Management of uraemic pericarditis.

Of 250 patients undergoing haemodialysis from 1967 to 1974 17 presented with uraemic pericarditis. Seven of these patients who had been transferred early enough to peritoneal dialysis treatment were cured without pericardiectomy (mean survival 18 months (range 6-36); no deaths). Only one patient was cured from his pericarditis by "aggressive haemodialysis." In seven out of 10 patients treated with haemodialysis, pericardiectomy finally had to be performed because of pericardial tamponade (postoperative survival 20 months (range 8-36); one death). Two patients died from pericardial tamponade before surgery. In patients with evidence of uraemic pericarditis frequent peritoneal dialysis with high fluid withdrawal is the treatment of choice, but in cardiac tamponade pericardiectomy should follow a preoperative pericardiocentesis with limited fluid aspiration. Of possible significance in the aetiology of pericarditis were the findings that 10 of the 17 patients had hypertension with cardiac enlargement and that 14 presented with evidence of underdialysis, possibly due to the reuse of dialysis components.     

Bacterial Pericarditis

Bacterial pericarditis occurs by direct infection during trauma, thoracic surgery, or catheter drainage, by spread from an intrathoracic, myocardial, or subdiaphragmatic focus, and by hematogenous dissemination. The frequent causes are Staphylococcus and Streptococcus (rheumatic pancarditis), Haemophilus, and M. tuberculosis. In AIDS pericarditis, the incidence of bacterial infection is much higher than in the general population, with a high proportion of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection. Purulent pericarditis is the most serious manifestation of bacterial pericarditis, characterized by gross pus in the pericardium or microscopically purulent effusion. It is an acute, fulminant illness with fever in virtually all patients. Chest pain is uncommon. Purulent pericarditis is always fatal if untreated. The mortality rate in treated patients is 40%, and death is mostly due to cardiac tamponade, systemic toxicity, cardiac decompensation, and constriction. Tuberculous infection may present as acute pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, silent (often large) relapsing pericardial effusion, effusive-constrictive pericarditis, toxic symptoms with persistent fever, and acute, subacute, or chronic constriction. The mortality in untreated patients approaches 85%. Urgent pericardial drainage, combined with intravenous antibacterial therapy (e.g. vancomycin 1g twice daily, ceftriaxone 1-2g twice daily, and ciprofloxacin 400 mg/day) is mandatory in purulent pericarditis. Irrigation with urokinase or streptokinase, using large catheters, may liquify the purulent exudate, but open surgical drainage is preferable. The initial treatment of tuberculous pericarditis should include isoniazid 300 mg/day, rifampin 600 mg/day, pyrazinamide 15-30 mg/kg/day, and ethambutol 15-25 mg/kg/day. Prednisone 1-2 mg/kg/day is given for 5-7 days and progressively reduced to discontinuation in 6-8 weeks. Drug sensitivity testing is essential. Pericardiectomy is reserved for recurrent effusions or continued elevation of central venous pressure after 4-6 weeks of antituberculous and corticosteroid therapy.     

新型抗肿瘤药物依曼替尼布

依曼替尼布是一种新型的 2 苯胺基嘧啶类酪氨酸激酶抑制药 ,用于α 干扰素治疗失败后的慢性髓样白血病 (CML)慢性期病人、加速期病人、急变期病人的治疗。临床研究表明该药对病人血液学缓解及主要细胞分化缓解显著     

Nilotinib

Nilotinib is an orally administered BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has shown good clinical efficacy in imatinib-resistant or -intolerant, Philadelphia chromosome-positive, chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in a phase I/II trial. The phase I component of the trial established the dosage regimen used in the phase II part of the trial, which included several arms. Three of these arms, or phase II trials, evaluated nilotinib in each of the three phases of CML (chronic, accelerated or blast crisis).I n the phase II trial in patients with chronic-phase CML, major cytogenetic response (primary endpoint) was achieved in 48% of the 280 patients who received nilotinib and had a follow-up period of > or = 6 months. Major cytogenetic response rates did not differ between imatinib-resistant and -intolerant patients, and nilotinib was effective in patients with BCR-ABL mutations (except T315I). Haematologic response rate (primary endpoint) was 47% in the phase II trial with nilotinib in patients with accelerated-phase CML (n = 119). Complete haematologic response was achieved in 26% of patients and 21% had no evidence of leukaemia or returned to chronic-phase CML. Major cytogenetic response, an important secondary endpoint in the trial, occurred in 29% of patients. Data from the phase II trial in patients with CML in blast crisis (n = 135) also showed promising results, with 39% of patients achieving haematologic response with nilotinib. Adverse events reported with nilotinib have generally been of mild to moderate severity. Grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were reported in 29% of patients each.     

