新疆15～44岁HIV/AIDS青年患者中医症状及证候调查研究

目的:调查新疆地区15~44岁青年艾滋病患者常见中医症状和证候。方法:通过收集886例新疆青年HIV/AIDS患者病历,建立病历基本信息提取表,内容包括人口学信息、诊断、症状、中医证候等信息。结果:新疆地区青年最常出现的症状以乏力(52.7%)、腰膝酸痛(50.8%)、健忘(44.8%)、口干(43.6%)、烦躁(41.4%)、头痛(40.0%)、肢体麻木(34.6%)、心悸(34.2%);证候分布以虚证454例次占51.3%为多,其次为虚实夹杂证288例次占32.5%,气阴两虚(25.1%)、气虚湿阻(23.1%)、肝郁气滞(12.1%)、肝肾阴虚(12.1%)、气郁痰凝(6.7%)、肺卫不固(6.3%)为多。结论:新疆青年HIV/AIDS患者中医症状以乏力、腰膝酸痛、健忘为多,从证候分布上以虚证、虚实夹杂证为多,气阴两虚、气虚湿阻、肝郁气滞多见。     

Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Ramucirumab in Combination with FOLFOX4 in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nonrandomized,Open‐Label,Phase Ib Study

Lessons Learned

• The combination of ramucirumab (8 mg/kg intravenous, day 1 every 2 weeks) and FOLFOX4 as first‐line treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was not sufficiently tolerated.
• Preliminary efficacy data suggest that the combination may provide clinical benefit to patients with HCC.
• Dose modification and patient selection should be considered for the future development of ramucirumab plus FOLFOX chemotherapy for advanced HCC.

BackgroundThe objective of this study was to investigate the safety, preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of ramucirumab plus FOLFOX4 as first‐line treatment in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).MethodsPatients received ramucirumab (8 mg/kg) intravenously (IV) on day 1, followed by FOLFOX4 (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m² IV on day 1, folinic acid 200 mg/m² IV, bolus fluorouracil [5‐FU] 400 mg/m², and a continuous infusion of 5‐FU 600 mg/m² over 22 hours, on days 1 and 2) every 2 weeks. The primary endpoint was to assess the safety and tolerability of the combination therapy.ResultsEight patients (6 men, 2 women) were treated; all eight patients experienced at least one treatment‐emergent adverse event (TEAE) of grade ≥3. Dose‐limiting toxicities occurred in three patients (37.5%): hepatic hemorrhage (grade 4), blood bilirubin increased (grade 3), and febrile neutropenia (grade 3). Two patients discontinued study because of hepatic hemorrhage (grade 4) and blood bilirubin increase (grade 3). Six deaths occurred due to progressive disease, and no deaths due to TEAEs.ConclusionThere were no unexpected safety findings with ramucirumab plus FOLFOX4 based on the known safety and toxicity of this regimen. The combination was not sufficiently tolerated in patients with advanced HCC at the specified dose and schedule.     

调强放疗的肿瘤患者营养状况与生活质量相关性分析

目的探讨食管肿瘤与头颈部肿瘤患者在调强放疗期间营养状况和生活质量的相关性。方法选取2018年11月至2019年5月肿瘤放疗患者进行研究，采用NRS 2002和PG-SGA对患者进行营养评估，运用EORTC QLQ-C30进行生活质量测评，并分析两者之间相关性。结果41例患者中食管肿瘤23例，头颈部肿瘤18例，放疗后体重丢失35例，占85.36%，其中丢失≥5%体重患者19例，占46.34%，体重丢失>10%患者2例，占4.88%，平均丢失体重3.6kg。41例患者中合并骨髓抑制31例、低蛋白血症15例，电解质紊乱24例。放疗后，41例患者在总健康水平及功能方面得分均低于放疗前（P<0.05），症状方面如疼痛、疲倦、食欲丧失等得分均高于放疗前（P<0.05）。总健康水平、躯体功能、疼痛和食欲丧失等方面与营养状况存在明显相关性（P<0.05）；而社会功能、情绪功能、气促和便秘与营养状况无明显相关性（P>0.05）。结论肿瘤患者在放疗期间的营养状况和生活质量存在相关性，应重视肿瘤放疗患者的营养评估及干预，改善患者躯体功能、疼痛、食欲等方面的生活质量，从而提高放疗效果。     

The Added Value of SARC-F to Prescreening Using FRAX for Hip Fracture Prevention in Older Community Adults

Objectives

To examine the potential added value of a simple 5-item questionnaire for sarcopenia screening (SARC-F) to the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) for hip fracture risk prediction, in order to identify at-risk older adults for screening with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

Molecular profiling of Chinese R-CHOP treated DLBCL patients: Identifying a high-risk subgroup

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a clinically aggressive and heterogenous disease. Although most patients can be cured by immunochemotherapy, 30% to 40% patient will ultimately develop relapsed or refractory disease. Here, we investigated the molecular landscapes of patients with diverse responses to R-CHOP. We performed capture-based targeted sequencing on baseline samples of 105 DLBCL patients using a panel consisting of 112 lymphoma-related genes. Subsequently, 81 treatment-naïve patients with measurable disease and followed for over 1 year were included for survival analysis. Collectively, the most commonly seen mutations included IGH fusion (69%), PIM1(33%), MYD88 (29%), BCL2 (29%), TP53 (29%), CD79B (25%) and KMT2D (24%). Patients with TP53 mutations were more likely to have primary refractory disease (87.0% vs 50.0%, P = .009). For those with TP53 disruptive mutations, 91.7% patients were in the primary refractory group. Interestingly, BCL-2 somatic hypermutation was only seen in patients without primary refractory disease (P = .014). In multivariate analysis, BCL-2 amplification (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.94, P = .022), B2M mutation (HR = 2.99, P = .017) and TP53 mutation (HR = 3.19, P < .001) were independently associated with shorter time to progression (TTP). Furthermore, TP53 mutations was correlated with worse overall survival (P = .049). Next, we investigated mutation landscape in patients with wild-type (WT) TP53 (n = 58) and found that patients harboring MYD88 L265P had significantly inferior TTP than those with WT or non-265P (P = .046). Our study reveals the mutation spectrum of treatment-naive Chinese DLBCL patients. It also confirms the clinical significance of TP53 mutations and indicates the prognostic value of MYD88 L265P in TP53 WT patients.     

Characterization of MGMT and EGFR protein expression in glioblastoma and association with survival

Journal of Neuro-Oncology - Understanding the molecular landscape of glioblastoma (GBM) is increasingly important in the age of targeted therapy. O-6-Methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT)...