Intervention rates and outcomes in medically managed uncomplicated descending thoracic aortic dissections

ObjectiveTo evaluate the long-term incidence and outcome of aortic interventions for medically managed uncomplicated thoracic aortic dissections.MethodsBetween January 2012 and December 2018, 91 patients were discharged home with an uncomplicated, medically treated aortic dissection (involving the descending aorta with or without aortic arch involvement, no ascending involvement). After a median period of 4 (first quartile: 2, third quartile: 11) months, 30 patients (33%) required an aortic intervention. Patient characteristics, radiographic, treatment, and follow-up data were compared for patients with and without aortic interventions. A competing risk regression model was analyzed to identify independent predictors of aortic intervention and to predict the risk for intervention.ResultsPatients who underwent aortic interventions had significantly larger thoracic (P = .041) and abdominal (P = .015) aortic diameters, the dissection was significantly longer (P = .035), there were more communications between both lumina (P = .040), and the first communication was significantly closer to the left subclavian artery (P = .049). A descending thoracic aortic diameter exceeding 45 mm was predictive for an aortic intervention (P = .001; subdistribution hazard ratio: 3.51). The risk for aortic intervention was 27% ± 10% and 36% ± 11% after 1 and 3 years, respectively. Fourteen patients (47%) underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair, 11 patients (37%) thoracic endovascular aortic repair and left carotid to subclavian bypass, 3 patients (10%) total arch replacement with the frozen elephant trunk technique, and 2 patients (7%) thoracoabdominal aortic replacement. We observed no in-hospital mortality.ConclusionsThe need for secondary aortic interventions in patients with initially medically managed, uncomplicated descending aortic dissections is substantial. The full spectrum of aortic treatment options (endovascular, hybrid, conventional open surgical) is required in these patients.     

腰椎棘突间记忆合金动态稳定装置理论验证

为了在腰椎退变性疾病保守治疗和融合手术中间地带寻找一种有效的预防与辅助相结合的微创治疗方式,通过对比目前常用的几种腰椎棘突间动态稳定系统的临床疗效观察和优缺点,以及对腰椎棘突间的生理结构、生物力学和相关数据的分析,在充分了解记忆合金材质的基础上,自行设计研究一种记忆合金材料的新型腰椎棘突间动态固定装置,既能重建腰椎的正常生物力学特性,满足人体脊柱的正常活动,又避免对原有结构的破坏,减少术后并发症的发生,同时也可以优化目前的治疗方法。通过研究,腰椎棘突间记忆合金动态稳定装置在理论上效果满意,可以解决现有技术的不足,优于目前的几种腰椎棘突间动态稳定系统。     

Ovine Iliac Vein Model for Endovascular Thrombectomy of Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis

An ovine iliac vein thrombosis model was devised to test a wall-contacting rotational thrombectomy device. Thrombosis was successfully induced in 9 sheep with an average clot length of 31 mm ± 12 and >60% vessel occlusion on angiography. The thrombus was subsequently removed, maintaining normal intraoperative pulmonary arterial pressure (5.9 mm Hg ± 3.6) and complete distal reperfusion after thrombectomy. Additionally, the sheep were without signs of vascular trauma or embolic complications on gross necropsy and histopathologic analysis. The findings from this study support the use of an ovine iliac deep vein thrombosis model for testing of a lower extremity thrombectomy device.     

What is the impact of zinc deficiency for pancreatectomies in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma?

Backgroundand purpose: Zinc is an essential element for human health and plays an important role in metabolic, immunological and other biological processes. The present study was conducted to investigate the association between zinc deficiency (ZD) and the perioperative clinical course in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).MethodsOf 216 patients with PDAC who underwent elective pancreatectomy between 2013 and 2017 at our institution, 206 patients with sufficient clinical data were retrospectively reviewed. The perioperative variables were compared and the risk factors associated with infectious complications were identified.ResultsZD was preoperatively present in 36 (17.5%) of 206 patients with PDAC. In the patients of the ZD group, a higher proportion of males, higher preoperative modified Glasgow prognostic scores, a higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and a higher occurrence of postoperative infectious complications after pancreatectomy were observed, compared to the non-ZD group. By a univariate analysis, three risk factors were significantly associated with infectious complications after pancreatectomy: ZD (vs non-ZD: p = 0.002), serum albumin <3.5 g/dl (vs ≥ 3.5 g/dl: p = 0.005), and the procedure of pancreaticoduodenectomy (vs others: p = 0.013). By multivariate logistic regression analysis, the occurrence of infectious complications was significantly associated with ZD (OR 3.430, 95%CI 1.570 to 7.490, p = 0.002) and the procedure of pancreaticoduodenectomy (OR 2.030, 95%CI 1.090 to 3.770, p = 0.025).ConclusionsThe current study newly demonstrated that ZD could serve as a preoperative predictor of infectious complications after pancreatectomies in the patients with PDAC.     