髓系白血病患者骨髓单个核细胞β-连环蛋白mRNA的表达

目的观察急慢性髓系白血病患者骨髓单个核细胞β-连环蛋白的表达及其意义。方法 41例髓系白血病患者,其中25例急性髓系白血病（AML）,16例慢性髓系白血病（CML）。同时选择18例非恶性血液病患者作为对照。肝素抗凝骨髓2 ml,Ficoll液分离骨髓单个核细胞,荧光定量逆转录聚合酶链反应法检测β-连环蛋白的表达。结果β-连环蛋白在AML组表达量明显高于CML组及对照组（P〈0.01）;CML组表达量高于对照组表达量,差异有统计学意义（P〈0.05）;CML组4例急变患者的β-连环蛋白表达量也较高。β-连环蛋白表达量与患者年龄、性别无关;与骨髓原始细胞含量有关,含量≥30%的患者β-连环蛋白表达量较高。结论β-连环蛋白在AML和CML急变的患者骨髓单个核细胞中异常高表达,Wnt/β-连环蛋白通路在AML和CML急变病例中异常激活可能与白血病细胞的异常增殖有关。     

Molecular pathogenesis of Philadelphia-positive chronic myeloid leukemia - is it all BCR-ABL?

CML is characterized by the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome, which is the product of a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 that results in the formation of BCR-ABL1. Apart from its diagnostic importance in CML patients BCR-ABL1 it is a potent oncogene. The natural evolution of CML is to progress into accelerated phase and blast crisis after a rather indolent chronic phase. Clinical experience shows that long term remissions can be achieved at a high rate at least in chronic phase by specific inhibition of BCR-ABL1. This underlines the importance of BCR-ABL1 at this stage of the disease. However, in accelerated phase and blast crisis the effect of these substances is of inferior importance as relapses are the rule rather than the exception. Treatment failure in advanced disease is frequent in patients without detectable resistance mechanisms such as BCR-ABL1-mutations, which suggests that the previously BCR-ABL1 dependent pathways probably become autonomous. Such pathways include signal transduction as well as DNA damage surveillance and repair. Especially the latter appear to be crucial for disease progression by causing genetic instability, accumulation of mutations and additional chromosomal alterations leading to the loss of tumor suppressors. How is BCR-ABL1 organized on the genetic level, is there a genetic precursor lesion as discussed for Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative diseases, what is its role in pathogenesis and progression of CML and what is its role in the CML-stem cell? These questions will be discussed in this review.     

Pyrrolo[1,2-b][1,2,5]benzothiadiazepines (PBTDs): A new class of agents with high apoptotic activity in chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cells and in cells from patients at onset and who were imatinib-resistant

Pyrrolo[1,2-b][1,2,5]benzothiadiazepine 5,5-dioxides (PBTDs) induced apoptosis in human BCR-ABL-expressing leukemia cells. The apoptotic activity was also observed in primary leukemic blasts, obtained from chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients at onset or from patients in blast crisis and who were imatinib-resistant. Compounds 5 and 14 induced apoptosis before BCR-ABL protein expression and tyrosin phosphorylation were affected and activated different caspases in the apoptotic pathway. PBTDs are a new class of valid candidates for the treatment of CML.     

达沙替尼治疗伊马替尼耐药的 BCR／ABL阳性白血病

目的评价达沙替尼治疗伊马替尼耐药的BCR/ABL阳性白血病的疗效和安全性。方法对9例伊马替尼耐药的慢性髓系白血病（CML）或Ph阳性急性淋巴细胞白血病（Ph＋ALL）患者,给予达沙替尼100～140 mg·d-1口服治疗,评估疗效和耐受情况。结果 9例伊马替尼耐药的BCR/ABL阳性白血病,2例CML-CP患者均获得CHR,1例达CCyR;5例CML-BC患者中4例获得CHR和PCyR,1例NR;2例Ph＋ALL患者中1例检测到E255V突变,采用达沙替尼治疗达CHR和PCyR,1例诱导缓解时,同时行VDP方案化疗,继发严重感染死亡。结论达沙替尼治疗伊马替尼耐药的BCR/ABL阳性白血病患者可获得血液学甚至细胞遗传学缓解,且耐受性好。     

Imatinib.

