• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2006

목 적: III 병기 비소세포폐암의 치료는 항암화학요법, 수술, 방사선치료가 포함된 병용치료가 표준방법으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 IIIB 병기 비소세포폐암에서 paclitaxel과 cisplatin을 이용한 선행항암 화학요법과 동시 항암화학방사선치료를 시행하여 그 효과에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2000년 7월부터 2005년 10월까지 IIIB 병기 비소세포폐암으로 선행항암화학요법과 동시 항암화학방사선치료를 받았던 39명을 대상으로 하였다. 선행항암화학요법은 3주 간격으로 paclitaxel ($175\;mg/m^2$)과 cisplatin ($75\;mg/m^2$)을 1일째와 21일째 정맥투여하였다. 동시 항암화학요법은 43일째, 50일째, 57일째, 71일째, 78일째, 85일째 paclitaxel ($60\;mg/m^2$)과 cisplatin ($25\;mg/m^2$)을 정맥투여하였다. 흉부방사선치료는 1회 1.8 Gy씩, 주 5회 분할조사 하였으며 총방사선량은 $54{\sim}59.4\;Gy$이었다(중앙값: 59.4 Gy). 결 과: 추적관찰기간은 $6{\sim}63$개월이었으며 중앙추적관찰기간은 21개월이었다. 선행항암화학요법 후 치료반응은 부분반응 41.0% (16명), 무반응 59.0% (23명)였다. 동시 항암화학방사선치료 후 치료반응은 완전관해가 10.3% (4명), 부분반응 41.0% (16명), 무반응 49.7% (19명)로 치료 반응률은 51.3%였다. 1년, 2년, 3년 생존율은 각각 66.7%, 40.6%, 27.4%였으며 중앙 생존기간은 20개월이었다. 1년, 2년, 3년 무진행 생존율은 각각 43.6%, 24.6%, 24.6%였으며 중앙 무진행 생존기간은 10.7개월이었다. 동시 항암화학방사선치료 후 부작용으로 3도 이상의 식도염은 46.3% (18명), 폐렴은 28.2% (11명)에서 발생하였다. 결론: IIIB 병기 비소세포폐암에서 paclitaxel과 cisplatin을 이용한 선행항암화학요법과 동시 항암화학방사선치료를 시행한 결과 비교적 효과적이었다. 그러나 식도염과 폐렴이 많아 부작용을 줄이기 위해 적절한 항암제의 선택 또는 방사선치료와의 병용치료의 변화가 필요할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.1329-1339
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• 2006

