• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.118-124
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• 2007

목 적: 투과성 필터를 이용하여 방사선치료를 받은 부비동 및 비암 환자에서 생존율 및 치료실패 양상을 분석하여 향후 치료계획을 할 때 도움을 주고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1992년 2월부터 2002년 3월까지 계명대학교 동산의료원 방사선종양학과에서 부비동 및 비암으로 진단받고 투과성 필터를 이용하여 방사선치료를 받은 환자 17명을 대상으로 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 대상환자의 성별분포는 남자가 9명, 여자가 8명이었으며 연령분포는 $40{\sim}75$세(중앙값 59세)였다. 비강암이 7명, 부비동암이 10명이었고 조직학적으로 편평상피세포암이 11명, 선양낭성암종이 4명, 후신경모세포종이 2명이었다. AJCC 병기에 따라 II기가 3명, III기가 7명, IV기가 7명이었다. 방사선치료단독은 5명, 수술 후 방사선치료를 받은 환자는 12명이었다. 방사선치료는 일회 $1.8{\sim}2.0\;Gy$로 총 $44{\sim}76\;Gy$ (중앙값 60 Gy)를 조사하였다. 추적관찰기간은 $3{\sim}173$개월(중앙값 78개월)이었다. 결 과: 2년 생존율과 무병생존율은 76.4%이었고 5년, 10년 생존율은 각각 76.4%, 45.6%, 5년, 10년 무병생존율은 70.6%이었다. 수술유무에 따른 5년 무병생존율은 수술을 시행한 군은 91.6% 수술을 시행하지 않은 환자군은 20%로 통계적으로 유의하게 차이가 있었다(p=0.006). 병리 형태나 병기에 따른 생존율의 차이는 없었다. 5명(29%)의 국소재발률을 보였으며 원격전이는 없었고 수술을 요하는 심각한 부작용은 없었다. 결 론: 부비동 및 비암에서 투과성 필터를 이용한 방사선치료는 안전하고 효과적이며 국소제어율을 높이기 위해 수술과 방사선치료의 병합요법이 바람직하며 방사선 단독으로 치료할 때는 국소제어와 생존율을 향상시키기 위해 정교한 치료계획을 통해 방사선량을 증가시키고 다학제 치료를 고려해야 할 것이다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.253-263
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• 1991

1985년부터 1990년까지 연세대학교, 연세암센터 치료방사선과에 내원하였던 27명의 간외담도종양환자를 대상으로 외부방사선조사 및 관내 근접조사(intraluminal brachytherapy)를 병용하였을 경우 적절한 국소관해율을 얻을 수 있는지에 대한 후향적 분석을 하였고 이러한 치료방법에 대한 결과를 불완전한 절제술후 방사선치료를 시행한 군의 치료성적과 비교분석하였다. 16명은 남성이었고 11명은 여성이었으며, 평균나이는 58세($34\~70$세)였다. 외부방사선치료는 10 MV Linear Accelerator, 4 문조사방법을 이용하였고 총 조사량은 $45\~55$ Gy이었다. 관내 근접조사는 외부방사선조사후 시행하였고 Ir-192를 사용한 고선량치료기기인 Gamma-Med 12i를 이용하여 총 15Gy를 조사하였다. 최소 추적조사기간은 12개월이었다. 치료방법에 따라 3개의 군으로 대별해 보았는데, 1군(6명)은 불완전 절제술후 미시적 잔류암존재로 방사선치료를 시행했던 경우이고 2군(13명)은 수술불가능하여 방사선치료 단독으로 치료하였던 경우이며, 3군(8명)은 외부방사선조사와 관내근접조사를 병용하였던 경우로 분류하였다. 치료실패요인은 대부분 국소실패였고 원격전이는 관찰되지 않았다. 중앙생존기간은 10개월이었고 2년 생존율은 $30\%$이었다. 각 치료군에 따른 치료실패율은 1군 $67\%(4/6),\;2군\;79\%(10/13),\;3군\;38\%(3/8)$이었으며 중앙생존기간은 각각 10개월, 6개월, 10개월이었다. 또한 2년 생존율은 각각 $56\%,\;18\%,\;50\%$로서 종합적으로 1군과 3군간의 생존율과 중앙생존기간은 의미있는 차이는 없었다. 따라서 본 저자들은 간외담도종양 환자의 경우 외부 방사선치료만으로는 만족할 만한 결과를 얻을 수 없었으며 외부방사선 치료와 관내근접조사를 병용하였을 경우 수술적 절제술이 시행되었던 경우와 비슷한 치료성적을 얻었기에 이를 보고하는 바이며 향후 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 생존율을 향상시키기 위해 적극적인 방사선치료 방법이 모색되어야 하리라 생각하는 바이다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.70-76
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• 2014

