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29 February 2016, Volume 21 Issue 2
论著
Analyses of clinical features for responders on imatinib mesylate to Chinese patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor as first-line treatment: multi-center, eight years followed-up outcome
LIU Xiufeng, LI Jian, LI Yong, ZHOU Yongjian, SHEN Lin, LU Huishan, QIN Shukui.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  97. 
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Objective To analyze retrospectively clinical pathology features for responders on imatinib mesylate (IM) to Chinese patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) as first-line treatment, and provide evidence for long-term use of IM. Methods Clinical pathology features for responders (including CR, PR and SD) on IM as firstline treatment to Chinese patients with advanced GIST were collected from four comprehensive Rank 3, Grade A hospitals. All patients were pathologically diagnosed before 31 Oct, 2007 with a more than 8-year life span. Kaplan-Meier method (Log-rank test) was used for survival statistics and Cox proportional hazard model (Enter method) for multivariable independent risk factors analyses. Results Till deadline of followed-up,92 cases met the criteria for survival analyses, in which there were 25 cases died (27.2%). Medium time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) were 970 months (95%CI: 86.2-107.8) and 115.0 months (95%CI: 105.3-124.7), respectively. The 1,3,5,8,10-year TTP rates were 94.6%, 86.9%, 74.8%, 49.0% and 24.4%; Accordingly, OS rates were 96.7%, 91.3%, 85.8%, 76.5% and 67.0%, respectively. Beneficial predictors for TTP in univariable analyses included female, age less than 60 years old, tumor diameter less than 10 cm and exon 11 mutation, in coincidence with the result of multivariable analyses. Primary location, mitotic rate, tumor rapture, recurrence site and different response maybe not act as predictors in setting of IM continuous administration. As for OS, only tumor diameter less than 10 cm, exon 11 mutation and CR/PR patients have longer survival. After calibrated, no independent predictive risk factors found in multivariable analyses. Conclusion For GIST patients with tumor diameter less than 10 cm, exon 11 mutation and CR/PR on IM, IM maybe provide longer survival in firstline setting and continuous using is recommended.
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Effect of protein kinase D inhibitor SD-208 on the proliferation and apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer cells
WANG Sujia, HU Min.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  106. 
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Objective To investigate the effect of protein kinase D inhibitor SD-208 on the proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of non-small cell lung cancer cells. Methods The A549 cells were treated with different concentrations of SD-208 (5, 10, 20, 30 μmol/L), and the cells treated with only complete culture was used as the control group. MTT method was used to detect the absorbance of A549 cells at 24, 48, and 72 h after treatment and the proliferation inhibition rates were calculated accordingly. Staining with Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate (Annexin V-FITC) and propidium iodide (PI) was employed to measure the apoptotic rates at 24 and 48 h via flow cytometry. The distribution of cell cycle phase was measured by PI staining after treatment with SD-208 for 48 h. Expression levels of Cyclin A, Cyclin D1, Cyclin E,cyclin dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and p16 protein were detected by Western blotting. Results Compared with the control group, SD-208 could inhibit the proliferation of A549 cells (P<0.05), and the effect was exhibited in a dose- and time-dependent manner. As for SD-208 treated groups, apoptotic rates and percentages of G0/G1 phase cells were significantly higher than control group, and the proportion of S and G2/M cells were lower than those in control group (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the levels of CDK4 and Cyclin D1 protein were decreased, and the level of p16 protein was increased after SD-208 treatment with statistical significance (P<0.05). SD-208 treatment had no effect on the level of Cyclin A and Cyclin E in A549 cells (P>0.05). Conclusion SD-208 could inhibit the proliferation of A549 cells and induce cell apoptosis and G0/G1 phase arrest, which may be related to its effect on cell cycle regulatory proteins.

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Experimental study of toxoflavin on human non-small cell lung cancer cells A549

MING Hao, ZONG Yun, XIE Quanqin, CHEN Lujun, XU Bin, LI Chong, JIANG Jingting.

Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  117. 
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Objective To investigate the inhibitory effects of toxoflavin on proliferation, apoptosis and migration of non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells. Methods The cultured A549 cells were treated with toxoflavin(0.5, 0.375, 0.25, 0.125 μmol/L) for 24 h and 48 h, the control group was treated with cell culture media only. CCK-8 assay was used to test the growth inhibitory rate and Annexin V/propidium iodide(PI)staining assay was applied to detect the apoptosis rate. The cell migration rate of 12 h, 24 h, 48 h were measured by the wound healing assay. Results The cell growth inhibition rates of A549 cells in experimental groups were (93.51±3.69)%,(40.38±3.08)%,(23.54±2.58)%,(13.07±2.37)% in 24 h and(90.53±3.58)%,(53.72±3.02)%,(34.44±3.10)%,(24.78±2.43)% in 48 h. The cell apoptosis rates of A549 cells in expremental groups were (78.68±2.22)%,(43.66±2.53)%,(20.81±2.59)%,(6.25±0.96)% in 24 h and(88.66±3.16)%, (59.86±2.81)%,(27.89±3.48)%,(9.91±1.33)% in 48 h, and those of control group were(1.57±0.52)% in 24 h and(1.59±0.55)% in 48 h respectively. The A549 cell migration rate of 12 h,24 h,48 h in experimental group(0.125 μmol/L) was 7%,11% and 16%,but it was 14%,26% and 39% in control group. Conclusion Toxoflavin could significantly inhibit proliferation and promote apoptosis of A549 cells in a dose and time dependent manner, and it could also weaken the migration capacity of A549 cells.

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An experimental study on RRM1 silencing increases the sensitivity of gastric cancer AGS cells to oxaliplatin

GUO Difeng, YANG Jiyuan, CAI Zhiqiang, LIN Chenshi, WANG Meng.

Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  121. 
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Objective To determine the inhibitory effect of the synthetic RRM1 siRNA on the expression of RRM1 in human gastric cancer AGS cell lines and investigate the effect of RRM1 siRNA on chemosensitivity of AGS cells to oxaliplatin. Methods Three specific RRM1 interference fragment RRM1 siRNA1, RRM1 siRNA2 and RRM1 siRNA3 were constructed and transfected into gastric cancer AGS cells;meanwhile, blank control group and negative control group were set up. The expression of RRM1 mRNA and protein in the AGS cells were detected by qPCR and Western blotting, and the interfering fragment with best transfection effect was selected. CCK-8 and flow cytometry assay were used to determine cell proliferation and apoptosis of AGS cells treated by different concentrations of oxaliplatin. Results With the transfection of specific RRM1 interference fragment, compared with blank control group, the expression level of RRM1 mRNA for three groups of AGS cells(RRM1 siRNA1, RRM1 siRNA2 and RRM1 siRNA3) were reduced by 28%, 40% and 82%, respectively. The relative protein expression of AGS cells in RRM1 siRNA3 group was 0.135±0.017, lower than 0.641±0.003 and 0.636±0.056 of blank control group and negative control group(P<0.05). siRNA3 interfering fragment was used in the following experiments. With different concentrations of oxaliplatin treated in each group for 24 h, the proliferation inhibited rate in RRM1 siRNA3 group was higher than those of the other two groups. The IC50 of oxaliplatin to RRM1 siRNA3 group, blank control group and negative control group were 3.34, 5.85 and 5.13 μmol/L. Gastric cells in RRM1 siRNA3 group treated by 3 μmol/L oxaliplatin for 24 h, the rate of apoptosis was(35.84±2.0)%, higher than(28.26±1.5)% and(27.32±2.6)% of negative control group and blank control group(P<0.05). Conclusion Interfering the expression of RRM1 can effectively enhance the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to oxaliplatin. It provides a theoretical support for efficacy prediction of oxaliplatin-based regimen and individualized regimen design.

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Effect of β-carboline alkaloid on proliferation, apoptosis and expression levels of PTEN/Akt in human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells

ZENG Fanye, FAN Yuxiang, ZHANG Hongliang.

Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  126. 
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Objective To explore the effects of β-carboline alkaloid on the proliferation, apoptosis and expression levels of phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10(PTEN)/serine-threonine kinase(Akt) in human gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells. Methods SGC-7901 cells were treated with different concentrations of β-carboline alkaloid. Cell viability was measured by CCK-8 at 24 and 48 h after the treatment of β-carboline alkaloid(0, 10, 20, 40 μg/ml). Apoptosis morphological and biochemical changes were detected by Hoechst 33258 staining and agarose gel electroghoresis at 48 h after the treatment of β-carboline alkaloid, respectively. The mRNA and protein levels of PTEN and Akt were examined by quantitative reverse-transcription PCR and Western blotting at 48 h after the treatment of β-carboline alkaloid(0, 10, 20, 30, 40 μg/ml). Results β-carboline alkaloid effectively inhibited the proliferation of SGC-7901 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. β-carboline alkaloid could induce the apoptosis of SGC-7901 cells with the characteristic ladder pattern. Compared with 0 μg/ml, there were increased mRNA and protein levels of PTEN but decreased mRNA and protein levels of Akt in other concentrations of β-carboline alkaloid with significant difference(P<0.05). Conclusion β-carboline alkaloid inhibited the cell prolifetation and induced cell apoptosis, with the possible mechanism of up-regulation of anti-apoptotic protein PTEN and down-regulation of apoptotic protein Akt.

