remission (CR) for patients with ALL, 16.7% (1/6) of partial remission (PR), and 83.3% (5/6) of overall response rate (ORR). For NHL patients, CR was 33.3% (1/3) and most of the lesions disappeared in a patient with mantle cell lymphoma, but residual lesion presented persistent state. After infusion of anti-CD19 CAR-T cells, the main side effect was cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and fever. One patient presented with aphasia and the other one had multiple organ failure, which were improved after treatment. No patients died of CRS. @*Conclusion@#anti-CD19 CAR-T cell for relapsed and refractory B cells hematological malignancies is safe, and the most problematic side effect is CRS, which can be controlled by therapy.

Efficacy observation of GDP regimen for treatment of relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Objective To analyze the efficacy of GDP regimen for treatment of relapsed and refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Methods The clinical data of 40 patients with relapsed and refractory NHL in the Third Hospital of Peking University from January 2009 to June 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients underwent GDP regimen (gemcitabine, dexamethasone, cisplatin). The clinical features, laboratory data and survival status were analyzed. Results The overall response rate (ORR) of 40 patients was 67.5 ％ (27/40) with 27.5 ％ (11/40) complete remission (CR) rate and 40.0 ％(16/40) partial remission rate. The 3-year overall survival (OS) rate was 86.5 ％ and the OS rate of 5-year was 28.8 ％. The ORR and 3-year OS rate in B-cell lymphoma and T-cell lymphoma were 69.6 ％ (16/23) vs. 52.9 ％ (9/17) (P=0.283), 90.9％vs. 80.7％(P=0.480). The CR rate in patients with gastrointestinal tract involvement was better than that in patients without gastrointestinal tract involvement (P= 0.049). Meanwhile, the patients with gastrointestinal tract involvement were superior in 3-year OS rate (89.3％vs. 76.2％, but the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.237). The major side effect was hematological adverse reactions. The incidence of grade Ⅲ/Ⅳ neutropenia was 47.5 ％, the rate of Ⅲ/Ⅳthrombocytopenia was 40.0％and the rate ofⅢ/Ⅳanemia was 17.5％. Non-hematological adverse reactions included mild nausea and vomiting. Conclusions GDP regimen is effective and well tolerated in relapsed and refractory NHL with better efficacy for gastrointestinal tract involvement NHL patients.

Clinical features and prognosis for anaplastic large cell lymphoma / 中南大学学报(医学版)

To determine clinical and pathologic profiles for anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL).
 Methods: The clinical data of 22 patients with ALCL were analyzed retrospectively. Therapentie effect of different treatment strategies on ALCL was evaluated.
 Results: The median age for these patients was 32(9-70) years old and the patients with positive ALK accounted for 68.2% (15/22). All patients underwent chemotherapy, including regiments of CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone), CHOPE (CHOP plus etoposide) or BEACOP (CHOP plus etoposide and bleomycin). Fourteen (63.6%) patients achieved initial complete remission (CR) and the CR rate for patients with ALK+ was significantly higher than that of patients with ALK- (P0.05). After a median follow-up of 41 (2-150) months, 12 patients were overall survival, the median progression free time was 22.5 (2-150) months, and the age, gender, stage, IPI index, ALK expression level, beta 2-MG level, LDH level, and B symptoms had no significant effect on the rate of overall survival (P>0.05).
 Conclusion: ALK-positive occurs mainly in ALCL patients. The chemotherapy is still the main treatment, and CHOPE regimen is a better initial treatment scheme because the most patients show good prognosis.

Clinical features and pathogens of bloodstream infections in patients with hematologic malignancy / 中国感染与化疗杂志

