Annual hospital volume and colorectal cancer survival in a population-based nationwide cohort study in Finland

PurposeTo examine the annual hospital volume of surgery in relation to survival in colorectal cancer. Previous studies on hospital volume and survival following colorectal cancer surgery are conflicting.MethodsAll 49 032 patients who underwent resection for colorectal cancer in 1987–2016 in Finland were included, with complete follow-up until December 31, 2019. Primary outcome was 5-year mortality. Cox regression provided hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for quartiles of annual hospital volume for colorectal surgery, adjusted for calendar period, age, sex, comorbidity, stage, tumor location and oncological therapy. Additionally, colon and rectal cancer surgery were assessed separately. Sensitivity analysis of patients with confirmed curative intent was conducted.ResultsCompared to highest quartile (≥108 resections annually), lowest hospital volume (≤37 resections annually) was associated with slightly increased 5-year all-cause mortality (adjusted HR 1.07, 95% CI 1.02–1.12). A pre-planned subgroup-analysis suggested a slightly improved 5-year survival in high-volume institutions for rectal cancer, but not colon cancer surgery. Sensitivity analysis including only those operated with confirmed curative intent suggested no differences between hospital volume groups in colorectal, colon or rectal cancer for 5-year all-cause mortality.ConclusionHigher hospital volume is associated with slightly improved all-cause 5-year mortality in colorectal cancer surgery, but this effect may be limited to rectal cancer surgery only. Volume-outcome relationship in rectal cancer surgery should be investigated further using large datasets. These results do not support centralization of colon cancer surgery based on hospital volume only.     

Comparison of Salivary and Serum Alkaline Phosphates Level and Lactate Dehydrogenase Levels in Patients with Tobacco Related Oral Lesions with Healthy Subjects - A Step Towards Early Diagnosis

Aim: To evaluate and compare salivary and serum levels of Alkaline Phosphates and Lactate Dehydrogenase in patients without the habit of tobacco, in patients with the habit of tobacco, in patients with benign oral lesions and in patients with oral premalignant lesions and oral malignant lesions. Material and Methodology: This study was comprised of 500 subjects, Group I: 100 healthy individuals without the habit of tobacco usage formed the control group. Group II: 100 patients with the habit of tobacco/ smoking consumption without any oral lesion. Group III: 100 patients with benign oral lesions. Group IV: 100 patients having the history of tobacco consumption and having apparent precancerous lesions like leukoplakia, erythroplakia. Group V:100  patients having frank oral cancer. The grade of dysplasia in these patients was statically correlated with the levels of serum and salivary ALP and LDH. Results: This study revealed that there was high expression of both serum and salivary ALP and LDH  in group IV and Group V as compared with the other groups and mean difference showed a statistically significant p value of less than 0.01. This study revealed that the in group V, the highest level of serum and salivary ALP was found in those patients who were reported with poorly differentiated oral cancer. Conclusion: Both Alkaline phosphates and Lactate dehydrogenase could be considered a sensitive markers for the detection of dysplasia with already existing precancancerous and cancerous lesions.     

控制性低中心静脉压在原发性肝癌伴肝炎后肝硬化患者腹腔镜肝切除中的应用

背景与目的:在肝脏切除手术中采用控制性低中心静脉压(CLCVP)技术可有效减少肝断面出血,然而,低中心静脉压(CVP)所产生的相对低血压和潜在低灌注可能造成不良影响,这使其推广应用受到一定程度的限制。本研究探讨CLCVP技术在原发性肝癌伴肝炎后肝硬化患者腹腔镜肝切除手术中的应用效果和安全性。方法:回顾性分析2017年4月—2019年3月在安徽医科大学第一附属医院肝胆胰外科行全腹腔镜解剖性肝切除手术的44例原发性肝癌伴肝炎后肝硬化患者临床资料,所有患者均接受同一组医生手术,其中24例患者术中采用CLCVP技术(观察组),另外20例患者术中未采用CLCVP对照组(对照组),分析并比较两组术前、术中、术后的相关临床资料。结果:两组患者术前资料包括性别、年龄、BMI、Child分级、肝硬化程度、肝肾功能指标差异均无统计学意义(均P0.05)。两组手术均顺利完成,无围手术期死亡病例。观察组术中、术后均未见低CVP相关气栓、肝肾损伤等并发症。与对照组比较,观察组术中动脉收缩压、CVP明显降低,手术时间与肝门阻断时间明显缩短、术中出血和手术输血率明显降低,但术中乳酸指标明显升高(均P0.05)。两组的术后出血、感染、胸腔积液、胆汁漏的发生率以及肝肾功能指标、拔管时间、住院时间方面均无统计学差异(均P0.05),但观察组患者术后引流量多于对照组(P0.05);两组术后复发率亦无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论:在做好术前肝功能评估和术中密切观测患者灌注指标的前提下,CLCVP技术对肝炎后肝硬化患者腹腔镜肝切除手术是安全可靠的,虽然低CVP会使机体灌注减少,机体无氧代谢增强,乳酸含量增高,但对肝肾功能及肝癌的复发无明显影响,而且较低的CVP能够有效减少术中出血量和输血量,缩短手术时长和肝门阻断时间,降低长时间缺血缺氧对肝脏的打击。总之,在无严重心、肺、脑、肾基础疾病的肝炎后肝硬化患者腹腔镜肝切除手术中,CLCVP是一种值得推荐的控制肝断面出血技术。     