목 적 : 조혈모세포이식은 혈액암뿐만 아니라, 유전 질환, 면역질환에서 완치의 방법으로 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나 생착 실패나 재발로 인해 조혈모세포이식이 실패하는 경우가 종종 있고, 이때는 장기 생존이 거의 불가능한 것으로 알려져 있으며, 치료방법도 정립되지 않았다. 이에 본 저자들은 1차 이식이 실패한 경우 치료법으로써 2차 이식의 의의에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1991년 5월부터 2004년 12월까지 전남대학교병원 소아과에서 조혈모세포이식을 시행한 115례 중에서 생착 실패나 재발로 2차 이식을 시행한 비혈액암 8례(재생불량성빈혈 7례, 부신백질이영양증 1례)와 혈액암 7례(급성골수성백혈병 3례, 급성림프구성백혈병 2례, 만성골수성백혈병 1례, 골수이형성증후군 1례), 총 15례의 의무기록지를 바탕으로 치료 방법, 합병증, 치료성과 등에 대해 분석 하였다. 결 과 : 비혈액암의 경우 2례는 일차성 생착 실패, 5례는 후기 이식편 거부, 1례는 Fanconi 빈혈로 1차 이식 후 급성골수성백혈병으로 전환되어 2차 이식을 시행하였다. 1차 이식 후 이식편기능 부전까지 기간은 중앙값 130.5일(범위, 59-279일)이었고, 1차와 2차 이식 사이의 간격은 중앙값 348일(범위, 86-1,875일)이었다. 전처치는 7례에서 cyclophosphamide를 기본으로 하였고, fludarabine을 3례에서, 방사선 조사를 2례에서 사용하였다. 이식원은 6례에서 조직형 일치 형제간 말초조혈모세포를, 1례에서 조직형 일치 형제간 골수를, 1례에서 제대혈을 사용하였고, 제대혈을 사용한 1례를 제외한 7례는 2차 이식의 공여자가 1차 이식 시와 동일하였다. 급성 이식대숙주병은 1례에서 Grade IV로 발생하였다. 총 8례 중 2례가 사망하였고, 1례는 생착 실패하였으나 생존하여, 5년 Kaplan-Meier(K-M)전체생존율은 75.0%, 무병생존율은 62.5%이었다. 혈액암의 경우 모두 재발로 인해 2차 이식을 시행하였다. 1차 이식 후 재발까지 기간은 중앙값 174일(범위, 90-1,474일)이었고, 1차 이식과 2차 이식 사이의 간격은 중앙값 319일(범위, 178-1,715일)이었다. 전처치는 5례에서 fludarabine, busulfan, antithymocyte globulin 병합요법을, 1례는 busulfan, ara-C, idarubicine 병합요법을, 나머지 1례는 melphalan, busulfan 병합요법을 사용하였다. 이식원은 5례는 1차 이식과 동일한 공여자의 말초조혈모세포였고, 나머지 2례는 제대혈을 사용하였다. grade II 이상의 급성 이식대숙주병은 2례에서 발생하였다. 사망한 5례 중 4례는 재발로, 나머지 1례는 이식관련 합병증으로 사망하였다. 2년 K-M 전체생존율과 무병생존율은 각각 28.6%이었다. 결 론 : 조혈모세포이식을 시행하고 이식편 거부나 재발이 된 경우 2차 이식은 일부 환자에서 장기 생존을 가능하게 하는 방법이 될 수 있다. 비혈액암 질환, 특히 재생불량성빈혈에서 생착 실패를 보이는 경우 2차 이식을 시행하는 것을 추천할 수 있지만, 적절한 전처치와 이식원에 관한 연구가 더 필요하겠고, 혈액암 질환에서 재발한 경우에는 소수에서만 장기 생존이 가능하므로 더욱 효과적인 항백혈병 치료가 필요할 것으로 사료되었다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2000

목적 : 뇌 신경교종에 대한 방사선치료 효과를 평가하고 최적의 방사선 치료 방법을 알아보고자 함이 본 연구의 목적이다. 대상 및 방법 : 1985년 6월부터 1998년 5월까지 본원 치료방사선과에서 수술후 외부 방사선 치료를 받은 72명의 뇌 신경교종 환자를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 환자 나이의 중앙값은 37세였으며 남녀비는 41명대 31명였다. 15명의 환자에서는 조직검사만을 시행하였고 나머지 57명의 환자에서는 아절제술을 시행하였다. 조직검사 소견에 따른 환자의 분포는 성세포종 환자가 42명였으며 혼합 핍지신경교종 환자는 19명, 핍지신경교종 환자는 11명였다. 2명의 환자는 뇌전체를 조사받은후 축소조사야로 치료를 받았고 70명의 환자는 처음부터 부분 조사를 시행하였다. 모든 환자는 하루에 한 번 전통적인 방사선 분할요법으로 치료하였다. 대부분의 환자는 5000$\~$5500 cGy의 총 방사선양을 조사받았다. 결과 : 72명 전체 환자의 5년 및 7년 생존율은 61$\%$ 및 50$\%$였고 무병 생존율은 5년과 7년에서 각각53$\%$ 및 45$\%$였다. 성세포종, 혼합 핍지신경교종 및 핍지신경교종의 5년과 7년 생존율은 각각 48$\%$ 와 45$\%$, 76\$\%$ 와 55$\%$, 및 80$\%$ 와 52$\%$였다. 아절제술을 시행한 환자는 조직검사만을 시행한 환자와 비교하여 높은 생존율을 나타내었다. 아절제술을 시행한 57명 환자의 5년 생존율은 67$\%$였고 조직검사만을 시행받은 15명 환자의 5년생존율은 43$\%$였다. 40세 이하 46명의 환자는 5년생존율이 69$\%$로서 41세 이상 26명의 환자에서의 5년생존율 45$\%$보다 좋은 생존율을 나타내었다. 비록 환자 한명이 치료중 치료를 중단하였으나 유의한 방사선치료에 의한 급성합병증은 관찰되지 않았다. 결론 : 뇌 신경교종의 수술후 방사선치료는 안전하고 효과적인 치료요법였다. 그러나 뇌 신경교종 환자에서 최적의 방사선 시기 및 계획을 수립하고 서로 다른 치료방침에 맞는 환자를 구분하기 위하여 보다 잘 짜여진 선행적 임상연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.4589-4594
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• 2014

