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Treatment of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma
Jae-Yong Kwak
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(4):369-377. Published online November 27, 2012
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in all countries and all age groups. DLBCL is potentially curable, and the outcome of patients with DLBCL has completely changed with the introduction of therapy involving the monoclonal antibody rituximab in..
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Toxoplasma Encephalitis in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient in Korea
Soo-Kyung Park, Jong-Ki Choi, Changhoon Yoo, Seong-Joon Park, Tae-Hoon Lee, Je-Hwan Lee, Sung-Han Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(2):235-238. Published online May 31, 2012
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Cyclosporin A Inhibits Albumin Synthesis in Huh7 Cells
Youn Joo Jeon, Yong Soo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(3):314-319. Published online September 13, 2011
Background/AimsHypoalbuminemia occurs frequently in renal transplant recipients immediately after renal transplantation. We studied the regulation of hepatic albumin synthesis by cyclosporin A (CsA) in Huh7 cells. MethodsHuh7 cells were incubate..
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Predictive Value of Post-Transplant Bone Marrow Plasma Cell Percent in Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergone Autologous Transplantation
In Hye Hwang, Joo Seop Chung, Ho Jin Shin, Young Jin Choi, Moo Kon Song, Young Mi Seol, Goon Jae Cho, Bo Gwang Choi, Mun Ki Choi, Bo Kyung Choi, Kang Hee Ahn, Kyung Hwa Shin, Hee Sun Lee, Hyung Seok Nam, Jong Min Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(1):76-81. Published online March 2, 2011
Background/AimsAutologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has become the treatment of choice for patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Studies have shown that maintenance treatment with interferon-alpha is associated with improved survival rates following ASCT. However, despit..
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Comparison of Clinical Outcomes by Different Renal Replacement Therapy in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Secondary to Lupus Nephritis
Seok-Hui Kang, Byung-Ha Chung, Sun-Ryoung Choi, Ja-Young Lee, Hoon-Suk Park, In-O Sun, Bum-Soon Choi, Cheol-Whee Park, Yong-Soo Kim, Chul-Woo Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(1):60-67. Published online March 2, 2011
Background/AimsMany studies have compared patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on renal replacement therapy (RRT) with non-lupus patients. However, few data are available on the long-term outcome of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) secondary to SLE who ..
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Changing Donor Source Pattern for Kidney Transplantation over 40 Years: A Single-Center Experience
Byung Ha Chung, Mi Hyang Jung, Sung Ha Bae, Suk Hui Kang, Hyeon Seok Hwang, Bok Jin Hyoung, So Young Lee, Youn Ju Jeon, Bum Soon Choi, Cheol Whee Park, Yong-Soo Kim, Ji-Il Kim, In Sung Moon, Chul Woo Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(3):288-293. Published online August 31, 2010
Background/AimsKidney transplantations at our center rely mainly on living donors. The purpose of this study was to suggest future donor supply directions by reviewing changing trends in donor type. MethodsDuring the past 40 years, 1,690 kidney ..
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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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Graft-versus-Leukemia Effect of Nonmyeloablative Stem Cell Transplantation
Masahiro Imamura, Junji Tanaka
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):287-298. Published online November 27, 2009
Nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation (NST) is increasingly used with beneficial effects because it can be applied to older patients with hematological malignancies and those with various complications who are not suitable for conventional myeloablative stem cell transplantation (CST). Vario..
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The Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe and Low-Dose Simvastatin as a Primary Treatment for Dyslipidemia in Renal Transplant Recipients
Hye Eun Yoon, Joon Chang Song, Bok Jin Hyoung, Hyeon Seok Hwang, So Young Lee, Youn Joo Jeon, Bum Soon Choi, Yong Soo Kim, Chul Woo Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(3):233-237. Published online August 26, 2009
Background/AimsThe efficacy and safety of a combination of ezetimibe and low-dose statin as primary treatment for dyslipidemia in renal transplant patients were evaluated prospectively. MethodsThe study enrolled 77 renal transplant recipients wi..