Imatinib inhibits the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase created by the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph+) in chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). Complete haematological responses were achieved in 88% of patients and major cytogenetic responses were detected in 49% of patients with chronic phase CML treated with oral imatinib 400 mg/day in a multicentre noncomparative study of 532 patients. Administration of oral imatinib 400 or 600 mg/day to 235 patients with accelerated phase CML in a multicentre noncomparative study resulted in haematological responses in 63% of patients and major cytogenetic responses in 21% of patients. 26% of the 260 patients with blast crisis CML receiving imatinib 400 or 600 mg/day in a multicentre noncomparative trial sustained a haematological response and 13.5% of patients had a major cytogenetic response. Imatinib 400 or 600 mg/day orally achieved ahaematological response in 19 of 32 patients with Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in a pilot study. Clinical improvement was demonstrated in 89% of 36 patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours unresponsive to standard chemotherapy during treatment with 400 or 600 mg/day oral imatinib in a noncomparative phase II trial. Adverse events were frequent in clinical trials of imatinib but most events were mild or moderate in severity. Serious adverse events reported include severe fluid retention, cytopenias and hepatotoxicity.     

半定量RT—PCR检测JWA基因在慢性粒细胞性白血病的表达

目的 探讨JWA基因表达与慢性粒细胞性白血病（CML）的相关意义。方法 应用半定量RT-PCR技术检测26例CML患者骨髓和/或外周血JWA基因的表达。结果 JWA基因表达在CML慢性期高达15/18例;而急变期（含加速期）为2/8例。结论 JWA基因的下调可能与CML急变的某个过程相关,具体机制仍有待进一步研究。     

Current treatment concepts of CML

The elucidation of the triggering molecular mechanism of chronic myeloid leukemia gave rise to the development of imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a prototype of target-oriented drugs. Imatinib led to impressing response and survival rates and now represents the standard therapy of CML. However, a significant proportion of patients do not tolerate or fail to respond to imatinib treatment. Alternative therapies can be offered to those patients. The particular challenge of CML patient management is to recognize an impending imatinib failure by adequate surveillance and to know about therapeutic options to prevent progression of the disease to accelerated phase or blast crisis since these are more difficult to control. Targeted therapy with second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors should be used in synopsis with mutational analysis and the patients' history. In this review we present current knowledge of diagnosis, monitoring and therapy strategies of patients with CML.     

Diagnosis and treatment of acute cardiac tamponade by the subxiphoid approach

Emergency cardiac surgery has been performed on 18 cases of acute cardiac tamponade whose etiologies were as follows: 11 cases of metastatic carcinoma, four cases of idiopathic pericarditis and three with other causes. In most cases, the chief complaint was dyspnea. In many cases, the cardiac silhouette of frontal chest X-ray films showed the shape of a water-filled ice-bag placed on a table. The electrocardiogram showed a low voltage and a flat T-wave in approximately half of the patients. In cases of an echo-free space 1 cm or larger on the M-mode echocardiogram, the average amount of pericardial fluid drained was 850 ml and in those in which the space was less than 1 cm, the average drained was 557 ml. The CT values were 9-40 for patients with malignant pericardial effusion and 20-22 for cases of idiopathic pericarditis. In general, pericardiocentesis was performed in almost all the patients with acute tamponade, but if the drainage was inadequate, the subxiphoid pericardial window procedure was performed under local anesthesia. Surgical invasion in this technique was minimal and the operative results proved effective. For the operation, we resected a 2 X 2 cm pericardial segment. Since two of the patients with malignant pericardial effusion developed postoperative reaccumulation, resection of a 4 X 4 cm segment in the future has been contemplated.     

