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High-risk malignant hematological diseases refer to malignant hematological diseases, mainly include various types of leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, with very poor prognoses, very short survival, and unsatisfactory outcomes. Chemotherapy, hypomethylating agents (HMA), radiotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are common treatments for high-risk malignant hematological diseases. Because of the multiple lines and long duration of exposure to chemotherapy drugs in patients with high-risk malignant hematological diseases, monotherapy is inefficient, and radiotherapy is used frequently as an adjunct treatment to HSCT. Conventional myeloablative conditioning regimens before HSCT are comprised of cyclophosphamide/total body irradiation (Cy/TBI) and busulfan/cyclophosphamide (Bu/Cy). The reduced-toxicity myeloablative conditioning regimen, FBC, is the combination of Bu, Cy, and fludarabine (Flu), which has a strong immunosuppressive effect to ensure the success of engraftment of donor cells. Compared to the conventional intensified chemotherapy regimens, HMA have certain advantages of efficacy and safety and are the first-line treatment options for patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Although monotherapy improves survival rate, the response rate is low. What's more, it is difficult to achieve sustained remission and long-term benefits. The current research hotspots are HMA combined with chemotherapy, targeted drugs such as BCL-2 inhibitors, immunotherapy, and cell therapy. Targeted therapy and immunotherapy are effective, but show a high prevalence of relapse, heavy treatment burden, and the need for long-term maintenance. HSCT is an important therapy for the treatment of high-risk malignant hematological diseases, which could eliminate tumor cells through high-dose radiotherapy or chemotherapy, destroy the immune system of patients to prepare the engraftment of donor cells, and promote the reconstitution of hematopoiesis and immune recovery. HSCT has developed rapidly since the 1950s and has been performed in more than one million patients worldwide. HSCT is often the only definitive treatment available for patients with certain specific congenital or acquired diseases and is used in the treatment of many high-risk malignant hematological diseases. However, due to the strict criteria for HSCT, many patients do not have a matched donor. Since the first successful UCBT in a child with severe Fanconi anemia reported by Gluckman et al. in France in 1988, cord blood has been widely used as a graft source of hematopoietic stem cells for the treatment of hematological diseases. Cord blood is rich in hematopoietic stem cells, endothelial progenitor cells, mesenchymal stem cells, and other stem/progenitor cells, as well as natural killer cells, Treg cells, and other immune cells, which have strong self-renewal and proliferation ability and low immunogenicity. The hematologic growth factors produced by these cells could act on the formation of myeloid cells and granulocytes, which are beneficial to hematopoietic reconstruction and recovery. It contains a variety of cytokines such as thrombopoietin, erythropoietin, stem cell factor, and multi-class interleukins. Some cytokines such as stem cell factor, IL-6, and IL-11 are much higher in cord blood than in peripheral blood. The potential mechanism by which UCBT exerts its therapeutic effect in patients with hematological diseases is largely the result of the interaction of multiple growth factors and stem/progenitor cells with the organism. Compared with peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBST), UCBT has a higher transplantation rate, as cord blood stem cells are more primitive and purer than bone marrow stem cells. UCBT could be performed with four or more matches, and have a relatively lower rejection rate, lower relapse rate of malignant hematological diseases, and lower cumulative incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which greatly improves patient survival. Prof. Sun Zimin's team at Anhui Provincial Hospital was the first to use UCBT for the treatment of patients with AML and found that the cumulative incidence of chronic GVHD and relapse rate were significantly reduced. Based on the above, the TFBC regimen (TBI/Flu/Bu/Cy) combined with UCBT is safe and feasible for the treatment of patients with high-risk malignant hematological diseases, which has enormous potential to improve patient outcomes. Therefore, we designed this clinical study on the TFBC regimen combined with UCBT for the treatment of high-risk malignant hematological patients to observe the impact on the engraftment rate, relapse rate, the cumulative incidence of GVHD, and survival.

This study aims to assess the efficacy of two cognitive training programs - one tablet-based (NeuroAIreh@b) and one in paper-and-pencil format (Task Generator) - in improving cognitive and noncognitive outcomes among community-dwelling stroke survivors. This study will include a waiting-list control group to assess the impact of these interventions and provide further insights into their potential for stroke survivors.

