Barriers to vaccination service delivery within general practice: opportunity to make a sustainable difference in Aboriginal child health?

Objective: To identify behavioural barriers of service provision within general practice that may be impacting the vaccination coverage rates of Aboriginal children in Perth, Western Australia (WA). Methods: A purposive developed survey was distributed to 316 general practices across Perth and three key informant interviews were conducted using a mixed‐methods approach. Results: Of the surveyed participants (n=101), 67.4% were unaware of the low vaccination coverage in Aboriginal children; 64.8% had not received cultural sensitivity training in their workplace and 46.8% reported having inadequate time to follow up overdue child vaccinations. Opportunistic vaccination was not routinely performed by 30.8% of participants. Key themes identified in the interviews were awareness, inclusion and cultural safety. Conclusion: Inadequate awareness of the current rates, in association with a lack of cultural safety training, follow‐up and opportunistic practice, may be preventing greater vaccination uptake in Aboriginal children in Perth. Cultural safety is a critical component of the acceptability and accessibility of services; lack of awareness may restrict the development of strategies designed to equitably address low coverage. Implications: The findings of this study provide an opportunity to raise awareness among clinicians in general practice and inform future strategies to equitably deliver targeted vaccination services to Aboriginal children.     

Germline variant burden in multidrug resistance transporters is a therapy-specific predictor of survival in breast cancer patients

Multidrug resistance due to facilitated drug efflux mediated by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters is a main cause for failure of cancer therapy. Genetic polymorphisms in ABC genes affect the disposition of chemotherapeutics and constitute important biomarkers for therapeutic response and toxicity. Here we correlated germline variability in ABC transporters with disease-specific survival (DSS) in 960 breast cancer (BRCA), 314 clear cell renal cell carcinoma and 325 hepatocellular carcinoma patients. We find that variant burden in ABCC1 is a strong predictor of DSS in BRCA patients, whereas candidate polymorphisms are not associated with DSS. This association is highly drug-specific for subgroups treated with the MRP1 substrates cyclophosphamide (log-rank p = 0.0011) and doxorubicin (log-rank p = 0.0088) independent of age and tumor stage, whereas no association was found in individuals treated with tamoxifen (log-rank p = 0.13). Structural mapping of significant variants revealed multiple variants at residues involved in protein stability, cofactor stabilization or substrate binding. Our results demonstrate that BRCA patients with high variant burden in ABCC1 are less prone to respond appropriately to pharmacological therapy with MRP1 substrates, thus incentivizing the consideration of genomic germline data for precision cancer medicine.     

美国新药技术成熟度评价研究

目的研究提出适合我国新药研发和药品安全管理的技术成熟度评价机制。方法借鉴美国新药研发技术成熟度等级(biomedical technology readiness level,BTRL)评价标准与方法,结合我国新药研发、监管和产业化特点,提出我国成熟度评价等级和指标,并在重大新药创制科技重大专项研发管理中开展探索分析。结果与结论探索建立我国化学药和生物制品技术成熟度评价等级标准,将为我国新药研发科研项目和保障药品安全提供管理与评估工具,为其他行业领域提供参考借鉴。     

全国名中医丁书文益气活血解毒法治疗心房颤动的处方用药规律挖掘＊

目的 丁书文教授创新性地提出了心系疾病热毒学说，运用益气活血解毒法治疗房颤疗效显著。本研究以丁教授多年的处方数据为基础，探讨丁教授益气活血解毒法治疗房颤的用药规律。方法 收集来自山东中医药大学附属医院门诊系统的丁书文教授处方数据，筛选出治疗房颤的372个处方，采用关联规则、点式互信息、复杂网络等数据挖掘方法对丁教授的药物配伍和处方进行分析。结果 本研究利用复杂网络分析方法获得了丁教授治疗房颤的核心处方，提示益气活血解毒法是其主要治则治法；利用处方相似性和社团分析方法，获得15组类方，其中3种类方与丁教授总结的三大治法高度符合；为探寻丁教授清热解毒配伍特点，结合关联规则和点式互信息算法，获得了10个丁教授清热解毒配伍药对。结论 数据挖掘技术提供了名医处方数据分析与提炼的可行方法，对丁教授经验的传承和临床应用提供直接可靠的依据。     

基于二氧化硅纳米粒子的抗肿瘤药物递送系统研究进展CSCD

近年来癌症治疗受到广泛关注,二氧化硅纳米颗粒因其独特的理化性质在肿瘤诊疗领域展现巨大潜力。基于二氧化硅纳米粒子的药物输送系统可被动或主动靶向肿瘤组织,并通过刺激响应的方式实现药物在肿瘤部位的可控释放,有效提高抗肿瘤药物在肿瘤部位的浓度,提高治疗效率。同时,二氧化硅纳米粒子通过负载造影剂可实现生物成像功能,用于肿瘤组织定位及药物追踪,实现更高效的抗肿瘤治疗。本文介绍了二氧化硅纳米粒子的制备方式,并对二氧化硅纳米粒子在药物靶向递送系统及生物成像领域中的研究进展进行综述。     

