Clinicopathological characteristics,prognosis, and chemosensitivity in patients with metastatic upper tract urothelial carcinoma

PurposeTo investigate the clinical characteristics, chemosensitivity, and outcome of metastatic upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).Patients and MethodsRecords of patients with metastatic UTUC since January 2005 were retrieved from a database that included clinical and survival data. Statistical analyses including survival and multivariate analyses of factors were respectively performed by the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazard model.ResultsA total of 250 consecutive UTUC cases were evaluated. There were 56 patients (22.4%) with initially diagnosed stage IV disease. The most common metastatic sites were lung (39.6%), distant lymph nodes (39.2%), bone (19.6%), liver (18.0%), and adrenal gland (7.2%), respectively, and the local recurrence rate was 10.4%. Two hundred thirteen patients received first-line chemotherapy. The overall response rate was only 28.7% and the median progression-free survival time was only 5.0 months. The overall survival time of the cohort was 18.0 months. Multivariate analyses showed that initially diagnosed stage IV disease, number of metastatic organs ≥3, no response to chemotherapy and cycles of chemotherapy ≤2 were adverse prognosticators for overall survival.ConclusionUTUC presented to be more prone to metastasize than locally recur and thought to have low chemosensitivity. Stage IV disease at initial diagnosis, number of metastatic organs, response and cycles of chemotherapy were independent prognosticators for metastatic UTUC.     

A nationwide post-marketing survey of knowledge,attitude and practice toward human papillomavirus vaccine in general population: Implications for vaccine roll-out in mainland China

BackgroundHuman papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been increasingly discussed in mainland China since its first approval in 2016. To date, nearly all studies assessing HPV vaccine perceptions and attitudes were implemented during pre-licensure period. Therefore, the nationwide post-marketing survey was conducted to update knowledge, attitudes and practice on HPV vaccine among general population in mainland China.MethodsParticipants aged 18–45 years living in mainland China were recruited in April 2019 by multi-stage non-randomized sampling. Sociodemographic factors, HPV and HPV vaccine related awareness, knowledge, attitudes, vaccine uptake and potential obstacles were assessed in questionnaires. Bivariate analysis and multivariate regression were used to identify disparity among subgroups with different sociodemographic characteristics.Results4,000 women (32.1 ± 7.81y) and 1,000 men (31.8 ± 7.96y) were included in final analysis. Less than one third of participants had heard of HPV (female: 31%; male: 22%) and HPV vaccine (female: 34%; male: 23%). Knowledge score was also unfavorable on HPV (female: 3 out of 13; male: 1.8 out of 13) and HPV vaccine (female: 3 out of 6; male: 2 out of 5). Only 3% females had been vaccinated three years after HPV licensure in China, although willingness to get vaccinated among those unvaccinated were high (mean willingness score ± SD: female: 3.3 ± 0.97; male: 3.0 ± 0.98). Industry of employment and household income were the major factors related to awareness and knowledge of vaccine, whereas HPV and HPV vaccine awareness were key influential factors for willingness. The main obstacles of vaccination were safety concerns, lack of knowledge, and high price of HPV vaccines.ConclusionsFindings highlight a lack of vaccine awareness, knowledge, and poor uptake in mainland China and underscore the necessity of health education campaigns. The identified priority groups, contents to be delivered and practical obstacles could furthermore provide insight into health education to reduce disparities and accelerate HPV vaccine roll-out in China.     

电离辐射对放射工作者职业健康的影响

目的 分析放射工作者外周血象、淋巴细胞微核及染色体畸变情况,为放射工作者职业防护和健康监测提供依据。方法 对2015年、2017年和2019年连续3次接受健康检查的127名放射工作者进行淋巴细胞微核、染色体及血象分析,将其设为放射组。另外选取133名无射线接触史的医务人员设为对照组;结果 放射组中淋巴细胞微核率和染色体畸变率高于对照组,白细胞和血小板计数低于对照组,均具有统计学意义（P < 0.05）。127名放射工作者外周血白细胞总数随着接触电离辐射时间的增长逐渐降低,染色体畸变率逐渐增加,均具有统计学意义（P < 0.05）。损害工龄大于20年的放射工作者染色体畸变率高于低工龄组,不同损害工龄之间比较无统计学意义（P > 0.05）。核医学与介入治疗工种染色体畸变率高于其他工种,具有统计学意义（P < 0.05）。结论 长时间接触低剂量电离辐射可使放射工作者白细胞总数降低和淋巴细胞染色体畸变率增加,应加强放射工作者防护措施以备降低电离辐射损伤程度,特别要加强核医学和介入治疗放射工作人员的职业防护。     

