Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics of de novo malignancies (DNMs) after liver transplantation (LT) and to study the clinical management strategies.Methods:Adult LT recipients who were regularly followed-up in the Organ Transplantation Center, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from January 2005 to April 2021 were enrolled in this study. The clinical characteristics of DNMs were retrospectively analyzed. Of 601 LT recipients, there were 105 females and 496 males, aged (51.4±9.6) years old. They were divided into the DNMs group ( n=26) and the non-DNMs group ( n=575) according to whether there were DNMs on followed-up. Clinical data including age, sex, basic diseases before LT and operation time were collected. These patients were follow-up in outpatient clinics. Results:Twenty-six patients were diagnosed to develop DNMs after LT, but there were 28 DNMs (of which 2 patients were diagnosed to have DNMs twice). The incidence of DNMs after LT was 4.3% (26/601), the median time from LT to DNMs was 42 (20, 70) months, and the cumulative incidence rates of DNMs were 0.5%, 2.0%, 6.3%, 21.0% and 34.5% at 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15 years after LT, respectively. Among the 28 DNMs, digestive system tumors were most common, with 17 lesions (60.7%), followed by 3 lesions (11.1%) of lung cancer, 2 lesions (7.4%) of lymphoproliferative diseases, and 1 lesion (3.7%) of cervical cancer, thyroid cancer, soft palate cancer, eyelid cancer, laryngeal cancer, and prostate cancer. The follow-up time of 55.9 (36.6, 102.5) months in the DNMs group after LT was longer than the 33.4 (18.5, 58.9) months in the non-DNMs group ( P<0.001). The 1, 5, and 10 year survival rates of patients with DNMs after LT were 96.3%, 83.5%, and 49.8%, respectively. The 1, 5, and 10 year survival rates of patients with non-DNMs after LT were 94.5%, 77.7%, and 75.4%, respectively. There was no significant difference in the cumulative survival rates between the two groups (log rank=0.402, P=0.526). Conclusion:The incidence of DNMs in LT recipients was 4.3%. The majority of them were digestive system tumors. Early diagnosis and treatment of DNMs significantly improved the prognosis and quality of life of these patients.
红皮病(Erythroderma)是一种病因复杂、 病死率高的全身性皮肤病,表现为全身皮肤广泛的红斑和脱屑,体表受累面积可超过90%[1].红皮病的年发病率约为0.0001%~0.0002%[2].肝移植术后红皮病的临床报道并不多见,且该症的临床诊疗具有其特殊性及一定难度,本文回顾了1例少见的肝移植后新发重度红皮病的临床诊疗经验,报道如下.
Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of sorafenib sequential regorafenib in the treatment of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation.Methods:The clinical data of 14 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who had tumor recurrence after liver transplantation and received sorafenib and regorafenib were collected from the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from February 2014 to September 2020. After the clinical diagnosis of recurrence of liver cancer, sorafenib (400 mg/time, twice a day, oral) was added for treatment. When the disease progressed or the adverse events of sorafenib was not tolerated, sequentially treated with regorafenib (160 mg/time, once a day, oral, continuous medication for 21 days, stop medication for 7 days, every 28 days is a cycle) treatment. The medication was supplemented with symptomatic support treatment, followed up regularly, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), liver function, immunosuppressive blood concentration, ultrasound or CT and other imaging examinations were monitored, and adverse events were recorded.Results:Among the 14 patients who finally met the inclusion criteria, 12 were males and 2 were females; the median age was 56.5 (40.0-65.0) years. The median interval from tumor recurrence after liver transplantation to initiation of sorafenib was 1.0 (0.1-6.4) months. The median treatment time for sorafenib was 2.7 (0.9-9.2) months, and the