Bladder Cancer Stage Development, 2004-2014 in Europe Compared With the United States: Analysis of European Population-based Cancer Registries,the United States SEER Database,and a Large Tertiary Institutional Cohort

BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to analyze trends of bladder cancer (BC) stages and incidence in Europe and the United States (US).Materials and MethodsTumor stages after radical cystectomy were assessed in a monocentric cohort from 2006 to 2016. BC incidence was assessed between 2004 and 2014 based on the German Center for Cancer Registry Data dataset at the Robert Koch Institute (n = 111,002), the Netherland Cancer Registry (n = 64,226), cancer registration statistics of England (n = 179,883), and the pooled data from the Scandinavian cancer registries, NORDCAN (n = 77,585) and the SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) database (n = 184,519) for the complete populations and gender-specific subgroups. The average annual percent changes (AAPC) were used for statistical evaluation.ResultsNon–muscle-invasive BC (NMIBC) and muscle-invasive BC (MIBC) did not change in the institutional cohort at the point of radical cystectomy. The incidence of total BC (AAPC, −0.3), NMIBC (AAPC, −0.1), and non-metastasized MIBC (AAPC, 0.1) did not change in Germany during the time period under survey. BC total incidence in the Netherlands did not change significantly. In England and the Nordic countries, the incidence of total BC increased (AAPC, 0.8 and 0.5, respectively). In contrast, both the incidence of total BC (AAPC, −1.4), NMIBC (AAPC, −1.6), and non-metastasized MIBC (AAPC, −1.6) significantly decreased in the US.ConclusionsBetween 2004 and 2014 the incidence of BC was significantly sinking in the US, was stable in Germany and the Netherlands, and increased in England and the Nordic countries. Predominantly, differences in the smoking prevalence within the last decades but also gender-specific factors might be responsible for this discrepancy.     

Facteurs de récidive après radiothérapie stéréotaxique des cancers bronchiques non à petites cellules

Lung cancer is the fourth most common cancer in France with a prevalence of 30,000 new cases per year. Lobectomy surgery with dissection is the gold standard treatment for T1-T2 localized non-small cell lung carcinoma. A segmentectomy may be proposed to operable patients but fragile from a respiratory point of view. For inoperable patients or patients with unsatisfactory pulmonary function tests, local treatment with stereotactic radiotherapy may be proposed to achieve local control rates ranging from 85 to 95% at 3–5 years. Several studies have examined prognostic factors after stereotaxic pulmonary radiotherapy. We conducted a general review of the literature to identify factors affecting local control.     

基于CT图像的评分模型预测食管鳞癌喉返神经旁淋巴结转移风险

目的:基于原发肿瘤及淋巴结CT特征建立评分模型预测食管鳞癌患者喉返神经旁淋巴结(RLN-LN)转移风险。方法:回顾性收集2014年1月至2019年12月于北京大学肿瘤医院行食管癌根治术并清扫RLN-LN的92例食管鳞癌患者。根据术后淋巴结病理结果分为RLN-LN转移组(n=37)和非转移组(n=55)。评估术前CT图像,记录食管癌患者年龄、性别、分化程度、肿瘤位置、肿瘤大小(肿瘤长度、肿瘤厚度、厚度/长度)、RLN-LN大小(淋巴结短径、长径、短径/多平面重建(MPR)最长径]。采用多元logistic回归筛选独立预测因子并建立评分模型,采用ROC曲线评估评分模型及独立预测因子诊断RLN-LN转移的效能,采用Z检验比较曲线下面积(AUC)的差异。应用Hosmer-Lemeshow检验和校准曲线评估模型拟合度。结果:肿瘤位置、肿瘤长度、RLN-LN短径、短径/MPR最长径是RLN-LN转移的独立预测因子,其诊断RLN-LN转移的AUC分别为0.586、0.705、0.831、0.777。基于以上4个CT特征建立评分模型,评分模型诊断RLN-LN转移的AUC为0.903(95%CI 0.846~0.959),优于各单一CT特征(Z=5.812,P<0.001;Z=2.161,P=0.030;Z=2.929,P=0.003;Z=4.052,P<0.001)。拟合优度Hosmer-Lemeshow检验结果显示P=0.555,校准曲线提示评分模型预测RLN-LN转移风险与实际转移风险之间具有良好的一致性。结论:基于CT图像的评分模型有助于食管鳞癌RLN-LN转移状态危险分层。     