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Effect of BML-210 on the proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of glioma U251 cells
WANG Bin, HAN Zhiqiang, HOU Lijun.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  130. 
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Objective To investigate the effect of histone acetylation enzyme inhibitor(BML-210) on the proliferation, apoptosis and cell cycle of glioma U251 cells. Methods U251 cells were treated with 0, 5, 10 and 20 μmol/L BML-210. The proliferation inhibition rates of different concentrations at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h were detected by using live cell counting Kit (CCK-8). Annexin-FITC/PI double staining method was used to detect the cell apoptosis. Cell cycle distribution was detected by flow cytometry at different concentrations at 48 h. Expressions of protein Bax, Cleaved caspase-3 and Bcl-2 were detected by Western blotting assay at 48 h. Results BML-210 could increase the cell proliferation inhibition rates of U251 cells in a dose and time dependent manner (P<0.05). In addition to the late apoptotic rate of 50 μmol/L BML-210, the early and late apoptotic rates of U251 cells in BML-210 treated group were higher than those in control group (P<0.05). The 48 h apoptotic rate of U251 cells in BML-210 treated group was higher than that of 24 h, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Compared with the control group, the Bcl-2 level and the proportion of S and G2/M were decreased, but the levels of Bax, Cleaved caspase-3 and the proportion of G0/G1 were increased in BML-210 treated groups with significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion BML-210 can inhibit the proliferation of U251 cells and induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, which is valuable for the treatment of glioma.
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The efficacy of asparaginase-based chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy among stage ⅠE/ⅡE ENKTL patients and its relationship to asparagine synthetase expression
TANG Lanhua, TANG Youhong, LIU Yiping, LIU Wei, YI Pingyong, ZHONG Meizuo.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  135. 
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Objective To explore the efficacy of L-asparaginase(L-ASP)based chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy(RT) treating stageⅠE/ⅡE extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type(ENKTL) and the correlation between efficacy and the expression of asparagine synthetase(ASNS). Methods We retrospectively reviewed 119 patients with stage ⅠE/ⅡE ENKTL from May 2008 to July 2013. The efficacy of RT group(n=27), CHOP chemotherapy combined with RT(RT+CHOP) group(n=33) and L-ASP-based chemotherapy combined with RT(RT+L-ASP) group(n=59) were compared. The involved-field radiotherapy dose was between 50 Gy to 60 Gy. L-ASP 6000 U/m2 was intravenously dropped from d1 to d7.We also detected the mRNA and protein level of ASNS by RTPCR and immunochemistry in RT+L-ASP group. Results The results showed that response rate(RR) in RT+L-ASP group was 91.5%, significantly higher than 74.1% in RT group, and 69.7% in RT+CHOP group(P=0.007, P=0.030). The median overall survival(OS) of RT+L-ASP group was 49 months, higher than 28 months of RT group(P=0.017), and 31 months of RT+CHOP group(P=0.077). The median progression free survival(PFS) of RT+LASP group was 47 months, higher than 25 months of RT group and 17 months of RT+CHOP group with significant difference(P=0.018,P<0.001). Cox regression model showed that therapies and short term efficacy were independent factors influencing PFS of ENKTL. The most common side effects of the 3 groups were hepatic and renal dysfunction, and myelosuppression. Eight patients in RT+LASP group showed anaphylactic reaction. The expression of both ASNS mRNA and protein were lower in patients with better responses. ASNS mRNA was negatively correlated with OS and PFS and protein were both highly negatively(r=-0.65, P=0.01; r=-0.60, P=0.004), as well as ASNS protein(r=-0.77, P<0.001; r=-0.71,P<0.001). Conclusion L-ASP-based chemotherapy combined with RT can improve efficacy of ENKTL patients with stageⅠE/ⅡE, better than RT alone or CHOP chemotherapy in combination with RT. And the expression of ASNS, especially in protein level can serve as a L-ASP efficacy predictor for stageⅠE/ⅡE ENKTL.
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Expression and clinical significance of claudin-5 in breast cancer
LI Dan, ZHAO Jingsheng.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  142. 