median time to progression (mTTP) was 4.4 (0.9-14.1) months. The median time between cessation of sorafenib and initiation of regorafenib was 16.5 (1-366) d; the median treatment time of regorafenib was 9.3 (1.3-20.4) months, the mTTP was 2.8 (1.0-9.7) months, and the median overall survival (mOS) was 20.1 (95%CI 0.7-39.5) months. There were no significant differences in AFP and liver function indexes before and after sorafenib treatment (all P>0.05). AFP increased and serum albumin decreased after treatment, with statistical significance (all P<0.05). ALT, AST and total bilirubin changes had no statistical difference (all P>0.05). Adverse events during the treatment of sorafenib and regofinib included: diarrhea (9 cases and 10 cases), fatigue (9 cases and 6 cases), decreased body mass (3 cases and 2 cases), and hand-foot skin reactions (1 case and 2 cases), respectively. Among them, sorafenib treatment was terminated in 2 cases due to severe diarrhea, and the dosage of regogafenib was reduced in 1 case, and the treatment of regogafenib was discontinued in 1 case due to hand and foot skin reaction, respectively. The other patients had adverse reactions and were tolerated after symptomatic treatment. By September 2020, the median follow-up time was 12.4 (5.6-34.2) months, and a total of 7 patients died, all due to tumor progression after liver cancer recurrence. Of the 7 patients who survived, 3 were discontinued due to lung tumor progression, and 4 were continued with regofinib. The mOS was 14.4 (95%CI 3.4-25.4) months for 14 patients who received sorafenib sequential regolfinib, and the 1-year and 2-year cumulative survival rates were 67.7% and 48.4%, respectively.Conclusion:Sorafenib sequential regorafenib for the treatment of tumor recurrence after liver transplantation of hepatocellular carcinoma has good clinical efficacy and safety, but a larger sample size of research support is still needed.
急性胰腺炎(acute pancreatitis,AP)是肝移植(liver transplantation, LT)术后较为少见的并发症之一,据报道,其发病率约为1.2%~ 8.0%[1-5],但因肝移植受者免疫力低下,并发AP后极易并发重度感染,病情进展迅速,增加治疗难度,且病死率可高达5.8%~ 63.6%[1-5],因此,提高医务工作者对肝移植术后新发AP的早期预防和积极治疗意识,对改善此类患者的预后至关重要.
OBJECTIVE:To explore the mechanism and duration of false positive results of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) caused by vanishing twins.METHODS:To detect the variation of cell-free fetal DNA fraction before and after the fetal death and explore its influence on the results of NIPT at different gestational weeks. Prenatal diagnosis was also carried out on amniotic fluid sample derived from the survivor twin. After birth, the two placentas and papyraceous fetus were obtained to ascertain the definitive genetic diagnosis and pathological changes through fluorescence in situ hybridization, fluorescence quantitative PCR and histopathological examination. Eight cases of vanishing twins leading to discordant NIPT results were reviewed for determining the duration of this influence.RESULTS:The vanishing twin has led to immediate flooding of cfDNA into the maternal plasma due to necrotic cytotrophoblasts, which in turn caused increased release of fetal DNA in a short time. However, this did not change the NIPT result for a period of time. The tissue and chorionic villi of perished fetus presented extensive degenerative necrosis.CONCLUSION:The false positive NIPT result caused by vanishing twins may be attributed to continuous release of DNA fragments into the maternal plasma by the fetuses. The influence of the vanished fetuses, which may lead to discordant NIPT results, can last for at least 7-8 weeks but no more than 12-14 weeks during the first and second trimester.
目的:对比探究氨璜必利和奥氮平对慢性精神分裂症合并糖尿病患者认知功能的影响,方法:基于本院自2014年12月~ 2015年12月期间收治的80例慢性精神分裂症合并糖尿病患者的临床资料,按照临床治疗方式的不同,随机的将这80例患者分为观察组(实施氨璜必利治疗)和对照组(实施奥氮平治疗),两组各40例,观察比较两种治疗方式对慢性精神分裂症合并糖尿病患者认知功能的影响.结果:观察组40例患者的认知功能改善水平明显的高于对照组(P<0.05),具有统计学意义.结论:氨璜必利是一种高效的改善慢性精神分裂症合并糖尿病患者认知功能药物,具有较高的临床应用价值,值得推荐.