• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.538-547
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• 2010

목 적 : 본 연구의 목적은 소아백혈병 환자에서 이식 전처치로서 전신방사선조사(total body irradiation, TBI)군과 비방사선조사(non-TBI)군과의 이식 성적 및 예후를 비교하고자 하였다. 방 법: 1996년 1월에서 2007년 12월까지 전남대학교병원에서 조혈모세포이식을 시행 받은 소아백혈병 환자 77명을 TBI군(n=40)과 non-TBI군(n=37)으로 나누어 각 군 간의 이식 유형, 이식 시 질병상태, 전처치 방법, 이식 세포 수, 생착 속도, 이식편대숙주반응(graft-versus-host disease, GVHD)의 발생빈도, 이식 합병증, 사망원인, 전체생존율(overall survival, OS)과 무사건생존율(event free survival, EFS) 및 후기 합병증을 비교 분석하였다. 결 과 : 급성림프구성백혈병(acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ALL) 환자의 82.4% (28/34)는 TBI를 받았고, 골수계열 백혈병 환자의 72.7% (24/33)는 non-TBI 군이었다. 전체 환자를 대상으로 TBI 여부에 따른 5년 EFS은 두 군간 차이는 없었으나 (62% vs. 63%), ALL 환자에서는 TBI군이 non-TBI군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 우수한 5년 EFS을 보였다(65% vs. 17%; $P$=0.005). AML (acute myelogenous leukemia) 환자에서는 non-TBI군이 TBI군보다 더 높은 5년 EFS을 보였으나 통계적인 유의성은 없었다(73% vs. 38 %; $P$=0.089). GVHD 발생률, 생착, 사망원인과 후기 합병증은 두 군간 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 전처치로서 TBI군과 non-TBI군은 비슷한 결과를 보였으나, ALL환자에서는 TBI군이 non-TBI군에 비하여 유의하게 우수한 5년 EFS을 보였다. 두 군간 후기 합병증의 발생 및 사회경제적 삶의 질을 비교하기 위하여는 많은 환자를 대상으로한 전향적 무작위 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2011

목적: 골종양을 절제한 후 동종골을 이용한 재건술 후 발생한 합병증을 평가하고 그 합병증에 대한 문헌고찰을 하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 골종양 절제 후 동종골을 이용한 재건술을 시행한 15예에 대하여 임상적 및 방사선학적 자료를 통해 후향적으로 연구를 시행하였다. 결과: 남자가 8예, 여자가 7예이었으며 평균 나이는 27.1세(1-56세), 평균 추시 기간은 89.5개월(33-146개월)였다. 21예(80.0%)에서 평균 8.35개월(4-12개월)에 방사선학적 골유합 소견을 보였다. Musculoskeletal Tumor Society 점수 평균은 73.5%(46.6-93.0%)였다. 동종골 이식과 관련된 술 후 합병증을 모두 기록하였다. 추시 기간 동안 9예(60.6%)에서 한 가지의 합병증이 발생하였고 3예(20.0%)에서 두 가지 이상의 합병증이 발생하였다. 합병증으로는 감염 3예, 골절 2예, 불유합 2예, 하지 부동 2예, 내반 변형이 2예였다. 합병증이 발생하지 않은 평균 기간은 60.8개월(6-144개월)이었다. 동종골의 평균 생존기간은 80.2개월이었고 5년 생존률은 83.0%였다. 결론: 동종골의 합병증을 줄이기 위하여 동종골을 이용한 재건술시 자가비골을 추가하는 것이 추천된다. 더나아가 조직 공학 기술과 줄기 세포 및 혈소판 풍부 혈장의 적용이 동종골의 재흡수나 불유합 등의 합병증을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.246-253
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• 2010

