平消胶囊配合化学药物治疗晚期肺腺癌的临床观察

本文应用平消胶囊配合化学药物治疗52例晚期肺腺癌。全组CR2例,PR25例,总有效率为51.9%,且73.0%的患者症状改善,75.0%的患者功能状态得到改善,1年生存率为36.5%。结果表明平消胶囊与化学药物并用可以提高晚期肺腺癌的治疗效果,改善患者的生存质量。平消胶囊是治疗晚期肺腺癌的有效中成药之一。     

得康口服液对小鼠艾氏腹水瘤的抑制作用

为了研究祖国医学治疗肿瘤的方法，根据中医理论，用１０种中药制成得康口服液，并对其抗癌作用进行研究。实验结果表明，服用得康口服液的荷艾氏腹水瘤小鼠的平均生存为（１８．１±６．１）ｄ，生命延长率为６４．５％。服药组与对照组相比，经统计学处理（Ｐ＜０．０１），表明得康口服液对小鼠艾氏腹水瘤有显著抑制作用     

Squamous cell carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation for Barrett’s dysplasia

Barrett’s oesophagus(BO)is a usually indolent condition that occasionally requires endoscopic therapy.Radiofrequency ablation(RFA)is an effective endoscopic treatment for high grade dysplasia(HGD)and intramucosal cancer in BO.It has a good efficacy,durability and safety profile although complications can occur.Here we describe a case of RFA in a patient with high grade dysplasia.Although the response to treatment was initially very good with the development of neosquamous epithelium,the patient very rapidly developed a squamous cell cancer of the oesophagus confirmed on radiology,histology and immunohistochemistry.Sanger sequencing confirmed that the original HGD and the squamous cell cancer(SCC)were derived from separate clonal origins.The report highlights the fact that SCC of the oesophagus has been noted after endoscopic ablation for BO previously and suggest that ablation of BO may encourage the clonal expansion of cells carrying carcinogenic mutations once a dominant clonal population has been eradicated.     

热效应在淋巴瘤诊断与研究中的应用

石蜡包埋组织免痘组化染色是淋巴瘤病理诊断与研究的重要手段之一，由于常规组织处理过程造成抗原封闭与结构改变，使一些抗体不能用于石蜡切片或厦应微弱，我们应用热介导抗原恢复效应引起蛋白结构改变原理，对组织切片在高压铸内进行热处理，使原来只用于冰冻切片的某些抗体现可用于石蜡切片，扩大了抗体的使用范围，提高了免覆组化在淋巴瘤诊断与研究中的应用价值，增强了免疫染色的敏感性，使抗体稀释度增加0～20倍．使多数淋巴瘤得到准确诊断。     

Chalkley estimates of angiogenesis in early breast cancer--relevance to prognosis

The aim of this study was to investigate whether Chalkley estimates of angiogenesis add new knowledge regarding prediction of prognosis in 455 consecutive early breast carcinomas, both node-positive (52%) and node-negative (48%). Median follow-up was 101 months. Intense vascularization indicated poor disease-specific (p = 0.003) and overall (p = 0.004) survival. In node-negative patients, Chalkley counts were not associated with prognosis, whereas in node-positive patients, high Chalkley scores indicated poor disease-specific (p = 0.0006) and overall (p = 0.0008) survival. A multivariate analysis showed that positive lymph nodes, high histopathological grades, and negative oestrogen receptors were independent markers of cancer-related death. A high histopathological grade was associated with cancer-related death in node-negative patients, whereas in node-positive patients, many lymph nodes, high malignancy grade, negative oestrogen receptor, and increasing Chalkley counts (both tertiles and continuous) were independent markers of disease-specific death. Thus, in a univariate analysis it was found that high Chalkley estimates of angiogenesis indicated a poor prognosis, but high Chalkley estimates were independent prognostic markers only in node-positive patients.     

Guidelines for surgical treatment of hepatoblastoma in the modern era--recommendations from the Childhood Liver Tumour Strategy Group of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOPEL)

Cisplatin-containing chemotherapy and complete surgical resection are both crucial in the cure of hepatoblastoma. Radical resection can be obtained either conventionally by partial hepatectomy or with orthotopic liver transplant, but the surgical approach to hepatoblastoma differs considerably across the world. Our main aim in this paper is to present the surgical recommendations of the Childhood Liver Tumour Strategy Group of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOPEL), as well as to stimulate international debate on this issue. We discuss biopsy, verification of resectability, resection principles, indications and potential contraindications for orthotopic liver transplant, as well as thoracic surgery for pulmonary metastases. We suggest that heroic liver resections with a high probability of leaving residual tumour should be avoided whenever possible. In such cases primary orthotopic liver transplant should be considered. Superior survival rates in hepatoblastoma patients who have received a primary transplant after a good response to chemotherapy support the strategy of avoiding partial hepatectomy in cases where radical resection appears difficult and doubtful. We recommend early referral to a transplant surgeon in cases of: (i) multifocal or large solitary PRETEXT IV (PRE Treatment EXTent of disease scoring system) hepatoblastoma involving all four sectors of the liver and (ii) unifocal, centrally located tumours involving main hilar structures or main hepatic veins. Because complete tumour resection is a prerequisite for cure, any strategy leading to an increased resection rate will result in improved survival. We advise the more frequent use of orthotopic liver transplant, as well as the standardisation of techniques for partial liver resection. These guidelines should not be seen as final, but rather as a starting point for further discussion between the various national and international liver tumour study groups.     

Carboplatin-based chemotherapy for refractory and recurrent Ewing's tumours

BACKGROUND: Failure of first line therapy for the Ewing's family of tumours (EFT) is associated with a very poor outlook. Studies of second line chemotherapy are therefore necessary to identify active agents and drug combinations. Cisplatin-based therapy is frequently used in these circumstances but there are few studies to clearly define activity and toxicity. This report details outcome in a cohort of patients with poor risk EFT treated with a carboplatin-based combination. PROCEDURE: Between 1990 and 1998, 23 males and 16 females aged between 6 and 48 years (median 23) with relapsed or refractory EFT were treated with carboplatin-based chemotherapy. Previous chemotherapy had included ifosfamide and doxorubicin in all but two patients. Twenty patients were treated at the time of recurrence, and 19 after a poor response to initial chemotherapy. Treatment comprised of carboplatin to give an area under the plasma carboplatin concentration versus time curve of (AUC) 6 mg/ml, etoposide 120 mg/m2 for 3 days, and cyclophosphamide 500-750 mg/m2 for 2 days, repeated every 21 days. RESULTS: A total of 105 cycles were given, median 2 per patient (range 1-5). Overall response was 26%, with one complete response and nine partial responses. Median time to progression was 10 weeks (range 2-54). Haematological toxicity was severe requiring dose reductions in 53% of patients. Six patients proceeded to high dose consolidation treatment with bone marrow or peripheral stem cell rescue. CONCLUSIONS: This combination results in a substantial response rate in previously treated patients but with significant toxicity. Responses are, however, relatively short.