Predictors for Survival and Distribution of 21-Gene Recurrence Score in Patients With Pure Mucinous Breast Cancer: A SEER Population-Based Retrospective Analysis

Background

Pure mucinous breast cancer (PMBC) is a rare pathologic type of breast cancer, the prognostic factors of which have not been clearly defined. This study aimed to analyze the prognostic markers and distribution of 21-gene recurrence score (RS) in patients with PMBC.

DNA methylation signatures reveal that distinct combinations of transcription factors specify human immune cell epigenetic identity

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Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 is essential for sustaining durable antibody responses

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肺癌合并慢性阻塞性肺疾病外科治疗的肺功能评价

目的评价慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)患者合并肺癌行肺叶切除的手术风险和手术对肺功能的影响.方法回顾分析1998年1月至2005年1月我院收治的中度COPD合并周围型非小细胞肺癌32例患者的临床资料.其中,男29例,女3例;平均年龄(65.0±5.4)岁.病理分型:鳞癌2l例,腺癌11例;病理分期:Ⅰ期2例,Ⅱ期5例,Ⅲa期24例,Ⅲb期l例.所有患者均接受肺叶切除术.结果术前患者肺功能第1秒用力呼吸容积(FEV1)和动脉氧分压平均值分别为(64±9)%和(85±12)mmHg,术后分别为(62±10)%和(87±11)mmHg,虽然FEV1略有下降,但均无显著性差异(P＞0.05).本组无围手术期死亡者.结论中度COPD患者仍有一定的肺功能储备,可耐受肺叶切除手术.     

结肠内支架在乙状结肠癌及直肠癌梗阻治疗中的应用

目的 探讨结肠内支架治疗直肠癌、乙状结肠癌梗阻的疗效和意义.方法 自2001年1月至2005年12月,共收治22例左侧大肠癌梗阻的患者,在内镜及X线辅助下进行了结肠内支架治疗.结果 22例患者结肠内支架置入均获成功,无一例发生肠穿孔、大出血.10例出现骶尾部疼痛,5例有少量血便,支架脱落2例.结论 结肠内支架治疗作为直肠癌、乙状结肠癌术前梗阻解除或晚期复发肿瘤的姑息治疗均能达到梗阻解除、避免肠造瘘术、改善患者生活质量的效果.     

Dehydroascorbic Acid and pGPMA Dual Modified pH-Sensitive Polymeric Micelles for Target Treatment of Liver Cancer

In clinical therapy, the poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is mainly attributed to the failure of chemotherapeutical agents to accumulate in tumor as well as lack of potency of tumor penetration. In this work, we developed actively tumor-targeting micelles with pH-sensitive linker as a novel nanocarrier for HCC therapy. These micelles comprised biodegradable poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(aspartate) polymers, in which paclitaxel can be covalently conjugated to pAsp via an acid-labile acetal bond to form pH-responsive structures. In vitro drug release studies showed that these structures were stable in physiological condition, whereas collapsed once internalized into cells due to the mildly acidic environment in endo/lysosomes, resulting in facilitated intracellular paclitaxel release. In addition, dehydroascorbic acid and guanidinopropyl methacrylamide polymers were decorated on the surface of micelles to achieve specific tumor accumulation and tumor penetration. Cellular uptake and in vivo imaging studies proved that these micelles had remarkable targeting property toward hepatocarcinoma cells and tumor. Enhanced anti-HCC efficacy of the micelles was also confirmed both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, this micellar system may be a potential platform of chemotherapeutics delivery for HCC therapy.