Objective To investigate the pathogenic and clinical features of bloodstream infections in patients with hematological malignancies for improving clinical treatment.Methods A total of 92 patients with hematological malignancy and positive blood culture treated during the period from September 2011 to September 2016 were analyzed,including clinical manifestations,treatment and prognosis.The distribution and antibiotic resistance of pathogens were also investigated.Results Of the 92 patients with bloodstream infection,64.1％ had underlying agranulocytosis.All patients had fever.Septic shock was found in 45.7％ cases.Elevated procalcitonin was detected in 82.6％ cases.The 107 isolates from blood stream included 75 (70.1％) strains of gram negative bacteria,27 (25.2％) strains of gram positive bacteria,and 5 (4.7％) strains of fungi.Escherichia coli showed higher resistance rate to ceftriaxone (80.9％) and levofloxacin (91.3％).Klebsiella pneumoniae (31.2％) and Acinetobacter baumannii (50.0％) strains showed relatively high resistance to imipenem.Gram positive bacteria were still sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid.Overall,35 (38.0％) patients died.The initial empirical treatment regimen had significant impact on patient outcome (P＜0.05).The mortality rate of initial carbapenem-based empirical treatment was slightly lower (28.6％ vs 46.2％) than that of non-carbapenem-based initial regimen,but the difference was not significant (P=0.163).Conclusions The outcome is poor in patients with hematological malignancy complicated with bloodstream infection.The main pathogen is gram negative bacteria in such infections,associated with high antibiotic resistance.The emergence of carbapenem resistance is an issue of concern.The effectiveness of initial empirical therapy may have significant effect on patient outcome.

Primary study on finger joints MRI coil and its value in rheumatoid arthritis / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To study the MR performances of finger joints with health subjects and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)patients,and to detect the imaging quality of a custom-made finger coil.Methods Finger coil,extremity coil,flexible surface coil and 3 inch surface coil were used to scan the self-made water phantom with similar T2 WI sequence,then the signal to noise ratio (SNR)on single image was measured for the comparison.The middle finger specimen (1 finger)was used for the research,5 healthy volunteers (8 fingers)and 18 RA patients (22 fingers)were also scanned.Results The SNR of finger coil was over 1.5 times higher than that of the 3 inch surface coil and 4 times higher than that of the extremity coil and flexible surface coil.For the 22 fingers with confirmed RA,synovitis was found in 1 7,joint effusion in 10,bone marrow edema in 5,bone erosion in 7 and tenosynovitis in 6.Conclusion The finger coil has higher SNR.

Expression of lactate dehydrogenase-5 in non-Hodgkin lymphoma and its clinical significance / 中南大学学报(医学版)

To determine expression of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)-5 in non-Hodgkin lymphoma and its clinical significance.
 Methods: LDH-5 levels and LDH levels in NHL patients were examined by agarose gel electrophoresis and enzymatic method (n=63), respectively. Positive rates of LDH-5 and LDH were statistically analyzed.
 Results: The median age of NHL patients was 56(19-84) years old, including 36 males and 27 females. The positive numbers for LDH-5 and LDH in the initial treatment group (n=43) were significantly different (P0.05). In 15 cases under the status of progress, the difference of LDH-5 and LDH expressions were not significant (P>0.05), whereas the difference in cases of small B cell lymphoma was significant (P<0.05).
 Conclusion: LDH-5 can be used as an index for NHL to judge the tumor load and to predict the recurrence.

Distribution characteristics and antimicrobial resistance of pathogens about hospital infection from patients in single hematology center during 2011 and 2013 / 北京大学学报(医学版)

Objective:To analyze the characteristics of hospital infection of hematological disease, so as to provide reference for clinical therapy. Methods: Bacterial strains and antimicrobial resistance of pa-tients with hospital infection in Department of Hematology, Peking University Third Hospital from Jan. 2011 to Dec. 2013 were identified and analyzed retrospectively. The specimens were from their blood, urine, sputum, throat swabs and etc. Results:Among the total of 168 isolates of bacteria,the majority of the bacteria strains were from sputum (42. 9%);114(67. 9%) bacteria strains were gram negative and 54(32. 1%) bacteria strains were gram positive;the pathogen testing showed that 20. 8% were Pseudo-monas aeruginosa,18. 5% Escherichia coli,17. 9% Staphylococcus aureus, 9. 5% Klebsiellar pneumonia, 5. 9% Staphylococcus epidermis and 27. 4% other bacteria ;The gram negative bacilli to cefepime, ami-kacin and carbapenems showed the lowest antimicrobial resistance rates, and S. aureus showed the lowest antimicrobial resistance rates to vancomycin and linezolid. Conclusion:Patients with hemopathy are the main population of hospital infections, the gram negative bacteria are the most common pathogens. It is very important to promptly know the change in distribution of the pathogens in order to rationally select antibiotics and reduce the incidence of bacterial infections.

