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Chinese journal of integrative medicine ; (12): 832-837, 2023.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-1010294

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To compare the clinical effect of arsenic-containing Qinghuang Powder (QHP) and low-intensity chemotherapy (LIC) in treatment of elderly acute myeloid leukemia (eAML) patients.@*METHODS@#Clinical data of 80 eAML patients treated at Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences from January 2015 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The treatment scheme was designed by real world study according to patients' preference, and patients were divided into a QHP group (35 cases) and a LIC group (45 cases). The median overall survival (mOS), 1-, 2-, and 3-year OS rates, and incidence of adverse events were compared between the two groups.@*RESULTS@#The mOS of 80 patients was 11 months, and the 1-, 2-, and 3-year OS rates were 45.51%, 17.96%, and 11.05%, respectively. The QHP and LIC groups demonstrated no significant difference in mOS (12 months vs. 10 months), 1- (48.57% vs. 39.65%), 2- (11.43% vs. 20.04%), and 3-year OS rates (5.71% vs. 13.27%, all P>0.05). Moreover, the related factors of mOS demonstrated no significant difference in patients with age>75 years (11 months vs. 8 months), secondary AML (11 months vs. 8 months), poor genetic prognosis (9 months vs. 7 months), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score ⩾ 3 (10 months vs. 7 months) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant comorbidity index ⩾ 4 (11 months vs. 7 months) between the QHP and LIC groups (all P>0.05). However, the incidence of myelosuppression was significantly lower in the QHP group than that in the LIC group (28.57% vs. 73.33%, P<0.01).@*CONCLUSIONS@#QHP and LIC had similar survival rates in eAML patients, but QHP had a lower myelosuppression incidence. Hence, QHP can be an alternative for eAML patients who do not tolerate LIC.


Subject(s)
Humans , Aged , Arsenic/therapeutic use , Powders/therapeutic use , Retrospective Studies , Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy , Prognosis , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
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Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos ; 24(4): 1089-1106, out.-dez. 2017. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-892569

ABSTRACT

This article examines anti-treponematoses work as part of US occupation public health policy in Haiti, a unique event in the history of international health. Yaws was highly prevalent in Haiti, but occupation doctors initially ignored it because of its close association with syphilis and stigmas attached to sexually transmitted disease. This changed when C.S. Butler asserted that yaws was "innocent" and that the two diseases should therefore be considered as one. Treatment increased as an anti-treponematoses campaign was now believed to hold great benefits for the occupation's paternalist and strategic aims, even though it ultimately failed. This work reflected Haiti's status as a public health "laboratory" which affected Haitian medicine for years to come and significantly influenced future campaigns aimed at disease eradication.


Este artigo investiga o trabalho anti-treponêmico como parte da política norte-americana de saúde pública na ocupação do Haiti, evento inédito na história da saúde internacional. Era alta a incidência da bouba no Haiti, mas médicos da ocupação a ignoravam por ser parecida com a sífilis e pelos estigmas da doença sexualmente transmitida. A situação mudou quando C.S. Butler afirmou que a bouba era "inocente" e que as duas doenças deveriam ser consideradas uma. Surgiram mais tratamentos com uma campanha anti-treponêmica que trazia benefícios aos objetivos paternalistas e estratégicos da ocupação, apesar do seu fracasso final. Esse trabalho ilustra o Haiti como "laboratório" de saúde pública, o que afetou a medicina haitiana por anos e influenciou campanhas futuras para erradicar a doença.


Subject(s)
Humans , History, 20th Century , Yaws/history , Syphilis/history , Public Health/history , Racism/history , Arsenic/history , Arsenic/therapeutic use , United States , Warfare , Yaws/prevention & control , Yaws/drug therapy , Syphilis/drug therapy , Communicable Disease Control/history , Diagnosis, Differential , Disease Eradication/history , Haiti , Laboratories/history
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Rev. cuba. hematol. inmunol. hemoter ; 33(1): 1-13, ene.-mar. 2017.
Article in Spanish | LILACS, CUMED | ID: biblio-901073

