Characteristics of inpatients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma in hematology, nephrology, and orthopedic departments.

To describe the characteristics of multiple myeloma (MM) by retrospectively analyzing data from patients with MM in hematology, nephrology, and orthopedic departments, we selected inpatients diagnosed with MM for the first time who were admitted to the hematology department of Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province between January 1, 2017, and June 30, 2021 ([Formula: see text]) and those admitted to the nephrology ([Formula: see text]) and orthopedic ([Formula: see text]) departments of Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province between January 1, 2010, and June 30, 2021. For patients with MM initially diagnosed in the nephrology or orthopedic departments, age- and sex-matched patients without MM were randomly selected in a 1:1 ratio. Conditional logistic regression models were used to assess the risk of MM in hospitalized patients in the nephrology and orthopedic departments. This study included 200 patients, with a median age of 65 years. There were differences among patients in the three departments with respect to fracture, degree of anemia, proteinuria levels, red blood cell (RBC) count, hemoglobin levels, total protein (TP) levels, albumin levels, and laboratory indicators of renal function. TP levels > 68.45 g/L were independent risk factors for patients in the nephrology department (odds ratio (OR) = 1.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.001-1.024, P = 0.04), and RBC count < 3.79 × 1012/L was an independent risk factor for orthopedic inpatients (OR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.268-0.913, P = 0.02). Therefore, nephrologists should pay attention to the TP level of hospitalized patients to facilitate the early identification of MM in patients with chronic kidney disease. Orthopedic surgeons should pay attention to RBC counts in patients with fractures, and patients with low RBC counts should avoid unnecessary surgery and move to specialist care as early as possible.

Prognosis of concurrent renal impairment at diagnosis of multiple myeloma: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Multiple myeloma is a malignant tumour of the blood in which abnormal proliferation of plasma cells leads to bone destruction, renal impairment, anaemia, and hypercalcaemia. Renal impairment caused by multiple myeloma is a common and serious condition; however, the prognosis of multiple myeloma at the time of diagnosis remains unclear. METHOD: We conducted searches for literature in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang, and VIP databases up to 30 April 2023. Progression-free survival and overall survival with and without renal impairment at the time of multiple myeloma diagnosis were compared, and prognostic indicators were analysed. RESULTS: Six studies were finally included. Among patients with multiple myeloma, 319 had renal impairment, and 1166 had no renal impairment. Compared to the control group, no significant difference was observed in overall or progression-free survival in patients with multiple myeloma complicated with renal impairment. CONCLUSION: The limited low-quality evidence available does not support an association between prognosis and multiple myeloma complicated by kidney injury.

EGFR co-mutation is associated with the risk of recurrence in invasive lung adenocarcinoma with the micropapillary component.

BACKGROUND: Invasive lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) patients with the micropapillary (MPP) component tend to have extremely poor prognosis. To optimize clinical outcomes, a better understanding of specific concurrent gene alterations and their impact on the prognosis of patients with the MPP component is necessary. METHOD: A total of 621 Chinese patients with surgically resected invasive LUAD who underwent genetic testing for lung cancer were enrolled in this retrospective study. The genomic profiling of major lung cancer-related genes based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) was carried out on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor samples. RESULT: Among 621 patients with invasive LUAD, 154 (24.8%, 154/621) had the MPP component. We found that PIK3CA (4.5% vs 1.3%), KRAS (9.1% vs 4.7%), and ROS1 (2.6% vs 0.4%) were more frequent in patients with the MPP component than those without the MPP component (P < 0.05). The co-mutation occurred in 66 patients (10.6%, 66/621), of which 19 patients with the MPP component. Most of them were EGFR co-mutations (89.5%, 17/19), including EGFR and PIK3CA, EGFR and ERBB2, and other types. Patients with the MPP component who harbored EGFR co-mutations showed significantly worse recurrence-free survival (RFS) than single EGFR mutation (median RFS 20.1 vs 30.5 months; hazard ratio [HR]: 8.008; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.322-48.508). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with the MPP component harbored the co-mutation of driver genes had a higher risk of recurrence after surgery, especially in patients with EGFR co-mutation. EGFR co-mutation was a significant prognostic factor for RFS in patients with the MPP component.

Quality of Life and Mental Health Status in Recovered COVID-19 Subjects at Two Years after Infection in Taizhou, China: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

According to previous studies, mental status in 1-year COVID-19 survivors might range from 6-43%. Longer-term psychological consequences in recovered COVID-19 subjects are unknown, so we analyzed longer-term quality of life and mental status in recovered COVID-19 subjects at 2 years after infection. Among 144 recovered COVID-19 subjects in the Taizhou region, 73 and 45 completed face-to-face follow-ups at the first year and second year after infection, respectively, with a 61.7% follow-up rate. The questionnaire, which was administered at both follow-ups, included questions about quality of life, psychological health, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Mann-Whitney U test was used to the differences of each scale between the first and second year. Among the 45 people who completed both follow-up visits, the incidence of psychological problems was 4.4% (2/45) in the first year, and no new psychological abnormalities were observed in the second year. Quality of life improved, while the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) scores did not improve over time. The incidence of mental disorders was lower than those in previous studies. Multidisciplinary management for COVID-19 in this study hospital may have reduced the frequency to a certain extent. However, among those with mental health problems, such problems may exist for a long time, and long-term attention should be given to the psychological status of recovered COVID-19 subjects.