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Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Sang Min Lee, Jae-Jung Park, Sun Hee Sung, Yookyung Kim, Kyoung Eun Lee, Yeung-Chul Mun, Soon Nam Lee, Chu Myong Seong
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):156-159. Published online June 8, 2009
A 60-year-old man presented with cough, sputum, and dyspnea. He had a history of acute myeloid leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with chronic renal failure. Chest CT scans showed miliary nodules and patchy consolidations. Histological examination revealed numerous fibrin balls ..
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Autologous stem cell transplantation for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with residual extranodal involvement
Ock Bae Ko, Geundoo Jang, Shin Kim, Jooryung Huh, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(4):182-190. Published online December 29, 2008
Background/AimsDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in Koreans is frequently accompanied by extranodal (EN) disease at the time of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). We sought to determine whether high EN involvement affected survival following ASCT in Koreans. <..
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Comparison of the Applicability of Two Prognostic Scoring Systems In Patients with Fulminant Hepatic Failure
Won-Choong Choi, Walid C. Arnaout, Federico G. Villamil, Achilles A. Demetriou, John M. Vierling
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):93-100. Published online June 30, 2007
BackgroundDistinguishing those patients with fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) and who require transplantation from those FHF patients who will survive with receiving only intensive medical care remains problematic, and this distinction is important because of the chronic shorta..
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis with Pneumoperitoneum Mimicking Intestinal Perforation in a Patient with Myelodysplastic Syndrome after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Bhumsuk Keam, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Myoung-Don Oh, Inho Kim, Sung-Soo Yoon, Byoung Kook Kim, Seonyang Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):40-44. Published online March 31, 2007
Pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is an uncommon disorder characterized by an accumulation of gas in the bowel wall, and has been associated with a variety of disorders and procedures. We describe a 35-year-old man who undertook hematopoietic stem cell transplantation due to myelodysplastic syndrome...
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Epstein-Barr virus-associated Hodgkin's disease following renal transplantation
Jung-Hye Choi, Myung-Ju Ahn, Young-Ha Oh, Sang-Woong Han, Ho-Jung Kim, Young-Yeul Lee, In-Soon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2006;21(1):46-49. Published online March 30, 2006
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) have been recognized as a complication of immunosuppression and occur with a reported incidence of 1 to 8% of recipients receiving solid organ transplantation. PTLD are classified into two major categories, polymorphic and monomorphic PTLD. The..
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Manifest as Gingival Hyperplasia in a Renal Transplant Recipient
Jung Hyun Kwon, Joon Chang Song, Sang Hun Lee, So Young Lee, Chul Woo Yang, Yong Soo Kim, Byung Kee Bang
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(4):330-334. Published online December 31, 2005
Gingival hyperplasia is a frequent complication in transplant patients who receive cyclosporine or calcium channel blockers. We studied an unusual case involving a renal transplant recipient with post-transplant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that manifested as gingival hyperplasia. We initially consider..
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Double Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma: A Korean Single Center Study
Ock Bae Ko, Shin Kim, Hyeok Shim, Jung-Hun Lee, Jung-Min Ahn, Soon-Man Yoon, Min-Hyok Jeon, Il-No Do, So-young Lee, Yong Gil Kim, Sang We Kim, Sung-Bae Kim, Sang-Hee Kim, Jung Shin Lee, Wookun Kim, Chan-Jung Park, Hyun-sook Chi, Cheolwon Suh
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):237-242. Published online September 30, 2005
BackgroundAlthough high dose chemotherapy coupled with an autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is widely accepted as effective therapy for multiple myeloma (MM), few reports are available in Korea, especially in the area of double ASCT. We present the results of an inst..
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Renal Transplantation in a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Eun Mi Hwang, Hyun Young Woo, Beom Soon Choi, Chul Woo Yang, Yong Soo Kim, In Sung Moon, Byung Kee Bang
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):92-95. Published online March 31, 2005
The combination of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and chronic renal failure (CRF) is uncommon. This report highlights a case of renal transplantation in a patient with ITP. A 35-year-old man with ITP was admitted with uremic symptoms. A renal transplant and splenectomy was simultaneous..
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