• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.2937-2943
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• 2013

Backgrounds: Polymorphisms of OPRM1 A118G and ABCB1 C3435T have been suggested to contribute to inter-individual variability regarding pain sensitivity, opioid usage, tolerance and dependence and incidence of adverse effects in patients with chronic pain. This study aimed to investigate the association of both two polymorphisms with opioid requirements in Chinese patients with cancer pain. Methods: The genotypes of rs1799971 (OPRM1) and rs1045642 (ABCB1) were determined by PCR-RFLP and direct sequencing methods respectively in 112 patients with cancer-related pain. Comparisons between the different genotype or allele groups were performed with t-tests or one-way ANOVA tests, as appropriate. The potential relationship of allele number with opioid response was performed with a trend Jonckheere-Terpstra test. Results: In the 112 subjects, the frequencies of variant 118 G and 3435T allele were 38.4% and 37.9%, respectively. Significant higher 24h-opioid doses were observed in patients with GG (P=0.0004) and AG + GG (P=0.005) genotypes than the AA carriers. The dominant mutant 118G allele tended to be associated with progressively increasing 24h-opioiddoses (P=0.001). Compared with CC/CT, patients with ABCB1 TT genotype received higher 24h- and weight-surface area-adjusted-24h- opioids doses (P=0.057 and 0.028, respectively). Conclusions: The OPRM1 A118G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is a key contributor for the inter-individual variability in opioidrequirements in Chinese cancer pain patients. This may possibly extend to the ABCB1 C3435T SNP.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.125-137
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• 1999

목적 : 본 연구는 한국판 BDI를 이용하여 통증이 있는 암환자의 우울 정도, 우울과 통증의 관계 및 우울과 관련된 변인들을 조사하여 암환자의 우울 관리에 도움이 되는 기초자료를 제공하기 위함이다. 방법 : 1999년 2월부터 6월까지 서울대학교병원 혈액종양내과에 입원 및 외래치료중인 암환자 142명을 대상으로 하였으며, 우울은 한국판 Beck Depression Inventory, 통증정도는 간이 통증 평가도구의 일부문항인 숫자척도를 이용하여 자기 보고형 질문지를 통하여 수집되었고, 인구학적 및 임상학적 자료는 의무기록 열람 및 주치의의 의견을 참조하여 수집되었다. t-test와 ANOVA를 사용하여 변인에 따른 집단간 우울정도 차이를 분석하였으며, 변인간 상관관계분석은 Pearson 상관계수를 구하였다. 결과 : 1) 연구대상자는 142명으로 이중 남자가 79명 여자가 63명이었으며, 평균연령은 51.86세였다. 2) 연구대상자의 24시간 동안 가장 심했을 때 통증의 평균은 6.08(SD=2.23), 24시간 평균통증의 평균은 4.44(SD=1.85), 조사 당시 느끼는 통증의 평균은 3.48(SD=2.25), 가장 약했을 때 통증의 평균은 2.25(SD=1.83)이었다. 3) 연구대상자의 평균 BDI 점수는 23.73(SD=10.99) 이었으며, 대상자의 55.6%가 우울군(절단점 21)에 속했다. 4) 24시간 동안 가장 심했을 때의 통증정도와 우울(r=0.252, P=0.002), 24시간 평균통증정도와 우울(r=0.225, P=0.007, 조사당시 바로 지금 느끼는 통증정도와 우울(r=0.291, P=0.000)은 통계적으로 매우 유의한 정적 상관관계를 보였으나, 가장 약했을 때 통증정도와 우울은 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 5) 통증이 있은 암환자의 우울에 유의하게 영향을 미치는 인구학적 특성은 성별(t=3.59, P=0.000)과 교육정도(F=4.063, P=0.009)였으며, 임상적 특성은 ECOG에 의한 활동도(F=3.352, P=0.021)였다. 또한 대상자의 연령과 우울은 유의한 정적 상관관계(r=0.171, P=0.042)가 있었다. 결론 : 통증이 있는 암환자에 있어서 우울은 과반수 이상이 경험하는 정서적 증상임이 확인되었다. 또한 통증, 성별, 교육정도, 활동도, 연령 등이 우울에 영향을 미치거나 관계가 있음을 밝혔다. 그러므로 암환자들을 대하고 있는 의료진들은 이상의 연구결과를 적용하여 우울의 고위험군을 미리 예상하여 통증뿐 아니라 우울정도를 자주 사정하고 우울에 대한 효과적인 중재를 제공하여야 한다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2018