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Objective To explore the expression and clinical significance of claudin-5 in breast cancer. Methods The claudin-5 mRNA and protein expression levels of 88 breast cancer tissues and 61 hyperplasia of mammary tissues were detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting. The association between claudin-5 levels and clinicopathological characteristics(differentiation degree, lymph node metastasis, age, histological grade, tumor size and clinical stage) was analyzed statistically as well as the prognosis. Results The mRNA and protein level of claudin-5 in the tissues of breast cancer patients were(0.87±0.13) and(0.95±0.23), higher than(0.23±0.09) and(0.54±0.18) of hyperplasia of mammary tissues with significant difference(P<0.01). Claudin5 expression was related with differentiation grade(P<0.05), but without age, tumor size and clinical stages(P>0.05). The median overall survival was 45.5 months for patients with low expression of claudin-5 protein, higher than 29.5 months for patients with high expression of claudin-5(P<0.05). Conclusion There was a relative high expression of claudin-5 in breast cancer. Claudin-5 expression may be associated with breast cancer occurrence and progression, and may serve as a potential indicator for lymphatic metastasis and prognosis in breast cancer.
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Level of serum apolipoprotein A-I in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and its clinical significance
SHI Hui, SUN Qinying, HAN Yiping, DONG Yuchao,BAI Chong.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  146. 
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Objective To investigate the relationship between apolipoprotein A-I(ApoA-I) and clinicopathological features of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC), as well as the effect of ApoA-I on the prognosis of advanced NSCLC. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed for 117 cases with histologically confirmed ⅢB and Ⅳ stage NSCLC patients in Changhai Hospital affiliated to Second Military Medical University from January 2009 to December 2014. All patients were classified into two groups based on the median value of baseline serum ApoA-I before treatment. The relationship between ApoA-I and clinicopathological features was studied. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess the prognostic effect of ApoA-I. Results All patients were divided into two groups: low serum ApoA-I levels before treatment(≤1.2 g/L, n=50) and high serum ApoA-I levels before treatment(>1.2 g/L, n=67). ApoA-I was correlated with greatest tumor diameter, clinical stage, serum Creactive protein before treatment, serum albumin and ECOG PS(P<0.05). The median overall survival(OS) of low and high ApoA-I levels patients were 10.1 months and 15.1 months with significant difference(P<0.05). Univariate analysis showed that the independent factors affecting the prognosis included smoking status, serum Creactive protein before treatment, serum albumin, clinical stage, N stage, ECOG PS and serum ApoAI level before treatment(P<0.05). Multivariate analysis by using Cox regression identified serum Creactive protein before treatment, clinical stage, ECOG PS and serum ApoA-I level before treatment as independent prognostic factors of all the patients. Conclusion A decreased serum ApoA-I level before treatment indicates poor prognosis in advanced NSCLC patients. ApoA-I could be a potential biological marker for advanced NSCLC patients.
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Expression and clinical significance of ERRβ in gastric carcinoma
JIA Xiaobing, LI Yan, LI Yafei.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  152. 
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Objective To explore the expression of the ERRβ in human gastric carcinoma tissues and its clinical significance. Methods The expression of ERRβ in 109 samples of gastric carcinoma and 42 samples of normal gastric tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. The relationship among ERRβ expression and the clinical data and overall survival(OS)was analyzed. Results The positive ERRβ expression rate of gastric carcinoma was 68.8%, which was significantly higher than that (16.7%) of normal gastric mucosa tissues (P<0.05). The expression of ERRβ had correlation with lymph node metastasis, infiltration depth and the differentiation degree in gastric carcinoma (P=0.016, P=0.028, P=0.005). However, it had no correlation with gender, age and the size of tumor. The median OS of 109 patients was 21.0 months. The median OS of patients with positive ERRβ expression was 11.0 months, which was significantly shorter than 34.0 months of ERRβ negative expression(P<0.001). Conclusion The expression levels of ERRβ was increased and correlated with poor prognosis, which may be a powerful molecular marker to predict the progrosis of gastric cancer.
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Expression and clinical significance of Vav3 and MMP-2 in human gastric cancer