Toxicity of dose-adjusted BEACOP regimen in the treatment of lymphoma / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Objective To analyze the toxicity of dose adjusted-BEACOP (DA-BEACOP,classic CHOP regimen plus etoposide and (or) bleomycin with or without rituximab) regimen for poor-prognosis lymphoma.Methods 89 patients with poor-prognosis lymphoma who had been treated in-patient at Peking University Third Hospital during August 2002 and February 2012 were retrospectively studied.All patients received at least 1 cycle of DA-BEACOP regimen.Results 3-4 grade adverse events were observed in 74 (83.1％) patients,most of which was myelosuppression (73 cases,82.0 ％).There was not death related with the treatment.Compared to male patients,female patients suffered higher rates of grade 3-4 of toxicity (94.2 ％,33/35 vs 75.9 ％,41/54) (P =0.024).The rate of grade 3-4 of hematological toxicity in patients who were pretreated with ≥3 cycles of chemotherapy than that in patients receiving≤2 cycles of chemotherapy (95.9 ％,47/49 vs 75.0 ％,30/40) (P =0.004),while the rate of 3-4 hematological toxicity in pret-radiotherapy posed patients was higher than that in their counterparts who did not receive radiotherapy (95.9 ％,47/49 vs 75.0 ％,30/40) (P =0.022).Conclusion The DA-BEACOP regimen showed manageable toxicity in patients with poor-prognosis lymphoma.

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic analysis of 92 cases with primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma / 中华血液学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the clinical and pathological features, molecular biological markers and prognosis of primary gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective study was conducted in 92 cases of primary gastrointestinal DLBCL. The data of clinical characteristics, pathological and immunohistochemical features were analyzed. The relationship between different factors at diagnosis and prognosis were studied.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the 92 patients, the male-female ratio was 1.56:1 with a median age of 59(7-89) years. The most frequently involved site was stomach (50.0%), followed by small intestine (15.2%), colon (12.0%), ileocecum (10.9%) and multiple gastrointestinal tract involvements (9.8%). The ratio of non-germinal center B cell (non-GCB) subtype to germinal center B cell (GCB) was 2:1. Among the cases, Ki-67 had a high level expression with a median positive rate >80%. Positive expression of Bcl-2 was detected in 52.1% cases (25/48). Evidence of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infections was detected in 34.0% cases with stomach involvement. Of the patients, 75 were included in a follow-up study with a median time of 48 months (3-130 months). The complete remission(CR)rate was 66.7%(50/75),the partial remission (PR) rate was 22.7% (17/75) and the overall response rate was 89.4% (67/75). The 1-, 3- and 5- year survival rates of the patients were 85.3%, 66.2% and 60.5%, respectively. The incidence of secondary malignancy after chemotherapy was 2.7%. The multivariate analysis indicated that primary colic DLBCL or multiple involvements of gastrointestinal tract and low serum albumin level (<35 g/L) at diagnosis were independently associated with poor outcome. Patients who received chemotherapy combined with rituximab (43 cases) had a higher CR rate (79.1% vs 46.9%, P=0.008) and 5-year overall survival (77.5% vs 53.1%, P=0.0045) than those without rituximab (32 case).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Primary gastrointestinal DLBCL was a highly invasive and heterogeneous malignancy. In our data, the proportion of non-GCB subtype was higher. Primary colic DLBCL and those with multiple involvements of gastrointestinal tract had poor survival. Low serum albumin at diagnosis indicated poor outcome. Rituximab treatment in addition to chemotherapy might help to improve the clinical outcome. Further prospective trails were needed to confirm our results.</p>

Clinical analysis and treatment of 14 multiple myeloma patients with extramedullary plasmacytoma / 中国肿瘤临床

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, treatment options, and prognosis of multiple myeloma (MM) patients complicated with extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP). Methods:The case of MM concurrent with EMP are rare. During the period between June 2005 and June 2013, clinical experience, diagnosis, and treatment of MM with EMP cases were retrospectively analyzed. Results:Fourteen cases were diagnosed with MM complicated with EMP in the Third Hospital of Peking Uni-versity, Beijing, China. Among these 14 cases, seven were males and seven were females. The mean age of patients was 56.9 years (ranging from 40 to 80 years old). Nine of the cases were diagnosed with EMP during the preliminary diagnosis, and the remaining five cases developed EMP during the course of treatment. Among the 14 cases, six were solitary EMPs and eight were multiple EMPs. Among the multiple EMP cases, five died, one showed disease progression, and two demonstrated partial regression. Conclusion:The prognosis of MM complicated with EMP is poor. Thus, new treatment strategies should be further explored.

