Post-neoadjuvant strategies in breast cancer: From risk assessment to treatment escalation

The post-neoadjuvant setting in early breast cancer represents an attractive scenario for adjuvant clinical trials, offering the opportunity to test new drugs or combinations in high-risk patients who did not achieve pathologic complete response after primary treatment. No standard therapies are routinely proposed to patients with residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and few trials have explored this setting. To date, only one randomized phase III study showed the benefit of additional capecitabine after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and international guidelines recommend at least to consider its use, particularly for triple negative breast cancer. Therefore, the management of these patients is still a clinical challenge, with limited data supporting the use of an additional adjuvant non-cross-resistant chemotherapy. Escalation strategies are currently under evaluation, with new agents proposed as supplementary post-neoadjuvant treatment (e.g. platinum salts, capecitabine, poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors, immune checkpoint inhibitors, cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors). Based on these premises, selection criteria are critical to identify patients who may benefit from post-neoadjuvant therapies, through the validation of prognostic and predictive biomarkers for a reliable risk assessment and estimation of benefit.The present review summarizes the efforts in introducing new therapeutic options for patients with breast cancer and residual disease after neoadjuvant treatment, with a particular focus on the ongoing clinical trials and useful biomarkers for risk stratification.     

Factors influencing development of residual stresses during crystallization firing in a novel lithium silicate glass-ceramic

ObjectiveDevelopment of residual stresses is a potential source of premature fractures in glassy materials, being of special interest in novel lithium silicate glass-ceramics that require a crystallization firing to achieve their final mechanical properties. The aim of this work was to assess the influence of various firing tray systems and the application of different cooling protocols on the development of residual stresses in Suprinity PC crowns. Their effect on the in vitro lifetime of the restorations was also studied.MethodsThirty crowns were milled out of Suprinity PC blocks and crystallized using one of five different commercial firing tray systems (n = 6). Samples in each group were cooled following a fast (FC = 5.5 °C/s), a slow (SC = 0.4 °C/s) or the manufacturer’s reference cooling (REF ). Obtained crowns were sagittally or transversally sectioned and the magnitude and distribution of residual stresses was determined using the light birefringence method. Extra crowns of three of the subgroups (n = 8) were produced and submitted to chewing simulation for 10⁶ cycles or until fracture ensued.ResultsAverage residual stresses ranged between 0 and 1.5 MPa (peaks of 5 MPa). Highest stress magnitudes were observed at the support areas of groups using firing pins, leading to thermal cracks in FC samples and premature failures in the REF subgroup. The use of fibrous pads and firing pastes limited the development of residual stresses, whereas application of SC regimes extended the lifetime of the restorations.SignificanceDevelopment of residual stresses during crystallization firing in lithium silicate glass-ceramics results critical for their mechanical performance and should be therefore avoided by ensuring a homogenous cooling of the structures.     

牙冠延长术在残根残冠修复中的临床疗效

目的评价牙冠延长术在牙体缺损达龈下的残根残冠修复中的临床疗效。方法自2004年5月至2005年6月,对32例患者的36颗牙体缺损达龈下的患牙,术前按断端位于龈下最深距离分为A组(20颗患牙,距离<3.0mm)和B组(16颗患牙,3.0mm≤距离≤4.0mm),均采用牙冠延长术暴露龈下牙体断面,术后6周行桩冠修复。分别记录和比较手术前、后牙周探诊深度(PD)、菌斑指数(PLI)、龈沟出血指数(SBI)和牙齿松动度,以观察临床疗效。结果术后随访患者6个月,两组病例术后6周牙体断端均暴露较好、龈缘颜色正常,术后修复效果有效率为100%,满意率为77.78%。A组术后无松动,修复效果满意;B组术后50.00%出现Ⅰ度松动,修复效果欠佳,两组修复效果比较差异有显著意义(P<0.05)。术后各阶段两组的PD、PLI、SBI均明显优于术前(P<0.05),但两组术后牙周指数比较差异无显著意义(P>0.05)。结论牙冠延长术有利于残根残冠的保存和修复,但要注意适应证的选择。     

胆道消融剂在选择性胆道消融栓塞中的选用

目的 观察不同胆道消融剂选择性胆道消融栓寒对肝脏结构和功能的影响。方法无水乙醇、醋酸、盐酸、氧氧化钠分别消融姐道，OB胶栓塞巴马小型猪左外叶胆管，观察术后肝功及病理变化。结果术后各组肝功能各项指标除白蛋白外．均出现一过性增高，术后两周内恢复正常。尤水乙醇肝功变化没有其他组显著。其它各组坏死范围较无水乙醇大。其中氢氧化钠出现急性肝坏死，醋酸坏死范围大于左外叶。光镜下左外叶汇管区纤维明显增生，肝细胞数目减少。假小叶形成。Masson染色提示胶原纤维显著增生。结论无水乙醇与OB胶联合使用．行选择性胆道消融栓塞能使消融栓塞胆道引流区域肝组织萎缩纤维化，肝内假小叶形成。而且对机体影响最小，是目前安全的胆道消融剂。     

