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Microbiology
Counteracting the enzymatic activity of dipeptidylpeptidase 4 for potential therapeutic advantage, with an emphasis on cord blood transplantation
Hal E. Broxmeyer
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):639-645. Published online October 29, 2013
Dipeptidylpeptidase (DPP) 4, also known as CD26, is an enzyme present on the surface of a number of different cell types. It is also found within cells and as a soluble protein in body fluids. It can specifically truncate proteins at the penultimate N-terminus residue for some amino acids, such a..
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Treatment of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Jae-Yong Kwak
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):369-377. Published online November 27, 2012
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in all countries and all age groups. DLBCL is potentially curable, and the outcome of patients with DLBCL has completely changed with the introduction of therapy involving the monoclonal antibody rituximab in..
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Toxoplasma Encephalitis in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient in Korea
Soo-Kyung Park, Jong-Ki Choi, Changhoon Yoo, Seong-Joon Park, Tae-Hoon Lee, Je-Hwan Lee, Sung-Han Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(2):235-238. Published online May 31, 2012
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Predictive Value of Post-Transplant Bone Marrow Plasma Cell Percent in Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergone Autologous Transplantation
In Hye Hwang, Joo Seop Chung, Ho Jin Shin, Young Jin Choi, Moo Kon Song, Young Mi Seol, Goon Jae Cho, Bo Gwang Choi, Mun Ki Choi, Bo Kyung Choi, Kang Hee Ahn, Kyung Hwa Shin, Hee Sun Lee, Hyung Seok Nam, Jong Min Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(1):76-81. Published online March 2, 2011
Background/AimsAutologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has become the treatment of choice for patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Studies have shown that maintenance treatment with interferon-alpha is associated with improved survival rates following ASCT. However, despit..
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A Case Report of the Second de Novo Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) Following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in a Patient with the First AML
Byung-Sik Cho, Hee-Je Kim, Ki-Sung Eom, Jong-Wook Lee, Woo-Sung Min, Chun-Choo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(1):110-113. Published online February 26, 2010
Secondary leukemia occurring after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is rare. Secondary AML usually follows autologous and not allogeneic transplants. When a new leukemia develops in a patient successfully treated with an allogeneic HSCT, the possibil..
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Graft-versus-Leukemia Effect of Nonmyeloablative Stem Cell Transplantation
Masahiro Imamura, Junji Tanaka
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):287-298. Published online November 27, 2009
Nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation (NST) is increasingly used with beneficial effects because it can be applied to older patients with hematological malignancies and those with various complications who are not suitable for conventional myeloablative stem cell transplantation (CST). Vario..
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Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Sang Min Lee, Jae-Jung Park, Sun Hee Sung, Yookyung Kim, Kyoung Eun Lee, Yeung-Chul Mun, Soon Nam Lee, Chu Myong Seong
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):156-159. Published online June 8, 2009
A 60-year-old man presented with cough, sputum, and dyspnea. He had a history of acute myeloid leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with chronic renal failure. Chest CT scans showed miliary nodules and patchy consolidations. Histological examination revealed numerous fibrin balls ..
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Autologous stem cell transplantation for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with residual extranodal involvement
Ock Bae Ko, Geundoo Jang, Shin Kim, Jooryung Huh, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(4):182-190. Published online December 29, 2008
Background/AimsDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in Koreans is frequently accompanied by extranodal (EN) disease at the time of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). We sought to determine whether high EN involvement affected survival following ASCT in Koreans. <..
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis with Pneumoperitoneum Mimicking Intestinal Perforation in a Patient with Myelodysplastic Syndrome after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Bhumsuk Keam, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Myoung-Don Oh, Inho Kim, Sung-Soo Yoon, Byoung Kook Kim, Seonyang Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):40-44. Published online March 31, 2007
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is an uncommon disorder characterized by an accumulation of gas in the bowel wall, and has been associated with a variety of disorders and procedures. We describe a 35-year-old man who undertook hematopoietic stem cell transplantation due to myelodysplastic syndrome...
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Double Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma: A Korean Single Center Study
Ock Bae Ko, Shin Kim, Hyeok Shim, Jung-Hun Lee, Jung-Min Ahn, Soon-Man Yoon, Min-Hyok Jeon, Il-No Do, So-young Lee, Yong Gil Kim, Sang We Kim, Sung-Bae Kim, Sang-Hee Kim, Jung Shin Lee, Wookun Kim, Chan-Jung Park, Hyun-sook Chi, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):237-242. Published online September 30, 2005
BackgroundAlthough high dose chemotherapy coupled with an autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is widely accepted as effective therapy for multiple myeloma (MM), few reports are available in Korea, especially in the area of double ASCT. We present the results of an inst..
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