• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.144-150
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• 2008

악성종양을 치료하는데 있어서 수술, 화학요법, 방사선 치료 등을 포함한 항암치료는 악성도의 증가를 방지할 뿐만 아니라 항암제의 독성과 용량을 줄여주는 역할을 한다. 방사선 치료의 효과는 일반적으로 수회에 걸쳐 조사시 종양이 더 효과적으로 파괴된다. 환자는 주로 두경부에 국소적으로, 때로는 전신에 걸쳐 방사선을 조사받게 된다. 그러나 방사선 요법의 부작용으로 구강건조증, pH가 낮은 타액의 생성, 구강미생물의 변화 등으로 인한 방사선 우식증과 미각 이상, 점막염 등 다양한 구강내 합병증을 동반하게 된다. 그리고 성장하고 있는 소아의 경우에는 발육 중인 치열과 지지구조들에 큰 영향을 줄 수 있다. 치근 발육의 장애, 법랑질 형성부전, 왜소치, 무치증, 치아맹출 장애, 하악이나 상악의 저형성 등과 같은 다양한 현상이 나타날 수 있으며 이러한 현상은 비가역적이다. 특히 발생과정 중에 있는 치아는 그 발생단계에 따라 영향을 받는다. 본 증례는 치열 발육 단계에서 국소적 혹은 전신적으로 방사선 치료를 받은 어린이에서 나타난 영구치 치근 발육장애에 대해 보고하는 바이다. 이 환자들은 생후 $3{\sim}4$세 경에 악성 종양 치료를 위해 방사선 치료를 받았고 영구치 치근의 저형성, 조기 치수 폐쇄 소견을 보였다. 방사선 조사로 인한 구강환경 변화로 인해 우식발생률이 높으므로 철저한 구강 위생교육과 불소도포 등이 필요할 것이며, 짧은 치근을 가진 치아는 동요도의 증가 여부와 관리를 위해 정기적인 방사선 촬영 및 검진이 필요하다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.6129-6132
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• 2012

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of simultaneous accelerated radiation therapy (SMART) and concurrent weekly paclitaxel in the treatment of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods: Forty-one patients with pathologically confirmed nasopharyngeal carcinoma were treated by SMART with concurrent weekly paclitaxel. Daily fraction doses of 2.5 Gy and 2.0 Gy were prescribed to the gross tumor volume (GTV) and clinical target volume (CTV) to a total dose of 70 Gy and 56 Gy, respectively. Paclitaxel of $45mg/m^2$ was administered concurrently with radiation therapy every week. Adjuvant chemotherapy was given four weeks after the completion of the radiotherapy (RT) if the tumor demonstrated only a partial response (PR). Results: All patients completed the radiotherapy (RT) course. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered to 12 patients due to PR. The CR (complete remission) rate was 82.9% three months after RT. Thirty-nine (95.1%) patients completed the concurrent weekly chemotherapy with paclitaxel, and two patients skipped their sixth course. Seven patients had a 15% dosage reduction at the fifth and sixth course due to grade 3 mucositis. The median follow-up was 30 (range, 14-42) months. The three-year overall survival (OS), metastases-free survival (MFS), and local control rates were 77.0%, 64.4%, and 97.6%, respectively. No correlation between survival rate and T or N stage was observed. Grade 3 acute mucositis and xerostomia were present in 17.1% and 7.1%, respectively. Conclusion: SMART with concurrent weekly paclitaxel is a potentially effective and toxicity tolerable approach in the treatment of locally advanced NPC.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권16호
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• pp.7309-7313
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• 2015

Background: The organ preservation approach of choice for the treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancers is concurrent chemoradiation with three weekly high doses of cisplatin. Although this is an efficacious treatment policy, it has high acute systemic and mucosal toxicities, which lead to frequent treatment breaks and increased overall treatment time. Hence, the current study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of concurrent chemoradiation using 40 mg/m2 weekly cisplatin. Materials and Methods: This is a single institutional retrospective study including the data of 266 locally advanced head and neck cancer patients who were treated with concurrent chemoradiation using 40 mg/m2 weekly cisplatin from January 2012 to January 2014. A p-value of < 0.05 was taken to be significant statistically for all purposes in the study. Results: The mean age of the study patients was 48.8 years. Some 36.1% of the patients had oral cavity primary tumors. The mean overall treatment time was 57.2 days. With a mean follow up of 15.2 months for all study patients and 17.5 months for survivors, 3 year local control, locoregional control and disease free survival were seen in 62.8%, 42.8% and 42.1% of the study patients. Primary tumor site, nodal stage of disease, AJCC stage of the disease and number of cycles of weekly cisplatin demonstrated statistically significant correlations with 3 year local control, locoregional control and disease free survival. Conclusions: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with moderate dose weekly cisplatin is an efficacious treatment regime for locally advanced head and neck cancers with tolerable toxicity which can be used in developing countries with limited resources.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.38-46
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• 1996