Effect of bortezomib combined with doxorubicin on lymphoblastic lymphoma Molt-4 cells / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Objective To investigate the effect of bortezomib combined with doxorubicin on lymphoblastic lymphoma cell line Molt-4.Methods Molt-4 cells were cultured in the presence of bortezomib and doxorubicin,cell viability was monitored by CCK-8 and trypan-blue exclusion.Apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry and mitochondrial membrane potential,expression of Fas was also measured with flow cytometry.Results Molt-4 cell proliferation was substantially inhibited in concentration-dependent manners when treated with either bortezomib or doxorubicin.The combination of both drugs synergistically inhibited Molt-4 cell proliferation at 48 hours [(57.24±0.10) ％].Combination therapy further enhanced bortezomib and doxorubicin induced apoptosis [48 h (23.08±1.25) ％] (P ＜ 0.05).Detection of mitochondrial membrane potential showed that combination therapy could promote apoptosis (15.84 ％,5.38 ％,5.52 ％) but did not significantly change the level of Fas expression (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion Combination therapy of bortezomib with doxorubicin efficiently inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of Molt-4 cells.Activation of mitochondrial and intrinsic apoptotic pathway may play important roles.

Retrospective analysis of 91 patients with T cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma / 白血病·淋巴瘤

ObjectiveTo analyse treatments and prognostic factors of T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (T-NHL). MethodsNinety-one patients with T-NHL were retrospectively analyzed, and clinical features,histopathology, laboratory data were included in Kaplan-Meier and prognostic analysis. Results Median age was 38 years,58 (63.7 ％) had high-intermediate and high risk by IPI,72 (79.1％) presented with advanced stage disease,extranodal disease was present in 64.8 ％ of patients.The overall response rate (ORR) for the whole group was 63.8 ％,and the estimated 3,5-year ORR were 55.5 ％,41.3 ％ respectively.Compared with CHOP-like regimen, the addition of etoposide could improve the survival of patients, meanwhile radiation therapy could improve the outcome of patients with NK/T cell lymphoma and mediastinal bulky disease, and consolidation chemotherapy with HSCT could improve the survival and reduce the recurrence of patients.Clinical stage,B symptoms,ECOG score,the level of LDH,extranodal involvment,anemia,initial treatment outcome, IPI score, the level of serum albumin and fibrinogen were predictive to overall survival. Cox multivariate analysis showed initial treatment outcome and B symptoms were independent prognostic factors.IPI and m-PIT were useful for stratified patients into different prognostic risk groups. Conclusion T-NHL is a heterogeneous group of malignancies with an inferior long term outcome. New treatment modality needs to be explored for these patients,and new drugs and HSCT may be good choices.

Epstein-Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the elderly: 2 cases report and review of the literature / 白血病·淋巴瘤

ObjectiveTo study the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)of the elderly and explore its clinical characteristics. MethodsThe clinical manifestation,laboratory examination and treatment of two cases of EBV positive DLBCL of elderly were lescribed.Results EBV positive DLBCL of elderly onset was often between 70-79 years,usually presented with lymphadenopathy and may be extranodal,may present with massive splenomegaly,secondary immune hemolytic anemia and often had B symptom.Pathologically,this disease was characterized by a proliferation of atypical large B cells with rich reactive cells,especially T cell.ConclusionImmunohistochemically,the tumor cells of EBV positive DLBCL of elderly present with CD20 or CD79a,EBV-encoded small RNA (EBER) positive.This disease has aggressive clinical course,a poor response to standard treatment.Rituximab may be effective in a short periods,but the long effect is limited.Overall survival is short.The cause of death is mainly respiratory failure due to factor infection.

Effect of combination with magnetic nanoparticle of Fe3O4 and adriamycin on Raji cell line / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Objective To investigate the effect of combination with magnetic nanoparticle of Fe3O4and adriamycin (ADM) on Raji cell line.Methods Raji cells were cultured with Fe3O4-magnetic nanoparticle and ADM after using mechanical absortion polymerization,and the cell viability was detected by MTT and trypan-blue exclusion.The apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry,and the expression of p53 and NF-κB were measured by Western blot. Results Raji cell proliferation ratio was significantly inhibited in concentration-and time-dependent manners in both ADM and Fe3O4-MNP-ADM groups (r =0.412,P =0.027;r =0.523,P =0.014).The percentages of apoptotic cells induced by ADM and Fe3O4-MNP-ADM were 8.76 ％ vs 14.85 ％,35.08 ％ vs 44.50 ％,44.00 ％ vs 69.40 ％ in 12,24 and 48 hours,respectively (t =-9.137,-4.808,-6.337; P =0.012,0.041,0.024).The grey straps of NF-κB measured by Western blot were 4.22±0.32,3.31±0.28 in ADM and Fe3O4-MNP-ADM group (t =-54.416,P =0.035),whereas the grey straps of p53 were 1.042±0.114,1.270±0.091,respectively (t =33.963,P =0.047).Conclusion Combination therapy of Fe3O4-MNP and ADM could inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis of Raji cells line,which may due to upregulation of p53 and down-regulation of NF-κB.

