• 센서학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.377-384
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• 2009

The ultrasonic hyperthermia for oncology has been developed and studied. The HIFU(high intensity focused ultrasound) is the most recent method to treat the tumor by using ultrasound. In this study, an insertion-type transducer for treating a prostate cancer, which can focus the ultrasonic beam mechanically and electrically, was designed and developed. The developed transducer was composed of three arrays, and each array has 32 elements. For the purpose of the mechanical focusing, both side arrays are slanted to the center array by $15^{\circ}$. With this structure, NFL(near field length) was set up as 30 mm. The PZT-4 and two matching layers were used, and the backing layer was excepted to prevent energy losses. The acoustic field analysis and the heating test were performed to evaluate the performance of developed transducer. The shape of an acoustic field, peak pressure, and acoustic pressure distribution were compared with numerical simulation. The NFL was 32 mm, the beam width was 5 mm, focal area was $40\;mm^2$, and peak pressure was 5.5 MPa. With heating by using developed transducer, the temperature increased up to $33^{\circ}C$ at focal zone. As a result of this study, the usefulness of suggested transducer for prostate cancer hyperthermia was confirmed by the acoustic field analysis and the heating test with TMM(tissue mimicking) phantom.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.3197-3203
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• 2013

Background: microRNAs (miRNAs) that regulate proliferation, invasion and metastasis are considered to be the principal molecular basis of tumor heterogeneity. Breast cancer is not a homogeneous tissue. Thus, it is very important to perform microarray-based miRNA screening of tumors at different sites. Methods: Breast tissue samples from the centers and edges of tumors of 30 patients were classified into 5 clinicopathological subtypes. In each group, 6 specimens were examined by microRNA array. All differential miRNAs were analyzed between the edges and centers of the tumors. Results: Seventeen kinds of miRNAs were heterogeneously distributed in the tumors from different clinicopathological subtypes that included 1 kind of miRNA in Luminal A and Luminal B Her2+ subtypes, 4 kinds in Luminal A and Her2 overexpression subtypes, 6 kinds in Luminal B Ki67+ and Luminal B Her2+ subtypes, 2 kinds between Luminal B Ki67+ and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtypes, 2 kinds between Luminal B Her2+ and TNBC subtypes, and 2 kinds between Luminal B Ki67+, Luminal B Her2+, and TNBC subtypes. Twenty kinds of miRNAs were homogenously distributed in the tumors from different clinicopathological subtypes that included 6 kinds of miRNAs in Luminal B Ki67+ and Luminal B Her2+ subtypes, 1 kind in Luminal B Ki67+ and Her2 overexpression subtypes, 10 kinds between Luminal B Ki67+ and TNBC subtypes, 2 kinds in Luminal B Her2+ and TNBC subtypes, and 1 kind between Luminal B Ki67+, Luminal B Her2+, and TNBC subtypes. Conclusions: A total of 37 miRNAs were significantly distributed in tumors from the centers to edges, and in all clinicopathological subtypes.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.539-547
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• 2022

Objective: To investigate the association between functional tumor burden of peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) derived from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and overall survival in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma (OC). Materials and Methods: This prospective study was approved by the local research ethics committee, and informed consent was obtained. Fifty patients (mean age ± standard deviation, 57 ± 12 years) with stage III-IV OC scheduled for primary or interval debulking surgery (IDS) were recruited between June 2016 and December 2021. DWI (b values: 0, 400, and 800 s/mm²) was acquired with a 16-channel phased-array torso coil. The functional PC burden on DWI was derived based on K-means clustering to discard fat, air, and normal tissue. A score similar to the surgical peritoneal cancer index was assigned to each abdominopelvic region, with additional scores assigned to the involvement of critical sites, denoted as the functional peritoneal cancer index (fPCI). The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of the largest lesion was calculated. Patients were dichotomized by immediate surgical outcome into high- and low-risk groups (with and without residual disease, respectively) with subsequent survival analysis using the Kaplan-Meier curve and log-rank test. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression was used to evaluate the association between DWI-derived results and overall survival. Results: Fifteen (30.0%) patients underwent primary debulking surgery, and 35 (70.0%) patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by IDS. Complete tumor debulking was achieved in 32 patients. Patients with residual disease after debulking surgery had reduced overall survival (p = 0.043). The fPCI/ADC was negatively associated with overall survival when accounted for clinicopathological information with a hazard ratio of 1.254 for high fPCI/ADC (95% confidence interval, 1.007-1.560; p = 0.043). Conclusion: A high DWI-derived functional tumor burden was associated with decreased overall survival in patients with advanced OC.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2003

