• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.5973-5981
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• 2013

At present, the most common cause of cancer-related death in women is breast cancer. In a large proportion of breast cancers, there is the overexpression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). This receptor is a 185 KDa growth factor glycoprotein, also known as the first tumor-associated antigen for different types of breast cancers. Moreover, HER2 is an appropriate cell-surface specific antigen for passive immunotherapy, which relies on the repeated application of monoclonal antibodies that are transferred to the patient. However, vaccination is preferable because it would stimulate a patient's own immune system to actively respond to a disease. In the current study, several bioinformatics tools were used for designing synthetic peptide vaccines. PEPOP was used to predict peptides from HER2 ECD subdomain III in the form of discontinuous-continuous B-cell epitopes. Then, T-cell epitope prediction web servers MHCPred, SYFPEITHI, HLA peptide motif search, Propred, and SVMHC were used to identify class-I and II MHC peptides. In this way, PEPOP selected 12 discontinuous peptides from the 3D structure of the HER2 ECD subdomain III. Furthermore, T-cell epitope prediction analyses identified four peptides containing the segments 77 (384-391) and 99 (495-503) for both B and T-cell epitopes. This work is the only study to our knowledge focusing on design of in silico potential novel cancer peptide vaccines of the HER2 ECD subdomain III that contain epitopes for both B and T-cells. These findings based on bioinformatics analyses may be used in vaccine design and cancer therapy; saving time and minimizing the number of tests needed to select the best possible epitopes.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.753-757
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• 2013

Objective: To evaluate the relationships between lymph node ratio (LNR, the ratio of positive lymph nodes in excised axillary lymph nodes) and disease-free survival (DFS) by comparing with traditional absolute positive lymph node number (pN classification) for prediction of breast cancer (BC) progrnosis. Methods and Patients: We retrospectively reviewed patients who received comprehensive therapy in Department of Breast Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, China from Jan 2002 to Dec 2006 (Group A), and Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China from Jun 2008 to May 2012 (Group B). Patients were allocated to low-risk (${\leq}0.20$), intermediate-risk (> 0.20 but ${\leq}0.65$), high-risk (>0.65) groups by LNR. The primary endpoint was 5-DFS. Results: A total of 294 patients were included in our study. LNR was verified as a negative prognostic factor for DFS (P=0.002 in Group A, P<0.0001 in Group B). Then we found the effects of pN and LNR delamination on disease-free survival (DFS) had statistical significance (P=0.012 for pN and P=0.031 for LNR stratification in Group A, both of them P<0.001 in Group B). Compared to pN staging, LNR staging displayed superior performance in prognosis, the adjusted hazard ratio of recurrence being 2.07 (95%CI, 1.07 to 4.0) for intermediate risk group (P=0.030) and 2.44 (95%CI, 1.21 to 4.92) for high risk group (P=0.013) in Group A. Conclusions: LNR stratification proved an adverse prognostic factor of DFS in lymph nodes positive invasive BC using cut-off values 0.20 and 0.65, and was more predictive than traditional pN classification for 5-DFS.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

유방암 관련 기존 AI 연구는 보조적인 진단 예측이나 임상적 요인에 따른 진료 결과를 예측하는 주제가 많았다. 또한 연구기관의 코호트 자료나 일부 환자 자료를 이용하는 경우가 대부분이었다. 본 논문에서는 건강보험심사평가원이 보유하고 있는 전 국민 유방암 환자의 전수 데이터를 활용하여 유방암 환자의 40~50대와 다른 연령대 간의 생존 여부 예측과 생존 여부에 미치는 요인의 차이점을 분석했다. 그 결과, 환자들의 생존 여부 예측 정밀도는 40~50대가 평균 0.93으로 60~80대 0.86 보다 높았으며, 요인에 있어서도 40~50대는 치료횟수(46%)가, 60~80대는 나이(32%)의 변수 중요도가 제일 높았다. 기존 연구와 성능 비교 결과, 평균 정밀도가 0.90으로 기존 논문의 정밀도 0.81보다 높았다. 적용 알고리즘별 성능 비교 결과, 의사결정나무(Decision Tree), 랜덤포레스트(Random Forest) 및 그래디언트부스팅(Gradient Boosting)의 전체 평균 정밀도는 0.90, 재현율은 1.0으로 연령대 그룹 내에서 동일하였으며, 다층퍼셉트론(Multi-Layer Perceptron)의 정밀도는 0.89, 재현율은 1.0 이었다. 심평원의 전 국민 심사청구 빅데이터 가치 활용을 제고하기 위해 비전문가용 머신러닝 자동화(Auto ML) 도구를 사용한 더 많은 연구가 진행되기를 바란다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.111-119
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• 1994

