Sichuan Cancer Hospital

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Cancer Research

Establishment and Characterization of Patient-Derived Xenograft Models of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Maodi Wu^1,3, Yang Liu², Yi Zhao³, Yuyao Zhang⁴, Liansi Huang³, Qijun Du³, Ting Zhang^1,3, Zhihui Zhong^1,3, Han Luo², Kai Xiao^1,3

¹Precision Medicine Research Center, Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, ²Department of Thyroid Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, ³Sichuan Kangcheng Biotech Co., ⁴Sichuan Cancer Hospital

The present protocol establishes and characterizes a patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), as PDX models are rapidly becoming the standard in the field of translational oncology.

Medicine

Auricular Acupuncture as a Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Combined with Sleep Disorders

Yijia Xia^*1, Tianbao Wang^*2, Zhipeng Ma¹, Rongtao Ying¹, Shiliang Shao¹, Jurong Zeng¹, Chuantao Zhang¹

¹Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ²General Department, Sichuan Cancer Hospital

This protocol introduces an effective method to improve the sleep condition of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and alleviate cough symptoms by using auricular acupuncture techniques to percutaneously stimulate specific acupoints in the patients' ears.

Medicine

A Preliminary Study on Warm Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Abdominal Distension

Shishuang Yu^*1, Tianbao Wang^*2, Rongtao Ying¹, Yi Zhu¹, Ke Liu¹, Fanyi Yuan¹, Hongjing Yang¹, Keling Chen¹, Jing Shi³, Xialing Luo¹

¹Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ²Department of General Diseases, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, ³Department of Nursing, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Here, we present a protocol to properly manipulate warm acupuncture and moxibustion for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with abdominal distension.