Purpose: To review the results of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) for residual non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following surgical resection and evaluate multiple clinicopathologic prognostic factors. Materials and Methods: A total of 58 patients, who completed scheduled PORT for positive resection margin, among 658 patients treated with PORT from January 2001 to November 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. Radiation therapy was started at 4 to 6 weeks after surgery. Chemotherapy was also administered to 35 patients, either sequentially or concurrently with PORT. Results: The median age of patients was 63 years (range, 40 to 82 years). The postoperative pathological stage I NSCLC was diagnosed in 10 (17.2%), stage II in 18 (31.0%), and stage III in 30 patients (51.7%). Squamous cell carcinoma was identified in 43, adenocarcinoma in 10, large cell in 1, others in 4 patients. Microscopic residual disease (R1) was diagnosed in 55 patients (94.8%), and the remaining three patients were diagnosed with gross residual disease (R2). The median dose of PORT was 59.4 Gy (range, 50.0 to 64.8 Gy). Chemotherapy was administered to 35 patients (60%), and the median follow-up time was 22.0 months (range, 6.0 to 84.0 months). The 3-year locoregional relapse-free survival and distant metastasis-free survival rates were 82.1% and 52.9%, respectively. The median overall survival was 23.8 months (range, 6.0 to 84.1 months), and the 3-year overall survival rate was 58.2%. Chemotherapy did not influence the failure pattern or survival outcome. Conclusion: PORT is an effective modality for improving local tumor control in incompletely resected NSCLC patients. Major failure pattern was distant metastasis despite chemotherapy.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2159-2165
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• 2013

Cancer registries help to establish and maintain cancer incidence reporting system, serve as a resource for investigation of cancer and its causes, and provide information for planning and evaluation of preventive and control programs. However, their wider role in directly enhancing oncology drug access has not been fully explored. We examined the value of cancer registries in oncology drug access in the Asia-Pacific region on three levels: (1) specific registry variable types; (2) macroscopic strategies on the national level; and (3) a regional cancer registry network. Using literature search and proceedings from an expert forum, this paper covers recent cancer registry developments in eight economies in the Asia-Pacific region - Australia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand - and the ways they can contribute to oncology drug access. Specific registry variables relating to demographics, tumor characteristics, initial treatment plans, prognostic markers, risk factors, and mortality help to anticipate drug needs, identify high-priority research area and design access programs. On a national level, linking registry data with clinical, drug safety, financial, or drug utilization databases allows analyses of associations between utilization and outcomes. Concurrent efforts should also be channeled into developing and implementing data integrity and stewardship policies, and providing clear avenues to make data available. Less mature registry systems can employ modeling techniques and ad-hoc surveys while increasing coverage. Beyond local settings, a cancer registry network for the Asia-Pacific region would offer cross-learning and research opportunities that can exert leverage through the experiences and capabilities of a highly diverse region.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.267-275
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• 1992

