Publications by authors named "Zhi-min Bian"
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on improving the prognosis of patients with stage I triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Methods: TNBC patients diagnosed in the SEER 18 database from 2010 to 2015 were included. Kaplan-Meier plots and log-rank tests were used to compare the differences in breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) and overall survival (OS) between subgroups of variables.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to see if using low-frequency ultrasound to help deliver a Chinese medicine formula would boost the effectiveness of interleukin-2 (IL-2) for treating malignant pleural effusion (MPE).
- 110 participants were randomly assigned to either the control group (getting IL-2) or the experimental group (getting both IL-2 and the ultrasound-enhanced Chinese medicine gel).
- Results showed the experimental group had a better remission rate and improved quality of life, indicating that the ultrasound-facilitated delivery of the Chinese medicine was beneficial in managing MPE.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of topical delivery of modified Da-Cheng- Qi Decoction (, MDCQD) by low-frequency ultrasound sonophoresis (LFUS) in patients with refractory metastatic malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) using an objective performance criteria (OPC) design.
Methods: Fifty patients with refractory metastatic MBO were enrolled in this open-label single-arm clinical trial. Alongside fasting, gastrointestinal decompression, glycerol enema, intravenous nutrition and antisecretory therapy, a 50 g dose of MDCQD (prepared as a hydrogel) was applied through topical delivery at the site of abodminal pain or Tianshu (S 25) using LFUS for 30 min, twice daily for 5 consecutive days.
Objective: To assess the value of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in the combined treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer.
Methods: All patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer at our hospital from January 2007 to December 2009, judged as unresectable and confirmed by histology or cytology, were recruited into this prospective study. They were randomly assigned into the IORT group (n=31) and control group (n=34).
Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics, diagnostic methods and prognosis of small pancreatic cancer.
Methods: From May 2000 to January 2007, 89 patients with pancreatic cancer underwent surgery in our hospital. Of those, 14 had a tumor < or = 2 cm in diameter (small tumor group), and the other 75 had a tumor >2 cm in diameter (controlled group).