乳腺癌波形蛋白表达的生物学意义

应用波形蛋白童克隆抗体（Ｖｉｍ）免疫组化ＡＢＣ法对７５例乳腺癌进行标记分析。结果显示，Ｖｉｍ阳性３４例，阳性率４５．３％。统计分析表明，Ｖｉｍ表达与肿瘤的组织学分级有关（Ｐ＜０．００５），Ｖｉｍ阳性肿瘤的ＡｇＮＯＲ均数大于阴性组）Ｐ＜０．０１），Ｖｉｍ阳性组病人的５年生存率低（Ｐ＜０．００５）。以上提示了乳腺癌Ｖｉｍ表达是肿瘤分化低、细胞增生活跃和病人预后不良的指征。     

角膜波前像差引导的TransPRK和常规TransPRK矫正中度近视的疗效比较

目的 比较角膜波前像差引导(WFG)的经上皮准分子激光屈光性角膜切削术(TransPRK)和常规TransPRK矫正中度近视的疗效差异。方法 回顾性分析2021年1～12月在安徽省第二人民医院接受双眼TransPRK治疗的60例中度近视患者临床资料,根据是否采用WFG,分为WFG-TransPRK组(30例,60眼)和TransPRK组(30例,60眼)。在术前和术后6个月时,测量两组患者视力、屈光度、角膜高阶像差和中央角膜厚度等变量,记录两组患者术后6个月内的并发症发生情况,计算两组疗效指数和安全指数,并进行比较。结果 术前,两组等效球镜度、中央角膜厚度和角膜高阶像差比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。TransPRK组手术前后总高阶相差和球差升幅高于WFG-TransPRK组(P<0.05),两组手术前后等效球镜度升幅、中央角膜厚度降幅比较,差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。随访6个月,两组疗效指数(t=1.913)、安全指数(t=0.775)和并发症发生率(χ²=0.162)比较,差异均无统计学意义(P=0.061、0.442、0....     

中药离子导入与内服诱发排卵的临床研究

目的：探讨中药内外合用治疗卵巢排卵功能障碍所致不孕症的临床疗效。方法：选择卵巢排卵功能障碍所致手不孕患４５例,治疗组使用中药内外合治方法,对照组仅内服中药,并观察治疗前后的ＢＢＴ、尿液ＬＨ等变化。结果：中药内外合治诱发排卵的总有效率为８６．６％,治疗组疗效明显高于对照组（Ｐ〈０．０１）。     

溴化异丙托品对稳定期COPD患者肺功能及运动耐受性的影响

目的 观察不同剂量的溴化异丙托品（ＩＰＢ）短时及长期应用,对稳定期慢性阻塞性肺疾病（ＣＯＰＤ）患者的肺功能及运动耐受性的影响。方法 ３７例稳定期ＣＯＰＤ患者,随机分３组,分别吸人ＩＰＢ１６０μｇ／次、８０μｇ／次、４０μｇ／次。用药前后行肺功能及自行车功量仪极量运动负荷法运动试验测验。结果 吸入ＩＰＢ１６０μｇ／次、８０μｇ／次组与安慰剂对照组相比,通气及运动指标均明显改善（Ｐ〈０．０１、Ｐ〈０．     

临床试验中使用安慰剂的伦理学问题

临床治疗研究采用随机双盲安慰剂对照试验日渐增多,安慰剂 伦理问题应值得重视。临床治疗试验首先应当遵循医学人体试验的医德原则即药物临床试验;其次应以世界医学会赫尔辛基宣言为准则,严格掌握安慰剂对照的适用指征,并分析了安慰剂效应的产生机制,对国内安慰剂对照例用情况及有关伦理学问题进行分析讨论。