Presence of antibodies reacting specifically with structural proteins of mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) among antibodies composing circulating immune complexes in breast cancer patients

All-Union Oncologic Scientific Center, Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR N. N. Trapeznikov.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 105, No. 4, pp. 475–477, April, 1988.     

A cohort mortality study among cobalt and sodium workers in an electrochemical plant

We have studied the mortality between 1950 and 1980 of a cohort of 1,143 workers in an electrochemical plant producing cobalt and sodium. The mortality of the whole cohort is significantly lower than in the French population for all causes of death (SMR = 0.77), and especially for deaths from circulatory system diseases (SMR = 0.59). However, among cobalt production workers, there is a relative over-mortality, especially from lung cancers (SMR = 4.66, 4 cases). The relationship between cobalt production and lung cancer mortality was supported by a case-control study nested in the cohort study. The authenticity of the occupational origin of this risk could not be established due to the low number of cases and because the role of tobacco consumption could not be taken into account. Other studies should be carried out in plants producing or using cobalt.     

T3期胃癌CD34与新生血管形成及淋巴结转移的关系

目的研究T3期胃癌CD34与胃癌新生血管形成及淋巴结转移的关系.方法随机选取胃癌手术标本41例,其中T3N0M020例,T3N1M021例,分别进行特异性抗体免疫组化染色,并采用Image Pro Plus 5.0图像软件分析数据,计算胃癌组织CD34微血管密度(MVD)和其他相关抗体(CD44、Ⅳ型胶原、层黏蛋白)的表达,并进行统计学分析.结果CD34 MVD计数(CD34表达强度),在T3N0M0和T3N1 M0肿瘤组分别为43.10±18.22和56.24±28.36,两组比较有显著差异(P＜0.05);CD44、Ⅳ型胶原、层黏连蛋白的表达强度,T3N0M0和T3N1M0肿瘤组比较无显著差异(P＞0.05).结论CD34与T3期胃癌组织新生血管形成及淋巴结转移的关系密切,可作为诊断T3期胃癌淋巴结转移的参考指标.     

Does an oral analgesic protocol improve pain control for patients with cancer? An intergroup study coordinated by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

BACKGROUND: Cancer pain is highly prevalent and commonly undertreated. This study was designed to determine whether dissemination of a clinical protocol for pain management would improve outcomes in community oncology practices. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A pain management protocol was developed based on accepted guidelines. After baseline assessment, oncology practices were randomly assigned to 'analgesic protocol' (AP) sites, where oncologists implemented the guidelines in a group of lung or prostate cancer patients, or to 'physician discretion' (PD) sites, where customary treatment was continued. Patients treated on protocol and a comparison group of patients with pain due to breast cancer or myeloma were monitored for change in pain using the Brief Pain Inventory, and for change in other symptoms or mood. RESULTS: The protocol terminated early because of poor accrual. We compared groups using proportions of patients who had no or mild pain at follow-up. Although measures of protocol adherence did not suggest the occurrence of major practice change, the proportion of lung or prostate cancer patients with no or mild pain increased significantly from baseline for those treated at AP sites compared with those treated at PD sites. There was no significant difference between the breast and myeloma patients treated at AP sites versus those treated at PD sites. CONCLUSION: A protocol for cancer pain management can improve pain control. Diffusion of these benefits to other patients was not confirmed. Given the small sample size, these findings require confirmation in a larger trial.     

严重Ⅱ型糖尿病人在直肠癌晚期空腹血糖转正常1例报告

1病例报告 病人男性，52岁，住院号：101642。患原发性2型糖尿病11年，曾因吃杨梅出现了“糖尿病酮症酸中毒昏迷”在我院抢救成功1次，当时体重达85kg，身高165cm，血糖最高〉20mmol／L。近5年来，予控制饮食及口服降糖药治疗，体重维持在80kg左右，空腹血糖仍高，一般在8～12mmol／L。因渐进性便秘1年，服用肠清茶不再有效，B超发现肝脏多发占位性病变，大小约直径25mm不等。肠镜示：距肛缘约12cm处见巨大浸润肿块，表面高低不平，有糜烂出血，质脆，占肠腔全周，形成狭窄，肠镜不能通过，于2005年2月4日入院，入院时T37．2℃，P72次／min，R18次／min，BP110／70mmHg，体重65kg，身高165cm，甘油三酯0．8mmol/L，胆固醇3．2mmol/L，空腹血糖5．0mmol／L。肝脏CT示：多发性低密度结节灶，直径大小25mm左右，考虑肝内多发转移瘤。     

