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Endocrinology-metabolism
The efficacy of denosumab in Korean male patients with osteoporosis
Chaiho Jeong, Jeonghoon Ha, Jinyoung Kim, Yejee Lim, Mee Kyoung Kim, Hyuk-Sang Kwon, Ki-Ho Song, Moo Il Kang, Ki-Hyun Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):1011-1020. Published online June 3, 2022
Background/Aims: Despite the prominence of denosumab as the number one prescribed anti-osteoporosis drug in Korea, the effects of denosumab in male osteoporosis patients were not researched sufficiently. Moreover, concerns on rebound vertebral fractures associated with poor denosumab adherence exist..
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Hemato-oncology
Survival impact of adherence to tyrosine kinase inhibitor in chronic myeloid leukemia
Yundeok Kim, Tae-Hwa Go, Jaeyeon Jang, Jii Bum Lee, Seung Taek Lim, Kwang Yong Shim, Jong In Lee, Jee Hyun Kong
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1450-1458. Published online November 1, 2021
Background/Aims: Adherence to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has become a critical aspect of care in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). We aimed to examine the association of TKI adherence with overall survival (OS) outcomes in Korean patients diagnosed with CML and treated with TKIs using data from..
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Young-onset type 2 diabetes in South Korea: a review of the current status and unmet need
Ye Seul Yang, Kyungdo Han, Tae Seo Sohn, Nam Hoon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(5):1049-1058. Published online September 1, 2021
The prevalence of young-onset (diagnosis at age < 40 years) type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing globally. Young-onset T2DM has a common pathophysiology of glucose dysregulation as in late-onset T2DM. However, it presents a greater association with obesity and a more rapid decline in β-ce..
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Rheumatology
Medication nonadherence in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis: the importance of belief
about medication and illness perception
Young Sun Suh, Yun-Hong Cheon, Hyun-Ok Kim, Rock-Bum Kim, Ki Soo Park, Sang-Hyon Kim, Seung-Geun Lee, Eun-Kyoung Park, Jian Hur, Sang-Il Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):203-210. Published online April 20, 2017
Background/Aims: To investigate medication nonadherence in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and analyze related factors.
Methods: A total of 292 patients with RA participated in this study. Medication nonadherence, intentional or unintentional, was gauged via self-reported questionnai..
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