Background and objectives; Esophageal cancer is one of the most malignant tumors and has a poor prognosis. Many clinical studies have been tried for improving prognosis of esophageal cancer. Some clinical studies used molecular markers as the predictor of prognosis & the indicator for the choice of multimodality treatments. We investigated the relationship between some molecular markers, including p53 mutation, expression of bc12, Ki67 index, expression of E-Cadherin and the prognosis of esophageal cancer, Materials and Method; The materials used in this study were the tumor specimens from 72 esophageal cancer patients who underwent esophagectomy from 1987 to 2002 in our institute. The mutation of p53, expression of bc12, Ki67 index, and expression of E-cadherin were examined by using the tissue array and immunohistochemical staining method. The patients were subgrouped into higher Ki67 index group if the index was higher than 30. The patients were also subgrouped into grade 1(>90%), grade 2(50∼90%), grade 3 (10∼50%), and grade 4(<10%) according to the rate of E-Cadherin expression. We studied the relationship between the rates of immunohistochemical staining and the survival rate. Results: Seventy two tumor specimens from 72 patients were studied. (mean age ; 59.6 years, male female = 69 : 3) The histologic type of the specimens was all squamous cell carcinoma. The patient's number of stage IIA, IIB, and Ⅳ was 30, 37, and 7 respectively, Thirty patients were alive and overall 5 year-survival rate was 28%. The mutation of p53 was shown in 54.2% of the patients. Five year survival rates of negative and positive groups were 29% and 28% respectively.(p=0.4) Expression of bc12 gene was found in 13.9% of the specimens. Five year survival rates of negative and positive groups were 30% and 21%.(p=0.3) Higher Ki67 index was correlated to poorer differentiation.(p=0.05) Five year survival rates of higher and lower groups of Ki67 index were 47% and 30%.(p=0.15) Higher expression rate of E-Cadherin showed better differentiation.(p=0.04). However we couldn't find any survival differences between these 4 groups.(p=0.23) Conclusion; We could not find any molecular markers meaningful in the prognosis of esophageal cancer patients. We just found the tumor markers correlated to the differentiation of esophageal cancer. However, we knew that we need further study with some more samples to stratify other important prognostic factors of esophageal cancer.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2006

목 적: 재발한 vulva 종양의 근접 치료 시 정상조직의 장애와 종양 체적 내의 선량 균등도를 개선하기 위해 modified MUPIT applicator를 자체 고안하였으며 이에 대한 유용성을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: Modified MUPIT applicator는 template, cylinder, interstitial needle로 구성 되었으며, 종양 체적을 정하기 위하여 치료 전 CT를 시행하였다. CT 영상을 이용하여 Interstitial needle의 삽입 위치를 결정하고, 수술실에서 template를 치료 부위에 고정을 시키고, cylinder를 vaginal cavity에 삽입한 후, interstitial needle을 종양 체적 내에 삽입하였다. 삽입된 interstitial needle의 정확한 위치를 확인하기 위하여 확인용 CT를 시행하였으며, simulation을 통하여 얻어진 orthogonal film을 이용하여 치료 계획을 수립하였다. 일일 종양 선량은 600 cGy, BID로 3,000 cGy를 조사하였으며, 치료 시 직장 선량을 평가하기 위하여 TLD를 이용하여 anal verge를 기준으로 5개 지점에서의 직장 선량을 측정하였다. 결 과: Modified MUPIT applicator 대한 유용성을 평가하기 위하여 측정된 직장 선량은 34.1 cGy, 57.1 cGy, 103.8 cGy, 162.7 cGy, 165.7 cGy로 측정되었으며, 외부방사선치료(EBRT: External Beam Radiation Therapy), 강내방사선치료(ICR: Intracavitary radiotherapy)와 중첩되는 지점은 34.1 cGy, 57.1 cGy로 매우 우수하게 평가되었다. 결 론: 자체 제작한 modified MUPIT applicator 사용하여 조직 내 근접치료(Interstitial brachytherapy)를 시행함으로써, 외부방사선치료로 접근하기 어려운 종양에 대하여 선량 균등도를 효율적으로 개선할 수 있었고, 직장 선량을 최소화하여 직장의 부작용 발생 확률을 현저히 감소시킬 수 있었다.