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Introducción: en los últimos 25 - 30 años se ha propuesto el tratamiento de la leucemia promielocítica mediante métodos de inducción de la diferenciación celular. Método : se compararon algunos de los resultados de dos protocolos para el tratamiento de la leucemia promielocítica, el LPM-TOA en el que la droga de primera línea fue el trióxido de arsénico y el LPM-03 con el que se usó el ácido transretinoico y rubidomicina en la inducción a la remisión. Resultados : con el LPM-TOA la remisión hematológica se logró en el 83,3 por ciento de los pacientes a los 43,22 días como promedio, el síndrome de diferenciación celular se presentó en 6 casos (9,1 por ciento), la sobrevida libre de eventos a los 60 meses fue de 89,26 por ciento al igual que la sobrevida global, debido a que no se presentaron recaídas en el período estudiado; mientras que con el protocolo LPM-03 la remisión hematológica se logró en el 96 por ciento de los pacientes a los 44,35 días; 5 enfermos (10 por ciento) presentaron el síndrome de diferenciación celular, la sobrevida libre de eventos a los 60 meses fue del 75 por ciento y la sobrevida global del 83,3 por ciento. En la comparación de los parámetros no hubo significación estadística, excepto en la sobrevida libre de enfermedad a los 60 meses en que con el LPM-TOA fue del 100 por ciento mientras que con el LPM-03 fue del 78 por ciento (p=0,001). Conclusiones: se comprobó que el arsénico es una opción más para manejar la enfermedad, tanto en la recaída como en los casos de reciente diagnóstico. Con estos resultados, nuestro país muestra cifras de sobrevida libre de eventos a los 5 años del diagnóstico y de curación comparable con los de los países más desarrollados a nivel mundia(AU)


Introduction . In the last 25-30 years the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia has been proposed by methods of induction of cell differentiation. Method . We compared some of the results of two protocols for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia, LPM-TOA in which the first line drug was arsenic trioxide and LPM-03 in which transretinoic acid was used with Rubidomycin in induction to remission. Results: With LPM-TOA hematologic remission was achieved in 83.3 percent of patients at 43.22 days on average, the cell differentiation syndrome was present in 6 cases (9.1 percent), the event free survival at 60 months was 89.26 percent, as was overall survival, due to the fact that there were no relapses during the study period, whereas with the LPM-03 protocol hematologic remission was achieved in 96 percent of the patients at 44.35 days; 5 patients (10 percent) presented the cell differentiation syndrome, the events free survival at 60 months was 75 percent and the overall survival was 83.3 percent. In the comparison there was no statistical significance, but not in the disease-free survival at 60 months in which the LPM-TOA was 100 percent while in the LPM-03 it was 78 percent (p = 0.001). Conclusions: Arsenic was found to be one more option to manage the disease, both in relapse and in cases of recent diagnosis. With these results, our country shows figures of event-free survival at 5 years of diagnosis and cure comparable to those of the most developed countries worldwide(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Arsenic/therapeutic use , Tretinoin/therapeutic use , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/drug therapy
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Rev. cuba. hematol. inmunol. hemoter ; 30(4): 346-359, oct.-dic. 2014.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-735295

ABSTRACT

Introducción: el trióxido de arsénico ha demostrado su eficacia en el tratamiento de la leucemia promieliocítica, tanto en los pacientes de reciente diagnóstico, como en los que presentan una recaída. Métodos: entre los años 2008 y 2011, 51 pacientes, niños y adultos, con leucemia promielocítica de reciente diagnóstico, se trataron con trióxido de arsénico en infusión por vía endovenosa como droga de primera línea. Objetivos: 1. Evaluar la efectividad del trióxido de arsénico de fabricación cubana (Arsenin®) como droga de primera línea en el tratamiento de esta enfermedad. 2. Estudiar el comportamiento clínico-hematológico de los enfermos. 3. Identificar las principales reacciones adversas y complicaciones. 4. Determinar el tiempo promedio para la remisión hematológica. 5. Comparar los resultados con los del protocolo LPM-2003. Resultados: las reacciones adversas principales fueron: hepatotoxicidad y cardiotoxicidad; solo 3 enfermos suspendieron definitivamente el medicamento y pasaron al esquema anterior, LPM-2003. Hubo 5 muertes precoces. Los 43 pacientes que cumplieron el tratamiento alcanzaron la remisión hematológica a los 42,8 días, como promedio. No hubo diferencias significativas en el tiempo para lograr la remisión hematológica, en la sobrevida global ni en la libre de eventos entre el protocolo actual y el LPM-03. Como mínimo, todos los pacientes tienen 2 años de suspendido el tratamiento y no ha habido que lamentar recaídas. La sobrevida global de los 51 pacientes después de dos años de suspendido el tratamiento, es del 90,1 por ciento. Conclusiones: se consideró que el Arsenin® es eficaz como droga de primera línea en el tratamiento de la enfermedad de reciente diagnóstico...


