• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 3GPP 시스템 중심의 WLAN/WiBro 네트워크 연동 환경에서 UICC를 사용하지 않는 EAP-AKA 인증을 제안한다. UICC 방식의 EAP-AKA 인증을 기존 WLAN/WiBro 단말들에게 적용하기 위해서는 기존 무선 단말들이 UICC를 추가로 장착해야 하기 때문에 비용 부담이 있고, WLAN/WiBro 이동 단말의 구조적인 문제로 UICC를 장착할 수 없을 경우 인증 연동에 어려움이 있다. 만약 이러한 이유로 이동 단말들이 UICC 장착 없이 EAP-AKA를 사용한다면, UICC에 저장되어 있는 128 비트의 long-term 비밀키가 단말에 저장되기 때문에 비밀정보 저장에 있어서 매체 분리 원칙에 위배되어 안전성이 떨어지고, 이동 단말이 바뀔 경우 long-term 비밀키 이동에 대한 불편함이 발생한다. 제안 기법은 Diffie-Hellman 암호 알고리즘과 사용자 패스워드를 사용하여 UICC 기반의 EAP-AKA와 같은 수준의 안전성과 편리한 이동성 및 휴대성을 제공한다. 또한 기존 3GPP 시스템 인증 구조의 큰 수정을 요구하지 않지 않기 때문에 통합 무선 네트워크에 인증 기법으로 적합하다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.4935-4937
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• 2013

At the United Nations High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Disease Prevention and Control in 2011 the link between health and socioeconomic issues was raised, becoming a global political issue. Health equity is one challenge that has hitherto not been addressed directly, although there is a growing shared recognition that cancer in Asia is an urgent social issue. At the UICC-ARO we are working to promote and widen networks of individuals and organizations in Asia and involve them in cooperation for this purpose. As part of our current activities, we are addressing the question of the "Economic burden of cancer in Asian countries: How should we face the current situation?" from a variety of angles and seeking to bring together a wealth of multidisciplinary knowledge about cancer in Asia and its related socioeconomic factors. It is essential to ensure that the real picture of cancer in Asia, which is currently not accurately understood, is conveyed clearly to all concerned, and also that the differences between cancer in Asia and in the West are highlighted.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7459-7465
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• 2014

Background: A prior study showed blood type A/AB to be associated with an increased risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) compared to subjects with blood type O. However, the relationship between ABO blood groups and prognosis of NPC patients is still questionable. In addition, whether Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with prognosis of NPC patients with different ABO blood groups is unclear. Materials and Methods: We conducted univariate and multivariable Cox regression analyses based on a consecutive cohort of 1,601 patients to investigate the above issues. Results: There was no significant difference in overall survival (OS) between different ABO blood groups (p=0.629), neither between A vs. non-A blood groups (p=0.895) nor AB vs. non-AB blood group (p=0.309) in univariate analyses and after adjusting for other factors. Interaction tests revealed that high immunoglobulin A against Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen (VcA-IgA) level was associated with a favorable prognosis in male patients with UICC stage II disease who had an A blood type (p=0.008), compared with those with non-A blood type. In addition, male patients with an A blood group with a high blood lymphocyte level showeda tendency towards better survival in UICC stage III (p=0.096). Conclusions: ABO blood group status is not associated with the prognosis of patients with NPC. Additionally, blood group A male NPC patients with high VcA-IgA level or high blood lymphocyte counts might be correlated with a favorable prognosis in UICC stage II or III, respectively.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.233-240
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• 2017

Purpose: To validate the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) TNM staging system for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) and investigate whether a modified classification better reflects the prognosis. Materials and Methods: Medical records of patients diagnosed with non-metastatic HPV-related OPSCC between 2010 and 2016 at a single institution were retrospectively reviewed. HPV status was determined by immunohistochemical analysis of p16 and/or HPV DNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We reclassified TNM stage T0-1 and N0-1 as group A, T2-3 or N2 as B, and T4 or N3 as C. Survival analysis according to 8th AJCC/UICC TNM staging and the modified classification was performed. Results: Of 383 OPSCC patients, 211 were positive for HPV DNA PCR or p16. After exclusion, 184 patients were included in this analysis. Median age was 56 years (range, 31 to 81 years). Most primary tumors were in the palatine tonsil (148 tumors, 80%). The eighth AJCC/UICC TNM classification could not differentiate between stage I and II (p = 0.470) or II and III (p = 0.209). Applying modified grouping, the 3-year overall survival rate of group A was significantly higher than that of group B and C (98% vs. 91%, p = 0.039 and 98% vs. 78%, p < 0.001, respectively). Differentiation between group B and C was marginally significant (p = 0.053). Conclusion: The 8th AJCC/UICC TNM staging system did not clearly distinguish the prognosis of stage II from that of other stages. Including the T2N0-1 group in stage II may improve prognostic stratification.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2006