배경: 술전 경도 및 중등도의 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증이 동반된 환자들의 무심폐순환 관상동맥 우회로 조성술을 시행한 후의 장기 예후를 추적 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1996년 9월부터 2004년 3월까지 1,000명의 연속된 무심폐순환 관상동맥 우회로 조성술을 시행 받은 환자들의 데이터를 전향적으로 조사하였으며, 97%의 환자에서 추적 조사가 가능하였다. 육십칠명(6.7%)의 환자들이 수술 당시 경도 및 중등도의 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증이 동반되었다. 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증이 끼치는 영향에 대하여 수술사망율, 실제생존율 및 주요 심장 부작용이 없는 생존율 등을 비교하였다. 결과: 평균 추적 조사 기간은 $66{\pm}22$개월이었다. 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증이 동반된 환자들의 연령이 더 높았으며(p<0.001), 더 낮은 심박출량을 보였고(p<0.001) 더 많은 위험 인자들을 갖고 있었다. 여성에게 의미있게 더 많았으며(p=0.002), 수술사망율이나 술전후 심근 경색의 빈도에는 의미있는 차이는 없었다(p=0.25). 팔 년 생존율은 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증이 동반된 환자들이 더 낮았다($39.6{\pm}11.8%$ vs $76.7{\pm}2.2$, p<0.001). 하지만 동반된 위험 인자들을 교정했을 때 술전 경도 및 중등도의 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증 자체가 장기 사망률의 의미있는 위험 인자는 아니었다(p=0.42). 8년 간의 주요 심장 부작용이 없는 생존율은 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증이 동반된 환자들에서 의미있게 낮았다($53.12{\pm}12%$ vs $77{\pm}2%$, p<0.001). 위험 인자들을 교정했을 때 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증은 주요 심장 부작용이 없는 생존율(HR: 2.31), 울혈성 심기능 저하와 재발성 심근 경색에 의미있는 위험 요소이었다. 결론: 무심폐순환 관상동맥 우회로 조성술을 시행 받은 환자들 중 술전 경도 및 중등도의 허혈성 승모판막 폐쇄부전증이 동반된 경우 더 많은 술전 위험요소들을 갖고 있었다. 술전후의 사망률이나 유병율은 비슷하였으나, 장기적으로 심장 합병증의 유발율은 더 높았다

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2008

목적: 45세 이하의 유방암 환자의 종양조직의 파라핀 블록을 조직미세배열법(Tissue Microarray, TMA)으로 만들어 에스트로겐 수용체(ER), 프로게스테론 수용체(PR), HER-2, COX-2 및 Survivin 등 5가지의 생체표지자의 발현상태와 상호관계, 환자의 치료 후 추적관찰 상태와 관련성을 분석하여 예후인자로서의 의의를 연구하는 데 있다. 대상 및 방법: 1994년 3월부터 2005년 8월까지 수술을 시행한 45세 이하의 유방암 환자 중에서 TMA 분석이 가능한 212명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 환자의 나이는 23세부터 45세까지로 중앙 나이가 39세이었으며 최소 추적관찰기간은 24개월, 중앙 추적 관찰기간은 60개월이었다. 45세 이하의 환자를 선택한 후 수술 조직표본을 찾아 HE 염색된 슬라이드를 통해 암 부위를 표시한 후 TMA 장비를 통해 미세조직배열을 만들었다. 그리고 다섯 가지 생체표지자에 대한 면역조직화학 염색을 시행하였으며 병리전문의가 판독하였다. 그리고 이 결과와 환자들의 연령, 병기, 림프절 전이, 수술방법, 다양한 약물요법과 가족력 등 여러 가지 인자와 환자의 추적 관찰 결과를 입력하여 예후인자들을 분석하였다. 결과: T 병기에 따른 환자 분포는 T1이 90명, T2가 101명으로 다수를 차지하였고 105명(49.5%)에서 액와 림프절의 전이가 있었다. 모든 환자의 5년 무병 생존율과 5년 생존율은 각각 82.3%, 90.4%이었으며 36명의 환자가 국소 재발이나 원격전이가 추적 관찰기간에 발생하였고 20명은 암과 관련하여 사망하였다. ER, PR, HER-2, COX-2, 그리고 survivin의 양성 발현비율은 각각 38.2%, 45.3%, 25.9%, 41.5%와 43.4%이었으며 종양의 크기, 나이, 림프절 전이의 여부, 호르몬 수용체의 상태, 그리고 HER-2의 상태가 무병 생존기간에 대한 단변량 분석상 중요한 예후인자 이었으며 생존율에 미치는 영향은 종양의 크기, 림프절의 전이, 호르몬 수용체, 그리고 HER-2의 발현이었다. COX-2나 survivin은 예후인자로서의 역할을 찾을 수 없었으나 HER-2와 COX-2가 동시에 발현되는 경우에 예후가 나쁜 경향을 관찰할 수 있었다. 다변량 분석상 오직 T-병기와 림프절의 전이 여부만이 중요한 예후 인자이었고 ER은 경계의 의미가 있었다. 결론: 45세 이하의 여성 유방암 환자에서 호르몬 수용체 상태와 HER-2는 예후인자이었고 COX-2와 survivin은 예후인자로서의 역할을 찾을 수 없었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권10호
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• pp.386-391
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• 2015