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway is upregulated in the pathogenesis of many cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). DEPTOR is an mTOR inhibitor whose expression is negatively regulated by mTOR. However, the role of DEPTOR in the development of CRC is not known. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of DEPTOR and mTORC1 activity (P-S6) in a subset of CRC patients and determine their relation to tumor differentiation, invasion, nodal metastasis and disease-free survival. Here, Immunohistochemical expression of P-S6 (S235/236) and DEPTOR were evaluated in 1.5 mm tumor cores from 90 CRC patients and in 90 samples of adjacent normal mucosa by tissue microarray. The expression of P-S6 (S235/236) was upregulated in CRC, with the positive rate of P-S6 (S235/236) in CRC (63.3%) significantly higher than that in control tissues (36.7%, 30%) (p<0.05). P-S6 (S235/236) also correlated with high tumor histologic grade (p=0.002), and positive nodal metastasis (p=0.002). In contrast, the expression level of DEPTOR was correlated with low tumor histological grade (p=0.006), and negative nodal metastasis (p=0.001). Interestingly, P-S6 (S235/236) expression showed a significant negative association with the expression of DEPTOR in CRC (p=0.011, R= -0.279). However, upregulation of P-S6 (S235/236) (p=0.693) and downregulation of DEPTOR (p=0.331) in CRC were not significantly associated with overall survival. Thus, we conclude that expression of DEPTOR negatively correlates with mTORC1 activity and tumor progression in CRC. DEPTOR is a potential marker for prognostic evaluation and a target for the treatment of CRC.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2015

Purpose: To analyze prognostic factors for locoregional recurrence (LRR), distant metastasis (DM), and overall survival (OS) in cervical cancer patients who underwent radical hysterectomy followed by postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in a single institute. Materials and Methods: Clinicopathologic data of 135 patients with clinical stage IA2 to IIA2 cervical cancer treated with PORT from 2001 to 2012 were reviewed, retrospectively. Postoperative parametrial resection margin (PRM) and vaginal resection margin (VRM) were investigated separately. The median treatment dosage of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) to the whole pelvis was 50.4 Gy in 1.8 Gy/fraction. High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy after EBRT was given to patients with positive or close VRMs. Concurrent platinum-based chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) was administered to 73 patients with positive resection margin, lymph node (LN) metastasis, or direct extension of parametrium. Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used for analyzing LRR, DM, and OS; Cox regression was applied to analyze prognostic factors. Results: The 5-year disease-free survival was 79% and 5-year OS was 91%. In univariate analysis, positive or close PRM, LN metastasis, direct extension of parametrium, lymphovascular invasion, histology of adenocarcinoma, and chemotherapy were related with more DM and poor OS. In multivariate analysis, PRM and LN metastasis remained independent prognostic factors for OS. Conclusion: PORT after radical hysterectomy in uterine cervical cancer showed excellent OS in this study. Positive or close PRM after radical hysterectomy in uterine cervical cancer correlates with poor prognosis even with CCRT. Therefore, additional treatments to improve local control such as radiation boosting need to be considered.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.185-190
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• 2013