基于患者出射EPID剂量验证的在体调强放疗质控技术研究

背景与目的：调强放疗（intensity-modulated radiation therapy，IMRT）中剂量投照失误可导致严重后果，而目前常用的治疗前计划验证方法并不能反映患者真实投照剂量。实现一种评估患者在体剂量执行准确度的方法，能够在分次治疗中及时发现较大剂量错误，避免发生患者投照剂量过高或不足。方法：复旦大学附属肿瘤医院收治的患者首次实施治疗前行锥形束计算机断层成像（cone beam computed tomography，CBCT）扫描，与定位CT图像进行配准保证治疗体位与模拟定位时一致，实时治疗中使用电子射野影像装置（electronic portal imaging device，EPID）获取患者出射剂量影像，并把首次出射EPID影像作为剩余分次治疗的基准值，后续分次实时治疗野结束后快速将其出射EPID影像与对应基准影像进行γ分析比较，以验证治疗计划是否准确执行于患者身上。设计模体实验对治疗部位错误和摆位误差情况进行分析，来评估本方法识别放疗差错的准确性。结果：本方法可有效地识别出IMRT放疗中患者治疗部位错误和非平行于射野角度方向的摆位误差，但对平行于射野角度方向的摆位误差并不敏感，30例鼻咽癌患者临床应用结果中能够直观显示分次治疗间摆位重复性情况。结论：基于EPID实现的一种在体剂量验证方法能够对调强放疗中患者实时剂量的准确性进行评估，在单个治疗野结束后可快速检测出较大治疗错误。     

乳腺癌新辅助化疗后改良根治术后放疗开始时间对预后的影响

目的 本研究旨在分析接受新辅助化疗的局部晚期乳腺癌患者改良根治手术时间到放疗开始时间(SRI)对患者预后的影响。方法 回顾性分析全国11家肿瘤中心的1087例接受新辅助化疗和改良根治术后放疗的乳腺癌患者。用Maxstat方法寻找手术到放疗间隔时间对预后影响的最佳界值。采用Cox多因素回归和倾向配比评分(PSM)分析手术距放疗间隔时间对预后的影响。结果 全组中位随访72.9个月,5年无瘤生存(DFS)率和总生存(OS)率分别为68.1%和81.8%。全组患者分为SRI≤18周(917例)和 SRI>18周(170例)两组。多因素分析显示激素受体状态、病理T分期、病理N分期和SRI是DFS影响因素(P<0.001、<0.001、<0.001、0.023)。激素受体状态、病理T分期、病理N分期、内分泌治疗和SRI是OS影响因素(P=0.013、0.006、<0.001、0.013、0.001)。采用PSM均衡两组患者临床病理因素后SRI≤18周患者DFS和OS仍然优于SRI>18周者。结论 新辅助化疗后乳腺癌患者改良根治手术到放疗间隔时间影响预后,患者应尽量在手术后18周内开始放疗。     

Rociletinib (CO-1686) enhanced the efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents in ABCG2-overexpressing cancer cells in vitro and in vivo

Overexpression of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (ABCG2) in cancer cells is known to cause multidrug resistance (MDR), which severely limits the clinical efficacy of chemotherapy. Currently, there is no FDA-approved MDR modulator for clinical use. In this study, rociletinib (CO-1686), a mutant-selective epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), was found to significantly improve the efficacy of ABCG2 substrate chemotherapeutic agents in the transporter-overexpressing cancer cells in vitro and in MDR tumor xenografts in nude mice, without incurring additional toxicity. Mechanistic studies revealed that in ABCG2-overexpressing cancer cells, rociletinib inhibited ABCG2-mediated drug efflux and increased intracellular accumulation of ABCG2 probe substrates. Moreover, rociletinib, inhibited the ATPase activity, and competed with [¹²⁵I] iodoarylazidoprazosin (IAAP) photolabeling of ABCG2. However, ABCG2 expression at mRNA and protein levels was not altered in the ABCG2-overexpressing cells after treatment with rociletinib. In addition, rociletinib did not inhibit EGFR downstream signaling and phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). Our results collectively showed that rociletinib reversed ABCG2-mediated MDR by inhibiting ABCG2 efflux function, thus increasing the cellular accumulation of the transporter substrate anticancer drugs. The findings advocated the combination use of rociletinib and other chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer patients with ABCG2-overexpressing MDR tumors.     

加减八珍汤辅助治疗小儿神经母细胞瘤的效果观察

目的:观察加减八珍汤辅助治疗小儿神经母细胞瘤的临床疗效。 方法:将80例小儿神经母细胞瘤患者按照随机数字表法分为2组，每组各40例。实验组在基础治疗上给予加减八珍汤治疗，对照组在基础治疗上予以安慰剂，均连续治疗4周，同时观察治疗期间中医证候变化、治疗效果、生活质量、肿瘤进展、不良反应等情况。4周后，以生活质量评分表、中医症状量表进行问卷调查，统计药物干预前后各组患者评分并进行数据分析。结果:两组患儿治疗前各症状程度比较，差异无统计学意义；服加减八珍汤治疗后，实验组疗效评价较治疗前均改善（P<0.05），且实验组总体生活质量评分均优于对照组（P<0.05）。结论:加减八珍汤辅助治疗小儿神经母细胞瘤有显著效果，可提高患者生存质量，且疗效安全、可行。