非小细胞肺癌脑转移放射治疗进展

肺癌是目前世界上发病率第二、死亡率第一的恶性肿瘤。非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）是其主要病理类型,且易发生脑转移。目前,NSCLC脑转移的主要治疗方式包括手术、放疗、化疗、分子靶向治疗和免疫治疗等。放疗是脑转移局部治疗的常用方法,随着技术和药物的不断发展更新,放疗与其他治疗手段如何联合是目前临床研究热点。本文将对NSCLC脑转移放射治疗进展进行综述,从而为临床工作中治疗方案的选择提供参考。     

Contribution to characterization of skin field cancerization activity: morphometric,chromatin texture,proliferation, and apoptosis aspects

BackgroundA skin field cancerization is a cutaneous area with subclinical changes resultant from chronic sun exposure, with a higher predisposition to development of pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions. So far, there are no well-defined objective parameters that can indicate their degree of activity.ObjectivesTo describe and compare morphometric aspects and expression of factors related to apoptosis and cell proliferation in actinic keratosis (AK), in both photoexposed and photoprotected epidermis.MethodsA cross-sectional study of patients with actinic keratosis in the forearms, biopsied at two points: the actinic keratosis and the axillary region. The biopsies of the actinic keratosis, perilesional area, and axilla were evaluated through keratinocyte intraepithelial neoplasia (KIN), and immunohistochemistry of p53, survivin, and Ki67. Nuclear morphometry of basal layer cells was performed through digital image analysis: entropy, area, perimeter, Ra, fractal dimension, circularity, color intensity, and largest diameter.ResultsThere were 13 patients included and 38 actinic keratosis biopsied. In morphometry, 1039 nuclei were analyzed, of which 228 represented axillary skin, 396 demonstrated actinic keratosis, and 415 represented the perilesional area to the actinic keratosis. There was a significant difference (p < 0.05) in all variables tested for the topographies evaluated. A significant correlation was identified between nucellar morphometric elements, KIN, proliferation markers, and apoptosis. Joint patterns of p53, Ki67, and KIN discriminated the topographies sampled.Study limitationsThis was a cross-sectional study with a small number of patients.ConclusionsThere are patterns of proliferation, resistance to apoptosis, and different cellular morphometrics between photoprotected skin and photoexposed skin. The joint expression of p53, Ki67, and KIN can characterize skin field cancerization activity.     

Assessment of a Radiomic Signature Developed in a General NSCLC Cohort for Predicting Overall Survival of ALK-Positive Patients With Different Treatment Types

BackgroundThe purpose of the study was to investigate the potential of a radiomic signature developed in a general non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cohort for predicting the overall survival of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive (ALK⁺) patients with different treatment types.Materials and MethodsAfter test-retest in the Reference Image Database to Evaluate Therapy Response data set, 132 features (intraclass correlation coefficient > 0.9) were selected in the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator Cox regression model with a leave-one-out cross-validation. The NSCLC radiomics collection from The Cancer Imaging Archive was randomly divided into a training set (n = 254) and a validation set (n = 63) to develop a general radiomic signature for NSCLC. In our ALK⁺ set, 35 patients received targeted therapy and 19 patients received nontargeted therapy. The developed signature was tested later in this ALK⁺ set. Performance of the signature was evaluated with the concordance index (C-index) and stratification analysis.ResultsThe general signature had good performance (C-index > 0.6; log rank P < .05) in the NSCLC radiomics collection. It includes 5 features: Geom_va_ratio, W_GLCM_Std, W_GLCM_DV, W_GLCM_IM2, and W_his_mean. Its accuracy of predicting overall survival in the ALK⁺ set achieved 0.649 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.640-0.658). Nonetheless, impaired performance was observed in the targeted therapy group (C-index = 0.573; 95% CI, 0.556-0.589) whereas significantly improved performance was observed in the nontargeted therapy group (C-index = 0.832; 95% CI, 0.832-0.852). Stratification analysis also showed that the general signature could only identify high- and low-risk patients in the nontargeted therapy group (log rank P = .00028).ConclusionThis preliminary study suggests that the applicability of a general signature to ALK⁺ patients is limited. The general radiomic signature seems to be only applicable to ALK⁺ patients who had received nontargeted therapy, which indicates that developing special radiomics signatures for patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors might be necessary.