心理行为干预对老年高血压病患者生理与心理状态的影响

目的观察应用综合性行为干预措施对老年高血压病患者的血压及心理状态的影响。方法将出院的75例原发性高血压的患者随机分为两组,观察组在常规降压药物治疗的基础上增加行为干预措施以及音乐疗法,每次听音乐30 min,每周随访一次,坚持3个月。对照组在常规降压药物治疗的基础上,只接受在住院期间健康生活方式教育和咨询,每周随访一次,坚持3个月。比较两组干预前后的血压和心理反应的变化。结果增加行为干预措施以及音乐疗法后,降压效果和心理反应比单用药物改善,两组的血压及焦虑程度比较有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论综合心理行为干预增加降压药物的效果,并能改善病人的心理反应。     

In vivo MRI of cancer cell fate at the single-cell level in a mouse model of breast cancer metastasis to the brain.

Metastasis (the spread of cancer from a primary tumor to secondary organs) is responsible for most cancer deaths. The ability to follow the fate of a population of tumor cells over time in an experimental animal would provide a powerful new way to monitor the metastatic process. Here we describe a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that permits the tracking of breast cancer cells in a mouse model of brain metastasis at the single-cell level. Cancer cells that were injected into the left ventricle of the mouse heart and then delivered to the brain were detectable on MR images. This allowed the visualization of the initial delivery and distribution of cells, as well as the growth of tumors from a subset of these cells within the whole intact brain volume. The ability to follow the metastatic process from the single-cell stage through metastatic growth, and to quantify and monitor the presence of solitary undivided cells will facilitate progress in understanding the mechanisms of brain metastasis and tumor dormancy, and the development of therapeutics to treat this disease.     

乳腺癌患者血清Leptin和VEGF的表达

目的：研究瘦素（Leptin）、血管内皮生长因子（VEGF）在乳腺癌患者血清中的表达，探讨其在乳腺癌诊断中的意义。方法：选择乳腺癌患者36例，乳腺良性增生病变患者31例，另选56例健康女性作为对照。分别用放射免疫分析（RIA）和酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）测定这些患者术前血清Leptin、VEGF。结果：正常对照组与良性病变组、乳腺癌组Leptin存在明显差异，正常对照组与乳腺癌组，良性病变组与乳腺癌组VEGF存在明显差异。乳腺癌患者术前血清Leptin、VEGF含量与有无淋巴结转移具有相关性。结论：乳腺癌患者术前血清Leptin、VEGF可作为鉴别乳腺良恶性肿瘤有无转移的指标。     

Influence of aminoglutethimide on plasma oestrogen levels in breast cancer patients on 4-hydroxyandrostenedione treatment

Summary The clinical and biochemical effects of combined treatment with the two aromatase inhibitors aminoglutethimide and 4-hydroxyandrostenedione were evaluated in 10 patients suffering from advanced breast cancer. All patients had become resistant to treatment with one of the drugs before having combined treatment. Seven patients progressing on 4-hydroxyandrostenedione who had aminoglutethimide added to their treatment and achieved a further suppression of plasma oestradiol by a mean of 40.0% (p<0.05). Plasma oestrone was suppressed by a mean of 40.6% (p<0.025) and plasma oestrone sulphate was suppressed by a mean of 63.6% (p<0.025). Two of the patients, neither of whom had responded to 4-hydroxyandrostenedione alone, experienced objective tumour regression when aminoglutethimide was given in concert. Three patients progressing on aminoglutethimide who had 4-hydroxyandrostenedione added showed no further suppression of their plasma oestrogen levels, and no tumour regression was observed. These findings suggest a dose-response relationship between plasma oestrogen suppression at low postmenopausal levels and objective tumour response in breast cancer.     

肺癌与感染──附28例肺癌患者下呼吸道细菌检查结果

肺癌常继发肺内感染，且使其预后恶化。２８例肺癌患者中，９例下呼吸道分泌物培养生长细菌，多为大肠杆菌，流感杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌。