• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2001

Objectives: We performed this study to compare the short term results of induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer. Materials and Methods: From Oct. 1985 to May 1998, 121 patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer were treated with induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy (induction group) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (concurrent group), and a retrospective analysis was done. Induction chemotherapy was done for 97 patients, and concurrent chemotherapy for 24 patients. Age, sex, performance status, and pathologic types were evenly distributed between two groups. Primary site showed nasopharynx(72.2%), oropharynx(27.8%) in induction group, and nasopharynx(50%), oropharynx(50%) in concurrent group. Chemotherapy regimen was CF(cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil) for 67 patients and CVB (cisplatin, vincristine, bleomycin) for 30 patients in induction group, and CF for all of 24 patients in concurrent group. Proportion of patients treated with more than 2 cycles of planned chemotherapy was 94.8% in induction group and 87.5% in concurrent group. Conventionally fractionated radiotherapy with daily fraction size of 1.8-2.0Gy and 5 fractions/week was done. Total dose was 61-95Gy (median 73.4Gy) for induction group, and 69.4-75.4Gy (median 69.4Gy) for concurrent group. Follow-up time was 4-161 months (median 38 months) for induction group, 7-35 months (median 21.5 months) for concurrent group, respectively. Results: According to treatment modality, overall 2-year survival rates were 68.0% for induction group, 74.3% for concurrent group (p>0.05). two-year disease-free survival rates were 51 % and 74% (p=0.05). Complete response rates were 67.4% for induction group and 83.3% for concurrent group (p=0.09). The incidence of grade 3-4 hematologic toxicity (2.1% vs. 25%, p=0.001) and grade 3-4 mucositis (9.3% vs. 37.5%, p=0.002) during radiotherapy was higher in concurrent group. Conclusion: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy showed a trend of improvement in short-term survival and treatment response when compared with induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer. A more controlled randomized trial is needed.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1290-1298
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• 2017

인체의 장내에 존재하는 장내 미생물은 서로 공생 또는 길항 관계를 유지하며 우리 몸의 면역 방어 기전에 중요한 요소로 작용한다. 본 연구는 항암제가 위암 환자의 장내 미생물 생태계에 미치는 영향을 조사 하였다. 항암치료를 받는 환자의 분변에서 genomic DNA를 추출하고, 16S rDNA 유전자에 대한 denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)를 수행하였다. 분석된 균주는 개체간의 차이가 있었으나, 대부분 사람의 장내에 살고 있는 normal flora로 동정되었다. 모든 분변에 존재하는 5 개 밴드의 서열 분석 결과에 의하면 Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Morganella morganii 및 Uncultured bacterium sp.가 나타났고, 항암제 처리 후 Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Lactobacillus gasseri, Parabacteroides distasonis 및 Enterobacter sp.가 증가하였다. 이 연구에서 probiotic으로 알려진 Bifidobacterium과 Lactobacillus를 특이적 PCR primer를 이용하여 동정한 결과, 항암제 투여로 인해 Bifidobacterium과 Lactobacillus의 개체군이 현저하게 줄어들어 diarrhea와 같은 부작용의 원인을 예상하게 하며, 장내 생태계의 주요 박테리아 집단에도 중요한 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 항암제 투여와 같이 시간의 흐름에 따른 균총의 변화를 시각적으로 모니터링하기 위하여 PCR-DGGE 분석법이 유용하다는 것을 나타낸다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the association between adenosine triphosphate-based chemotherapy response assays (ATP-CRAs) and subsets of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: In total, 15 gastric cancer tissue samples were obtained from gastrectomies performed between February 2007 and January 2011. Chemotherapy response assays were performed on tumor cells from these samples using 11 chemotherapeutic agents, including etoposide, doxorubicin, epirubicin, mitomycin, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), oxaliplatin, irinotecan, docetaxel, paclitaxel, methotrexate, and cisplatin. TILs in the tissue samples were evaluated using antibodies specific for CD3, CD4, CD8, Foxp3, and Granzyme B. Results: The highest cancer cell death rates were induced by etoposide (44.8%), 5-FU (43.1%), and mitomycin (39.9%). Samples from 10 patients who were treated with 5-FU were divided into 5-FU-sensitive and -insensitive groups according to median cell death rate. No difference was observed in survival between the two groups (P=0.216). Only two patients were treated with a chemotherapeutic agent determined by an ATP-CRA and there was no significant difference in overall survival compared with that of patients treated with their physician's choice of chemotherapeutic agent (P=0.105). However, a high number of CD3 TILs was a favorable prognostic factor (P=0.008). Pearson's correlation analyses showed no association between cancer cell death rates in response to chemotherapeutic agents and subsets of TILs. Conclusions: Cancer cell death rates in response to specific chemotherapeutic agents were not significantly associated with the distribution of TIL subsets.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.176-189
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• 2002

The purpose of this study were to illustrate the various medication error types and causes and identified to related drugs to provide basic data for preventing nurses' medication error by analysing 73 cases of AJN 'medication Error' column(1993, Oct -2000, Nov). Nurses' types of medication error were classified into 7 types. The most frequent error types are wrong medication$(21.9\%)$ and the wrong dose$(21.9\%)$ together. The others are wrong $time(4.1\%)$, $omission(2.7\%)$, mechanical $error(2.7\%)$, incorrect IV $rate(1.4\%)$. wrong route $administration(1.4\%)$ in order. Nurses' causes of medication error were 9 kinds. The most frequent type is confusing between similar drug shape, color, size, name, injection devices and patient's $name(43.9\%)$ and the others are lack of knowledge about $drugs(26.8\%),\; slips(7.3\%),\; miscalculating\;dose(4.9\%)$, incorrect adjusts $devices(4.9\%)$, difficulty to read or illegible decimal $point(4.9\%),$ $abbreviation(2.4\%)$, fatigue with $overwork(2.4\%)$ and no communication with $patient(2.4\%)$ in order. Related drugs with medication error are as follows. - dose unit(IU. minims. mcg/min. mEq) : Heparin. insulin. synthetic calcitonin, some enzymes and hormones, vitamins, some antibiotics, tuberculin injection. MgSO4 injection. nitroglycerin - similar size, color and shape drug : $0.9\%$ N/S and acetic acid $0.25\%$ for irrigation. premixed 2mg lidocaine sol. and $0.9\%$ N/S, gentamycin 20mg/2mL for children and 80mg/2mL for adult, dextroamphetamine 5mg and 10mg capsule. sedatives chloral hydrate 250mg/5mL and 500mg/5mL - similar name :Aredia(pamidronate disodium) and Adriamycin(doxorubicin), Lamictal (lamotrigine) and Lamisil 250mg. Elderpryl and enalapril, cefotaxime and cefoxitin, carboplatin and cisplatin, sumatriptan and zolmitriptan, Celebrex and Celexa, Humulin and Humalog, Percodan and Percocet, Diabeta and Diabinese, Epivir and Retrovir, Xanax(alprazolam) and Zantac(ranitidine) - decimal point : low molecular weight warfarin, methotrexate - unfamiliar drug uses of familiar drug ; methotrexate. droperidol, imipramine, propranolol - number of drug name(misleading chemical name) : 6-thioguanine, 6-mercaptopurine, 5-fluorouracil - type of administration route : Oxycodone(OxyContin). - administration time : acarbose(Precose). - injection way (Z-track method): hydroxyzine - epidural cathether : LMWHs(enoxaparin, dalteparin), - ADD Vantage self contained delivery system : ceftriaxone(Rocephin)

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.368-379
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the dosimetric difference between simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy (SIB-IMRT) and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT), and the clinical outcomes of anal squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) chemoradiotherapy featuring SIB-IMRT. Materials and Methods: This study included ten patients with ASCC who underwent chemoradiotherapy using SIB-IMRT with 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C. SIB-IMRT delivered 54 Gy to each primary tumor plus metastatic lymph nodes and 45 Gy to regional lymph nodes, in 30 fractions. Four patients received additional boosts to the primary tumors and metastatic lymph nodes; the median total dose was 54 Gy (range, 54 to 60 Gy). We additionally created 3DCRT plans following the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 9811 protocol to allow dosimetric comparisons with SIB-IMRT. Locoregional control, overall survival, and toxicity were calculated for the clinical outcome evaluation. Results: Compared to 3DCRT, SIB-IMRT significantly reduced doses to the external genitalia, bladder, and intestine, delivering the doses to target and elective nodal region. At a median follow-up time of 46 months, 3-year locoregional control and overall survival rates were 88.9% and 100%, respectively. Acute toxicities were treated conservatively. All patients completed radiotherapy with brief interruptions (range, 0 to 2 days). No patient experienced ${\geq}grade$ 3 late toxicity during the follow-up period. Conclusion: The dosimetric advantages of SIB-IMRT appeared to reduce the toxicity of chemoradiotherapy for ASCC achieving high locoregional control in the extended period.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.30-34
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• 2015

전이성 위암에서 1차 항암화학요법은 생존 기간을 연장시키고 삶의 질을 향상시키므로 환자의 전신 상태가 양호하다면 표준 요법으로 시행되어야 하며, 국내에서는 fluoropyrimidine과 platinum의 병합 요법이 가장 흔하게 사용된다. 또한 1차 치료에 실패한 위암 환자에서 2차 항암화학요법은 표준 치료이며, 환자의 전신 상태에 따라 그 시행을 적극적으로 고려해야 한다. HER2 양성 위암에서는 trastuzumab 포함 복합 항암화학요법을 시행해야 하며, 진행성 위암으로 진단 시 먼저 HER2/neu 과발현 여부를 확인하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 최근 혈관 신생 성장인자와 관련된 ramucirumab의 항암효과에 대한 임상 결과가 보고되었고, 현재 진행성 위암 환자를 대상으로 C-MET, PI3K, FGFR 및 immune checkpoint 등과 연관된 여러 새로운 표적 치료제에 대한 임상 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있으므로 이들 연구 결과가 임상 현장에 적용될 경우 향후 환자들의 생존과 삶의 질을 향상시키며, 더 나아가 환자 개개인의 분자적, 유전적 특성에 맞는 치료를 할 수 있을 것으로 전망되는 바이다. 저자들은 전신 상태가 비교적 양호하고 고령이 아닌 55세의 남자 환자가 T3N3M0 (Stage IIA)의 진행성 위암을 진단받고 수술적 치료 후 추적 관찰 도중에 간에 다발성의 전이성 병변들이 새롭게 확인되어 고식적인 항암화학요법의 실제 임상에서의 적용을 보고하고자 본 증례를 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2018

Background: In Korea, stomach cancer is the second most common malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. the time of diagnosis is very important for treatment so early detection and surgery are currently considered the mainstay of treatment, when diagnosed advanced with tumor extension through the gastric wall and direct extension into other organs, with metastatic involvement. Recently, new drugs, drug combinations, and multimodal approaches have been used to treat this disease and In cancers over expressing or amplifying HER2, the combination of cisplatin-fluoropyrimidine-trastuzumab is considered to be the treatment of reference. but At present, the choice of treatment schedule for HER2-negative tumors is based on the medical institution's preferences and adverse effects profile. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of using FOLFOX regimen as a first-line therapy or a salvage therapy in the patients with HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastric cancer. Methods: We retrospective reviewed the patient medical record from March 2012 to July 2017. This study evaluated 113 patients. Sixty-eight patients were treated with the FOLFOX regimen for the first time (first-line group) and 45 patients were treated with the FOLFOX regimen as a second (35 patients) or third (10 patients) chemotherapy (salvage group). Results: In the first-line group, the response rate was 54.9%. In the salvage therapy group, the response rate was 24.4% and The difference was statistically significant (p=0.205). The median TTP of the first-line group was 10.7 months (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 7.8-13.7 months) and that of salvage line group was 6.1 months (95% CI, 3.8-8.4 months). The median OS of the first-line group was 15.8 months (95% CI, 12.7-18.9 months) and that of the salvage therapy group was 10.2 months (95% CI, 8.2-11.9 months). drug toxicity was similar andtolerable between two groups. Conclusion: In patients with unresctable metastatic gastric cancer, after failing to respond to first-line therapy, most patients have no alternative other than second-line therapy because the disease is highly progressive. if the performance status of the patient is good enough to be eligible to treatments beyond best supportive care. FOLFOX regimen can be a considerable therapeutic option for salvage treatment.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.9-18
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• 1995

목적 :상악동암의 적절한 치료 방법을 알기 위하여 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1986년 1월 부터 1992년 12월 까지 전남대학교 병원에서 치료받은 상악동에서 발생한 편평상피세포암 33명을 대상으로 하였다. 남자가 24명 여자가 9명이었고 연령의 중앙간은 55세였다. 1988년에 제시된 AJCC 병기 분류법에 따른 종양의 병기는 T2 1명, T3 10명, T4 22명이었으며 경부임파절 전이는 5명에서 관찰되었다(Nl:4명, N2b;1명). 치료방법에 따라 3군으로 분류하여 분석하였으며 첫 군(FAR 군으로 명명, 16명)은 수술전 경동맥 항암화학요법(5-FU, 평균 3078mg)과 방사선치료(평균 3433cGy) 및 비타민 A(50,000 IU. daily)를 병용하고 이어서 상악전적출술 과 술 후 방사선치료(평균 2351cGy)를 시행하였다. 방사선총량은 5255cGy였다. 둘째군(SR 군으로 명명, 7명)은 상악전적출술과 술후 방사선 치료(평균 5920cGy)를 시행하였다. 셋째군(R 군으로 명명, 6명)은 근치적 목적의 방사선 치료(평균 7164cGy)만 시행하였다. 생존율 분석에는 Kaplan-Meier법을 이용하였고 두 군간의 차이에 대한 검정은 Mantel-Cox법으로 하였다. 결과 : 국소종양 제어율은 2년에 FAR, SR, R군에서 각각 $100\%$, $50\%$, $27.7\%$로 나타났다. 무병생존율은 2년에 FAR, SR, R군에서 각각 $88.9\%$, $33.3\%$, $0\%$였다. 전체적인 생존율은 2년에 FAR, SR, R군에서 각각 $88.9\%$, $40\%$, $50\%$였다. FAR군과 SR군간에, 그리고 FAR군과 R군간에 국소종양 제어율, 2년 무병생존율, 2년 생존율에 있어서의 차이는 통계학적으로 유의하였다. 그러나 SR군과 R군간의 차이는 통계학적 유의성이 없었다. 결론 :수술전 경동맥 5-FU와 비타민 A 그리고 방사선 치료를 병용 치료하여 종양의 부분적 관해를 유도한 후 상악전적출술과 추가적인 방사선 치료를 시행한 FAR군이 상악전적출술후 방사선치료를 시행한 군이나 방사선 단독치료군보다 더 좋은 성적을 보였다. 앞으로 이에 대한 전향적 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.13-24
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• 1994