배경 및 목적: 폐암 환자의 다수가 흡연력이 있고 만성 폐쇄성 폐질환이 병발되어 있으므로 수술후 폐기능의 변화를 정확히 예측하는 것은 수술후 합병증을 예방하는데 중요하다. 폐 절제술 후 잔여 폐기능을 예측함에 있어 현재까지 99mTc-MAA를 이용한 폐관류 스캔이 많이 이용되어 왔지만 이론적으로 폐환기와 폐관류의 불일치가 있는 경우 오차가 있을 수 있어 $^{99m}Tc$-DTPA 연무흡입 환기 스캔을 이용해 잔류 폐기능을 예측하여 관류 스캔을 비교하여 보았다. 방법: 수술전 연무 흡입스캔과 관류 스캔을 시행하고 수술전에 폐기능을 실시하여 잔여 폐기능을 예측하고 수술후 2개월 뒤에 폐기능을 실시하여 상관관계를 비교하여 보았다. 전 폐절제술인 경우: 수술전 폐기능$\times$전체 폐에 대한 잔류폐의 비 폐엽 절제술인 경우: 수술전 폐기능$\times$(1-침범된 폐의 전체폐에 대한 비$\times$절제될 폐의 분절 수/침범된 폐의 총 분절 수) 결과: 1) $FEV_1$에서 연무 흡입스캔을 이용하여 예측한 값과 실측치 간의 상관 계수는 0.94(p<0.0001), 폐관류 스캔을 이용한 경우는 0.86(p<0.0001)이었으며 두 군간에 통계학적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 2) FVC에 흡입스캔을 이용한 경우 상관 계수가 0.91(p<0.0001)이었고 폐관류 스캔에서는 0.72(p=0.0005)로 연무 흡입스캔으로 예측한 군에서 상관 관계가 좋았다. 3) $FEF_{25-75%}$에서의 결과는 연무 흡입스캔을 이용한 경우 상관 계수가 0.87(p=0.0001), 폐관류 스캔에서는 상관 계수가 0.87(p<0.0001)로 두 군간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 4) 두 스캔을 동시에 시행한 군에서 비교한 결과를 보면 연무 흡입 스캔에서 상관 계수는 $FEV_1$ 0.97(p<0.0001), FVC 0.95(p<0.0001), $FEF_{25-75%}$ 0.85(p<0.001)이었고 폐관류 스캔에서는 $FEV_1$ 0.97(p<0.0001), FVC 0.96(p<0.0001), $FEF_{25-75%}$ 0.83(p<0.002)로 두 군간에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결론: 수술후 잔여 폐기능을 예측함에 있어 연무 흡입스캔 및 관류 스캔사이에 큰 차이가 없었으며 비교적 정확했고 폐기능중에서는 $FEV_1$이 가장 상관 관계가 좋았다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2015

Currently, detecting biochemical differences before and after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) for improved prediction of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is a major clinical challenge. In this pilot study, we analyzed the kinetics of circulating adipokine levels in patients with or without aGVHD before and after allogeneic SCT. Serum samples were obtained and stored at $-80^{\circ}C$ within 3 hours after collection, prior to conditioning and at engraftment after transplantation. A protein array system was used to measure the levels of 7 adipokines of patients with aGVHD (n=20) and without aGVHD (n=20). The resistin level at engraftment was significantly increased (p<0.001) after transplantation, regardless of aGVHD occurrence. In the non-aGVHD group, the concentrations of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) (mean values${\pm}$SD; $206.6{\pm}34.3$ vs. $432.3{\pm}108.9pg/ml$, p=0.040) and angiopoietin-2 (ANG-2) (mean values${\pm}$SD; $3,197.2{\pm}328.3$ vs. $4,471.8{\pm}568.4pg/ml$, p=0.037) at engraftment were significantly higher than those of the pre-transplant period, whereas in the aGVHD group, the levels of adipokines did not change after transplantation. Our study suggests that changes in serum HGF and ANG-2 levels could be considered helpful markers for the subsequent occurrence of aGVHD.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1125-1131
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• 2014

Background: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease causing chronic ill health in humans with a serious consequences for socio-economic development in tropical and subtropical regions. There is also evidence linking Schistosoma mansoni to colonic carcinoma occurrence. The aim of this study was to evaluate some inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers, as well as L-fucose as linkers between intestinal schistosomiasis and colonic dysplasia development in mice. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted upon 80 mice that were divided the control group (10 non infected mice) and infected group which was subdivided into 7 sub-groups (10 mice each) according to the time of sacrifaction in the post infection (p.i.) period, 10 mice being sacrificed every two weeks from 6 weeks p.i. to 18 weeks p.i. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and pentraxin 3 (PTX3) levels were estimated by immunoassay. The L-fucose level, and thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities were also evaluated in colonic tissue. Results: The current study revealed statistically significant elevation in the studied biochemical markers especially at 16 and 18 weeks p.i. The results were confirmed by histopathological examination that revealed atypical architectural and cytological changes in the form of epithelial surface serration and nuclear hyper-chromatizia at 14, 16 and 18 weeks p.i. Conclusions: inflammation, oxidative stress and L-fucose together may form an important link between Schistosomal mansoni infection and colonic dysplasia and they can be new tools for prediction of colonic dysplasia development in experimental schistosomiasis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.4113-4117
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• 2012