Purpose: We evaluated the effect of early chemoradiotherapy on the treatment of patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC). Materials and Methods: Between January 2006 and December 2011, thirty-one patients with histologically proven LS-SCLC who were treated with two cycles of chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy and consolidation chemotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The chemotherapy regimen was composed of etoposide and cisplatin. Thoracic radiotherapy consisted of 50 to 60 Gy (median, 54 Gy) given in 5 to 6.5 weeks. Results: The follow-up period ranged from 5 to 53 months (median, 22 months). After chemoradiotherapy, 35.5% of the patients (11 patients) showed complete response, 61.3% (19 patients) showed partial response, 3.2% (one patient) showed progressive disease, resulting in an overall response rate of 96.8% (30 patients). The 1-, 2-, and 3-year overall survival (OS) rates were 66.5%, 41.0%, and 28.1%, respectively, with a median OS of 21.3 months. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year progression free survival (PFS) rates were 49.8%, 22.8%, and 13.7%, respectively, with median PFS of 12 months. The patterns of failure were: locoregional recurrences in 29.0% (nine patients), distant metastasis in 9.7% (three patients), and both locoregional and distant metastasis in 9.7% (three patients). Grade 3 or 4 toxicities of leukopenia, anemia, and thrombocytopenia were observed in 32.2%, 29.0%, and 25.8%, respectively. Grade 3 radiation esophagitis and radiation pneumonitis were shown in 12.9% and 6.4%, respectively. Conclusion: We conclude that early chemoradiotherapy for LS-SCLC provides feasible and acceptable local control and safety.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5709-5714
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• 2015

Aim: To assess the treatment outcome in patients with malignant skin melanoma and prognostic factors for distant metastases (DM), disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 113 patients with malignant skin melanoma (60 females, 53 males, average age-55 years) who were treated surgically. Primary treatment consisted of local excision. In 12 cases, it was accompanied by lymph node excision. In 93 (82%) cases, radicalization was necessary, which was either local only (19 cases) or accompanied by lymph node surgery/biopsy (74 cases). Possible prognostic factors such as Clark's stage and Breslow's depth of invasion, ulceration, average tumor dimensions, lymph nodes metastases (pN+), gender, tumor location and primary excision margins were considered. Results: In 51 (45%) cases, treatment failure occurred. The 5-year DM rate was 47%, the 5-year DFS was 38%, and the 5-year OS was 56%. In the univariate analysis, the important factors with respect to at least one endpoint included Clark's stage, Breslow's depth of invasion, ulceration, average tumor dimensions, lymph nodes metastases, gender and primary tumor localization. The presence of metastasic nodes was the most important prognostic factor, with a 5-year DM rates of 30% for pN(-) and 76% for pN(+) and a 5-year DFS and OS of 56% and 76% for pN(-) and 13% and 24% for pN(+), respectively. The average tumor dimension was independently significant for DFS and OS, with 5-year rates of 69% and 80% for ${\leq}1cm$, 28% and 53% for 1-2 cm, and 18% and 30% for >2 cm, respectively. Tumor location was also significant for DM and OS, with 5-year rates of 69% vs 33% and 41% vs 66% for trunk vs other locations, respectively. Conclusions: The natural course of a malignant skin melanoma treated radically is disadvantageous, with unsuccessful outcome in nearly half of the cases. Common clinical factors, such as Clark's tumor stage, Breslow's depth of invasion and the presence of metastatic nodes, have high prognostic significance. The size and location of the primary lesion may be considered independent prognostic factors. The most important negative prognostic factor is the presence of metastatic regional lymph nodes. Only one quarter of patients with metastases in lymph nodes survive 5 years from primary surgery.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6009-6014
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• 2014

