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Rheumatology
Baseline use of hydroxychloroquine or immunosuppressive drugs and the risk of coronavirus disease 2019
Ji-Won Kim, Sang Gyu Kwak, Hwajeong Lee, Seong-Kyu Kim, Jung-Yoon Choe, Sung-Hoon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(3):673-680. Published online March 12, 2021
Background/Aims: The preventive role of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of HCQ and other immunosuppressive drugs on the incidence of COVID-19.
Methods: The data were collected from the South Korea Nati..
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Hemato-oncology
Comparison of three risk stratification models for non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients treated with temsirolimus as first-line therapy
In Hee Lee, Byung Woog Kang, Jong Gwang Kim, Woo Kyun Bae, Myung Seo Ki, Inkeun Park, Jae-Cheol Jo, Jin Young Kim, Sung Ae Koh, Kyung Hee Lee, Yoon Young Cho, Hun Mo Ryoo, Sang Gyu Kwak, Jung Lim Lee, Sun Ah Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):185-193. Published online October 12, 2018
Background/Aims: For metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), various prognostic scoring systems have been developed. However, owing to the low prevalence of nonclear cell RCC, the three most commonly used tools were mainly developed based on patients with clear cell histology. Accordingly, this study..
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Gastroenterology
Daclatasvir and asunaprevir combination therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1b infection in real world
Jae Young Oh, Byung Seok Kim, Chang Hyeong Lee, Jeong Eun Song, Heon Ju Lee, Jung Gil Park, Jae Seok Hwang, Woo Jin Chung, Byoung Kuk Jang, Young Oh Kweon, Won Young Tak, Soo Young Park, Se Young Jang, Jeong Ill Suh, Sang Gyu Kwak
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(4):794-801. Published online May 25, 2018
Background/Aims: Previous studies have reported a high rate of sustained virologic response (SVR) and a low rate of serious adverse events with the use of daclatasvir (DCV) and asunaprevir (ASV) combination therapy. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of DCV and ASV combination therapy for patient..
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Disparity in Crohn’s disease activity between home and clinics is associated with unscheduled hospital visits due to disease flares
Eun Soo Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Kyeong Ok Kim, Eun Young Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Seong Woo Jeon, Sang Gyu Kwak; on behalf of Crohn’s and Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):902-910. Published online January 17, 2018
Background/Aims: E-health technologies have been implemented for the management of Crohn’s disease (CD). We aimed to identify differences between patient activities at home and at routine clinic visits using a web-based self-reporting CD symptom diary (CDSD) and to determine the impact of this dis..
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