• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7781-7784
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• 2014

Background: The aims of this study were to investigate the utility of red blood cell distribution width (RDW) as a simple and readily available marker in prostate cancer, as well as to evaluate RDW as a predictor of progression in prostate cancer patients. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 62 newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy and 62 healthy controls of mean age 64 (range, 45-75) years at the Urology Clinic of Bozok University Hospital. Data collection was performed using our laboratory information system database to retrieve findings regarding RDW, hemoglobin, prostatespecific antigen (PSA), and age. The RDW values were compared between the healthy control group and prostate cancer patients. A high risk of progression as defined as a Gleason score (GS) >6, total number of cores positive for cancer >33%, each core containing >50% cancer cells, and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level >10 ng/mL. Patients were classified according to risk of progression, as well as divided into subgroups according to the RDW quartile. Results: The mean RDW value of prostate cancer patients was 14.6, compared with 13.7 in the healthy control group (p=0.001). A higher RDW was associated with an increased risk of progression, whereas a lower RDW value was correlated with a low risk of progression. Conclusions: RDW is an easily derived measure that might, in combination with other markers, help predict prostate cancer risk and progression. We suggest that RDW may be used in combination with other parameters in the assessment of prostate cancer.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3179-3185
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• 2012

Background: Most of the epidemiology studies on the effects of sun exposure and prostate cancer were conducted among the temperate countries of North America and Europe. Little is known about the influence on Asian populations. The purpose of current study was to evaluate any association of sun exposure with risk of prostate cancer in Chinese, Malays and Indians who reside in the tropics. Methods: The Singapore Prostate Cancer Study is a hospital-based case-control study of 240 prostate cancer incident cases and 268 controls conducted in Singapore between April 2007 and May 2009. Detailed information on outdoor activities in the sun, skin colour, sun sensitivity and other possible risk factors were collected in personal interviews. Cases were further classified by Gleason scores and TNM staging. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using unconditional logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age, ethnicity, education, family history of any cancers, BMI and skin colour. Results: We found that prostate cancer risk was increased in subjects with black/dark-brown eyes (OR 5.88, 95%CI 3.17-10.9), darker skin colour e.g. tan/dark brown/black (OR 7.62, 95%CI 3.41-17.0), frequent sunburn in lifetime (OR 4.30, 95%CI 1.7-11.2) and increased general sun exposure in adulthood per week (OR 2.03, 95%CI 1.09-3.81). The increased risk was consistent for high grade tumours and advanced stage prostate cancers. Conclusion: The findings from this study suggest that excessive sun exposure is a risk factor for prostate cancer in Asians.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2149-2152
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• 2012

Objective: This study was performed to assess prostate biomarkers with reference to body mass index and duration of prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: A hospital based retrospective study was undertaken using data retrieved from the register maintained in the Department of Biochemistry of Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal between $1^{st}$ January, 2009 and $28^{th}$ February, 2012. Biomarkers studied were prostate specific antigen (PSA), acid phosphatase (ACP) and prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (${\gamma}GT$). Demographic data including age, duration of disease, body weight, height and body mass index (BMI) were also collected. Duration of disease was categorized into three groups: <1 year, 1-2years and >2 years. Similarly, BMI ($kg/m^2$) was categorized into three groups: <23 $kg/m^2$, 23-25 $kg/m^2$ and >25 $kg/m^2$. Descriptive statistics and testing of hypothesis were used for the analysis using EPI INFO and SPSS 16 software. Results: Out of 57 prostate cancers, serum level of PSA, ACP and PAP were increased above the cut-off point in 50 (87.5%), 30 (52.63%) and 40 (70.18%) respectively. Serum levels of PSA, ACP and PAP significantly declined with the duration of disease after diagnosis. We observed significant and inverse relation between PSA and BMI. Similar non-signficiant tendencies were apparent for ACP and PAP. Conclusions: Decreasing levels of prostate biomarkers were found with the duration of prostate cancer and with increased BMI. Out of prostate biomarkers, PSA was found to be significantly decreased with the duration of disease and BMI.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2012

TRUS영상에서 전립선에 대한 많은 진단과 치료 과정에서 정확한 전립선 경계의 추출이 요구된다. 여기에는 전립선 경계의 애매함, 반점, 낮은 그레이 레벨로 인하여 많은 어려움이 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 서포트 벡터와 뱀형상 윤곽선을 이용하여 TRUS영상의 자동 전립선 분할에 대한 방법을 제안한다. 이 방법은 전처리, 가버 특성 추출, 학습, 전립선 추출 단계로 구성된다. 텍스처 특성을 추출하기 위하여 가버 필터 뱅크가 사용되며, 학습 과정에서 전립선과 비전립선의 각 특성을 얻기 위하여, SVM이 사용된다. 전립선의 경계는 뱀형상 윤곽 알고리즘에 의해 추출된다. 실험 결과, 제안된 알고리즘은 인간 전문가가 추출한 경계와 비교했을 때 9.3%보다 적은 차이로 전립선 경계를 추출할 수 있었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.235-249
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• 2021