원격조정 고선량 근접치료는 새로운 각광받는 테크놀로지이다. 이에, 저자들은 3년간의 서울중앙병원의 590횟수, 116 환자를 대상으로 고선량 근접치료의 그 시술과 임상적 결과를 평가해 보고자 한다 자궁경부암 58 환자와 비인두강암 26 환자의 관내 방사선치료 471 횟수, 식도암 12 환자, 내 기관지암 11 환자, 클라스킨 종양 1 환자의 관내 방사선치료 79 횟수와 유방암 4 환자, 육종 1 환자, 요도암 1 환자의 조직내 방사선치료 40 횟수가 1989년 9월에서 1992년 8월 사이에 시행되어졌다. 추적 관찰 기간은 1 개월에서 35개월이었고, 그 중간 기간은 7개월이었다. 조직내 방사선치료를 제외한 모든 시술은 국소 마취로 시행하였고, 모든 환자에서 급성 합병증은 생기지 않았다. 또한, 6 환자를 제외하고는 모두 계획 선량대로 치료를 마칠 수가 있었다. 자궁경부암 58 환자에서, 비인두강암 26 환자 중 20 환자에서 완전 관해가 일어났으며, 증상 완화 목적으로 치료한 15 환자에서 $80{\%}$의 환자에서 소기의 목적을 이룰 수 있었다. 이 논문에서 원격조정 고선량 근접치료의 자세한 시술과 그에 따른 결과를 설명할 것이다. 이 치료의 생물학적인 효과와 적당한 선량/선량 횟수/분할치료를 평가하기 위해, 우리는 더욱 긴 추적 관찰을 시행하여야 하며, 이 새로운 근접치료 시술이 저선량 근접치로 시술보다 효과적이고 외래 환자로 통근 치료가 가능하며, 안전한 치료 방법이라고 생각하고 있다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.126-133
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• 2015

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) and to analyze prognostic factors of survival in the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) IB-IIA uterine cervical cancer. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 148 patients with FIGO IB-IIA uterine cervical cancer who underwent surgery followed by adjuvant RT at the Yonsei Cancer Center between June 1997 and December 2011. Adjuvant radiotherapy was delivered to the whole pelvis or an extended field with or without brachytherapy. Among all patients, 57 (38.5%) received adjuvant chemotherapy either concurrently or sequentially. To analyze prognostic factors, we assessed clinicopathologic variables and metabolic parameters measured on preoperative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). To evaluate the predictive performance of metabolic parameters, receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: The median follow-up period was 63.2 months (range, 2.7 to 206.8 months). Locoregional recurrence alone occurred in 6 patients, while distant metastasis was present in 16 patients, including 2 patients with simultaneous regional failure. The 5-year and 10-year OSs were 87.0% and 85.4%, respectively. The 5-year and 10-year DFSs were 83.8% and 82.5%, respectively. In multivariate analysis, pathologic type and tumor size were shown to be significant prognostic factors associated with both DFS and OS. In subset analysis of 40 patients who underwent preoperative PET/CT, total lesion glycolysis was shown to be the most significant prognostic factor among the clinicopathologic variables and metabolic parameters for DFS. Conclusion: Our results demonstrated that adjuvant RT following hysterectomy effectively improves local control. From the subset analysis of preoperative PET/CT, we can consider that metabolic parameters may hold prognostic significance in early uterine cervical cancer patients. More effective systemic treatments might be needed to reduce distant metastasis in these patients.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.260-268
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• 2011

Purpose: To evaluate the treatment outcome and prognostic factor after postoperative radiotherapy in retroperitoneal sarcoma. Materials and Methods: Forty patients were treated with surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy for retroperitoneal sarcoma from August 1990 to August 2008. Treatment volume was judged by the location of initial tumor and surgical field, and 45-50 Gy of radiation was basically delivered and additional dose was considered to the high-risk area. Results: The median follow-up period was 41.4 months (range, 3.9 to 140.6 months). The 5-year overall survival (OS) was 51.8% and disease free survival was 31.5%. The 5-year locoregional recurrence free survival was 61.9% and distant metastasis free survival was 50.6%. In univariate analysis, histologic type (p = 0.006) was the strongest prognostic factor for the OS and histologic grade (p = 0.044) or resection margin (p = 0.032) had also effect on the OS. Histologic type (p = 0.004) was unique significant prognostic factor for the actuarial local control. Conclusion: Retroperitoneal sarcoma still remains as a poor prognostic disease despite the combined modality treatment including surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. Selective dose-escalation of radiotherapy or combination of effective chemotherapeutic agent must be considered to improve the treatment result especially for the histopathologic type showing poor prognosls.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.323-329
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• 1994