The goal of this two-center, randomized, double-blinded, parallel-group, placebo-controlled clinical study is designed to compare the efficacy of twice daily applications of ATX01 versus placebo during two consecutive 3-week treatment periods. The primary objective is the comparison between Treatments (ATX01 15% vs. Placebo) of mean pain attack intensity score assessed for the final week of each treatment period using an 11-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). Mean pain attack intensity is defined as the sum of the pain intensity score of each pain attack during the last 7 full days (Day 14 to Day 20) of each Treatment Period divided by the total number of erythromelalgia pain attacks during that 7-day period. Participants will apply on feet and/or hands twice a day in the morning and in the evening, approximately 12 hours apart from the morning administration for 3 consecutive weeks each and record the pain intensity of each attack that occurs.

Investigators conduct the clinical trial to further explore the efficacy and safety of Neoadjuvant chemoradiation Plus Serpluimab in Patients with locally advanced Adenocarcinoma of Gastroesophageal Junction

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the clinical efficacy and toxic effects of sodium valproate, sirolimus and calcitriol in the treatment of severe haemophilia B in participants with severe haemophilia B. The main questions it aims to answer are the possibility of adding a combination regimen to primary treatment for severe haemophilia B. Patients will receive oral sodium valproate extended-release tablets 0.5g/day, sirolimus tablets 1mg/day and osteopontin capsules 0.25μg/day.

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of upper trapezius stretching exercises on pain intensity, neck range of motion, and disability in patients with cervical spondylosis. Patients with diagnosed cervical spondylosis will be randomly assigned to either a study group performing upper trapezius stretches or a control group. Both groups will receive heat treatment and strengthening exercises. The study group will additionally perform specific upper trapezius stretching exercises. Outcomes measures will be assessed before and after 4 weeks of intervention and will include neck pain intensity, range of motion, and disability using the Neck Disability Index. The study hypothesizes that the study group will demonstrate greater improvements in pain, range of motion, and disability compared to the control group. The study findings could provide data to guide physical therapy management of cervical spondylosis.

Disorders of consciousness (DOC) refers to the persistent loss of consciousness after 28 days in patients with brain injury caused by trauma, stroke, or hypoxia. It includes coma, vegetative state, and minimally conscious state. At present, there is no effective treatment for DOC. Only one RCT study of amantadine has proved that it may be effective for the treatment of DOC. In recent years, more evidence has shown that neuromodulation technology is beneficial to the recovery of DOC. Cervical spinal cord stimulation surgery is a new treatment method for patients with DOC. Electrodes are implanted in the high cervical spinal cord C2-C5. By adjusting different electrical stimulation parameters, it has a wake-promoting effect. In this study, patients were selected into the spinal cord stimulation group and the conventional treatment group according to the wishes of their families. The patients in the spinal cord stimulation group were given 21 days of cervical spinal cord stimulation treatment on the basis of conventional brain rehabilitation. Patients were followed up routinely and completed designated examinations at 12 months to determine the safety and efficacy of cervical spinal cord stimulation therapy.

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CTx-1301 in children (6-12) with ADHD in a laboratory classroom setting.

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of supplementation of 10g soluble fiber from guar on postprandial blood glucose levels in women with gestational diabetes after consumption of a standardized meal compared with no supplementation. Null Hypothesis H0: Soluble fiber supplementation will not result in a lower postprandial blood glucose increase in women with gestational diabetes compared to no supplementation after consumption of a standardized meal. Alternative hypothesis H1: Soluble fiber supplementation will result in a lower postprandial blood glucose increase in women with gestational diabetes compared to no supplementation after consumption of a standardized meal. Study participants are randomly assigned to the intervention (consumption of a standardized meal and 10g soluble fibre) or control group (consumption of a standardized meal without soluble fibre). After a 2-day wash-out phase, the two groups are switched (the intervention group becomes the control group and vice versa) with the same standardized procedure.

The primary objective of this study is to understand the efficacy of S-309309 on the body weight of obese adults.