Aims: To investigate changes in cellular immune function of patients with lung cancer before and after cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cell therapy and to identify variation effects on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Materials and Methods:A total of 943 lung cancer patients with immune dysfunction were recruited from January 2002 to January 2010, 532 being allocated to conventional therapy and 411 to CIK therapy after a standard treatment according to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines. All the patients were investigated for cellular immune function before and after therapy every three months. and clinical prognostic outcomes were analyzed. Results: After six courses of treatment, immune function was much improved in patients receiving CIK cells therapy as compared to controls. The percentages of recurrence and/or metastases for patients undergoing CIK cell therapy was 56.2% and 49.1% respectively but 78.6% and 70.3% among controls (p<0.001). The median OS times for CIK cell therapy and control groups were 48 and 36 months respectively. The OS rates at 12, 36, 60, 84 months in CIK treated patients were 97.8%, 66.9%, 27.7%, and 4.1% while they were 92.3%, 44.5%, 9.2%, and 1.5% in controls. OS and PFS were significantly different by log rank test between the two groups and across the three immune improvement classes. Conclusions: The immune function of lung cancer patients was improved by CIK cell therapy, associated with an increase in the OS rate and extension of the time to recurrence and/or metastasis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.3207-3210
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• 2014

Background: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is an aggressive form of locally advanced breast cancer characterized by rapidly progressive breast erythema, pain and tenderness, oedema and paeu d'orange appearance. It accounts for 1-3% of all newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer in the west. Data on IBC from India are lacking. The aim of our study was to assess the clinical-pathological parameters and outcome of IBC at, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, a large tertiary care centre. Materials and Methods: We screened 3,650 breast cancer cases registered from January 2004 to December 2012 and found 41 cases of IBC. Data included demographics as well as clinical, radiological and histopathological characteristics, and were collected from clinical case records using the International Classification of Diseases code (C-50). Patients who presented with IBC as a recurrence, or who had a neglected and advanced breast cancer that simulated an IBC were excluded from this study. Results: The median age was 45 years (range 23-66). The median duration of symptoms was 5 months. The American Joint Committee on Cancer stage (AJCC) distribution was Stage III - 26 and IV - 15 patients. Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) positivity and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu) positivity were 50%, 46% and 60%, respectively. Triple negativity was found in 15% of the cases. All the non metastatic IBC patients received anthracycline and/ or taxane based chemotherapy followed by modified radical mastectomy, radiotherapy and hormonal therapy as indicated. Pathological complete remission rate was 15%. At a median follow-up of 30 months, the 3 year relapse free survival and overall survival were 30% and 40%respectively. Conclusion: IBC constituted 1.1% of all breast cancer patients at our centre. One third of these had metastatic disease at presentation. Hormone positivity and Her2 neu positivity were found in 50% and 60% of the cases, respectively.

• Journal of Breast Cancer
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.382-390
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• 2018

Purpose: PIK3CA mutation is considered to be a possible cause for resistance to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. We investigated the association between PIK3CA mutations and the outcome of NAC in HER2-positive breast cancers. Methods: A total of 100 HER2-positive breast cancer patients who had undergone NAC and surgery between 2004 and 2016 were examined. Mutation status was sequentially assessed in pre-NAC, post-NAC, and recurrent specimens taken from these patients. Results: PIK3CA mutations were identified in the sequential specimens of 17 patients (17.0%). These 17 patients experienced shorter disease-free survival (DFS) than the rest of the patients (58.3 months vs. 119.3 months, p=0.020); however, there was no significant difference in pathologic complete response (pCR) and overall survival (OS) (pCR, 17.6% vs. 33.7%, p=0.191; OS, 84.5 months vs. 118.0 months, p=0.984). While there was no difference in pCR between the wild-type and mutant PIK3CA groups in pre-NAC specimens (25.0% vs. 31.8%, p=0.199), PIK3CA mutations correlated with lower pCR in postNAC specimens (0.0% vs. 24.3%, p<0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed significantly worse DFS in the mutant PIK3CA group than in the wild-type group (hazard ratio, 3.540; 95% confidence interval, 1.001-12.589; p=0.050). Moreover, the DFS curves of the change of PIK3CA mutation status in sequential specimens were significantly different (p=0.016). Conclusion: PIK3CA mutation in HER2-positive breast cancer was correlated with a lower pCR rate and shorter DFS. These results suggest that PIK3CA mutation is a prognostic marker for NAC in HER2-positive breast cancer, especially in post-NAC specimens.