암환자에서 암성 통증을 완화시키기 위한 강한 마약성 진통제의 사용이 늘어남에 따라, 마약성 진통제 관련 이상행동이 새로운 문제로 대두되고 있다. 비암성 환자에서의 마약성 진통제에 대한 중독 및 신체적 의존의 치료는 잘 알려져 있으나, 암환자, 특히 국내의 암환자에서는 이와 관련한 연구가 부족한 실정이다. 본 저자들은 강한 마약성 진통제에 대해 신체적 의존을 보여 부분 뮤-아편양 수용체 작용제인 buprenorphine으로 성공적으로 치료 받았던 열 명의 암환자들을 보고하고자 한다. 이는 암환자의 마약성 진통제에 대한 신체적 의존을 경피적 buprenorphine 패취로 치료할 수 있음을 보여준 첫 번째 보고이다.

• Clinical Pain
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.88-91
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• 2019

Unexplained pain and weakness, i.e., without obvious predisposing factors, are often encountered by physiatrists and efforts should be made to determine the cause. A 63-year-old male presented with radiating pain in his right arm and mild weakness of the right hand. An electrodiagnostic examination revealed distal symmetric sensory polyneuropathy in the upper and lower extremities, and denervation potentials in the forearm muscles, which were inconsistent with the cervical spine MRI images and symptoms. A predisposing undiscovered disease was revealed, i.e., squamous cell carcinoma in the lung; brain metastasis affecting the left primary motor cortex was also detected. Therefore, we concluded that the pain and weakness were related to paraneoplastic syndrome and brain metastases of the hand knob. The observed denervation potentials were characterized as trans-synaptic changes in the brain metastasis. This case highlights the importance of unexplainable focal pain and weakness in the increasing prevalence of cancer.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.34-44
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• 2016

Purpose: A prospective phase II trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and toxicity of regional hyperthermia and whole liver irradiation (WLI) for numerous chemorefractory liver metastases from colorectal cancer. Materials and Methods: Enrolled patients had numerous chemorefractory hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer. Five sessions of hyperthermia and seven fractions of 3-gray WLI were planned. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was determined using the Korean version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire C-30 and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Hepatobiliary version 4.0. Objective and pain response was evaluated. Results: A total of 12 patients consented to the study and the 10 who received WLI and hyperthermia were analyzed. WLI was completed as planned in nine patients and hyperthermia in eight. Pain response was partial in four patients and stable in four. Partial objective response was achieved in three patients (30.0%) and stable disease was seen in four patients at the 1-month follow-up. One patient died 1 month after treatment because of respiratory failure related to pleural metastasis progression. Other grade III or higher toxicities were detected in three patients; however, all severe toxicities were related to disease progression rather than treatment. No significant difference in HRQoL was noted at the time of assessment for patients who were available for questionnaires. Conclusion: Combined WLI and hyperthermia were well tolerated without severe treatment-related toxicity with a promising response from numerous chemorefractory hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.265-275
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• 2015

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic effect of Yang Eui Gongjin-dan (YEGJD), a traditional Korean medicine, on severe pain or numbness, including acute and chronic non-cancer pain. Methods: Records of patients visiting the Department of Traditional Korean Internal Medicine, Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, from March 2011 to January 2015, were searched. Their chief complaint was severe numbness or pain (NRS≥7). We compared the NRS of pain pre- and post-YEGJD treatment in 34 patients; and analyzed changes in pain severity pre- and post-YEGJD treatment in 17 chronic non-cancer pain patients. We also investigated other accompanying symptoms, such as insomnia, anorexia, dyspepsia, fatigue, coldness, and excessive sweating, related to the deficiency state (虛症) in traditional Korean medicine. Results: The average pain NRS for the 34 patients significantly decreased from 8.04±1.08 to 3.75±2.54 after YEGJD treatment. The average pain NRS score in chronic non-cancer pain patients also significantly declined from 7.91±0.97 to 3.29±2.29. Conclusions: The traditional Korean medicine Yang Eui Gongjin-dan has an analgesic effect and is useful for treating severe pain or numbness. We recommend a randomized controlled trial using objective assessment scales and a large patient sample to further test the effects of Yang Eui Gongjin-dan.

