Association of PD-L1 gene rs4143815 C>G polymorphism and human cancer susceptibility: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Programmed death ligand 1(PD-L1) mediated immune escape play important roles in the development of cancer. The gene polymorphism of PD-L1, in particular rs4143815 C?>?G, has been associated with the cancer risks, but with conflicting results. Therefore, this meta-analysis was aimed to assess the association between rs4143815 C?>?G and cancer susceptibility. A systematic literature search was performed to select the studies and the pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to evaluate the strength of association. Eleven eligible studies containing 3711 cases and 3704 controls were enrolled in the meta-analysis. The results suggested that there is a strong association between rs4143815 C?>?G and the cancer risks (G vs. C: OR?=?1.386, 95% CI: 1.132–1.696, p?=?0.002; GG vs. CG?+?CC: OR?=?1.843 95% CI: 1.300–2.613, p?=?0.002; GG?+?CG vs. CC: OR?=?1.280, 95% CI: 1.040–1.576, p?=?0.020). Subgroup analysis based on cancer type suggested that PD-L1 rs4143815 C?>?G might increase the susceptibility to gastric cancer (G vs. C: OR?=?1.842, 95% CI: 1.403–2.418, p?<?0.001) and bladder cancer (G vs. C: OR?=?2.015, 95% CI: 1.556–2.608, p?<?0.001), and genotype GG carriers of PD-L1 rs4143815 C?>?G might have higher risks of HCC (GG vs. CG?+?CC: OR?=?2.226 95% CI: 1.562–3.172, p?<?0.001). PD-L1 rs4143815 C?>?G might confer an increased cancer risk, indicating this SNP may contribute to the pathogenesis of cancer and might be used as a potential biomarker to predict the susceptibility to cancer.     

Association of Target Volume Margins With Locoregional Control and Acute Toxicities for Non-small cell lung cancer Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate the association between target volume margins and clinical outcomes for patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with concurrent chemoradiation therapy.

药学服务转型与药学志愿服务模式初探

目的：探索新时期药学服务转型与药学志愿者服务模式的转型。方法：伴随着医院药学服务转型，探索该院药学志愿者服务的三阶段发展模式。结果：药学服务逐渐转型的同时，药学志愿服务作为一种新型的药学服务模式，对合理用药带来了巨大的影响。结论：互联网+时代的药学志愿服务是我院药事科的一项新举措。如何更好地发展信息时代的药学服务与药学志愿服务，是药学人员需要深入思考的问题之一。     

论中医多学科融合的发展路径--从《黄帝内经》谈起

从《黄帝内经》成书与多学科的关系角度出发,探讨中医学学科体系形成的客观原因,认为构建中医理论的经典著作《黄帝内经》的面世有深刻的时代烙印,是当时多学科融合的必然产物。开放包容并不断吸收多学科的学术成果不仅是中医学发展的规律和内在动力,对解决目前中医学的发展困境亦有重要的借鉴意义。当下的中医药科研工作者,应该借助现代科学技术来研究和解读中医,把宝贵的医学经验继承好、发展好、利用好。     

达沙替尼致获得性毛发角化病1例

患者男，43岁，2020年7月因全身丘疹伴瘙痒就诊。患者于5年前在我院血液科诊断为慢性粒细胞性白血病，予口服伊马替尼400 mg/d，1年前换用达沙替尼100 mg/d……     

肿瘤生物样本库的发展现状及探讨

生物样本包含丰富的遗传、疾病特征和治疗效果等信息，且具有不可再生性，规范保存和使用生物样本已成为肿瘤诊治与研究领域最宝贵的资源之一，本文通过对国内外生物样本库发展现状的概述，提出建设我国肿瘤生物样本库的思考。