调强放射治疗在不可切除老年胃癌患者姑息治疗中的临床价值

目的:探讨调强放射治疗（intensity-modulated radiotherapy，IMRT）在老年不可切除胃癌患者中姑息减症治疗的临床价值。方法:回顾性分析23例老年病理确诊胃癌患者，手术无法切除，伴有出血(78.3%)、梗阻(52.2%)及疼痛(69.6%)症状；采用调强放射治疗为主的姑息治疗。观察治疗后症状缓解率、症状缓解时间以及中位生存时间（median overall survival，mOS）。结果: 全组患者男性16例，女性7例，年龄60~89岁(平均74岁)；Ⅲ期9例，Ⅳ期14例。全部采用6MV X线IMRT，常规分割，1.8~2.2 Gy/次，5次/周，总剂量35~50 Gy；同步放化5例，序贯化疗9例。出血、梗阻及疼痛症状缓解率分别为77.8%(14例)、58.3%(7例)和56.2%(9例)；中位症状缓解时间分别为101天、87天和99天。全组中位生存时间114天，症状缓解者中位生存时间较症状未缓解者明显延长(129天 vs 73天，P=0.01)。治疗期间出现Ⅲ级毒副反应者2例。结论:IMRT是一个有效的、可耐受的并能够缓解老年不可切除胃癌患者临床症状的治疗手段，可以改善患者生活质量，延长生存期。     

TP53 alterations in relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

TP53 alterations are frequent relapse‐acquired mutations in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The present study evaluated the clinical significance of relapsed childhood ALL in Taiwan. Diagnostic and/or relapsed bone marrow or peripheral blood was obtained from 111 children with relapsed ALL who were initially treated by using Taiwan Pediatric Oncology Group (TPOG) ALL protocols from January 1997 to May 2018. Mutations were detected by PCR and sequencing, as well as by multiplex ligation‐dependent probe amplification to detect copy number alterations. Copy number and/or sequence alterations of TP53 were detected in 29% (28 of 98) and in 46% (6 of 13) of patients with relapsed B‐cell and T‐cell ALL, respectively. This incidence was much higher than that in several similar studies conducted in Caucasian populations. Seventy percent of all TP53 alterations were gained at relapse in 67 matched samples by back‐tracking matched diagnostic samples. TP53 alterations were associated with lower 5‐year event‐free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) rates (P = .013 and P = .0002, respectively). Multivariate analysis confirmed the prognostic significance of TP53 alterations. Forty‐five patients received hematopoietic stem‐cell transplantations post‐relapse. Patients with TP53 alterations (14/45) had inferior 5‐year EFS and OS than patients without TP53 alterations after transplantation (P = .002 and P = .001, respectively). The significance of these TP53 alterations for patients who received transplantations was confirmed by multivariate analysis. In conclusion, TP53 alterations were enriched and useful as prognostic markers in relapsed childhood ALL.     

Z‐ligustilide: A review of its pharmacokinetics and pharmacology

Z‐ligustilide is a natural benzoquinone derivative found in many widely used Chinese herbal medicines such as Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels as well as Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort and so on. It has been used as a part of traditional Chinese medicine and is also present in various Chinese medicine preparations. Pharmacokinetic studies have shown that Z‐ligustilide has poor oral bioavailability in rats due to severe first‐pass metabolic reactions. New evidence suggests that Z‐ligustilide has a wide range of pharmacological properties, including anticancer, antiinflammatory, anti‐oxidant as well as neuroprotective activities and so on. The literature discussed is derived from readily accessible papers spanning the early 1970s to the end of March 2019. Information were collected from journals, books, and online searches (Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Science Citation Index Finder, Springer link, and CNKI). This review intends to provide a comprehensive overview of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacology of Z‐ligustilide in recent years, with a focus on its biological properties and mechanisms, which is of great significance for Chinese medicine.     

新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）研究热点可视化分析＊

目的 针对目前新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情在全世界的蔓延，受病毒感染的人数持续上升，本研究全面分析新型冠状病毒肺炎的研究现状与热点。方法 本研究利用CiteSpace与VOSviewer，对2020年1月至2020年3月2日期间发布的新型冠状病毒肺炎相关文献进行可视化分析。结果 共纳入401篇文献进行可视化分析，作者合著网络分析提示：目前，研究领域核心作者团队还没有形成，但有四个团队之间彼此的联系较为紧密；研究机构网络分析提示：机构间合作存在高校与医院、医院与医院、医院与企业以及跨区域的合作，湖北省是目前为止地区发文量中机构数和文献数最多的地方。关键词可视化研究提示：基于CiteSpace高频关键词分为常用疾病名称、检测方法、中医诊疗、西医诊疗和信息技术，共五类，基于VOSviewer的共词聚类分析可以分出8个聚类。结论 冠状病毒肺炎疾病的研究热点集中在新型冠状病毒的命名、检测方法、诊疗内容上，并且信息技术的运用越来越突出，中医信息化紧密结合研究及时有效地为疾病的诊疗提供强有力支撑。     

基于Zelen''s设计桂葛灵仙汤联合颈夹脊穴透灸法治疗神经根型颈椎病风寒湿痹证

目的:基于Zelen's设计,探讨桂葛灵仙汤联合夹脊穴透灸法治疗神经根型颈椎病(CSR)风寒湿痹证临床疗效及作用机制。方法:将120例CSR风寒湿痹证患者随机分为中药组和联合组,均60例,拟入中药组直接进入中药组,拟入联合组知情同意则进入联合组,不同意则进入中药组。中药组给予桂葛灵仙汤150 m L/次,2次/d口服,联合组患者在中药组治疗基础上给予颈部夹脊穴透灸治疗,30 min/次,1次/d,两组患者均治疗8周。记录入组患者CSR 20分量表评分,SF-36量表评分及典型症状体征缓解时间,治疗结束后统计总有效率和治愈率;酶联免疫夹心法检测治疗前后患者血清白三烯B_4(LTB_4),白三烯C_4(LTC_4),白三烯D_4(LTD_4),甲壳质酶蛋白-40(YKL-40),白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)及肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)含量。结果:联合组总有效率为98.11%(52/53),治愈率为43.39%(23/52),优于中药组总有效率91.04%(61/69),治愈率20.89%(14/67)(P0.05);与中药组比较,联合组患者CSR 20分量表,SF-36量表评分升高(P0.05),典型症状体征缓解时间缩短(P0.05);血清中LTB_4,LTC_4,LTD_4,YKL-40,IL-1β及TNF-α含量降低(P0.05)。结论:Zelen's设计结果显示桂葛灵仙汤联合夹脊穴透灸法治疗CSR风寒湿痹证临床疗效确切,值得临床推广,其机制可能与抑制LT表达,减少IL-1β及TNF-α含量在血清中含量,从而促进颈椎软骨修复和提高疼痛阈值有关。