The traditional methodology in Ewing's sarcoma was chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Recently surgery is reemerging as an important therapeutic tool and some paper report increased survival with it. The purpose of this nonrandomized study is to evaluate our result of Ewing's sarcoma with surgery, retrospectively. We experienced 30 cases for seven years and among them 6 were extraskeletal. In location, axial was 10 cases and peripheral was 20. By Enneking's classification, state IIB was 26 cases and IIIB was 4. Eighteen patients took operation, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, and remaining twelve took chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy only. Type of operation was limb salvage in 16 cases and amputation 2. Average dosage of radiation was 45.1Gy. Six kinds of chemotherapeutic regimen were used, but among them main protocols were Ifosfamide-Adriamycin(17 cases) and IESS(Cytoxan, Adriamycin, Methotrexate, Vincristine:8 cases). Complications were as follows. In operation group, there were 3 local recurrence and one case of nonunion. In nonoperated group, one local recurrence and one pancytopenia resulting in death. Average follow up was 29.7 months. Kaplan-Meier's ten year actuarial survival rate for the whole 30 cases was 26.8%. Significant difference in survival exists between central and peripheral lesions(p=0.05, by log rank test). Types of chemotherapy and surgery itself showed no significance. But surgery is important in function and local control. More intensive chemotherapeutic regimen to prevent distant metastasis and combined surgery and radiotherapy may be needed in Ewing's sarcoma.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.5631-5635
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• 2013

Cochlea hair cell death is regarded to be responsible for the radiation-induced sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), which is one of the principal complications of radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancers. In this mini-review, we focus on the current progresses trying to unravel mechanisms of radiation-induced hair cell death and find out possible protection. P53, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathways have been proposed as pivotal in the processes leading to radiation hair cell death. Potential protectants, such as amifostine, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and epicatechin (EC), are claimed to be effective at reducing radiation-inducedhair cell death. The RT dosage, selection and application of concurrent chemotherapy should be pre-examined in order to minimize the damage to cochlea hair cells.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.1179-1191
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• 1999

This study was conducted to identify appetite and nutritional status of 48 cancer patients who have been irradiated over 150$\textrm{cm}^2$ on chest or pelvic area over the three-month period. The data were gathered 3 phases, Each from initiation to completion of radiotherapy through the questionnaires of anorexia, the anthropometric and biochemical measures were used such as weight, TSF, MAC, MAMC, serum albumin and hemoglobin, TLC. Using SAS program, data were analyzed by percentage, Mean$\pm$SD, and two-way repeated measures ANOVA. The results were summarized as follows : 1. Eighty five percent(85%) of the subjects were aged from fifties to sixties. Cancers in the chest area occurred in 100% of men, 56% of the all subjects. The other 44% were pelvic cancer and 71% of the pelvic cancer occurred in women. 2. There were no significant differences in the appetite scores by all groups(characteristics). Changes of the appetite score over time were statistically significant by age, sex, cancer areas staging, treatment modality, and radiation dosage (F=4.0, p=.022; t=6.09, p=.003; t=4.90, p=.009; F=3.28, p=.042; t=5.04, p=.0084; t=4.76, p=.011). The appetite score on the 2nd phase (4 weeks after initiating radiotherapy) decreased from the 1st phase (initiating irradiation), and then increased on the 3rd phase (completing irradiation). 3. There were no significant differences in the body weight and MAMC by all characteristics, and no changes in the body weight and MAMC over time. However there were significant differences of TSF, MAC, level of hemoglobin, level of albumin, and TLC by all characteristics during the three phases. TSF of the men and the chest cancer were lower than those of the women and the pelvic cancer (t=73.20, p=.0001; t=22.91, p=.0001). And there was significant difference by cancer staging(F=3.19, p=.050). But there was no change in TSF over time. MAC of the men and the chest cancer were lower than those of the women and the pelvic cancer each(t=9.23, p=.004; t=17.85, p=.0001). But no change in MAC over time. Levels of hemoglobin had significant differences by age, sex and cancer areas; levels of hemoglobin of older than the fifties, men, and chest area were higher than those on the others(F=3.82, p=.029; t=21.75, p=.0001; t=8.71, p=.005). Levels of albumin were significant differences by sex and cancer areas; levels of albumin on women, and pelvic area were higher than those on the others(t=6.34, p=.015; t=15.23, p=.0003). While the levels of hemoglobin were changed over time, levels of albumin were not changed and within normal limit. TLC of the men was higher than women(t=5.05, p=.029). Changes in the level of hemoglobin over time were statistically significant according to sex, cancer areas, and radiation dosage(t=3.49, p=.035; t=3.36, p=.039; t=4.04, p=.021).

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2014

Purpose: To evaluate the results of postoperative radiotherapy in patients with extra-hepatic bile duct cancer (EHBDC) and identify the prognostic factors for local control and survival. Materials and Methods: Between January 2001 and December 2010, we retrospectively reviewed the cases of 70 patients with EHBDC who had undergone curative resection and received postoperative radiotherapy. The median radiation dose was 50.4 Gy (range, 41.4 to 54 Gy). The resection margin status was R0 in 30 patients (42.9%), R1 in 25 patients (35.7%), and R2 in 15 patients (21.4%). Results: The 5-year rates of overall survival (OS), event-free survival (EFS), and locoregional control (LRC) for all patients were 42.9%, 38.3%, and 61.2%, respectively. The major pattern of failure was distant relapses (33 patients, 47.1%). A multivariate analysis showed that the postradiotherapy CA19-9 level, radiation dose (${\geq}50$ Gy), R2 resection margins, perineural invasion, and T stage were the significant prognostic factors for OS, EFS, and LRC. OS was not significantly different between the patients receiving R0 and R1 resections, but was significantly lower among those receiving R2 resection (54.6%, 56.1%, and 7.1% for R0, R1, and R2 resections, respectively). Conclusion: In patients with EHBDC who had undergone curative resection, a postoperative radiotherapy dose less than 50 Gy was suboptimal for OS and LRC. Higher radiation doses may be needed to obtain better LRC. Further investigation of novel therapy or palliative treatment should be considered for patients receiving R2 resection.

• International journal of thyroidology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2018

Background and Objectives: Radioactive iodine therapy (RAI) is an important treatment modality of Graves' disease (GD), but there is still not a consensus on the optimal dosage regimen. We studied the treatment success rate of different RAI doses, and examined which clinical markers were useful for determining the optimal RAI dosage for successful therapy in Korean patients. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively studied 123 patients with GD treated with RAI between 2004 and 2014 at Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital. The responder group was defined as patients who developed hypothyroidism requiring levothyroxine replacement following RAI, regardless of the RAI dosage. Results: A total of 54 patients (43.9%) became hypothyroid after the first dose, and 31 needed two to four additional doses to achieve hypothyroidism. In the responder group as a whole (85 patients), the mean total dose of RAI was $15.5{\pm}7.0mCi$ and the mean thyroid volume (TV) was $35.4{\pm}23.4mL$. When divided into low dose (<15 mCi, n=46) and high dose (${\geq}15mCi$, n=39) responder groups, TV was significantly lower in the low-dose responder group ($25.7{\pm}11.4$ vs. $48.4{\pm}31.3$, p<0.001). The optimal cut-off TV for the low-dose responder group was <32.37 mL (sensitivity 80.9%, specificity 76.7%). Conclusion: TV had significant effects on the outcome of RAI in GD patients. The optimal fixed RAI dose for Korean GD patients with a large goiter (${\geq}33mL$) should be at least 15 mCi to achieve the best outcome.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 2002

배경 : 통증은 암 환자에서 가장 두려운 증상중의 하나이다. 암 환자의 $65{\sim}85%$가 통증을 경험하였고, 이들 환자에게 때에 따라서는 고용량의 몰핀이 사용되기도 한다. 그러나 많은 의사들은 아직까지 몰핀에 대한 두려움을 가지고 있어, 고용량의 몰핀을 쓰는 데 주저하고 있다. 이에 저자 등은 말기 암 환자에서 몰핀 사용에 대한 실태조사를 통해 몰핀 용량에 따른 차이가 있는지 여부를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 : 2000년 7월 1일부터 2001년 12월 31일까지 경기도 고양시 소재 일개 종합병원 가정의학과에 입원하여 1주일 이상 생존하였다가 임종한 암 환자 99명을 대상으로 환자의 인구통계학적인 자료 임상 병리 검사, 몰핀 사용 용량 등을 조차하였다. 몰핀은 사용 용량에 따라 OME(oral morphine equivalent)로 계산하여 150 mg이하면 저용량으로 150 mg 초과면 고용량 군으로 나누어, 나이, 성별, 암의 종류, 전이 여부, 몰핀의 부작용 등의 측면에서 두 군간의 차이가 있는 지를 ch-square test를 통해 분석하였다. 결과 : 평균 연령에서는 저용량군이 $65.0{\pm}13.1$세, 고용량군이 $59.9{\pm}11.6$세였고, 성별은 저용량군이 남자 32명(50.0%), 여자 32명(50.0%), 고용량군은 남자 15명(51.7%), 여자 14명(48.3%)이었다. 암의 종류를 보면 두 군 다 위암이 제일 많았고, 그 다음으로 폐암 순이었다. 전이 여부에서는 저용량군 중 58명(90.6%), 고용량군 중 28명(96.6%)에서 전이가 있었다. 기타 완화적 목적의 방사선 치료나 부작용 측면에서 두 군간의 차이는 없었다. 결론 : 암 환자에서 임종 1주일 동안 몰핀 용량에 따른 차이는 없었다. 그러므로 말기 암환자를 치료하는데 있어 고용량 몰핀 사용을 주저할 필요는 없다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.241-253
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• 1990

1980.6.부터 1985.12.까지 고신의료원 치료방사선과에서 방사선 단독 치료한 병기 IIb 자궁경부암 환자 331명에 대하여 후향적으로 생존율 치료 실패 및 합병증 등에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 방사선 치료요소들을 분석조사 하였다. 5년 생존율과 무병생존율은 각각 $82.8{\%}$와 $82.4{\%}$였다. 방사선 치료 6주 경과에 분석한 골반내 관해율은 전골반 외부 조사후 강내조사한 예에서는 $98.6{\%}$였고 축소조사한 추가 치료한 예에서는 $71.6{\%}$였다. 전골반 방사선 조사후 완전관해를 보였던 예에서의 5년 생존율은 $98.9{\%}$였지만 국소치료실패 및 원격전이한 예에서는 $12.9{\%}$였다. Point A에 $7500{\~}8500$ cGy를 조사한 예에서는 $88.5{\%}$의 5년 생존율을 보였고 합병증은 $4.9{\%}$였지만 그 이상의 조사량에서는 생존율은 증가한지 않았고 합병증만 증가하였다. $18.7{\%}$(62예)에서 치료실패를 보였는데, 이중국소치료실패가 $72.6{\%}$(45예), 국소 및 골반임파 치료실패가 $3.2{\%}$(2예)였으며 원격전이 실패는 $24{\%}$(15)였다. 합병증은 $15.1{\%}$(50예)였는데 이중 $42{\%}$가 직장 출혈 및 협착이였다. Point A의 조사량은 8500 cGy가 합병증 유발의한계 조사량 이였으며 합병증의 $70{\%}$가 그 이상의 조사양에서 발생하였다. 직장 합병증은 6500 cGy이상에서 발생하였고 방광합병증은 7500 cGy이상에서 발생하였다. 사망의 원인으로는 국소치료실패로 인한 전신쇠약이 대다수였으며 전체 사망원인으로는 국소치료 실패로 인한 전신쇠약이 대다수였으며 전체 사망원인의 $73.7{\%}$였고 그외 폐, 간, 뼈 전이순이였으며 방사선합병증으로 인한 사망은 3예에 지나지 않았다. 상기와 같은 결과에 대한 결론으로 크기가 아주 큰 종양이나 Barrel형태의 종양의 방사선 치료에는 지금 많이 사용되고 있는 4000 cGy이상의 외부 조사량이 강내조사전에 골반관해를 성취하기 위해 필요한 것을 알 수 있었다.