Purpose: In supraglottic cancer, radiation therapy is used to preserve the laryngeal function but combined surgery and radiation therapy is required in advanced stage. The authors Present the results of radiation therapy alone and combined surgery Plus Postoperative radiation therapy for supraglottic cancer. Methods and Materials: A retrospective analysis was done for 43 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the supraglottic larynx who were treated from Feburary 1982 to December 1991, in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea University Hospital. Patient distribution according to the AJCC staging system was as follows: I, 3($7.0\%$); II, 7($16.3\%$); III, 17($39.5\%$); IV, 16($37.2\%$). Patients' age ranged from 30 to 72 years(median 62). Follow up durations were from 21 to 137 months(median 27). Seventeen patients($39.5\%$) were treated by radiation therapy alone with radiation doses of 6840-7380 cGy and 26 patients($60.5\%$) were treated with surgery plus postoperative irradiation with doses of 5820-6660 cGy. Results: Overall five-year survival rate for all stage was $51.8\%$, with $100\%$ for Stage I and II, $47.3\%$ for Stage III, and $29.2\%$ for Stage III. The difference of the survival rate by stage was statistically significant(p=0.0152). Five-year survival rates were $100\%$ for locally confined tumor in the supraglottic larynx, $37.5\%$ for transglottic extension, $26.7\%$ for hypopharynx extension, and only two of 5 patients with both transglottic and hypopharynx extension were alive(p=0.0033). Five-year survival rates by neck node status were as follows: $55.0\%$ for NO, $64.3\%$ for N1, $50.0\%$ for N2, and all 2 of N3 were died of disease. Overall survival rate for radiation therapy alone group was $42.8\%$, and it was $56.7\%$ for surgery plus postoperative radiation therapy group with no statistically significant difference(p=0.5215). In Stage I and II, all Patients survived. In Stage III and IV, 5-year survival rate for radiation therapy alone group was $28.5\%$ and $43.4\%$ for surgery plus postoperative irradiation group(p=0.5103). Local control rate was $58.8\%$(10/17) for radiation therapy alone group and $73.1\%$ (19/26) for surgery plus postoperative irradiation group. Three patients from surgery plus postoperative radiation therapy group developed distant metastasis in lungs. Conclusion: Treatment results of radiation therapy alone was excellent in early stage supraglottic cancer. In advanced stage, even the difference was statistically not significant, the result of postoperative radiation therapy group was superior compared with radiation therapy alone group. Since 1992, concomitant chemoradiotherapy with hyperfractionated radiotherapy is being used to improve the result of the treatment and preserve the laryngeal function in advanced stage supraglottic cancer.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.44.1-44.17
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• 2023

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a significant public health concern around the globe. Antimicrobial peptides exhibit broad-spectrum and efficient antibacterial activity with an added advantage of low drug resistance. The higher water content and 3D network structure of the hydrogels are beneficial for maintaining antimicrobial peptide activity and help to prevent degradation. The antimicrobial peptide released from hydrogels also hasten the local wound healing by promoting epithelial tissue regeneration and granulation tissue formation. Objective: This study aimed at developing sodium alginate based hydrogel loaded with a novel antimicrobial peptide Chol-37(F34-R) and to investigate the characteristics in vitro and in vivo as an alternative antibacterial wound dressing to treat infectious wounds. Methods: Hydrogels were developed and optimized by varying the concentrations of crosslinkers and subjected to various characterization tests like cross-sectional morphology, swelling index, percent water contents, water retention ratio, drug release and antibacterial activity in vitro, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infected wound mice model in vivo. Results: The results indicated that the hydrogel C proved superior in terms of cross-sectional morphology having uniformly sized interconnected pores, a good swelling index, with the capacity to retain a higher quantity of water. Furthermore, the optimized hydrogel has been found to exert a significant antimicrobial activity against bacteria and was also found to prevent bacterial infiltration into the wound site due to forming an impermeable barrier between the wound bed and external environment. The optimized hydrogel was found to significantly hasten skin regeneration in animal models when compared to other treatments in addition to strong inhibitory effect on the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α). Conclusions: Our results suggest that sodium alginate -based hydrogels loaded with Chol-37(F34-R) hold the potential to be used as an alternative to conventional antibiotics in treating infectious skin wounds.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.557-566
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• 2004