Leptin is a type of adipokine mainly produced by adipocytes and reported to be overproduced in prostate cancer. However, it is not known whether it stimulates the proliferation of prostate cells. In this study, we investigated whether benign prostatic hyperplasia epithelial cells (BPH-1 cells) infected with Trichomonas vaginalis induced the proliferation of prostate cells via a leptin signaling pathway. To investigate the effect of crosstalk between adipocyte leptin and inflamed epithelial cell in proliferation of prostate cells, adipocytes 3T3-L1 cells were incubated in conditioned medium of BPH-1 cells infected with T. vaginalis (T. vaginalis-conditioned medium, TCM), and then the adipocyte-conditioned medium (ATCM) was identified to cause proliferation of prostate cells. BPH-1 cells incubated with live T. vaginalis released pro-inflammatory cytokines, and conditioned medium of these cells caused migration of adipocytes. When prostate stromal cells and BPH-1 cells were incubated with adipocyte conditioned medium containing leptin, their growth rates increased as did expression of the leptin receptor (known as OBR) and signaling molecules such as JAK2/STAT3, Notch and survivin. Moreover, blocking the OBR reduced this proliferation and the expression of leptin signaling molecules in response to ATCM. In conclusion, our findings show that inflamed BPH-1 cells infected with T. vaginalis induce the proliferation of prostate cells through leptin-OBR signaling. Therefore, it is likely that T. vaginalis contributes to prostate enlargement in BPH via adipocyte leptin released as a result of inflammation of the prostate.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제30권1_2호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2018

목 적 : IMRT는 일반적인 3차원 방사선 치료방법보다 Prostate 주변 중요장기(OAR)에 대한 방사선 부작용을 줄이고 Prostate Cancer에 더 많은 선량을 투여할 수 있기 때문에 Prostate Cancer Therapy에 광범위하게 사용되었다. 장비 및 치료 기술의 많은 진보로 인하여 최근에는 체적 변조 아크 치료(VMAT)가 널리 사용되어지고 있으며, VMAT은 IMRT에 비해 치료 시간을 최대 55 % 단축시킬 수 있어 치료 중 움직임에 대한 오차를 최소화 할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 대상 및 방법 : 본 실험에서는 Prostate Cancer 환자 10명에 대해 LN가 포함된 치료 Group 5명과, LN가 포함되지 않는 Group 5명으로 1 Arc와 2 Arc 치료 계획 방법을 총 4 Group으로 분류하여 MU, DVH값들을 비교 분석 하였고, ArcCHECK과 MapCHECK을 사용하여 DQA 관련 측정을 수행했다. 결 과 : Prostate patients의 Target과 OAR 선량분포 결과는 다음과 같다. $D_{max}$는 4개 Group이 100~110 % 범위로 나타났으며, Hot spot인 110 % 이상은 보이지 않았다. LN가 없는 Only-Prostate($P_1$, $P_2$)의 Target $D_{98%}$ 분포도는 1 Arc plan($P_1$)보다 2 Arc plan($P_2$)에서 조금 더 좋은 결과 값을 보였다. LN-Prostate($P_{L1}$, $P_{L2}$) Group에서의 Target $D_{98%}$ 분포도는 1 Arc plan($P_{L1}$)보다 2 Arc plan($P_{L2}$)이 더 좋은 결과 값을 보였고, 1 Arc plan($P_{L1}$)에서는 Target $D_{98%}$의 처방 선량 값에 도달하지 못했다. 또한, OAR에서는 Only-Prostate($P_1$, $P_2$) Group에서 1 Arc와 2 Arc Plan 모두 처방 선량 값에 만족했고, LN-Prostate 1 Arc($P_{L1}$) Plan은 OAR의 처방 선량치보다 높은 선량 값을 보였다. DQA 측정에서 계산된 ArcCHECK과 MapCHECK의 Gamma evaluation pass rate는 99 %보다 조금 더 높았고, CC04 Ion-chamber를 이용한 점 선량(Point Dose) 측정값의 평균 오차 범위는 1 % 미만이었다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서 분석한 결과, Only-Prostate($P_1$, $P_2$) Group의 경우는 두 plan의 선량이 비슷했지만, 치료시간과 MU값 등을 고려했을 때 1 Arc 치료 방법($P_1$)이 더 적합하였으며, LN-Prostate($P_{L1}$, $P_{L2}$) Group에서는 Target $D_{98%}$와 OAR의 처방 선량에 만족하는 2 Arc 치료 방법($P_{L2}$)이 더 적합한 결과를 보였다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2011