伊马替尼治疗Ph染色体阳性慢性粒细胞白血病的临床观察

目的:评价酪氨酸激酶抑制剂伊马替尼治疗Ph染色体阳性慢性粒细胞白血病的有效性及安全性。方法:90例慢性粒细胞白血病患者,其中慢性期67例,非慢性期23例(加速期14例,急变期9例),每天应用剂量分别为400,600mg。每周复查血常规,每3个月进行骨髓象及细胞遗传学检查,根据血象和骨髓象调整剂量。结果:观察截止时,84例(93.3%)获得血液学完全缓解;68例可评价遗传学效应,35例(51.5%)发生主要遗传学效应(慢性期30例,加速期3例,急变期2例),其中31例(88.6%)为遗传学完全缓解(慢性期27例,加速期2例,急变期2例)。11例(12.2%)患者发生严重白细胞和/或血小板减少,但可通过调整剂量控制。严重非血液学不良反应发生较少。结论:伊马替尼治疗Ph染色体阳性慢性粒细胞白血病患者疗效较好,可获得较高的完全血液学缓解率和主要细胞遗传学缓解率,起效迅速,且不良反应较少,可耐受或自行消失。     

Ph~+急性淋巴细胞白血病与慢性粒细胞白血病急淋变的比较研究

目的探讨Ph染色体阳性急性淋巴细胞白血病(Ph+ALL)与慢性粒细胞白血病急淋变的临床特点。方法对21例Ph+ALL患者及31例慢粒急淋变患者的临床资料进行回顾性对比分析。结果 Ph+ALL与慢粒急淋变有以下区别:①慢粒急淋变肝脾肿大发生率(80.65%)比Ph+ALL(14.28%)高(P<0.05);②起病时慢粒急淋变外周血白细胞数比Ph+ALL高(P<0.05);③Ph+ALL完全缓解率(76.19%)比慢粒急淋变(48.39%)高(P<0.05)。Ph+ALL的中位生存期为(10.76±6.91)个月,而慢粒急淋变的中位生存期为(7.06±6.03)个月,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。慢粒急淋变者完全缓解后Ph染色体持续存在,Ph+ALL患者完全缓解后Ph染色体消失。两组患者年龄、性别、骨髓中原始加幼稚细胞数差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论 Ph+ALL与慢粒急淋变具有不同的临床特点及治疗反应。     

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor as a therapeutic drug for chronic myelogenous leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumor

The Philadelphia chromosome found in leukemia cells of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients is produced by translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22, resulting in expression of a chimera protein of Bcr and Abl kinase in the cytoplasm. Bcr-Abl kinase attracted oncology researchers as a molecular target for CML therapy, and a variety of small Abl kinase inhibitors were synthesized. STI571 (imatinib mesylate) was produced by modification of 2-phenylaminopyrimidine, a core structure of protein kinase C inhibitor, to improve selectivity, stability, solubility, and bioavailability. STI571 competitively binds to the ATP binding site of Bcr-Abl kinase and inhibits Abl tyrosine kinase activity. STI571 showed significant efficacy in the clinical study with CML patients at all stages: chronic phase, accelerated phase, and blast crisis. More than 90% of the patients showed good hematologic response to STI571. STI571 is also a potent inhibitor of a receptor-type c-Kit tyrosine kinase. Therefore, STI571 was examined for therapeutic efficacy against malignant Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST), which are mainly caused by aberrant expression of a mutated c-Kit that is constitutively active without binding of a ligand, stem cell factor (SCF). More than a half of the metastatic GIST patients enrolled in the clinical study responded to STI571. Thus, STI571 is now used as a therapeutic drug for both CML and GIST in more than 80 countries worldwide. Certain point mutations in the ATP binding site were found to be a cause of resistance to STI571 in both Bcr-Abl and c-Kit kinases. Therefore, it would be better to make a precise therapeutic strategy with STI571 based on the gene analysis data. It is also expected that it will be possible to design an inhibitor to overcome such resistance by using the structural information on the mutants.     