목적: 위내시경의 보급으로 조기위암의 빈도가 증가하고 축소치료가 활성화되고 있다. 이러한 치료는 장점도 있으나 림프절 곽청의 측면에서 제한점이 있다. 림프절 전이를 동반하는 조기위암의 대부분은 UICC-TNM 분류의 N1 또는 N2이지만 드물게 N3의 보고도 있다. pT1N3 위암은 증례보고는 있지만 review논문은 없어서 특성을 이해하거나 치료방침을 세우기가 어렵고 UICC-TNM에서 4기로 예후가 나쁜 위암으로 분류되어 있으나 객관적인 증거는 없다. 저자들은 국내 6개 대학에서 9예의 pT1N3 위암 치험예를 모아서 문헌 고찰과 함께 분석하였다. 대상 및 방법: 분당차병원,한양의대,충북의대,고려의대 구로병원, 아주의대, 가톨릭의대 성가병원의 6개 병원에서 기간은 서로 다르지만 의무기록 분석이 가능하였던 기간동안 수술을 받았던 2,772예의 조기위암 중에서 UICC-TNM의 pT1N3 위암 9예를 분석하였다. 비교 대조군은 분당 차병원에서 수술을 받은 210예의 조기위암 환자이다. 결과: 9예는 전체 조기 위암 2,772예의 0.32%이며 남자는 3명, 여자는 6명이었고 평균연령은 57세였다. 점막암이 2예, 점막하층암이 7예이고 전이된 림프절의 수는 18에서 52개로 평균 27개였다. 5예는 표층 팽창형으로 대조군에 비해서 많았고 종양의 크기도 N3군이 N0, N1, N2군보다 컸다. 7예에서 림프관 침윤이 있었으며 대조군에 비하여 높았다. 1예는 대동맥주위 림프절 전이가 있어서 비치유 절제가 되었고 2예에서 조기재발이 있는 등 예후가 불량하였다. 결론: pT1N3 위암의 위험 인자로는 여성, 점막하층암, 종양의 크기, 림프관 침윤을 들 수 있다. pT1N3 위암의 존재는 조기위암의 축소 치료 시 주의를 요하며 예후가 불량하기 때문에 적극적인 항암 보조 요법이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.4801-4805
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• 2012

This qualitative research within the project entitled "Multiprofessional Intervention and training for Ongoing Volunteer-based Community Health Programs in the Northeast of Thailand (MITV-NET)" was aimed at explaining changes of health behavior of community people in the Northeast after the intervention. The participants comprised 15 community volunteers and 27 villagers. Data were collected by indepth interview, focus group discussion, participation and non-participation observation, and note taking. Analyses were conducted in parallel with data collection, through content and comparative analysis. It was found that the health behavior fell into 2 categories: easy-to-change. The former involved fun activities joined by community people that improved their health or made them recover from illnesses after a short period without becoming addicted. These activities could be done by themselves, for example, exercising and cooking. The difficult-to-change health behavior is habitual, for example, chewing betel nuts or eating uncooked food. The following factors were found affecting behavioral changes: 1) underlying disease; 2) enjoyment in doing activities; 3) habitual behaviour; 4) improved health in a short period; 5) ability of community leaders and volunteers; and 6) community health-supporting resources. It is suggested that improving people's health requires cooperation of community people through fun activities and some initial external support. People who persist in bad habits should be encouraged to stop by showing them health deteriorating effects.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권20호
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• pp.8893-8900
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• 2014

Dysregulated expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been shown to be closely associated with tumor development, progression, and carcinogenesis. However, their clinical implications for gastric cancer remain elusive. To investigate the hypothesis that genome-wide alternations of miRNAs differentiate gastric cancer tissues from those matched adjacent non-tumor tissues (ANTTs), miRNA arrays were employed to examine miRNA expression profiles for the 5-pair discovery stage, and the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRTPCR) was applied to validate candidate miRNAs for 48-pair validation stage. Furthermore, the relationship between altered miRNA and clinicopathological features and prognosis of gastric cancer was explored. Among a total of 1,146 miRNAs analyzed, 16 miRNAs were found to be significantly different expressed in tissues from gastric cancer compared to ANTTs (p<0.05). qRT-PCR further confirmed the variation in expression of miR-193b and miR-196a in the validation stage. Down-expression of miR-193b was significantly correlated with Lauren type, differentiation, UICC stage, invasion, and metastasis of gastric cancer (p<0.05), while over-expression of miR-196a was significantly associated with poor differentiation (p=0.022). Moreover, binary logistic regression analysis demonstrated that the UICC stage was a significant risk factor for down-expression of miR-193b (adjusted OR=8.69; 95%CI=1.06-56.91; p=0.043). Additionally, Kaplan-Meier survival curves indicated that patients with a high fold-change of down-regulated miR-193b had a significantly shorter survival time (n=19; median survival=29 months) compared to patients with a low fold-change of down-regulated miR-193b (n=29; median survival=54 months) (p=0.001). Overall survival time of patients with a low fold-change of up-regulated miR-196a (n=27; median survival=52 months) was significantly longer than that of patients with a high fold-change of up-regulated miR-196a (n=21; median survival=46 months) (p=0.003). Hence, miR-193b and miR-196a may be applied as novel and promising prognostic markers in gastric cancer.