• Bioinformatics and Biosystems
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2006

The aim of this paper is to discuss the effect of missing values in detecting differentially expressed genes in a cDNA microarray experiment in the context of a one sample problem. We conducted a cDNA micro array experiment to detect differentially expressed genes for the metastasis of colorectal cancer based on twenty patients who underwent liver resection due to liver metastasis from colorectal cancer. Total RNAs from metastatic liver tumor and adjacent normal liver tissue from a single patient were labeled with cy5 and cy3, respectively, and competitively hybridized to a cDNA microarray with 7775 human genes. We used $M=log_2(R/G)$ for the signal evaluation, where Rand G denoted the fluorescent intensities of Cy5 and Cy3 dyes, respectively. The statistical problem comprises a one sample test of testing E(M)=0 for each gene and involves multiple tests. The twenty cDNA microarray data would comprise a matrix of dimension 7775 by 20, if there were no missing values. However, missing values occur for various reasons. For each gene, the no missing proportion (NMP) was defined to be the proportion of non-missing values out of twenty. In detecting differentially expressed (DE) genes, we used the genes whose NMP is greater than or equal to 0.4 and then sequentially increased NMP by 0.1 for investigating its effect on the detection of DE genes. For each fixed NMP, we imputed the missing values with K-nearest neighbor method (K=10) and applied the nonparametric t-test of Dudoit et al. (2002), SAM by Tusher et al. (2001) and empirical Bayes procedure by $L\ddot{o}nnstedt$ and Speed (2002) to find out the effect of missing values in the final outcome. These three procedures yielded substantially agreeable result in detecting DE genes. Of these three procedures we used SAM for exploring the acceptable NMP level. The result showed that the optimum no missing proportion (NMP) found in this data set turned out to be 80%. It is more desirable to find the optimum level of NMP for each data set by applying the method described in this note, when the plot of (NMP, Number of overlapping genes) shows a turning point.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2014

We already had reported that Bcl-w promotes invasion or migration in gastric cancer cells and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) by activating matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) via specificity protein 1 (Sp1) or ${\beta}$-cateinin, respectively. High expression of Bcl-w also has been reported in GBM which is the most common malignant brain tumor and exhibits aggressive and invasive behavior. These reports propose that Bcl-w-induced signaling is strongly associated with aggressive characteristic of GBM. We demonstrated that Sp1 protein or mRNA expression is induced by Bcl-w using Western blotting or RT-PCR, respectively, and markedly elevated in high-grade glioma specimens compared with low-grade glioma tissues using tissue array. However, relationship between Bcl-w-related signaling and aggressive characteristic of GBM is poorly characterized. This study suggested that Bcl-w-induced Sp1 activation promoted expression of glioma stem-like cell markers, such as Musashi, Nanog, Oct4 and sox-2, as well as neurosphere formation and invasiveness, using western blotting, neurosphere formation assay, or invasion assay, culminating in their aggressive behavior. Therefore, Bcl-w-induced Sp1 activation is proposed as a putative marker for aggressiveness of GBM.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.3773-3778
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• 2014

Background: The study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence and genotype distribution of HPV infection in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in northern Thailand and the clinicopathological difference with regard to HPV infection status. Materials and Methods: Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples of vulvar SCC diagnosed between January 2006 and December 2012 were collected. HPV infection was detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with primers MY09/11 and GP5+/6+. HPV genotyping was performed using the Linear Array Genotyping Test, followed by type-specific PCR targeting the E6/E7 region of HPV16/18/52 if the Linear Array test was negative. The histologic slides of vulvar lesions and the medical records were reviewed. Results: There were 47 cases of vulvar SCC included in the study (mean patient age $57.9{\pm}13.2$ years). HPV infection was detected in 29 cases (62%), all of which had single HPV infections. HPV16 accounted for 23 (49%). The patients with HPV-positive SCC had a significantly younger mean age than those with HPV-negative tumors (52.7 years vs 66.2 years, p<0.001). There was no significant difference in tumor stage distribution with regard to the status of HPV infection. The presence of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) of usual type (basaloid or warty) was significantly more frequent in HPV-positive cases compared with HPV-negative cases (62% vs 6%, p<0.001), whereas differentiated-type VIN was more common in HPV-negative cases (24% vs 0%, p=0.019). Conclusions: HPV infection was detected in 62% of vulvar SCC in northern Thailand. HPV16 was the predominant genotype similar to the data reported from other regions. HPV-positive SCC occurred in younger patients compared with HPV-negative SCC, and was associated with usual-type VIN. Vaccination against HPV16/18 may potentially prevent almost one half of vulvar SCC in northern Thailand.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.87-99
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• 2016