小儿心包积液病因分析

目的探讨小儿心包积液的病因。方法回顾性分析小儿心包积液患儿95例,根据心包积液量多少分为2组:中等至大量心包积液组(A组)41例,少量心包积液组(B组)54例。结果(1)2组心包填塞的发生率差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。(2)2组病因构成比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。病毒性感染44例占46.3%,居首位,其中急性病毒性心肌心包炎17例占17.9%。(3)2组治疗后,治愈率、好转率及病死率差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论病毒感染是小儿心包积液最常见的病因;微小病毒B19是病毒性心包炎最重要的病原,且常合并心肌炎。     

应用实时定量PCR技术检测慢性粒细胞白血病患者bcr/ablP190融合基因转录本

目的研究bcr/ablP190融合基因转录本在慢性粒细胞白血病(CML)中表达水平及其临床相关性.方法应用实时定量聚合酶链反应(RQ-PCR)检测74例CML患者骨髓单个核细胞中的bcr/ablP190转录本.结果 bcr/ablP190转录本阳性54例(77.1%),中位含量2.60(1.08～8.58)×10-3,与性别、年龄、白细胞总数、血红蛋白含量、血小板计数、bcr/ablP210转录本类型和表达水平均不相关,但bcr/ablP190阳性患者的白细胞总数和血小板计数较阴性者明显降低.bcr/ablP190转录本水平在急变期与慢性期患者以及不同类型急变患者中都无差异,而细胞遗传学完全缓解患者的bcr/ablP190水平较慢性期患者、干扰素无效患者和急变期患者则明显下降.结论不同阶段CML患者体内大都存在着不同的bcr/abl剪切型转录本,不同剪切型的存在具有一定的血液学相关性.     

Cyclosporin-A in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for leukemia: Basle experience 1979 to 1984

Since July 1979 all patients transplanted in Basle have been treated with Cyclosporin-A (CyA) as prophylaxis against Graft-versus-Host-Disease (GvHD). Currently CyA is given as a continuous infusion for 3-4 weeks, followed by an oral once-daily-therapy for one year. The daily dose is adjusted depending on the serum creatinine. Patients with acute GvHD during CyA therapy are treated with high dose bolus-steroid therapy. 83 patients with leukemia were treated in these 5 years. All were conditioned with 2 X 60 mg/kg Cyclophosphamide and 10 Gy total body irradiation. 78 had an HLA-identical, 5 an HLA-haploidentical family donor. The median age is 28 years (5-42 y). 20 patients had AML in 1. CR, 9 patients AML not in 1. CR (2nd, 3rd CR or relapse), 11 ALL in 1. CR, 19 not in 1. CR, 20 CML in chronic and 4 CML in accelerated phase. 40 patients are actually alive, well and without any signs of their disease; 9 are living in relapse. Major cause of death is relapse and GvHD. CyA does not reduce the incidence, it does reduce the severity of GvHD. The only long-term side-effects of bone marrow transplantation seen are cataracts and sterility. The major factors influencing outcome is the time of transplant. 31/51 patients transplanted in 1. CR or in chronic phase of CML are alive compared to only 9/32 transplanted in later stages. We conclude that bone marrow transplantation should be performed early in the disease and that CyA eases the procedure.     

Involvement of ROS in chlorogenic acid-induced apoptosis of Bcr-Abl CML cells

Chlorogenic acid (Chl) has been reported to possess a wide range of biological and pharmacological properties including induction of apoptosis of Bcr-Abl⁺ chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) cell lines and clinical leukemia samples via inhibition of Bcr-Abl phosphorylation. Here we studied the mechanisms of action of Chl in greater detail. Chl treatment induced an early accumulation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Bcr-Abl⁺ cells leading to downregulation of Bcr-Abl phosphorylation and apoptosis. Chl treatment upregulated death receptor DR5 and induced loss of mitochondrial membrane potential accompanied by release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria to the cytosol. Pharmacological inhibition of caspase-8 partially inhibited apoptosis, whereas caspase-9 and pan-caspase inhibitor almost completely blocked the killing. Knocking down DR5 using siRNA completely attenuated Chl-induced caspase-8 cleavage but partially inhibited apoptosis. Antioxidant NAC attenuated Chl-induced oxidative stress-mediated inhibition of Bcr-Abl phosphorylation, DR5 upregulation, caspase activation and CML cell death. Our data suggested the involvement of parallel death pathways that converged in mitochondria. The role of ROS in Chl-induced death was confirmed with primary leukemia cells from CML patients in vitro as well as in vivo in nude mice bearing K562 xenografts. Collectively, our results establish the role of ROS for Chl-mediated preferential killing of Bcr-Abl⁺ cells.