• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.112-116
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• 2022

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) is known for its association with malignant diseases. Moreover, various solid organ malignancies, such as ovarian, breast, lung, esophageal, stomach, and colorectal cancers, have been reported to occur with IIM. Furthermore, its relationship with hematologic malignancies, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, myeloma, and leukemia, has been reported. However, to date, IIM related to pancreatic cancer has scarcely been reported, particularly in patients with polymyositis (PM). Therefore, here we report a case of PM developed immediately after the diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9921-9926
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• 2014

To investigate the value of expression of annexin A2, microvessel density (MVD) and CD105 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tissues and adjacent normal tissues, immunohistochemical staining was used. The positive expression rate of Annexin A2 and the MVD in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma tissues was higher than that in in adjacent normal tissues (p<0.005). Expression of Annexin A2 and MVD correlated with histological grade (p<0.05). MVD of cancers in TNM stage IIb was higher than that in TNM stageI~IIa (p<0.026). Cancerous tissues with Annexin A2 staining grade 3+ had lower MVD than the tissues with the other Annexin A2 staining grade (p<0.05). Patients with high MVD had worse prognosis. However, our study did not confirm Annexin A2 was an independent risk factor for patients with PDAC. We confirmed MVD labeled by CD105 was an independent risk factor for patients with PDAC and had moderate predictive value of prognosis.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2013

췌장암에 대한 근치적 절제술 후에 잔여 췌장에서 발생한 췌장암에 대한 보고는 거의 없는 상태이며, 특히 잔여췌장에 발생한 췌장암에 대하여 반복 췌장절제를 시행한 보고는 더욱 드물다. 저자들은 췌장미부에 발생한 췌장암에 대하여 근치적 절제술을 시행 후 35개월에 잔여 췌장에서 발생한 췌장암으로 췌장십이지장 절제술을 시행한 경우와 췌장두부에 발생한 췌장암에 대하여 췌장십이지장 절제술을 시행 후 20개월 만에 잔여 췌장에 췌장암이 발생하여 췌장미부절제술을 시행한 경우를 경험하였기에 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2171-2174
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• 2012

Background: Pancreatic cancer is a distressing disease with a miserable prospects and early recognition remains a challenge due to ubiquitous symptomatic presentation, deep anatomical location, and aggressive etiology. False positives and problems in distinguishing pancreatitis from adenocarcinoma limit the use of CA 19-9 as both disorders can present with similar symptoms and share radiographic physiognomies. This study aimed to assess the relative increase in accuracy of diagnosing the patients with chronic pancreatitis, benign neoplasm of pancreas and adenocarcinomas with CA 19-9, haptoglobin, and serum amyloid A in comparison to CA 19-9 alone. Materials and Methods: This hospital based case control study was carried out in the Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry of Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal, between $1^{st}$ January 2010 and $31^{st}$ December 2011. The variables assessed were age, gender, serum CA19-9, serum haptoglobulin, serum Amyloid A. The data were analyzed using Excel 2003, R 2.8.0 Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows Version 16.0 (SPSS Inc; Chicago, IL, USA) and the EPI Info 3.5.1 Windows Version. Results: Out of 197 cases of pancreatic disease, maximum number of assumed cases were of adenocarcinoma of pancreas (95). Number of males (59) were more than females (36) in assumed cases of adenocarcinoma of pancreas. The mean values of CA19-9 raised considerably in cases of chronic pancreatitis, benign neoplasm and adenocarcinoma of pancreas when compared to controls. The highest augmention in CA19-9 values were in cases of adenocarcinoma of pancreas. The p-value indicates that in cases of chronic pancreatitis, there was not significant increase in precision of diagnosis. Conclusions: These statistics established that haptoglobin and SAA are useful in discriminating cancer from benign conditions as well as healthy controls.

• BMB Reports
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.131-138
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• 2013

During cancer progression, bone marrow derived myeloid cells, including immature myeloid cells and macrophages, progressively accumulate at the primary tumour site where they contribute to the establishment of a tumour promoting microenvironment. A marked infiltration of macrophages into the stromal compartment and the generation of a desmoplastic stromal reaction is a particular characteristic of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) and is thought to play a key role in disease progression and its response to therapy. Tumour associated macrophages (TAMs) foster PDA tumour progression by promoting angiogenesis, metastasis, and by suppressing an anti-tumourigenic immune response. Recent work also suggests that TAMs contribute to resistance to chemotherapy and to the emergence of cancer stem-like cells. Here we will review the current understanding of the biology and the pro-tumourigenic functions of TAMs in cancer and specifically in PDA, and highlight potential therapeutic strategies to target TAMs and to improve current therapies for pancreatic cancer.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2023

Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma is defined as a tumor with a mixture of adenocarcinoma components and neuroendocrine neoplasm components. Each of these two components of mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma accounts for at least 30% of all tumors. Mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma might be located in the ampulla of Vater, a very rare location compared to other organs. Thus, its treatment and prognosis plans have not been established yet. We report three cases of mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma occurring in the ampulla of Vater. Each patient had a different clinical course. In general, difficulty in preoperative diagnosis, risk of early recurrence, and poor disease course were main hallmarks of mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma arising from the ampulla of Vater. However, one patient in this case report survived although she did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy due to her old age. Therefore, it is important to establish a careful treatment strategy for mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma arising from the ampulla of Vater.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.636-645
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• 2022

Background: Ginsenoside Rg3 and gemcitabine have mutual enhancing antitumor effects. However, the underlying mechanisms are not clear. This study explored the influence of ginsenoside Rg3 on Zinc finger protein 91 homolog (ZFP91) expression in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD) and their regulatory mechanisms on gemcitabine sensitivity. Methods: RNA-seq and survival data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-PAAD and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) were used for in-silicon analysis. PANC-1, BxPC-3, and PANC-1 gemcitabine-resistant (PANC-1/GR) cells were used for in vitro analysis. PANC-1 derived tumor xenograft nude mice model was used to assess the influence of ginsenoside Rg3 and ZFP91 on tumor growth in vivo. Results: Ginsenoside Rg3 reduced ZFP91 expression in PAAD cells in a dose-dependent manner. ZFP91 upregulation was associated with significantly shorter survival of patients with PAAD. ZFP91 overexpression induced gemcitabine resistance, which was partly conquered by ginsenoside Rg3 treatment. ZFP91 depletion sensitized PANC-1/GR cells to gemcitabine treatment. ZFP91 interacted with Testis-Specific Y-Encoded-Like Protein 2 (TSPYL2), induced its poly-ubiquitination, and promoted proteasomal degradation. Ginsenoside Rg3 treatment weakened ZFP91-induced TSPYL2 poly-ubiquitination and degradation. Enforced TSPYL2 expression increased gemcitabine sensitivity of PAAD cells and partly reversed induced gemcitabine resistance in PANC-1/GR cells. Conclusion: Ginsenoside Rg3 can increase gemcitabine sensitivity of pancreatic adenocarcinoma at least via reducing ZFP91 mediated TSPYL2 destabilization.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권2호
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• pp.315-334
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• 2021

췌장 선암의 발견, 진단, 절제 가능성 평가, 병기 설정 및 치료 방침 결정에 영상 검사는 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있다. 최근에는 진단 당시 경계절제성 혹은 국소 진행성 췌장암을 진단 받은 경우 선행 보조 치료 또는 완화 치료 후 가능하면 근치적 절제술을 고려할 것이 권고된다. 이 종설에서는 췌장 선암의 절제 가능성 평가, 원격 전이의 진단 및 선행 보조 치료 또는 완화 치료 후 절제 가능성을 재평가할 때 영상 검사의 해석, 판독 기준 및 고려할 사항에 대하여 설명하고자 한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.4707-4712
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• 2012

Annexin A1 is a 37-kDa calcium- and phospholipid-binding protein of the annexin superfamily considered to play an important role in tumorigenesis. However, associations with clinicopathological features in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cases have yet to be fully defined. We therefore investigated the prognostic value of annexin A1 protein as a PDAC biomarker in 83 tumor and matched non-cancerous tissues or normal pancreas tissues. Expression was analyzed using real-time RT-PCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. In non-tumor tissue, myoepithelial cells showed no or weak expression of annexin A1 while expression was strong and sometimes even located in the nuclei of endothelial cells in tumor tissue. High expression was significantly associated with advanced stage (P <0.05) and a worse overall survival (P <0.05). These results provide new insights to better understand the role of annexin A1 in PDAC survival, and might be relevant to prediction of prognosis and development of more effective therapeutic strategies aimed at improving survival.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.73-77
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• 2018

췌장암으로 진단된 70세 여자 환자가 유문보존 췌십이지장 절제술 및 5-fluorouracil 동시항암화학요법으로 치료받았다. 수술 후 병리학적으로 pT3N0 (stage IIA)의 췌장선암이 확진되었다. 14개월 뒤 복부 전산화단층촬영에서 10 mm 크기의 단일 간 재발 병소가 간 3번 분엽에서 발견되었다. Gemcitabine 12주기 및 capecitabine plus oxaliplatin 9주기 항암치료를 시행했으나 전이병소는 27mm로 크기가 증가하였다. 이에 간 3번 분엽의 종양절제술을 시행하였다. 종양절제술 시행 25개월 뒤 흉부 전산화단층촬영에서 23 mm 크기의 단일 공동성 폐결절이 발견되었고, 조직검사에서 전이성 선암으로 확인되었다. 환자는 두 차례의 정위적 체부 방사선 치료 후 질병의 진행 없이 진단 후 6년 이상 장기 생존 중이다. 본 증례를 통해 수술 후 단일 간 전이 혹은 폐 전이가 발견된 일부 환자들에서 수술적 절제를 비롯한 국소 치료가 장기생존에 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.