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes and prognostic factors in children with extracranial germ cell tumors (GCTs) treated at a single institution. Methods: Sixty-six children diagnosed with extracranial GCTs between 1996 and 2012 were included in the study. Primary treatment was surgical excision, followed by six cycles of cisplatin-based chemotherapy. The survival rates were compared according to the International Germ Cell Cancer Cooperative Group classification used for GCTs in adults to validate the classification guidelines for GCTs in children. Results: The median patient age was 4.4 years. In 34 patients (51.5%), the primary tumor site was the gonad. Extragonadal GCTs were detected in 32 patients. The 5-year overall survival and event-free survival (EFS) were $92.0%{\pm}3.5%$ and $90.4%{\pm}3.7%$, respectively. In univariate analysis, tumor histology, metastasis, and elevated alpha-fetoprotein were not prognostic factors in children with extracranial GCTs. However, EFS was poorer in patients with mediastinal disease (n=12, $66.7%{\pm}13.6%$) than in those with nonmediastinal disease (n=54, $96.0%{\pm}2.8%$) (P=0.001). The 5-year EFS was lower in patients older than 10 years, (n=21, $80.0%{\pm}8.9%$) compared with those younger than 10 years (n=45, $95.2%{\pm}3.3%$) (P=0.04). Multivariate analysis identified the mediastinal tumor site as the only independent prognostic factor. Conclusion: The prognosis of children with extracranial GCTs was favorable. However, nongerminomatous mediastinal tumors were associated with poor survival in children. Further research is needed to improve the prognosis of children with malignant mediastinal GCTs.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권9호
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• pp.401-406
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• 2013

Purpose: We performed a pilot study to determine the benefit of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (HDCT/autoPBSCT) for patients with Ewing sarcoma family of tumors. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of patients who received HDCT/autoPBSCT at Korea Cancer Center Hospital. Patients with relapsed, metastatic, or centrally located tumors were eligible for the study. Results: A total of 9 patients (3 male, 6 female), with a median age at HDCT/autoPBSCT of 13.4 years (range, 7.1 to 28.2 years), were included in this study. Patients underwent conventional chemotherapy and local control either by surgery or radiation therapy, and had achieved complete response (CR, n=7), partial response (n=1), or stable disease (n=1) prior to HDCT/autoPBSCT. There was no transplant-related mortality. However, the median duration of overall survival and event-free survival after HDCT/autoPBSCT were 13.3 months (range, 5.3 to 44.5 months) and 6.2 months (range, 2.1 to 44.5 months), respectively. At present, 4 patients are alive and 5 patients who experienced adverse events (2 metastasis, 2 local recur, and 1 progressive disease) survived for a median time of 2.8 months (range, 0.1 to 10.7 months). The 2-year survival after HDCT/autoPBSCT was $44.4%{\pm}16.6%$ and disease status at the time of HDCT/autoPBSCT tended to influence survival ($57.1%{\pm}18.7%$ of cases with CR vs. 0% of cases with non-CR, P=0.07). Conclusion: Disease status at HDCT/autoPBSCT tended to influence survival. Further studies are necessary to define the role of HDCT/autoPBSCT and to identify subgroup of patients who might benefit from this investigational treatment.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.177-181
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• 2016

Purpose: The International Organization for Standardization-5fluorouracil (FU) 10 trial found that bolus 5-FU and l-leucovorin was not inferior to S-1 in the treatment of gastric cancer (GC). Continuous 5-FU and the rapid injection of 5-FU have different anti-cancer effects. Thus, bolus 5-FU and l-leucovorin treatment might be useful for oral FU-resistant GC. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of all patients with S-1 or capecitabine-resistant, unresectable, or recurrent GC treated with bolus 5-FU and l-leucovorin between January 2010 and December 2015 at Hokkaido University Hospital. The bolus 5-FU and l-leucovorin regimen consisted of intravenous l-leucovorin ($250mg/m^2/2h$) and bolus 5-FU ($600mg/m^2$) administered once weekly followed by a 2-week rest period; each cycle was repeated every 8 weeks. Results: A total of 14 patients were identified. The disease control rate was 35.7%. The median progression-free survival was 1.6 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3~2.0 months), and the median overall survival was 6.3 months (95% CI, 4.7~7.9 months). No patient died from treatment-related causes. The most common severe adverse event associated with bolus 5-FU and l-leucovorin was neutropenia, which occurred in 21.4% of patients. Conclusions: Bolus 5-FU and l-leucovorin treatment might be useful for oral FU-resistant GC. We are planning a multi-center prospective phase II trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bolus 5-FU and l-leucovorin treatment for pre-treated unresectable or recurrent GC to confirm the results of this limited, retrospective study.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7091-7095
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• 2014