A Rare Case of Biliobiliary Fistula

Abstract: Biliobiliary fistula is a rare clinical entity. The case of a 72 year old female, who presented with epigastric pain and jaundice, is detailed herein. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) revealed two stones, one each in the common bile duct and the gallbladder. Continuous endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) was performed to relieve obstructive jaundice. Further study with contrast medium administered via the ENBD tube revealed a fistula between the neck of the gallbladder and the common bile duct. The cystic duct was intact. A stone was considered to have migrated into the common bile duct through the fistula. A diagnosis of biliobiliary fistula, Corlette type I was made. However, in this particular case, a biliobiliary fistula was noted at a site below the junction of the cystic duct and common bile duct. Removal of the gallbladder stones was followed by cholecystectomy. The common bile duct was then repaired by utilizing a T-tube. No evidence of malignancy was recognized in the resected gallbladder specimen. In the one year to date since surgery, the patient has been asymptomatic and without signs of biliary disease.     

胆管残余结石的内镜治疗(附306例分析)

目的：探讨内镜治疗肝内外胆管残余结石的效果。方法：对1994年1月～2004年1月间306例胆道残余结石的治疗效果进行回顾性分析，采用十二指肠镜127例，胆道镜116例，经皮经肝胆道镜(PTCS)63例。结果：306例．1中有286例成功(93．46％)。十二指肠镜治疗127例成功125例；胆道镜经T管窦道治疗116例，成功109例；PTCS治疗肝内结石63例，成功52例。结论：内镜治疗肝内外胆道结石效果显著，可使绝大多数患者避免再次手术。     

孤立性左肝胆管结石并肝管狭窄的外科治疗

目的总结近２０年来孤立性左肝胆管结石并发左肝胆管狭窄的临床治疗体会．方法原发性肝胆管结石１０１８例，年龄２７～７２岁，其中孤立性左肝胆管结石１３３例，手术治疗１１２例，对其临床资料进行回顾性分析，包括各肝管狭窄并发率，术前各项检查确诊率，手术治疗方式，再狭窄率．结果左肝管狭窄的发生率为５９８％，左外肝管和左内肝管分别为８４０％和８４８％，均以重度狭窄为主．狭窄切开整形后高位胆肠吻合术是处理左肝管狭窄的常用手术方式（５２２％），远期再狭窄率为１７１％；左半肝切除术施实率为１９４％，再狭窄率为００％；狭窄整形术和狭窄扩张术的施实率分别为９０％和１９４％，再狭窄率分别为５００％和９２３％．左外肝管狭窄通常采用肝段或肝叶切除术（７８７％），而左内肝管狭窄的处理则通常采用非左半肝切除术（８４８％）．左内肝管狭窄的术前／后影像学确诊率明显低于左肝管和左外肝管，平均确诊率依次２５９％，９３３％和８７９％．结论二级肝管狭窄是孤立性左肝管结石的常见并发症，肝叶或肝段切除术是其首选治疗原则．过多依赖非肝叶／段切除术和不适当的肝段切除术是遗留狭窄和远期疗效差的重要原因     

78例胃窦癌的治疗分析

自１９８８年２月至１９９２年８月期间手术治疗的７８例胃窦癌患者进行了回顾性分析，手术后肿瘤复发的情况，与十二指肠断端有无癌细胞残存密切相关，并发现于幽门环下切断十二指肠少于３ｃｍ者有癌细胞残存达３４％，切除十二指肠达３ｃｍ者，无论肿瘤分化程度如何，恶性程度高低，切除断端均无癌细胞残存，手术后辅以化疗，对于病人的预后有一定提高。本组随访到的５９例病人中，接受化疗的３３例，在２年３个月至６年１个月内死亡７例（２１．２％），未接受化疗的２６例，在５个月至３年８个月内死亡的２６例，在５个月至３年８个月内死亡９例（３５％）。     

Bile leak after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Summary Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has now become the preferred surgical approach to symptomatic cholelithiasis. With the widespread use of this technique there have appeared reports of complications. We report the case of a patient who developed a cystic duct stump bile leak after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Percutaneous drainage of the biloma, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and papillotomy led to resolution of the problem. The literature on cystic duct stump leaks after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is reviewed and the various therapeutic modalities are outlined.     

推按运经仪治疗胆石病536例临床观察

胆石病是世界范围的胆道系统主要疾病，国内普查自然人群中，胆结石患病率为１－１０％，而且有逐年增高的趋势。以往应用传统手术疗法虽有一定疗效，但也存在不少问题。运用推按运经仪治疗胆石病５３６例，总有效率为９１．９７％。