Publications by authors named "Yucun Zhu"

Background: Hepatic hemangioma is the most common type of benign mesenchymal liver tumor and often has a good prognosis. However, giant hepatic hemangioma larger than 10 cm is an unusual event, and accompanying symptoms of internal hemorrhagic necrosis are extremely rare. There are only a few cases reported.

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  • The study investigates the incidence (11.3%) and risk factors of secondary epilepsy following stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in patients with supratentorial brain metastases (st-BMs) over a six-year period.
  • Patients who had epilepsy history, larger peri-tumor edema, or tumors located in the cortex/hippocampus were found to be at a higher risk for developing post-SRS epilepsy.
  • Management with anti-epileptic drugs was effective for most patients, yet prior use of bevacizumab is recommended to potentially lower the risk of epilepsy after SRS.
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Despite 2-staged stereotactic radiosurgery (2-SSRS) has been reported to provide patients with improved survival and limited toxicity, 2-SSRS for brainstem metastases (BSM) larger than 2 cm remains challenging. We tried to find out the effectiveness and safety of 2-SSRS plus bevacizumab therapy for BSMs over 2 cm and prognostic factors that related to the tumor local control. Patients that received 2-SSRS plus bevacizumab therapy from four gamma knife center were retrospectively studied from Jan 2014 to December 2023.

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Background: The objective of the present study was to explore the effectiveness and safety of 'Sandwich treatment' strategy for large brain metastases (LBM) with diameter over 3 cm (minimum volume >= 15 cm) located in motor area.

Patients And Methods: Patients from four gamma knife center that received 'Sandwich treatment' were retrospectively studied from January 2016 to March 2023. The strategy was one-week treatment course including 2 stages of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and using bevacizumab once during SRS gap.

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Objective: Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective therapeutic option for unresectable brainstem metastases. Currently, staged stereotactic radiosurgery (SSRS) has become available for large brainstem metastases(≥ 1 cm) despite the limitation of peritumoral edema. The authors developed the so-called "sandwich therapy" which integrated 2-stage stereotactic radiosurgery (2-SSRS) with bevacizumab for peritumoral edema reduction and local control of large brainstem metastases.

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Single stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for posterior fossa brain metastases (BM) larger than 4cm is dangerous. 'Sandwich treatment' strategy was developed for these BMs. The strategy was one week treatment course which includes 2-stage SRS and using Bevacizumab once during SRS gap.

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In the current study, the influence of plasticizer level on drug release was investigated for solid dosage forms prepared by hot-melt extrusion and film coating. The properties of two highly water-soluble compounds, diltiazem hydrochloride (DTZ) and chlorpheniramine maleate (CPM), and a poorly water-soluble drug, indomethacin (IDM), were investigated in the melt extrudates containing either Eudragit RSPO or Eudragit RD 100 and triethyl citrate (TEC) as the plasticizer. In addition, pellets containing DTZ were film coated with Eudragit RS 30D and varying levels of TEC using a fluidized bed coating unit.

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Controlled release tablets containing a poorly water-soluble drug, indomethacin (IDM), acrylic polymers (Eudragit RD 100, Eudragit L 100, or Eudragit S 100), and triethyl citrate (TEC) were prepared by hot-melt extrusion. The physicochemical and IDM release properties of the controlled release hot-melt extrudates were investigated. Indomethacin (IDM) was found to be both thermally and chemically stable following hot-melt extrusion processing and displayed a plasticizing effect on Eudragit RL PO as demonstrated by a decrease in the glass transition temperatures of the polymer.

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of thermal processing and post-processing thermal treatment on the release properties of chlorpheniramine maleate (CPM) from matrix tablets containing Eudragit RS PO and triethyl citrate (TEC). CPM tablets containing Eudragit RS PO with and without TEC were prepared by direct compression (DC), high shear hot-melt granulation (HMG), and hot-melt extrusion (HME). X-ray diffraction patterns showed that the CPM was distributed in Eudragit RS PO at the molecular level following HME.

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The influence of in situ plasticization of chlorpheniramine maleate (CPM) on Eudragit RS PO from hot-melt extruded matrix tablets, and from compressed granules prepared by thermal processing was investigated. CPM was studied as both a model drug substance and as a solid-state plasticizer for the acrylic polymer. Triethyl citrate (TEC) was incorporated into the polymer blend as a liquid plasticizer for the polymer.

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