연구배경 : 비소세포폐암 중 IIIA병기는 같은 병기라도 다양한 임상적 경과를 밟고 어느 한가지 치료만으로는 치료 성적이 좋지 못하다. 이에 최근에는 다각적치료(항암, 화학치료, 방사선치료 및 수술적 치료)가 치료의 근간이 되고 있고 이에 대한 연구가 많이 시도되고 있으며 일부에서는 긍정적인 결과를 보고 하고 있다. 이에 저자들은 유도화학요법에 근간을 둔 다각적 치료의 효과를 살펴보고자 연구를 계획하였다. 방 법 : 1997.1월부터 2002.12월까지 충남대학교 병원에 내원하여 임상적으로 비소세포폐암 IIIA병기 진단을 받고 초치료로 유도화학치료를 시행받은 환자에 대하여 다각적 치료의 반응률, 재발율 및 생존기간등을 살펴보았다. 결 과 : 1) 유도화학요법은 74명에게서 시행되었고 반응률은 44.6%(완전관해 1.4% 및 부분반응 3.2%)였고, 고전적약(VPP)과 신약과의 반응률은 차이가 없었다(38.9%vs. 50%, p=0.506). 임파선의 반응률은 다발성 N2이상 병기로 수술적 치료에 어려움이 있다고 판단됐던 37명중 18명(54%)에서 단발성 N2이하로 병기하향을 보였고 이중 수술거부 6명과 폐기능문제 4명을 제외한 8명(21%)이 수술을 시행 받았다. 단발성 N2병기의 경우는 37명중 33명(89%)에게서 단발성 N2이하로 병기유지 내지 하향을 보였고 수술거부 7명과 폐기능문제 5명을 제외한 21명(56.7%)이 수술을 시행 받았다. 유도화학요법 후 다발성 N2였으나 수술적 절제가 가능하다고 판단됐던 4명의 경우에도 수술이 시행되어 전체 환자 중 수술적 치료는 33명(44.5%)에게서 시행되었으며, 완전절제는 30명(40.5%)이었고, 2명(2.6%)의 경우는 불완전 절제, 그리고 1명(1.3%)의 경우는 산소 포화도가 유지가 되지 않아 바로 봉합하였다. 2) 유도화학요법후 WHO기준 3이상의 호중구 감소증은 20명(25.7%)에서 발생하였고 이에 병발된 폐렴은 3명에게서 발생하였으나 이로 인한 사망은 없었다. 3) 수술적 절제가 불가능하여 방사선 치료를 시행하였던 27명의 반응률은 완전관해가 4.8%였고 부분반응은 11.9%였다. 4) 완전 절제되었던 군의 무병지속기간은 13.6개월이었고, 2년의 추적관찰기간 시점의 재발률은 52%였으며, 추가 방사선 치료군의 국소 재발율은 의미있게 적었다(0% vs. 40%, 0.02). 완전 절제되지 못하였거나 불완전 절제된 군의 무진행 질병기간은 11.2개월이었고, 2년의 추적관찰기간 시점의 병의 진행률은 66.7%였다. 5) 전체 대상환자의 중앙생존기간은 25.1개월이었고, 유도화학요법 후 수술 적으로 완전절제를 이루었던 군이 국소 치료로 방사선 치료를 시행하였던 군에 비하여 생존기간이 유의하게 길었지만(31.7개월 vs. 26.1개월, p=0.04), 완전절제 된 군의 추가 방사선 치료에 따른 생존 이득은 없었다. (34.9개월 vs. 32.2개월, p=0.48) 결 론 : 이상의 결과로 임상적 IIIA병기 비소세포폐암의 치료로 다각적 치료시 유도화학요법 후 가능하다며 수술적으로 완전절제를 이루는 것이 가장 좋은 치료라 생각된다. 하지만 전체적인 생존율은 그다지 높지 못하여 유도화학요법시 추가적인 방사선 치료, 수술 후 보조적 항암화학요법, 그리고 생물학적 치료제 등에 대한 보다 많은 3상 연구가 필요하리라 생각된다.