BACKGROUND The Khorana risk score(KRS)has poor predictive value for cancer-associated thrombosis in a single tumor type but is associated with early all-cause mortality from cancer.Evidence for the association between...BACKGROUND The Khorana risk score(KRS)has poor predictive value for cancer-associated thrombosis in a single tumor type but is associated with early all-cause mortality from cancer.Evidence for the association between KRS and all-cause mortality in Japanese patients with gastric and colorectal cancer is limited.AIM To investigate whether KRS was independently related to all-cause mortality in Japanese patients with gastric and colorectal cancer after adjusting for other covariates and to shed light on its temporal validity.METHODS Data from Dryad database were used in this study.Patients in the Gastroen-terology Department of Sapporo General Hospital,Sapporo,Japan,were enrolled.The starting and ending dates of the enrollment were January 1,2008 and January 5,2015,respectively.The cutoff date for follow-up was May 31,2016.The inde-pendent and dependent(target)variables were the baseline measured using the KRS and final all-cause mortality,respectively.The KRS was categorized into three groups:Low-risk group(=0 score),intermediate-risk group(1-2 score),and high-risk group(≥3 score).RESULTS Men and patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status(ECOG PS)≥2 displayed a higher 2-year risk of death than women and those with ECOG PS 0-1 in the intermediate/high risk group for KRS.The higher the score,the higher the risk of early death;however,the relevance of this independent prediction decreased with longer survival.The overall survival of each patient was recorded via real-world follow-up and retrospective observations,and this study yielded the overall relationship between KRS and all-cause mortality.CONCLUSION The prechemotherapy baseline of KRS was independently associated with all-cause mortality within 2 years;however,this independent predictive relationship weakened as survival time increased.展开更多
目的探讨血清神经肽Y(neuropeptide Y,NPY)水平与精神分裂症发生及其治疗干预的关系。方法采用可重复的成套神经心理状态测量(repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status,RBANS),阳性和阴性症状量表(positive...目的探讨血清神经肽Y(neuropeptide Y,NPY)水平与精神分裂症发生及其治疗干预的关系。方法采用可重复的成套神经心理状态测量(repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status,RBANS),阳性和阴性症状量表(positive and negative syndrome scale,PANSS)对125例4周未服药的精神分裂症患者(病例组)和136名健康对照(对照组)进行评估,同时采血检测血清NPY浓度。病例组单用奥氮平治疗4周后再次进行PANSS评估及血清NPY浓度检测。结果在基线期,病例组血清NPY浓度低于对照组(t=-5.79,P<0.01),病例组RBANS总分及其各因子分均低于对照组(均P<0.01),病例组血清NPY浓度与RBANS量表注意因子分呈正相关(r=0.20,P=0.04);病例组治疗4周后,血清NPY浓度较基线期升高(t=-2.23,P=0.03),PANSS总分及其分量表分均下降(均P<0.01)。治疗前后的血清NPY浓度变化与PANSS总分及其分量表分变化间的相关性无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。结论精神分裂症患者存在血清NPY水平下降,奥氮平治疗能改善血清NPY水平的下降,这可能与奥氮平的作用机制有关。然而并未发现血清NPY变化与患者的临床症状改善相关。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND The Khorana risk score(KRS)has poor predictive value for cancer-associated thrombosis in a single tumor type but is associated with early all-cause mortality from cancer.Evidence for the association between KRS and all-cause mortality in Japanese patients with gastric and colorectal cancer is limited.AIM To investigate whether KRS was independently related to all-cause mortality in Japanese patients with gastric and colorectal cancer after adjusting for other covariates and to shed light on its temporal validity.METHODS Data from Dryad database were used in this study.Patients in the Gastroen-terology Department of Sapporo General Hospital,Sapporo,Japan,were enrolled.The starting and ending dates of the enrollment were January 1,2008 and January 5,2015,respectively.The cutoff date for follow-up was May 31,2016.The inde-pendent and dependent(target)variables were the baseline measured using the KRS and final all-cause mortality,respectively.The KRS was categorized into three groups:Low-risk group(=0 score),intermediate-risk group(1-2 score),and high-risk group(≥3 score).RESULTS Men and patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status(ECOG PS)≥2 displayed a higher 2-year risk of death than women and those with ECOG PS 0-1 in the intermediate/high risk group for KRS.The higher the score,the higher the risk of early death;however,the relevance of this independent prediction decreased with longer survival.The overall survival of each patient was recorded via real-world follow-up and retrospective observations,and this study yielded the overall relationship between KRS and all-cause mortality.CONCLUSION The prechemotherapy baseline of KRS was independently associated with all-cause mortality within 2 years;however,this independent predictive relationship weakened as survival time increased.
文摘目的探讨血清神经肽Y(neuropeptide Y,NPY)水平与精神分裂症发生及其治疗干预的关系。方法采用可重复的成套神经心理状态测量(repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status,RBANS),阳性和阴性症状量表(positive and negative syndrome scale,PANSS)对125例4周未服药的精神分裂症患者(病例组)和136名健康对照(对照组)进行评估,同时采血检测血清NPY浓度。病例组单用奥氮平治疗4周后再次进行PANSS评估及血清NPY浓度检测。结果在基线期,病例组血清NPY浓度低于对照组(t=-5.79,P<0.01),病例组RBANS总分及其各因子分均低于对照组(均P<0.01),病例组血清NPY浓度与RBANS量表注意因子分呈正相关(r=0.20,P=0.04);病例组治疗4周后,血清NPY浓度较基线期升高(t=-2.23,P=0.03),PANSS总分及其分量表分均下降(均P<0.01)。治疗前后的血清NPY浓度变化与PANSS总分及其分量表分变化间的相关性无统计学意义(均P>0.05)。结论精神分裂症患者存在血清NPY水平下降,奥氮平治疗能改善血清NPY水平的下降,这可能与奥氮平的作用机制有关。然而并未发现血清NPY变化与患者的临床症状改善相关。
