ABSTRACT
Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumor with endocrine function. For decades, chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been the first-line treatment options. Because of its ability to normalize tumor vessels, anlotinib is recommended as a novel therapy as a third-line treatment. A combination of anti-angiogenic drugs and ICIs can effectively and safely benefit advanced cancer patients. However, immune-related side effects caused by ICIs are common. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation and hepatitis are common during immunotherapy in patients with chronic HBV infection. A 62-year-old man with ES-SCLC who had brain metastasis was described in this case. It is unusual for a HBsAg-negative patient to develop an increase in HBsAb after receiving atezolizumab immunotherapy. Although some researchers have reported the functional cure of HBV by PD-L1 antibody, this is the first case that showed a sustained increased in HBsAb level after anti-PD-L1 therapy. It is related with CD4+ and CD8+ T cells activation and HBV infection microenvironment. Importantly, this could provide a solution to insufficient protective antibody production after vaccination as well as a therapeutic opportunity for HBV patients with cancers.
ABSTRACT
A high-throughput screening method embracing 756 multiclass chemical contaminants in aquaculture products was developed using modified QuEChERS extraction coupled with liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. A mega-database with retention time/accurate mass data for 524 pesticides, 182 veterinary drugs, 32 persistent organic pollutants and 18 marine toxins was established for compound identification via retrospective library searching. In the four representative matrices (muscle tissues of tilapia and grouper, and edible portions of oyster and scallop), all the database compounds showed acceptable recovery and repeatability with the screening detection limit and limit of quantification below 0.01 mg/kg for >90% of them. The matrix-matched calibration revealed acceptable quantitative property of the method in terms of linear range, linearity, and matrix effect, and fish muscle samples showed stronger matrix effect than shellfish samples. Analysis of 64 real-life samples from aquaculture farms and retail markets evidenced applicability of the proposed method to high-throughput screening scenarios.