목 적 : 종양의 위치에 따라 단일에너지를 이용한 치료계획과 이중에너지를 사용하는 치료계획을 정위적방사선 치료에 적용하여 실제 종양에 부여되는 선량의 변화와 종양과 인접한 부분에 위치하는 정상조직의 선량을 비교하여 임상적 유용성을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 총 10명의 환자 CT 영상을 획득한 후 각각 단일에너지, 이중 에너지에 대한 체적변조회전치료 기법에 대한 치료 계획을 수립하였다. 종양 측 변화 요인을 분석하기 위하여 조형계수(CI)와 균질성 지수(HI), 최대 선량을 각각 계산했으며, 정상 조직에 대한 선량 분포를 비교하기 위하여 $V_{10}$과 $V_5$, 종양에 가장 근접한 첫 번째 ~ 네 번째 갈비뼈($1^{st}{\sim}4^{th}$ Rib), 척수(Spinal Cord), 식도(Esophagus)와 기관(Trachea)를 선정하였다. 또한 계획한 선량 분포가 실제 전달되는 정확성을 확인하기 위하여 2차원 이온전리함 배열을 이용하여 선량 측정을 시행하였다. 결 과 : 종양 측 인자의 경우 조형계수와 균질성 지수는 두 에너지를 사용했을 경우가 1에 가까운 값을 나타냈다. 최대 선량의 경우 앞쪽 흉벽은 약 2%, 등쪽 종양의 경우는 동등한 값을 나타냈다. 정상 조직의 경우 앞쪽 흉벽 종양은 인접한 갈비뼈에서 두 에너지를 동시에 사용한 경우 각각 4%, 5% 감소하였고, 기관지의 경우 11%, 17% 감소하였다. 폐의 선량 분포의 경우 $V_{10}$의 경우 1.5%, $V_5$의 경우 1%로 감소함을 나타냈다. 뒤쪽 흉벽의 경우 종양에 인접한 갈비뼈는 두 에너지를 이용한 경우에서 각각 6%, 1%, 4%, 12% 감소하였고, 폐의 선량 분포에서는 $V_{10}$ 3%, $V_5$ 3.1% 감소됨을 나타내었다. 선량 측정의 경우 모든 에너지에서 감마지표 3mm/3%의 결과에 부합하였다. 결 론 : 단일 에너지를 이용한 치료 계획 보다 두 에너지를 동시에 사용하는 경우가 표재성 종양에 대해 보다 유용하게 적용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.441-452
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• 2002

연구배경 : 아포프토시스를 억제하는 단백질들은 암의 발생, 진행 및 치료 반응에 있어서 중요한 역할을 한다고 알려져 있다. bcl-2는 지금까지 가장 잘 알려진 항아포프토시스 단백질이고 최근에 survivin이라 하는 IAP군과 HSP 등이 새롭게 밝혀졌고 이들은 많은 암종에서 발견되었다. 이에 저자들은 비소세포폐암을 대상으로 survivin, HSP70, 그리고 bcl-2의 발현에 대해서 면역조직화학적 분석을 시행함으로써 임상적 특성과의 관련성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 99예의 비소세포폐암 조직으로 변역조직화학적 염색을 시행하였으며 일차 항체로 anti-survivin rabbit polyclonal antibody, anti-HSP70 mouse monoclonal antibody, anti-Bcl-2 mouse monoclonal antibody를 이용하였다. 각각의 단백질 발현과 여러 임상적, 조직학적 지표들과의 연관성은 Chi-square test를 이용하여 비교하였다. 모든 통계적 분석은 SPSS software를 이용하였다. 결 과 : 99예 중 남녀 비는 78 : 21이었고 평균 연령은 56.1세였으며 조직학적 분류는 편평상피암이 42예로 가장 많았고, 병리학적 병기로는 IB기 가 30예로 가장 많았다. Survivin은 33예 (33.3%)에서 발현되었고 여성에서 발현률이 유의하게 높았고 비흡연자에서 발현률이 높은 경향을 보였으며 흡연자 중 흡연양이 증가할수록 발현률은 유의하게 감소하였다. 또한 재발된 환자군에서 survivin은 유의하게 높은 발현률을 보였다. HSP70은 총 99예 중 84예 (84.8%)에서 발현되어 3 가지 단백질 중 가장 높은 빈도를 보였으나 유의한 관련성을 보이는 임상 지표는 없었다. bcl-2는 18예 (18.2%)에서 발현되었고 bcl-2 발현군에서의 재발률이 유의하게 높았고 흡연양이 많을수록 발현률이 감소하는 경향을 보였으나 다른 임상 지표와는 관련성이 없었다. 각 단백질의 발현군과 비발현군 사이에 중간 생존기간을 비교하였으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서 survivin 발현은 비흡연자에서 높은 경향을 보이고 여성과 종양이 재발한 군에서 유의하게 높은 발현률을 보이고 bcl-2 발현군에서 재발률이 유의하게 높은 반면 HSP70의 발현은 임상적, 조직학적 지표들과 관련성이 없었다. 결론적으로 발암과정에 중요한 아포프토시스에 관여하는 survivin, HSP 그리고 bcl-2에 대한 보다 광범위한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.