• Clinical Pain
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.129-132
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• 2020

Fracture is uncommon cause of lymphedema. The mechanism of lymphedema progression is still unknown, but disruption of the lymphatic system during and after fracture might be involved. In contrast, breast cancer surgery is a common cause of lymphedema and is usually caused by the removal of axillary lymph nodes. Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) has been adopted in early breast cancer to reduce the risk of lymphedema. Thus, the incidence of lymphedema in SNB was lowered. However, less than 10% of SNB patients are still diagnosed with lymphedema, but it is known that it took years to diagnose. Recently, we encountered atypical lymphedema occurred after breast cancer surgery with SNB. Symptoms started earlier than usual and were more severe. Interestingly, she has a history of a proximal radial fracture on the same side of SNB. We thought there could be a relationship between the acceleration of breast cancer-related lymphedema and fracture.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.247-259
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• 2020

Objectives: This review aims to investigate clinical studies related to bee venom pharmacopuncture for cancer patients and to analyze the research trend for further study. Methods: We searched for clinical studies using bee venom pharmacopuncture therapy on patients with cancer through the electronic databases including Pubmed, Cochrane library, OASIS, KISS, NDSL, and KMBASE. There was no restriction on language and publication date, and after selection/exclusion process, the study design, target disease, intervention details including acupoints, treatment frequency and period, outcomes, study results and adverse events were extracted. Results: Thirteen clinical studies were finally selected. There were a randomized controlled trial RCT about the effect of sweet bee venom pharmacopuncture on cancer-related pain, and three case series about chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. In case reports, there were nine studies about oligodendroglioma, plexiform neurofibroma, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, urachal adenocarcinoma, malignant melanoma, and atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance. The bee venom therapy affected the improvement of outcomes such as symptoms, quality of life, tumor response, and lab findings. Conclusions: The present study found that bee venom therapy is applicable to the treatment of cancer patients, and showed some effect on various symptoms. However, due to insufficient number and quality of studies, well designed and high-quality clinical trials are necessary to confirm the effectiveness and safety of bee venom pharmacopuncture therapy in patients with cancer.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.85-88
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• 1989

We experienced 3 cases of continuous caudal block. The first case had suffered from severe pain of the external genitalis after urethral injury from a car accident and this was controlled by continuous caudal block. The other 2 cases were a metastaric malignant tumor of the lumbar vertebra from cancer of the cervix and histiocytoma of the breast, and both had suffered from intractable pain of the lower extremity. But lumbar epidural block was impossible because of radiation fibrosis and previous operation scar of the spine. So a continuous caudal block was performed and the pain was controlled effectively. The longest duration was 50 days and there were no problems related catheter indwelling. Pain in the area of the lumbar and sacral nerve distribution can be controlled by continuous caudal block. Here in we reported 3 cases and reviewed the literature.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2011

Osteoporosis in gastric cancer patients is often overlooked or even neglected despite its high prevalence in these patients. Considering that old age, malnutrition, chronic disease, chemotherapy, decreased body mass index and gastrectomy are independent risk factors for osteoporosis, it is reasonable that the prevalence of osteoporosis in gastric cancer patients would be high. Many surviving patients suffer from back pain and pathological fractures, which are related to osteoporosis. Fractures have obvious associated morbidities, negative impact on quality of life, and impose both direct and indirect costs. In the era of a >55.6% 5-year survival rate of gastric cancer and increased longevity in gastric cancer patients, it is very important to eliminate common sequelae such as osteoporosis. Fortunately, the diagnosis of osteoporosis is well established and many therapeutic agents have been shown to be effective and safe not only in postmenopausal females but also in elderly males. Recently, effective treatments of gastric cancer patients with osteoporosis using bisphosphonates, which are commonly used in postmenopausal woman, were reported.