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Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of trastuzumab combined with vinorelbine therapy in the treatment of advanced breast cancer with human epithelial growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) positive.Methods From April 2010 to April 2013,91 advanced breast cancer patients who failed in the paclitaxel therapy received trastuzumab plus vinorelbine (45 cases,vinorelbine group) or capecitabine (46 cases,capecitabine group).The treatment efficacy,toxic effects and 3-year survival rate in two groups were compared.Results The clinical benefit rate in two groups had no significant difference (P ＞ 0.05),but objective response rates in vinorelbine group was higher than that in capecitabine group:44.44％(20/45) vs.23.91％(11/46),and there was significant difference (P =0.039).The toxic effects in two groups had no significant difference (P ＞ 0.05).The 3-year survival rate in two groups had no significant difference (P =0.252).Conclusions In the treatment of HER-2 positive advanced breast cancer,trastuzumab plus vinorelbine or capecitabine shows no significant differences in adverse reaction or in 3-year survival rate.However,trastuzumab plus vinorelbine shows better objective response rate compared with trastuzumab plus capecitabine.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the feasibility and outcome of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) with no veno-venous bypass (VVB) in adult patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Between 1999 and June 2001, 43 adult patients were subjected to orthotopic liver transplantations with veno-venous bypass (28), or no veno-venous bypass (15).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There was no significant difference in mean serum creatinine on day 3 and gas discharge time in patients with veno-venous bypass or not. With no veno-venous bypass, the average operative time was 5.6 +/- 1.4 h, median amount of blood loss during operation was 4 200 +/- 850 ml, median amount of blood transfused intraoperatively was 4 800 +/- 920 ml, and median intensive care unit stay was 6.3 days. All these were lower or shorter than those of the patients with veno-venous bypass.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Orthotopic liver transplantation with no veno-venous bypass is safe and can be performed in the majority of adult patients. Liver transplantation with no veno-venous bypass is associated with shorter total operating time, lower blood product usage, and shorter intensive care unit stay compared with standard technique of OLT with routine use of VVB.</p>