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Pulmonology
Clinical efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB (< 4 cm) non-small cell lung cancer patients with high-risk factors
Juwhan Choi, Jee Youn Oh, Young Seok Lee, Kyung Hoon Min, Jae Jeong Shim, Sue In Choi, Dong Won Park, Chan Kwon Park, Eun Joo Kang, Hwan Seok Yong, Bong Kyung Shin, Hyun Koo Kim, Sung Yong Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):127-136. Published online July 29, 2021
Background/Aims: Adjuvant chemotherapy is the standard of care for resected stage II-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NCSLC). The efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB (< 4 cm) NSCLC with high-risk factors is controversial.
Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included 285 stage IB..
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Hemato-oncology
Risk factors for primary lung cancer among never-smoking women in South Korea: a retrospective nationwide population-based cohort study
Yoon Ho Ko, Seung Joon Kim, Wan-Seop Kim, Chan Kwon Park, Cheol-Kyu Park, Yang-Gun Suh, Jung Seop Eom, Sukki Cho, Jae Young Hur, Sung Ho Hwang, Jun-Pyo Myong
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(3):692-702. Published online February 19, 2020
Background/Aims: We performed a large-scale, retrospective, nationwide, cohort study to investigate the risk factors for lung cancer among never-smoking Korean females.
Methods: The study data were collected from a general health examination and questionnaire survey of eligible populations conducte..
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Pulmonology
The role of hypoxia on the acquisition of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stemness: a possible link to epigenetic regulation
Chang Dong Yeo, Nahyeon Kang, Su Yeon Choi, Bit Na Kim, Chan Kwon Park, Jin Woo Kim, Young Kyoon Kim, Seung Joon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(4):589-599. Published online June 30, 2017
A hypoxic microenvironment leads to cancer progression and increases the metastatic potential of cancer cells within tumors via epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stemness acquisition. The hypoxic response pathway can occur under oxygen tensions of < 40 mmHg through hypoxia-inducible..
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Smoking habits and nicotine dependence of North Korean male defectors
Sei Won Kim, Jong Min Lee, Woo Ho Ban, Chan Kwon Park, Hyoung Kyu Yoon, Sang Haak Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):685-693. Published online March 8, 2016
Background/Aims: The smoking rates and patterns in the North Korean population are not well known. More than 20,000 North Korean defectors have settled in South Korea; thus, we can estimate the current North Korean smoking situation using this group.
Methods: All North Korean defectors spend their ..
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Effect of intranasal rosiglitazone on airway inflammation and remodeling in a murine model of chronic asthma
Hwa Young Lee, Chin Kook Rhee, Ji Young Kang, Chan Kwon Park, Sook Young Lee, Soon Suk Kwon, Young Kyoon Kim, Hyoung Kyu Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):89-97. Published online December 28, 2015
Background/Aims: Asthma is characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness, inflammation, and remodeling. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors have been reported to regulate inflammatory responses in many cells. In this study, we examined the effects of intranasal rosiglitazone on airway remodeli..
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Transformation into large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma associated with acquired resistance to erlotinib in nonsmall cell lung cancer
Jeong Uk Lim, In Sook Woo, Yun Hwa Jung, Jae Ho Byeon, Chan Kwon Park, Tae Jung Kim, Hyo Rim Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):830-833. Published online October 31, 2014
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