Rheumatology
Inflammation is responsible for systemic bone loss in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis treated with rituximab
Mie Jin Lim, Kyong-Hee Jung, Seong-Ryul Kwon, Won Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):912-922. Published online October 23, 2023
Background/Aims: We investigated the effect of rituximab on systemic bone metabolism in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Methods: Twenty seropositive patients with RA were enrolled and administered one cycle of rituximab. If RA became active for > 6 months after the first ritux..
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Two-year clinical outcomes after discontinuation of long-term golimumab therapy in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Kichul Shin, Hyun Mi Kwon, Min Jung Kim, Myung Jae Yoon, Hyun Gyung Chai, Seong-Wook Kang, Won Park, Sung-Hwan Park, Chang Hee Suh, Hyun Ah Kim, Seung-Geun Lee, Choong Ki Lee, Sang-Cheol Bae, Yong-Beom Park, Yeong Wook Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):1061-1069. Published online December 13, 2021
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate long-term post-discontinuation outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had been treated with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNF-αi) which was then discontinued.
Methods: Sixty Korean patients with RA who participated i..
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Simplified disease activity changes in real-world practice: a nationwide observational study of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis patients with moderate-to-high disease activity
Kichul Shin, Sung Soo Kim, Sang-Heon Lee, Seung-Jae Hong, Sung Jae Choi, Jung-Yoon Choe, Seung-Geun Lee, Hoon-Suk Cha, Eun Young Lee, Sung-Hwan Park, Jin-Wuk Hur, Sung Soo Na, Chang-Hee Suh, Min Wook So, Seung Won Choi, Dong-Hyuk Sheen, Won Park, Shin-Seok Lee, Wan Hee Ryu, Jin Seok Kim, Jung Soo Song, Hye Soon Lee, Seong Ho Kim, Dae-Hyun Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(1):231-239. Published online January 28, 2019
Background/Aims: The objective of this study was to compare changes in the simplified disease activity index (SDAI) between biologic (b) and conventional (c) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) users with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in daily clinical practice. Methods: This was ..
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Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in Korean patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
Han Joo Baek, Mie Jin Lim, Won Park, Sung Hwan Park, Seung-Cheol Shim, Dae-Hyun Yoo, Hyun Ah Kim, Soo Kon Lee, Yun Jong Lee, Young Eun Park, Hoon-Suk Cha, Yeong-Wook Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(4):917-931. Published online January 17, 2018
Background/Aims: To investigate the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab (TCZ) humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor monoclonal antibody, in Korean patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) refractory to conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) including methotrexate (MTX)
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Rapid onset of efficacy predicts response to therapy with certolizumab plus methotrexate in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
Young Mo Kang, Young-Eun Park, Won Park, Jung-Yoon Choe, Chul-Soo Cho, Seung-Cheol Shim, Sang Cheol Bae, Chang-Hee Suh, Hoon-Suk Cha, Eun Mi Koh, Yeong-Wook Song, Bin Yoo, Shin-Seok Lee, Min-Chan Park, Sang-Heon Lee, Catherine Arendt, Willem Koetse, Soo-Kon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(6):1224-1233. Published online January 5, 2018
Background/Aims: The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of add-on therapy with certolizumab pegol (CZP) in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients of a single ethnicity.
Methods: In this 24-week, phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, eligible p..
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Early effects of tumor necrosis factor inhibition on bone homeostasis after soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor use
Mie Jin Lim, Seong Ryul Kwon, Kowoon Joo, Min Jung Son, Shin-Goo Park, Won Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(6):807-813. Published online October 31, 2014
Background/Aims: Our aim was to assess whether short-term treatment with soluble tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor affects circulating markers of bone metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.
Methods: Thirty-three active RA patients, treated with oral disease-modifying antirheumatic dru..
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A Comparison of Three Different Guidelines for Osteoporosis Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Korea
Jiyeol Yoon, Seong-Ryul Kwon, Mie-Jin Lim, Kowoon Joo, Chang-Gi Moon, Jihun Jang, Won Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(4):436-446. Published online November 27, 2010
Background/AimsOsteoporotic fractures are an important comorbidity with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We determined the overall fracture risk as assessed by the World Health Organization (WHO)'s FRAX® tool in Korean patients with seropositive RA. Additionally, we compared treatm..
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A Case of Hypothermia Combined with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Moon Hee Yang, Won Park, Sung Kwon Bae, Sung Soo Kim, Yong Hwan Lee, Kyung Wook Lee, Jung Soo Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2001;16(1):44-46. Published online March 1, 2001
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Evaluation of Finger Blood Flow with Tc-99m MDP methylene diphosphonate
Shin Ho Bang, Young Suk Oh, Hyun Jin Park, Tae Kwang Lee, Jin Seok Yang, Sang Min Lee, Kyung Wan Min, Won Park
Korean J Intern Med. 1992;7(2):94-102. Published online July 1, 1992
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Impaired Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Function in Chronically Hemodialyzed Patients with Iron Overload
Won Park, Dae Hwan Jang, Seong Hee Kim, Chang Soon Han, Wan Sik Shin, Ho Youn Kim, Dong Jip Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 1988;3(1):64-72. Published online January 1, 1988
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