WANG Gang, LIU Haoqian, MA Rong, JIAO Hongbo.

Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  156. 
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Objective To investigate the expression of Vav3 and MMP-2 and its association with clinicopathological features in human gastric cancer. Methods The expression of Vav3 and MMP-2 in gastric cancer was detected by immunohistochemistry, and the relationship with clinicopathological features was analyzed. Results The positive expression rate of Vav3 and MMP-2 in gastric cancer were 57.1%(52/91) and 68.1%(62/91), which were significantly higher than those in pericarcinoma tissues(30.5%,25/82; 25.6%,21/82). Expression of Vav3 was closely correlated with TNM stage, lymphatic metastasis and vascular infiltration(P<0.05); Expression of MMP-2 was closely correlated with TNM stage and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05). The positive correlation was found between Vav3 and MMP-2 in gastric cancer(r=0.313, P=0.003). Conclusion Vav3 and MMP-2 were high expressed in gastric cancer and the correlation between them was positive correlation. The expression of Vav3 protein may be involved in tumor invasion and metastasis event.
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Expressions of E-cadherin and vimentin in early stage cervical cancer and its correlation with clinicopathologic features and prognosis
DENG Xiuwen, ZOU Wen.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  160. 
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Objective To investigate the prognostic value of E-cadherin and vimentin in early squamous cervical carcinoma and its correlation with clinicopathologic features. Methods Fifty samples of cervical squamous carcinoma from patients who received radical resection were collected. The expressions of E-cadherin and vimentin were detected by immunohistochemistry. The prognostic value of EMT markers and its relationship with clinicopathologic features in early(stage Ⅰb-Ⅱa) cervical cancer was analyzed. Results The high-expressed rate of E-acadherin in cervical cancer was 44.0%, and the positive rate of vimentin was 36.0%. The expression of E-cadherin was closely associated with pathologic differentiation degree and lympho vascular space invasion(LVSI)(P<0.05), while vimentin was related to pathologic differentiation degree and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). Univariate survival analysis showed that lymph node metastasis, depth of myometrial invasion and E-cadherin significantly associated with overall survival (P<0.001, P=0.037, P=0.028). Patients with positive expression of vimentin demonstrated a trend of unfavorable prognosis, which had a 5-year survival rate of 72.2% compared with 87.4% in those patients with negative vimentin expression (P=0.136). Cox proportional hazards regression showed that lymph node metastasis and E-cadherin were independent prognostic factors of 5-year overall survival (P=0.037, P=0.014). Conclusion The gain of E-cadherin and the loss of vimentin known as “EMT” play a crucial role in tumor cell invasiveness and metastasis. E-cadherin and lymph node metastasis were independent prognostic factors for 5-year overall survival.
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Influence of neoadjuvant chemotherapy of paclitaxel and cisplatin on surgical risk and prognosis in patients with stage Ⅲ esophageal cancer
QIANG Yong, YANG Nan, DONG Guohua, SHEN Yi, YAO Sheng, QIAN Jianjun, LUO Liguo, WU Haiwei, LI Deming, LI Zhongdong.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  166. 
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Objective To investigate the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy of paclitaxel and cisplatin on the surgical risk and prognosis of patients with stage Ⅲ esophageal cancer. Methods From January 2009 to June 2012, 140 esophageal cancer patients with stage Ⅲ were divided into simple operation group(n=78) and neoadjuvant chemotherapy group(n=62), respectively. The neoadjuvant chemotherapy group received paclitaxel plus cisplatin chemotherapy regimen before operation(paclitaxel 135 mg/m2, d1; cisplatin 30 mg/m2, d1-d3, 21 days a cycle for two consecutive cycles). The operation was performed 4 weeks after chemotherapy. The surgical resection rate, postoperative complications and overall survival(OS) were compared between both groups. Results Among 62 patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, 4 cases got CR, 34 cases got PR, 21 cases were in SD, 3 cases were in PD and the effective rate of 61.3%. The main side effects were leukopenia, digestive reaction, hepatic and renal dysfunction and hair loss in grade 1-2. The radical resection rate of neoadjuvant chemotherapy group was 91.9%(57/62), higher than 69.2%(54/78) in the simple operation group(P=0.001). There was no perioperative death in both groups. The incidence of postoperative complications of neoadjuvant chemotherapy group and simple operation group were 30.6% and 25.6% without statistical significance(P=0.512). The new adjuvant chemotherapy group showed significantly better median OS compared to the simple operation group(17.8 months vs. 14.2 months P=0.016).Conclusion In the treatment of stage Ⅲ esophageal cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy is helpful to improve tumor resection rate, without increasing the incidence of complications, and can effectively improve the clinical efficacy and OS, which is worthy of clinical application.
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Clinical observation of conventional MRI and 1H-MRS in the identification of high-grade gliomas and solitary brain metastasis
GONG Guangwen, TIAN Jun, WU Yunzhao, XIONG Xin, YU Xing.
Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  170. 
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Objective To investigate the value of conventional MRI and proton magnetic resonancespectroscopy(1H-MRS)in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of high-grade gliomas and solitary brain metastasis. Methods Twenty-seven patients with high-grade gliomas and 21 patients with solitary brain metastasis were confirmed by surgery and pathology in our hospital. Conventional MRI and 1H-MRS examination were performed. The imaging features and the changes of 1HMRS metabolites, including N-acetylaspartate(NAA), choline(Cho) and creatine(Cr) were analyzed. Results There were differences between high-grade gliomas and solitary metastasis in location and edema extent of the lesions in conventional MRI. As for 1H-MRS, it has statistical significance between high-grade gliomas and solitary brain metastasis body region in Cho/NAA value(P<0.05), but no statistical significance was observed between NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr values(P>0.05). There were statistically significance in peri-tumor region in Cho/Cr and Cho/NAA values(P<0.05), while NAA/Cr value has no statistically significance(P>0.05). Conclusion The accuracy of conventional MRI and 1H-MRS in diagnosis and differential diagnosis of high-grade gliomas and solitary brain metastases is further improved, and it has high clinical application value.
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临床应用
Long-term outcomes of surgical treatment on patients with synchronous sporadic and non-metastatic bilateral renal cell carcinoma: a report of 16 cases

HAN Sujun, LU Li, WANG Dong, XIAO Zejun, SHOU Jianzhong, LI Changling.

Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  175. 
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Objective To evaluate the long-term outcomes of surgical treatment on patients with synchronous sporadic and non-metastatic bilateral renal cell carcinoma(BRCC). Methods In this retrospective study, 16 patients with synchronous sporadic and nonmetastatic BBRC were enrolled from 2000 to 2010. All patients underwent staged surgical procedures, including nephron-sparing surgery(NSS) and radical nephrectomy(RN). According to the treatment protocol, 16 patients were assigned into unilateral RN followed by contralateral NSS(RN+NSS group, n=5), unilateral NSS followed by contralateral RN(NSS+RN group, n=8) or bilateral NSS(NSS+NSS group, n=3). The longterm oncological outcome and renal function were analyzed. Results A total of 33 renal tumors were found in the 16 patients, including T1a19 tumors(57.6%), T1b 10 tumors(30.3%), T2a 3 tumors(9.0%) and T3a 1 tumor(3.0%). The incidence of acute renal failure in RN+NSS group, NSS+RN group and NSS+NSS group were 80.0%, 25.0% and 0(P=0.028), respectively. None of the patients required temporary or permanent dialysis. The 3-, 5-year disease-free survival rates were 93.8% and 87.5%, and the corresponding overall survival rates were 100% and 100%, respectively. Conclusion Staged surgical procedures are safe and efficient in the treatment of patients with synchronous sporadic and non-metastatic BBRC, resulting in the preservation of renal function and long-term cancer control. Our strategy was in general to first attempt NSS of the more favorable tumor, followed by NSS or RN of the less favorable contralateral tumor within 6 weeks. This approach allows the patient to recover from possible acute renal failure after NSS.

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Virtual touch tissue quantification in diagnosis of breast fibroadenoma

YU Pengli, PENG Juan, CAO Qiuyue, WU Min.

Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  179. 
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Objective To explore the value of virtual touch tissue quantification(VTQ) in the diagnosis of breast fibroadenoma. Methods One hundred sixtysix cases with 198 nodules of breast fibroadenoma confirmed by pathology underwent routine preoperative ultrasound and VTQ examination. The valid VTQ value was recorded and ROC curve was drawn using the average shear wave velocity(Vm) as to seek the diagnostic cutoff. Results Among the 198 nodules, VTQ value of 25 nodules was absent. We found that the Vm could be used to diagnosis the breast fibroadenoma with the area under the curve greater than 0.80. The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of Vm in distinguishing fibroadenoma were 86.1%, 70.2%, 86.3% when using 2.25 m/s as the cutoff. The blood flow signal of breast fibroadenoma had some affection on the VTQ value. The VTQ of fibroadenoma without blood flow signal was higher than that of fibroadenoma with blood flow signal(P<0.01). There were no significant difference of VTQ value among breast fibroadenoma with different diameters and different depths(P>0.05).
Conclusion VTQ has great value in the diagnosis of breast fibroadenoma.

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综述与讲座
Advances of the bone metastasis of the neuroendocrine neoplasm

ZHANG Panpan, LU Ming, SHEN Lin.

Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  182. 
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Neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN) is a heterogeneous tumor with variable biological behaviors and clinical pathological characteristics. The prognostic factors include histological grade, tumor size, primary tumor site and metastasis. Compared with other malignancies, neuroendocrine tumors are likely to grow slowly and metastasize early, but bone metastases has relatively good outcome. Both the relatively low incidence and heterogeneity contributed to the paucity of large epidemiological studies. We will review clinical and pathologic features of bone metastasis, imaging traits and therapeutic progress.

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The research progress of mucinous breast cancer with micropapillary pattern

HUANG Lan, ZHANG Qingyuan.

Chinese Clinical Oncology. 2016, 21 (2):  187. 
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Mucinous cancer of the breast is generally recognized as a kind of invasive carcinoma with indolent biological behavior and relatively good prognosis. But in recent years a micropapillary pattern has been found in this kind of cancer with a morphology similar to invasive micropapillary carcinoma. The biological behavior of this subtype is more likely to lymph node metastasis and has a poor prognosis. However, the understanding about it in clinic is far from enough. In this review, the clinical characteristics, prognosis and research progress are depicted, so that people will have a clearer understanding on this subtype of breast cancer.

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