Purpose: The present study compared the difference between intraoperative transrectal ultrasound (iTRUS)-based prostate volume and preplan computed tomography (CT), preplan magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based prostate volume to estimate the number of seeds needed for appropriate dose coverage in permanent brachytherapy for prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: Between March 2007 and March 2011, among 112 patients who underwent permanent brachytherapy with $^{125}I$, 60 image scans of 56 patients who underwent preplan CT (pCT) or preplan MRI (pMRI) within 2 months before brachytherapy were retrospectively reviewed. Twenty-four cases among 30 cases with pCT and 26 cases among 30 cases with pMRI received neoadjuvant hormone therapy (NHT). In 34 cases, NHT started after acquisition of preplan image. The median duration of NHT after preplan image acquisition was 17 and 21 days for cases with pCT and pMRI, respectively. The prostate volume calculated by different modalities was compared. And retrospective planning with iTRUS image was performed to estimate the number of $^{125}I$ seed required to obtain recommended dose distribution according to prostate volume. Results: The mean difference in prostate volume was 9.05 mL between the pCT and iTRUS and 6.84 mL between the pMRI and iTRUS. The prostate volume was roughly overestimated by 1.36 times with pCT and by 1.33 times with pMRI. For 34 cases which received NHT after image acquisition, the prostate volume was roughly overestimated by 1.45 times with pCT and by 1.37 times with pMRI. A statistically significant difference was found between preplan image-based volume and iTRUS-based volume (p<0.001). The median number of wasted seeds is approximately 13, when the pCT or pMRI volume was accepted without modification to assess the required number of seeds for brachytherapy. Conclusion: pCT-based volume and pMRI-based volume tended to overestimate prostate volume in comparison to iTRUS-based volume. To reduce wasted seeds and cost of the brachytherapy, we should take the volume discrepancy into account when we estimate the number of $^{125}I$ seeds for permanent brachytherapy.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.467-475
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• 2002

가온 프로브를 사용하여 직장을 통한 온열치교법이 비침습적 전립선치료의 한 방법으로 사용되고 있으나 직장벽 내에서의 과도한 온도에 의한 가열은 장점막의 손상을 입힐 뿐만 아니라 전립선 전체를 적절한 온도까지 가열하기가 어렵다고 알려져 있다. 따라서 전립선과 온열치료 시스템 사이에서 일어나는 열전달 메카니즘에 관한 보다 정확한 이해가 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 전립선 표면에 가해진 냉.온 자극이 전립선 내부의 온도 분포에 미치는 영향을 수치해석을 이용하여 검토하였다. 유한체적 프로그램인 "FLUENT"를 사용하여 비정상상태의 열전도방정식을 해석하여 전립선 내의 시간에 따른 온도분포를 고찰하고, 가열 및 냉각시간, 가열 및 냉각온도 등이 전립선 내부의 온도분포와 온열효과가 전달되는 영역을 규명하였다. 온열 치료법(40~45$^{\circ}C$)에 의해 온열효과가 나타나는 전립선의 내부 영역을 가시화하고, 가열/냉각의 반복 자극이 전립선의 온도분포에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과 통상적인 온열 치료법에 의한 온열효과는 전립선의 낮은 열전도도의 영향에 의해 전립선의 일부 영역에만 도달되는 한계를 보였다. 가열/냉각의 냉.온 자극을 반복하면서 열적 자극효과를 고려한 냉.온 치료시스템을 개발하기 위하여 냉.온 자극 온도와 시간이 전립선 내부에 미치는 열전달 메카니즘을 고찰하여 원하는 자극주기와 전립선 내부 온도자극 정도를 설정하기 위한 유효한 자극패턴을 제시할 수 있는 기초자료를 획득하였다. 또한, 전립선 조직내부를 통과하는 혈액의 유동이 조직의 온도분포 및 열전달에 미치는 영향을 검토한 결과 냉온 자극 강도에 큰 영향을 미치지 않을 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는 냉온자극에 의한 전립선치료기의 자극프로브의 형상 설계와 가열에 의한 온열 효과 및 가열/냉각의 반복에 의한 열자극 효과를 동시에 얻을 수 있는 자극시스템을 개발하는 데에 유용하게 사용할 수 있으리라 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2181-2184
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• 2013

Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men in the United States. Surgery or radiation are sometimes unsatisfactory treatments because of the complications such as incontinence or erectile dysfunction. Selenium was found to be effective to preven prostate cancer in the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer Trial (NPC), which motivated two other clinical trials: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) and a Phase III trial of selenium to prevent prostate cancer in men with high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. However, these two trials failed to confirm the results of the NPC trial and indicated that the selenium may not be preventive of prostate cancer. In this article we review the three clinical trials and discuss some different points which might be potential factors underlying variation in results obtained.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.4677-4681
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• 2012

Objective: Egg consumption has been suggested to increase the risk of colorectal and some other cancers. The present study summarized and quantified the current evidence relating dietary intake of eggs and prostate cancer. Materials and methods: Literature searches were conducted to identify peer-reviewed manuscripts published up to July 2012. Twenty manuscripts from nine cohort studies and 11 case-control studies were identified. Summary risk estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for case-control and cohort studies separately. Results: Neither the case-control not the cohort studies showed any association of prostate cancer incidence with egg consumption (case-control studies: odds ratio 1.09, 95% CI 0.86-1.31; cohort studies: relative risk 0.97, 95% CI 0.97-1.07). The results were consistent in subgroup analysis. Furthermore, no association was observed between egg consumption and prostate cancer-specific mortality. Conclusions: Our analyses provided no evidence of a significant influence of egg consumption on prostate cancer incidence and mortality. However, more studies, particularly large prospective studies, are needed.