Preliminary study of MR imaging in rat with series coil / 中华放射学杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of MR imaging in rats with series coil. Methods MR scanning was performed on the self-made aqueous solution phantom with the series coil and other three coils respectively, using the same FRFSE- XL pulse sequence. SNR of the same image was obtained in the same position slice for all four coils. Twelve SD rats were divided into three model groups and one normal group. FRFSE-XL FSPGR and Probe-SI pulse sequence were respectively used to show the brain injury,1H-MRS, spinal cord injury (SCI) and abdomen with series coils. Results The SNR of series coil (39. 7)was over six times higher than the SNR of knee joint coil (6. 41 ), which was the best in other three coils.Grey matter and white matte; the brain structure and hematomas were clearly depicted in the rats'brain on T1WI and T2WI. From the second week after injection of 6-OHDA into the rats brain, the ratio of NAA/Cr decreased (before injection 1.24 ,two weeks after injection 0. 781 ). The spinal cord and the configuration of the white matter were clearly showed on T2WI image, and the location and degree of SCI in the rat thoracic spinal cord were also well defined on T2 WI image. The pulse sequence of FSPGR T1 WI was used for rat abdomen scanning. The scan time was only eight seconds. It is helpful to overcome the breathing movement effect and show the structure of rat abdomen. Conclusion It provided a good means for the rat MR in vivo to make use of 3.0T MR combined with series coils.

Diagnostic value of (1,3)-β-D-glucan assay and galactomannan test for invasive fungal infection in patients of acute radiation sickness / 中华放射医学与防护杂志

Objective To investigate the diagnostic values of (1,3)-β-D-glucan (G) and galactomannan (GM) for invasive fungal infection (IFI) in patients of acute radiation sickness (ARS).Methods Samples of periogeral blood,pharyngeal secretion,urine,and feces were collected from 316patients with ARS and suspected to suffer from IFI,192 males and 124 females,aged 60.50(1-96),with the underlying diseases of blood or respiration systems.Platelia Aspergillus EIA kit was used to detect the plasma BG (G test),and ELISA was used to detect the serum GM (GM test).Fungal culture and bacterial culture were performed.Results The positive rates of G test,GM test,and fungal culture were 36.33%,35.84% ,and 34.18% respectively,but the positive rate of fungal culture of blood sample was 1/316 only.Pearson correlation analysis showed that G test,GM test and fungal culture test were positively correlated with IFI clinical diagnosis respectively (x2 = 0.564,0.357,0.727,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Easy to operate,rapid,and highly sencitive,G test and GM test can be used as adjunctive methods for early IFI diagnosis in ARS patients.

Therapeutic effects of low-dose,ultra-low-dose and standard-dose chemotherapy for elderly acute myeloid leukemia / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of low-dose,ultra-low-dose and standard dose chemotherapy for elderly acute myeloid leukemia.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 77 elderly AML patients aged 60 years or older.The short-term and long-term effects were compared among low-dose,uhtra-low-dose and standard-dose chemotherapy.Results Although patients receiving low-dose or ultra-low-dose chemotherapy were older,with higher PS scores and lower WBC count,there were no significant differences in CR rate,ORR,EFS or OS between patients who received low-dose/ultra-low-dose chemotherapy and standard-dose chemotherapy.By dividing the total samples into subgroups according to age or PS scores,we found out that patients younger than 70 or with a PS score less than 2 showed a much better prognosis,no matter short-term or long-term,in low-dose／ultra-low-dose group rather than in the standard dose group.While in those patients older than 70 or with a PS score more than 2,the differences between those two groups were not significant.Further analysis showed that low-dose chemotherapy did not reduce treatment related mortality,neither did it increase the risk of long-term relapse.Conclusion Low-dose and ultra-low-dose chemotherapy can improve the prognosis of elder AML patients compared with standard-dose chemotherapy,especially for elderly patients who have a better general state.