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The GioTag study assessed how drugs called afatinib and osimertinib affected people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene. Resistance mutations in our genes can lead to resistance to specific treatments, meaning that drugs no longer work. Patients in the current study all initially received afatinib treatment before they developed a certain resistance mutation in the EGFR gene, called T790M. Patients then started osimertinib treatment. The study aimed to identify for how long patients received treatment and for how long patients survived after their first dose of afatinib. Overall, 204 patients were included. Median overall time on treatment (afatinib and osimertinib) was 27.7 months. Median overall survival was 37.6 months. This study showed that afatinib followed by osimertinib treatment was effective in patients with NSCLC with EGFR mutations developing T790M resistance mutations on initial afatinib treatment. To read the full Plain Language Summary of this article, click on the View Article button above and download the PDF.We report an extremely rare case of primary gastric melanoma with pancreatic metastasis. As far as we know, the concept of primary gastrointestinal melanoma is currently controversial, because there are very few reports of primary gastrointestinal melanoma. At the same time, isolated pancreatic metastases are also very rare. The patient was admitted to the hospital with a main complaint of decreased appetite, and then underwent gastroscopy and found a mass in the stomach. The mass was initially diagnosed as poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma following a gastroscopic biopsy. The patient underwent radical total gastrectomy, pancreatic body and tail resection, splenectomy, and Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy. After further immunohistochemical examination of the surgically removed tissue, malignant melanoma was diagnosed. The tumor cells were arranged in sheets or nests with infiltrating growth, the cell sizes were inconsistent, nucleoli were obvious, and melanin particles were seen in the cytoplasm of some cells. The tumor cells were positive for MITF and S-100. Detailed systemic and imaging examinations did not find any other primary lesions. The patient denied any melanoma and skin lesion history. We believe this is a manifestation of primary gastric melanoma. We report this rare case of gastric melanoma with the aim of increasing clinicians' awareness of non-cutaneous melanoma and its treatment methods.Varicella, or chickenpox, is a highly contagious disease transmitted by the varicella zoster virus (VZV). Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) has been defined as a loss of at least 30 dB over at least three frequencies on audiogram within three days and with an uncertain cause. Deafness caused by varicella-zoster virus occasionally occurred in Ramsey hunter syndrome but associated with chickenpox is rare. We present a case of an adult varicella infection with sudden deafness as the first symptom. The patient begins with a sudden hearing loss in his left ear and developed fever 12 days later and skin rash 13 days later. He was diagnosed as chickenpox and received treatment of oral famciclovir capsule 250 mg administrated three times daily. After 2 weeks, at an outpatient follow-up the patient reported that while his scabs had fallen off and he felt well, the sudden deafness in the left ear had not improved. see more This kind of cases are rare and suggest the relationship between VZV and sudden deafness. Sudden deafness can be the first symptom of chickenpox. In this study, we also reviewed pathogenesis, clinical feature and the epidemiological character of chickenpox, the neurological complications of varicella zoster and the etiology of sudden deafness.

Cognitive dysfunction is a functional disorder that occurs after brain tissue damage, which can be classified as mild, moderate, or severe according to the degree of illness, especially in the elderly. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has many causes and is difficult to treat. It has been reported that biopsychosocial holistic care models can achieve good results in treating MCI. This study aimed to explore the application effect of biopsychosocial holistic care models on elderly patients with MCI.

A total of 140 patients with MCI diagnosed in Nantong People's Hospital (Nantong, China) from March 2019 to March 2020 were selected as the research cohort. Using a computer-generated randomization list, the participants were randomly allocated to either the observation group or control group, with 70 cases in each group. We compared the cognitive function and quality of life scores of the 2 groups before treatment, 1 month after treatment, and 3 months after treatment.

In the first and third months after the intervention, the mini mental state examination (MMSE) score and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of the observation group were higher than those of the control group, and activities of daily living (ADL) score was lower than that of the control group. The difference between MMSE and MoCA scores between the 2 groups of participants at the third month of treatment was statistically significant (P=0.000).

Biopsychosocial holistic care models can improve the cognitive function and quality of life of elderly MCI patients.

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2100046021.

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2100046021.

To evaluate the visual outcome and complications of surgical membranectomy with modified incision and capsulotomy microscissors in patients with persistent pupillary membrane (PPM).

We enrolled eight eyes with PPM in six patients and performed surgical membranectomy with modified incision located near the limbus and corresponding to the middle of the densest membrane strands. Strands near the collarette of the iris were then cut using capsulotomy microscissors and thick strands were removed with capculorhexis forceps. Complications during or after surgery were evaluated, and uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were compared pre- and post-surgery.

The mean age of the patients at surgery was 9.5±3.4 years (range, 5.3 to 13.8 years). Bilateral PPMs were found in two patients, small anterior capsular cataracts not locating on the visual axis in three eyes, and deprivational amblyopia in four eyes. There were no traumatic cataracts, endophthalmitis, corneal opacities, or other complications in patients during or after modified surgical membranectomy.