Hemato-oncology / Original Article
The clinical, laboratory, and radiologic improvement due to siltuximab treatment in idiopathic multicentric Castleman’s disease
Gi-June Min, Young-Woo Jeon, Sung-Soo Park, Silvia Park, Seung-Hawn Shin, Seung-Ah Yahng, Jae-Ho Yoon, Sung-Eun Lee, Byung-Sik Cho, Ki-Seong Eom, Yoo-Jin Kim, Seok Lee, Hee-Je Kim, Chang-Ki Min, Dong-Wook Kim, Jong-Wook Lee, Seok-Goo Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):424-432. Published online February 24, 2020
Background/Aims: Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) comprises approximately 30% of all cases of Castleman disease. It is characterized by constitutional symptoms, enlarged lymph nodes at multiple anatomical sites, and laboratory test abnormalities, which are primarily related to the o..
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Hemato-oncology / Review
Targeting the CXCL12/CXCR4 axis in acute myeloid leukemia: from bench to bedside
Byung-Sik Cho, Hee-Je Kim, Marina Konopleva
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(2):248-257. Published online February 21, 2017
The interactions between the cancerous cells of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment have been postulated to be important for resistance to chemotherapy and disease relapse in AML. The chemokine receptor CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) and its ligand, CXC motif li..
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Clinical manifestations of autoimmune disease-related non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a Korean single-center, retrospective clinical study
Young-Woo Jeon, Jae-Ho Yoon, Sung-Eun Lee, Ki-Seong Eom, Yoo-Jin Kim, Hee-Je Kim, Seok Lee, Chang-Ki Min, Jong Wook Lee, Woo-Sung Min, Seok-Goo Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;31(5):944-952. Published online July 7, 2016
Background/Aims: Recently, large cohort studies regarding associations between autoimmune disease and lymphomas have been reported in a few Western countries. However, Asian data concerning autoimmune-related lymphomas are limited. Therefore, we evaluated the clinical characteristics and prognostic ..
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Letter to the editor
Limited immune tolerance induced by transient mixed chimerism
Ji Hyun Yu, Byung Ha Chung, Eun Ji Oh, Ji-Il Kim, Hee-Je Kim, In Sung Moon, Chul Woo Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(5):735-738. Published online August 27, 2015
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Hemato-oncology / Original Article
Role of frontline autologous stem cell transplantation in young, high-risk diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients
Jae-Ho Yoon, Jong-Wook Kim, Young-Woo Jeon, Sung-Eun Lee, Ki-Seong Eom, Yoo-Jin Kim, Seok Lee, Hee-Je Kim, Chang-Ki Min, Jong-Wook Lee, Woo-Sung Min, Chong-Won Park, Seok-Goo Cho
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):362-371. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: Several studies have demonstrated the effect of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) as a salvage treatment for patients with relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, the role of auto-HSCT as a frontline treatment has not been fully investig..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Clinical characteristics and the usefulness of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test in hematologic patients with hepatic or splenic lesions
Jae-Cheol Kwon, Si-Hyun Kim, Sun Hee Park, Su-Mi Choi, Dong-Gun Lee, Jung-Hyun Choi, Jin-Hong Yoo, Yoo-Jin Kim, Seok Lee, Hee-Je Kim, Seok-Goo Cho, Jong-Wook Lee, Woo-Sung Min
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(2):187-196. Published online February 27, 2013
Background/AimsHepatic or splenic lesions in hematologic patients are not defined well because they are not easy to evaluate due to limitations of invasive procedures. Management typically depends on the clinical diagnosis with few microbiological data. Me..
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Case Report
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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Original Article
Bone Marrow T Cells are Superior to Splenic T Cells to Induce Chimeric Conversion After Non-Myeloablative Bone Marrow Transplantation
Hyun-Sil Park, Seok-Goo Cho, Min-Jung Park, So-Youn Min, Hong-Seok Chang, Hee-Je Kim, Seok Lee, Chang-Ki Min, Jong-Wook Lee, Woo-Sung Min, Chun-Choo Kim, Ho-Youn Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(3):252-262. Published online August 26, 2009
Background/AimsThe bone marrow functions not only as the primary B-lymphocyte-producing organ but also as a secondary lymphoid organ for CD4 and CD8 cell responses and a site of preferential homing and persistence for memory T cells. Bone marrow T (BM-T) cells are distinguishe..
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