Breast cancer is a prevalent heterogeneous malignant disease. Gene expression profiling by DNA microarray can classify breast tumors into five different molecular subtypes: luminal A, luminal B, HER-2, basal and normal-like which have differing prognosis. Recently it has been shown that immunohistochemistry (IHC) markers including estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her2), can divide tumors to main subtypes: luminal A (ER+; PR+/-; HER-2-), luminal B (ER+;PR+/-; HER-2+), basal-like (ER-;PR-;HER2-) and Her2+ (ER-; PR-; HER-2+). Some subtypes such as basal-like subtype have been characterized by poor prognosis and reduced overall survival. Due to the importance of the ER signaling pathway in mammary cell proliferation; it appears that epigenetic changes in the $ER{\alpha}$ gene as a central component of this pathway, may contribute to prognostic prediction. Thus this study aimed to clarify the correlation of different IHC-based subtypes of breast tumors with $ER{\alpha}$ methylation in Iranian breast cancer patients. For this purpose one hundred fresh breast tumors obtained by surgical resection underwent DNA extraction for assessment of their ER methylation status by methylation specific PCR (MSP). These tumors were classified into main subtypes according to IHC markers and data were collected on pathological features of the patients. $ER{\alpha}$ methylation was found in 25 of 28 (89.3%) basal tumors, 21 of 24 (87.5%) Her2+ tumors, 18 of 34 (52.9%) luminal A tumors and 7 of 14 (50%) luminal B tumors. A strong correlation was found between $ER{\alpha}$ methylation and poor prognosis tumor subtypes (basal and Her2+) in patients (P<0.001). Our findings show that $ER{\alpha}$ methylation is correlated with poor prognosis subtypes of breast tumors in Iranian patients and may play an important role in pathogenesis of the more aggressive breast tumors.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.1203-1214
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• 2016

비만은 그 자체가 질병이면서 다른 질병의 위험인자로 사회경제학적 요인과 관련성이 높다. 급증한 국내 비만인구에 대한 사회적 차원에서의 예방을 위하여 비만과 연관성이 있는 사회경제적 요인을 파악하는 것이 중요하다. 특히, 비만과 사회경제학적 요인간의 연관성은 성별에 따라 상이할 수 있으며 지역적 변동성 역시 존재한다. 본 논문에서는 공간적 상관성을 고려하여 비만율에 영향을 미치는 사회경제적 요인의 효과를 성별에 따라 추정하고자 한다. 공간적 상관성을 설명하기 위하여 베이지안 접근법을 기반으로 한 조건부 자기회귀모형을 고려하였다. 실증예제로 2010년 서울시 25개 자치구별 비만율 자료에 대하여 제안한 공간 모형과 공간적 상관성을 고려하지 않은 모형을 적합시켜본 결과, 공간적 상관성을 고려한 모형이 모형의 적합도와 예측력 측면에서 더 우수함을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Breast Disease
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.35-38
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• 2018

Purpose: The eighth American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for breast cancer was recently published to more accurately predict the prognosis by adding biomarkers such as estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. However, this system is very complicated and difficult to use by clinicians. The authors developed a program to aid in setting up the staging system and confirmed its usefulness by applying it to theoretical combinations and actual clinical data. Methods: The program was developed using the Microsoft Excel Macro. It was used for the anatomic, clinical and pathological prognostic staging of 588 theoretical combinations. The stages were also calculated the stages using 840 patients with breast cancer without carcinoma in situ or distant metastasis who did not undergo preoperative chemotherapy. Results: The anatomic, clinical and pathological prognostic stages were identical in 240 out of 588 theoretical combinations. In the actual patients' data, stages IB and IIIB were more frequent in clinical and pathological prognostic stages than in the anatomic stage. The anatomic stage was similar to the clinical prognostic stage in 58.2% and to the pathological prognostic stage in 61.9% of patients. Oncotype DX changed the pathological prognostic stage in 2.1% of patients. Conclusion: We developed a program for the new American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system that will be useful for clinical prognostic prediction and large survival data analysis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제87권3호
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• pp.349-356
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• 2024

Background: Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is a fatal disease with varying clinical characteristics and imaging. The aim of this study was to define the clinical characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes in patients with APE at a university hospital in Thailand. Methods: Patients diagnosed with APE and admitted to our institute between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2022 were retrospectively enrolled. The clinical characteristics, investigations, and outcomes were recorded. Results: Over the 6-year study period, 369 patients were diagnosed with APE. The mean age was 65 years; 64.2% were female. The most common risk factor for APE was malignancy (46.1%). In-hospital mortality rate was 23.6%. The computed tomography pulmonary artery revealed the most proximal clots largely in segmental pulmonary artery (39.0%), followed by main pulmonary artery (36.3%). This distribution was consistent between survivors and non-survivors. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that APE mortality was associated with active malignancy, higher serum creatinine, lower body mass index (BMI), and tachycardia with adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval [CI]) of 3.70 (1.59 to 8.58), 3.54 (1.35 to 9.25), 2.91 (1.26 to 6.75), and 2.54 (1.14 to 5.64), respectively. The prediction model was constructed with area under the curve of 0.77 (95% CI, 0.70 to 0.84). Conclusion: The overall mortality rate among APE patients was 23.6%, with APE-related death accounting for 5.1%. APE mortality was associated with active malignancy, higher serum creatinine, lower BMI, and tachycardia.