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Objective To explore the effects of nutritional intervention on the quality of life and nutritional status of patients with colorectal cancer treated with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. Methods Fifty-six patients with colorectal cancer subjected to postoperative chemotherapy were selected. They were divided into nutritional intervention group (n=20) and control group (n=36). Blood test indices, PG-SGA scores, and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey scores were compared 4 weeks after the surgery. Results No significant difference in PG-SGA score was found between the nutritional group and the control group at admission (t=-0.347, P=0.730), but statistically significant difference was detected after 4 weeks (t=-2.708, P=0.009). At 4 weeks after the surgery, the serum levels of prealbumin, albumin, and hemoglobin were not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05). Other indices of quality of life assessment (P < 0.05), except for the index of emotional function (P=0.083), were significantly different between the two groups, and the scores of the nutritional intervention group were higher than those of the control group. Conclusion Nutritional intervention can effectively improve the nutritional status and quality of life of patients with colorectal cancer treated with postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy.
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NKILA is a kind of newly-discovered lncRNA whose expression is aberrant in diverse malignant tumors. The existing researches have confirmed that NKILA participates in the occurrence and development of tumors mainly by regulating the NF-κB signaling pathway, and has significance to the cancer diagnosis, treatment and prognostic evaluation of patients. This article reviews the abnormal expressions and biological effects of NKILA, and the up- and down-stream mechanisms of NKILA regulating malignant biological behavior in different cancers.
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OBJECTIVE:To observe therapeutic efficacy and safety of oxaliplatin combined with tegafur in the treatment of ad-vanced primary hepatic carcinoma after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization(TACE). METHODS:120 patients with advanced primary hepatic carcinoma were selected from our hospital during Apr. 2011-Apr. 2013,and then divided into control group and ob-servation group according to random number table,with 60 cases in each group. Both groups received TACE. Control group was given Oxaliplatin injection 0.08 g/m2 after surgery via catheter arterial puming,within 4 h;observation group was additionally giv-en Tegafur capsules 40 mg/m2,po,bid,on the basis of control group. Both group received treatment for 4 months. Clinical efficacy, hepatic function indexes [ALT,AST,TBIL,DBIL] and alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)level were observed in 2 groups;the occurrence of ADR during treatment was recorded as well as 1-year,2-year,3-year follow-up survival rates. RESULTS:Before treatment, there was no statistical significance in hepatic function indexes and AFP(P>0.05). After treatment,disease control rate(78.33%) and clinical benefit rate(93.33%)of observation group were significantly higher than those of control group(48.335,71.67%), with statistical significance (P0.05). 1-year,2-year,3-year fol-low-up survival rates of observation group were significant higher than control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). CON-CLUSIONS:Oxaliplatin combined with tegafur is effective for advanced primary hepatic carcinoma after TACE with good safety.
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Objective To assess the changes of left ventricular function after off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) using Tei index. Methods Fourty-six patients of coronary artery disease, who had accepted OPCAB, were enrolled. Left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF), E/A ratio at mitrial orifice(E/A), E deceleration time(EDT), isovolumic relaxation time(IVRT), ratio of systolic wave to diastolic wave of pulmonary vein flow(S/D) and Tei index were measured by transthoracic echocardiography before, immediate, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after OPCAB. Results Tei index decreased gradually as time went on after OPCAB and the differences were significant between different times(P