光学表面监测系统与CBCT确定左侧乳腺癌深吸气屏气放疗误差的比较

目的 建立本单位应用光学表面监测系统(OSMS)门控技术在左侧乳腺癌深吸气屏气(DIBH)放疗的基本流程,比较应用OSMS与CBCT确定左侧乳腺癌DIBH放疗摆位误差的一致性。方法 20例左侧乳腺癌患者采用DIBH方法治疗,OSMS与模拟定位DIBH体表外轮廓配准,CBCT扫描与模拟定位CT配准各记录得到误差数据,数据包括左右(x)、上下(y)、前后(z)方向平移误差和旋转误差Rx、Ry、Rz。采用Pearson法分析两者相关性,Bland-Altman法检验两者一致性。结果 两种方法呈正相关,x、y、z方向平移误差以及Rx、Ry、Rz方向旋转误差的相关系数分别为0.84、0.74、0.84、0.65、0.41、0.54(P<0.01),95%CI值分别为-0.37~0.42 cm、-0.39~0.41 cm、-0.29~0.49cm和-2.9°~1.4°、-2.6°~1.4°、-2.4°~2.5°,均<5mm和3°。20例左侧乳腺癌DIBH放疗患者系统误差<0.18cm,随机误差<0.24cm。结论 左侧乳腺癌DIBH放疗中应用OSMS与CBCT两种方式确定与模拟定位状态误差具有一致性,CBCT图像引导基础上使用无辐射的OSMS验证位置信息是安全可靠的。     

The risk of fractures,acute myocardial infarction,atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmia in geriatric patients exposed to promethazine

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the risk of fractures, acute myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, and ventricular arrhythmia among Danish citizens aged ≥ 65 which were new users of promethazine or domperidone, triazolam, loratadine, and betahistine. Secondly, the study aimed to perform a risk stratification to identify the most relevant predictors for the study outcomes.

Methods: The study period was 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2016. The data sources were the Danish registers. Each patient was followed for 90 days. A logistic regression model was used to compute the unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR), and a conditional inference tree was used to identify the most relevant predictors for the study outcomes.

Results: Promethazine had a higher risk of hospitalization for atrial fibrillation than loratadine and betahistine (OR 1.58; 95% CI 1.07–2.63 and OR 3.22; 95% CI 1.69–7.14, respectively). For fractures, acute myocardial infarction, and ventricular arrhythmia hospitalizations, no statistically significant differences were found among drugs under investigation. The medical history of cardiac arrhythmia (OR 4.14; 95% CI 2.94–5.78, p < 0.0001) was the most relevant predictor for atrial fibrillation hospitalizations.

Conclusion: This study found an increased risk of atrial fibrillation hospitalization among promethazine users, and the risk was higher among patients with prior cardiac arrhythmia.     

万古霉素药物暴露量阈值与肾毒性的相关性分析

目的探讨万古霉素药物暴露量与肾毒性发生的相关性,并确定其上限阈值。方法前瞻性收集2018年5月-2019年1月接受静脉注射万古霉素治疗的成人住院患者信息。使用贝叶斯最大后验概率法计算药时曲线下面积(AUC)并采用分类和回归树(CART)的方法分析和确定万古霉素初始剂量及与肾毒性相关的稳态AUC阈值。通过受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线评估上述方法所得AUC阈值的预测性能及对万古霉素相关肾毒性的诊断价值,并采用多因素logistic回归分析量化肾毒性发生风险因素。结果共纳入患者155例,其中发生肾毒性患者13例(8.39%)。经CART分析得到AUC0-24、AUC24-48、AUCss0-24对肾毒性预测的最佳阈值点分别为622 mg·h/L、617 mg·h/L、578 mg·h/L。经多因素logistic回归分析,AUC超过最佳阈值点时肾毒性发生率显著提高(P≤0.01),联合使用肾毒性药物与肾毒性发生独立相关,会提高约6倍的肾毒性发生率(P<0.01)。结论万古霉素暴露量超过阈值时会大幅提高肾毒性发生风险,提示AUC监测对预测肾毒性发生有很高的临床价值。     

Was It Worth Introducing Health Economic Evaluation of Innovative Drugs in the French Regulatory Setting? The Case of New Hepatitis C Drugs

Objective

This paper constitutes the first attempt to draw lessons from the recent uptake of health economic evaluation of innovative drugs in the French regulatory framework.

基于胶质淋巴系统探讨“毒损脑络”

络脉是经脉系统的分支,具有沟通表里上下、联系脏腑的作用,在支持气血运行方面呈现双向流动的特性,具有物质交换和新陈代谢的功能。脑为诸阳之会,脑络纵横交错,脑络渗灌气血以充实脑髓并敷布阳气以温煦脑神,为"脑主神明"提供物质基础和源动力。病理情况下脑络不通,毒邪内生,而致"毒损脑络"。"毒损脑络"病机学说不仅应用于中风病机研究中,而且拓展到痴呆等其他脑病中,推动了中医脑病病机理论的发展。新近发现脑内存在"胶质淋巴系统",是星形胶质细胞介导的脑脊液-脑间质液的交换流动系统。胶质淋巴系统把脑脊液中的葡萄糖、脂质、电解质和载脂蛋白E等营养物质和神经活性物质运送到脑组织,也能清除脑内代谢产物(如乳酸)、可溶性蛋白(如β-淀粉样蛋白和Tau蛋白)和异物,这是维持脑内环境稳态的重要液体流动系统。胶质淋巴系统的发现为神经系统疾病病理机制的研究提供了新视角,可能成为脑血管疾病、神经退行性疾病等神经精神系统疾病干预的新靶点。作为脑内广泛分布的代谢废物排出途径和物质运送系统的胶质淋巴系统可能是"脑络"病变的生物学基础,是中西医对"毒损脑络"认识的交叉点,从胶质淋巴系统探析"毒损脑络",有可能为揭示"毒损脑络"的现代内涵提供新的靶点。