Background: The study aimed to evaluate the incidence of CpG island promoter methylation of BMP6, a member of the transforming growth factor beta family, in tissue samples from colorectal cancers (CRC) and look for its association with BMP6 expression and clinicopathological correlation. Materials and Methods: Methylation specific PCR for the BMP6 promoter region was performed with 85 frozen tissue samples of CRC and 45 of normal colon. Methylation status of MLH1 was also determined by the same method. Expression of BMP6 was evaluated by immunohistochemistry (IHC), using Allred's scoring system. The methylation status was analyzed against clinical and pathological parameters in CRC. Results: The study revealed BMP6 hypermethylation in 34 of 85 tumor specimens (40%), and 15 out of 45 normal tissue samples from CRC (33%). The incidence of hypermethylation was inversely correlated with IHC score. Allred's scores of 7 or more were correlated with lower frequency of BMP6 hypermethylation (29% compared to 50% in the remaining, p-value 0.049). However, there was no association between hypermethylation status and any clinicopathological parameters. The methylation status of BMP6 was not correlated with that of MLH1, a key methylation determinant in CRC. On survival analysis, there was no significant difference in progress-free survival (PFS) between the cases with and without hypermethylation (2-year PFS 74% and 76%, respectively). Conclusions: CpG island methylation of BMP6 is found in high frequency in CRC and this epigenetic event is associated with suppressed protein expression in the tumor tissue. However, the marker is not associated with tumor progression of the disease.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.281-287
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• 2013

Objective : Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) is a rare primary low-grade astrocytic tumor classified as WHO II. It is generally benign, but disease progression and malignant transformation have been reported. Prognostic factors for PXA and optimal therapies are not well known. Methods : The study period was January 2000 to March 2012. Data on MR findings, histology, surgical extents and adjuvant therapies were reviewed in twenty-two patients diagnosed with PXA. Results : The frequent symptoms of PXA included seizures, headaches and neurologic deficits. Tumors were most common in the temporal lobe followed by frontal, parietal and occipital lobes. One patient who died from immediate post-operative complications was excluded from the statistical analysis. Of the remaining 21 patients, 3 (14%) died and 7 (33%) showed disease progression. Atypical tumor location (p<0.001), peritumoral edema (p=0.022) and large tumor size (p=0.048) were correlated with disease progression, however, Ki-67 index and necrosis were not statistically significant. Disease progression occurred in three (21%) of 14 patients who underwent GTR, compared with 4 (57%) of 7 patients who did not undergo GTR, however, it was not statistically significant. Ten patients received adjuvant radiotherapy and the tumors were controlled in 5 of these patients. Conclusion : The prognosis for PXA is good; in our patients overall survival was 84%, and event-free survival was 59% at 3 years. Atypical tumor location, peritumoral edema and large tumor size are significantly correlated with disease progression. GTR may provide prolonged disease control, and adjuvant radiotherapy may be beneficial, but further study is needed.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1995

From January 1985 to December 1992, of 1257 patients who underwent a heart valve replacement 210 [16.8% underwent reoperation on prosthetic heart valves, and 6 of them had a second valve reoperation. The indications for reoperation were structural deterioration [176 cases, 81.5% , prosthetic valve endocarditis [25 cases, 11.6% , paravalvular leak [12 cases, 5.6% , valve thrombosis [2 cases, 0.9% and ascending aortic aneurysm [1 case, 0.4% . Prosthetic valve failure developed most frequently in mitral position [57.9% and prosthetic valve endocarditis and paravalvular leak developed significantly in the aortic valve [40%, 75% [P<0.02 . Mean intervals between the primary valve operation and reoperation were 105.3$\pm$28.4 months in the case of prosthetic valve failure, 61.5$\pm$38.5 months in prosthetic valve endocarditis, 26.8$\pm$31.2 months in paravalvualr leak, and 25.0$\pm$7.0 months in valve thrombosis. In bioprostheses, the intervals were in 102.0$\pm$23.9 months in the aortic valve, and 103.6$\pm$30.8 months in the mitral valve. The overall hospital mortality rate was 7.9% [17/26 : 15% in aortic valve reoperation [6/40 , 6.5% in reoperation on the mitral prostheses [9/135 and 5.7% in multiple valve replacement [2.35 . Low cardiac output syndrome was the most common cause of death [70.6% . Advanced New York Heart Association class [P=0.00298 , explant period [P=0.0031 , aortic cross-clamp time [P=0.0070 , prosthetic valve endocarditis [P=0.0101 , paravalvularr leak [P=0.0096 , and second reoperation [P=0.00036 were the independent risk factors, but age, sex, valve position and multiple valve replacement did not have any influence on operative mortality. Mean follow up period was 38.6$\pm$24.5 months and total patient follow up period was 633.3 patient year. Actuarial survival at 8 year was 97.3$\pm$3.0% and 5 year event-free survival was 80.0$\pm$13.7%. The surgical risk of reoperation on heart valve prostheses in the advanced NYHA class patients is higher, so reoperation before severe hemodynamic impairment occurs is recommended.