Introduction: Arsenic trioxide has demonstrated its effectiveness in the treatment of promyelocytic leukemia, so much in patients newly diagnosed as in those in relapse. Methods: From 2008 to 2011, 51 patients, children and adults, newly diagnosed with promyelocytic leukemia were treated with arsenic trioxide as first line therapy. Objectives: 1. Evaluation of the effectiveness of arsenic trioxide manufactured in Cuba (Arsenin ®) in the treatment of this disease as first-line drug. 2. Study of the clinical-hematological behavior of patients. 3. Identification of major adverse reactions and complications. 4. Determine the median time to hematological remission. 5. Comparison of our results with those of the LPM-2003 protocol. Results: The main adverse reactions were: hepatotoxicity and cardiotoxicity, only 3 patients discontinued the medication and finally passed the previous scheme, LPM- 2003. There were 5 early deaths. The 43 patients who complied with the treatment achieved hematological remission to 42,8 days on average. There were no significant differences in time to achieve hematological remission, overall survival and event-free between this protocol and the LPM -03 protocol. All patients have at least 2 years of stopping treatment and there has been no regrettable relapse. After two years of stopping treatment overall survival of the 51 patients is 90,1 percent. Conclusions: We consider that Arsenin ® is effective as first-line drug in the treatment of newly diagnosed disease...


Subject(s)
Humans , Arsenic/therapeutic use , Cuba , Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/drug therapy
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Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-135352

ABSTRACT

En psoriasis rara vez ocurren lesiones en la boca y en parte superior del tracto gastrointestinal, y cuando existen es poco usual que tengan las características histológicas de esa enfermedad. Menos sorprendente es la falta de compromiso de las mucosas no queratinizadas del tracto gastrointestinal. La patología gastrointestinal que más comúnmente se asocia con psoriasis es la enteropatía dermatogénica o malabsorción secundaria al compromiso cutáneo. Sin embargo, esto no es específico de la psoriasis y otras enfermedades cutáneas, especialmente eccema, también están asociadas. La malabsorción es rara vez un problema clínico mayor en psoriasis, aunque es de gran interés y puede causar confusión si no se le reconoce. Por último, los efectos colaterales gastrointestinales de la terapia utilizada pueden ser importantes, ya que pueden ser lo suficientemente severos para evitar el uso de una terapia particular


Subject(s)
Humans , Diagnosis, Differential , Gastrointestinal Diseases/complications , Psoriasis/complications , Anthralin/adverse effects , Arsenic/adverse effects , Arsenic/therapeutic use , Colitis, Ulcerative/etiology , Cyclosporine/adverse effects , Cyclosporine/therapeutic use , Celiac Disease/etiology , Etretinate/adverse effects , Furocoumarins , Furocoumarins/adverse effects , Methotrexate/adverse effects , Methotrexate/therapeutic use , Mouth/injuries , Malabsorption Syndromes/etiology , Steroids/adverse effects , Steroids/therapeutic use
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Rev. argent. dermatol ; 71(3): 178-84, jul.-set. 1990. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-96307

ABSTRACT

Se presentan cuatro casos de arsenicismo medicamentoso. Tres de ellos fueron tratados con Neosalvarsán antes de la era penicilínica por presentar sífilis y un casos por ingesta de Licor de Fowler durante 15 años por padecer psoriasis. En los 4 pacientes se desarrollaron epiteliomas basocelulares múltiples, predominando en sitios cubiertos, siendo la forma clínica más frecuente la superficial. El caso 3 desarrolló un adenocarcinoma infiltrante de glándula de Bartolino y una enfermedad de Bowen de clítoris, asociado a un Hodgkin. Ninguno de nuestros casos desarrolló melanodermia, queratodermia palmo-plantar ni cáncer visceral. La motivación de este trabajo es de recordar a los médicos la existencia de epiteliomas baso-celulares múltiples por terapéuticas arsenicales


Subject(s)
Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Arsenic/adverse effects , Skin Neoplasms/chemically induced , Arsenic/therapeutic use , Psoriasis , Syphilis/drug therapy
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