Prognostic value of the 21-gene recurrence score in ER-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive breast cancer was similar in node-negative diseases: a single-center study of 800 patients / 医学前沿

Multi-gene assays have emerged as crucial tools for risk stratification in early-stage breast cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of the 21-gene recurrence score (RS) in Chinese patients with pN0-1, estrogen receptor-positive (ER

Comparison of the Distribution Pattern of 21-Gene Recurrence Score between Mucinous Breast Cancer and Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma in Chinese Population: A Retrospective Single-Center Study / Journal of the Korean Cancer Association, 대한암학회지

Purpose@#This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the distribution pattern and prognostic value of 21-gene recurrence score (RS) in Chinese patients with mucinous breast cancer (MC) and compared with infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC). @*Materials and Methods@#Patients diagnosed with MC or IDC from January 2010 to January 2017 were retrospectively recruited. Reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction assay of 21 genes was conducted to calculate the RS. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess the association between RS and clinicopathological factors. Survival outcomes including disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated by Kaplan-Meier method and compared by log-rank test. @*Results@#The MC cohort included 128 patients and the IDC cohort included 707 patients. The proportions of patients with a low (RS 30) were 32.0%, 48.4%, and 19.5% in MC cohort, and 26.9%, 46.8% and 26.3% in IDC cohort. The distribution of RS varied significantly according to different Ki-67 index and molecular subtype in both cohorts. Moreover, the receipt of chemotherapy was associated with RS in both cohorts. Among patients with MC, tumor stage was related to the DFS (p=0.040). No significant differences in DFS and OS were found among MC patients in different RS risk groups (OS, p=0.695; DFS, p=0.926). @*Conclusion@#RS was significantly related to Ki-67 index and molecular subtypes in MC patients, which is similar in IDC patients. However, RS was not able to predict DFS and OS in patients with MC.

Intermittent oro-esophageal tube feeding for dysphagia patients with cerebral small vessel disease / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

Objective:To observe the effect of intermittent oro-esophageal tube feeding (IOE) on dysphagia patients with cerebral small vessel disease.Methods:Sixty such patients were randomly divided into an experimental group ( n=30) and a control group ( n=30). In addition to the routine basic treatment and swallowing function training, the control group was given nasogastric tube feeding, while the experimental group was provided with IOE. Before and after two weeks of the treatment the swallowing function and nutritional status of both groups were evaluated along with the incidence of pneumonia, ability in the activities of daily living and general quality of life. Results:Before the intervention, there were no significant differences between the two groups in any of the measurements. Afterward significant improvements were observed in all of the measurements in both groups, but the experimental group had improved significantly more than the control group in terms of each measure.Conclusions:IOE is superior to NG in improving the nutrition and swallowing function of patients with dysphagia and cerebral small vessel disease. It betters their ability in daily life activities and their quality of life.

Observation on the effect of cetylpyridine chloride gargle in the treatment of oral Candida infection / 中国生化药物杂志

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of cetylpyridinium chloride gargle in the treatment of oral candidiasis.Methods Collected 45 cases of oral candidiasis patients admitted in our hospital from April 2015 to April 2017.Among them, 24 patients were treated with cetylpyridinium chloride gargle and treated as observation group.Rinse treatment in 21 cases, set as the control group.The oral pain score, mucosal atrophy score and mucosal erythema score were compared between the two groups.The HAMA anxiety scale and HAMD depression scale were used to evaluate the psychological stress.The HAMA score, HAMD score, blood glucose and blood glucose were compared between the two groups.Insulin levels were compared between the two groups of patients after oral mucosal examination positive rate and the incidence of adverse reactions.Results After treatment, the oral pain score, mucosal atrophy score and mucosal erythema score were significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The HAMA score, HAMD score and blood glucose level were significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group, the insulin level was higher than the control group, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The positive rate was 20.83%(5/24)in the observation group and 52.38%(11/21)in the control group.The positive rate of oral mucosal examination in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).There were no obvious adverse reactions during the treatment group.In the control group, only one case of oral mucosal congestion was found, but it was tolerable and disappeared after treatment.There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups.Conclusion The use of cetylpyridinium chloride gargle in the treatment of oral candidiasis can relieve oral pain, mucosal atrophy, erythema symptoms and stress state, effective control of oral infection, and no significant adverse reactions、high safety.

Treatment patterns and affecting factors in breast cancer patients over 65-years of age / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore different therapies and affecting factors in breast cancer patients ≥ 65 years old.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>To retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics, treatments, comorbidity and survival rate of 126 female breast cancer patients over 65 years old who underwent surgical operation in our hospital from January 2009 to December 2010. To compare and analyze the differences in the treatment patterns, and find out the affecting factors.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>One hundred and twenty-six cases were included in this retrospective study, and they were divided into two groups according to age: 65-74 years old group (71 cases) and >74 years group (55 cases). Most patients in the two groups received modified radical mastectomy (84.5% and 89.1%); 73.2% and 54.5% of patients received adjuvant chemotherapy in the two groups, respectively. 67.6% and 61.8% of the patients had adjuvant endocrine therapy respectively. 19.7% and 7.3% of the patients received radiotherapy, respectively. Chemotherapy in elderly breast cancer patients was correlated with age, pathological types, progesterone receptor (PR) status and comorbidity. Radiotherapy in elderly breast cancer patients was related to age, surgical patterns, TNM stage and lymph node status. Multivariate analysis showed that age, pathological types, PR expression and comorbidity were independent factors affecting choice of chemotherapy in elderly breast cancer patients (P < 0.05 for all). Age and surgical patterns were independent factors affecting choice of radiotherapy (P < 0.05 for all). The 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate and overall survival (OS) rate in these patients were 91.3% and 92.0%, respectively. Furthermore, endocrine therapy was related to 3-year DFS rate (P = 0.038) and age was correlated with 3-year OS rate (P = 0.037) in these elderly patients.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Breast cancer in the elderly patients receive similar surgery and endocrine therapy, but the elderly patients are less likely to have chemotherapy and radiotherapy, due to age, PR expression, pathological types, surgical patterns and comorbidity. Only age contributes to the lower 3-year overall survival rate in >74-year old patients.</p>

Experimental research and analysis on dielectric properties of blood in anemia mice / 生物医学工程学杂志

The conductivity and permittivity of blood in mice were measured by the AC electrical impedance method at frequency range of 0.1-100MHz, and then the changes of the Cole-Cole parameters of dielectric spectra of blood from phenylhydrazine-induced anemia mice were observed by numerical calculation and curve fitting residual analysis of the Cole-Cole equation. The results showed that hematocrit (Hct) of the mice with phenylhydrazine injection was significantly reduced; the permittivity(epsilon) spectroscopy of blood moved to the low insulating region and its permittivity decreased; conductivity (kappa) spectrum curve of blood moved to the high conductivity zone and conductivity increased; the 2nd characteristic frequency was lower than that in the normal group. There was phenylhydrazine dose dependent in the changes of the Cole-Cole parameters of dielectric spectra of blood.