Despite optimal local therapy such as surgery and/or radiotherapy, the long term outcome is poor for patients with advanced squamous cell carcinomma of head and neck, due to frequent loco-regional recurrence and distant metastases. We studied to determine whether the combination chemotherapy, especially as an adjuvant chemotherapy, would improve the survival of these patients. Between January, 1986 and December, 1992, 57 patients with previously untreated, locally advanced squamous cell arcinoma of head and neck were assigned to receive 2-3 cycles of induction chemotherapy consisting of 5-fluorouracil(F) and cisplatin(P) every 3 weeks and standard local therapy such as surgery and/or radiotherapy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy with the same FP regimens. Of the 57 enroled patients, 45 patients were evaluable. The obtained results were as following: 1) Among 45 evaluable patients, 18 patients finished all treatment protocol including adjuvant chemotherapy and 27 patients had no adjuvant chemotherapy. The difference of age, sex, performance status, disease stage, and tumor differentiation was not significant statistically between adjuvant chemotherapy group and no-adjuvant chemotherapy group. 2) After induction chemotherapy, 7/45(15.4%), 30/45(67%) achieved complete remission and partial remission respectively with 82.4% overall response rates in entire patients. 3) The 4year progression free survival was 43.3% in adjuvant chemotherapy group and 24.1% in no-adjuvant chemotherapy group(p>0.05). The 4year overall survival was 56.9% and 25.5% respectively(p>0.05). There was no significant different in the patterns of local recurrence and distant metastasis between the two groups. 4) Adverse reactions from combination chemotherapy included nausea, vomiting, mucositis, diarrhea and hematologic bone marrow depression. These were mild and tolerated by patients, and these was no episode of any life threatening toxicities. In conclusion, adjuvant chemotherapy after induction chemotherapy and local therapy did not show statistically significant survival improvement, but there was trend of prolongation of survival when compared to no adjuvant chemotherapy. Thus, large scale phase III randomized controlled studies are strongly recommended.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2002

목적 : 항문암의 치료에 있어 고전적으로는 복회음부절제술이 주된 치료였으나 현재는 화학방사선병용요법이 주된 치료방법으로 정립되었다. 저자들은 서울대학교병원에서 항문암으로 치료 받은 환자의 임상적 특성을 조사하고, 치료방법에 따른 치료성적과 예후인자를 분석하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1979년 8월부터 1990년 7월까지 서울대학교병원 치료방사선과에서 근치적 또는 수술 후 방사선 치료를 받은 42명의 환자를 대상으로 후향적으로 분석하였다. 표피양암종이 38명으로 방사선치료가 4명에서, 복회음부절제술 및 수술 후 방사선치료${\pm}$화학요법이 19명에서, 화학방사선요법이 15명에서 시행되었다. 화학방사선요법은 복합화학요법$(5-FU\;1,000\;mg/m^2\;D1\~5,\;cisplatin\;60\;mg/m^2\;D1)$을 3회 시행 후 원발병소 및 영역림프절에 50.4 Gy를 조사하였고, 양측 서혜림프절에도 동일양을 조사하였다. 잔존암이 있는 경우 복합화학요법을 3회 추가 실시하였다. 중앙추적기간은 85개월이었다. 결과 : 전체 항문암 환자의 5년 생존율은 $80.3\%$이었다. 치료방법에 따른 5년 생존율은 복회음부절제술 및 수술 후 방사선치료${\pm}$화학요법군, 화학방사선요법군에서 각각 $88.9\%,\;79.4\%$이었으며 두군간의 생존율의 차이의 통계적인 의미는 없었다(p=0.495). 화학방사선요법을 시행 받은 환자군에서의 항문보존율은 $86.7\%$였다. 예후인자 중 단변량분석에서는 연령(p=0.0164)과 수행능력(p=0.0007)이 유의성을 보였으며, 다변량분석에서는 연령(p=0.0426)과 수행능력(p=0.0068) 및 서혜림프절 전이여부(p=0.0093)가 통계학적으로 유의하였다. 결론 : 항문암의 치료에 있어서 화학방사선요법을 시행할 경우 기존에 알려진 바와 같이 복회음부절제술과 유사한 생존율을 보이며, 항문기능을 보존할 수 있는 치료 방법임을 확인할 수 있었다. 나아가 병행화학요법이 아닌 선행화학요법을 시행하여 수반되는 합병증을 줄일 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.