Jinseok Kim

INTRODUCTION: Protein kinase CK2 is implicated in cellular proliferation and transformation. However, the clinical and biological significances of CK2 have not been elucidated in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We evaluated the biological significances of catalytic subunit of CK2 (CK2alpha) expression in leukemia cell lines and primary leukemic blasts obtained from AML patients. RESULTS: In this study, the expression of CK2alpha was elevated in a substantial proportion of AML.

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to identify prognostic factors for survival in patients with primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the adrenal gland. METHODS: Thirty one patients diagnosed with primary adrenal DLBCL from 14 Korean institutions and treated with R-CHOP (rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone) were analyzed. RESULTS: Complete remission (CR) and overall response rate after R-CHOP chemotherapy were 54.8% and 87.0%. The 2-year estim

Upfront high-dose myeloablative chemotherapy followed by a single autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is the standard therapy for patients under the age of 65 years with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM). Because disease status after induction chemotherapy is variable, we evaluated the prognostic effect of disease status before ASCT, especially in patients who were initially chemosensitive. We retrospectively analyzed the initially chemosensitive MM patients (> or = partial remission

Recently, breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) have rapidly emerged as a novel target for the therapy of breast cancer as they play critical roles in tumor growth, maintenance, metastasis, and recurrence. Let-7 miRNA is known to be downregulated in a variety of cancers, especially BCSCs, whereas CDK4 being overexpressed in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) overexpressing tumor cells. In this study, let-7 miRNA and CDK4-specific siRNA were chosen as therapeutic agents and co-encapsulat

Abstract Purpose: To investigate the different roles of heterogeneous natural killer (NK)-cell subpopulations in multiple myeloma and to identify NK-cell subsets that support the robust anti-myeloma activity of daratumumab via antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Experimental Design: We performed single-cell RNA sequencing of NK cells from patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) and delineated adaptive NK cells in their bone marrow (BM). We further characterized the dis

BACKGROUND: Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (PTCL-NOS) is a heterogeneous group of aggressive T-cell lymphomas with poor treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether lymphopenia at diagnosis would have an adverse effect on survival in patients with PTCL-NOS treated with anthracycline-containing chemotherapy. METHODS: A total of 118 patients with PTCL-NOS treated with anthracycline-containing chemotherapy from 4 Korean institutions were included. RESULTS:

This study indicates that IL-1RA could be a candidate gene for susceptibility to schizophrenia.

Apicidin, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, is a novel cyclic tetrapeptide with potent antiproliferative activity against various cancer cells. We examined whether apicidin potentiates the imatinib-induced apoptosis of Bcr-Abl-positive human leukaemia cells. In K562 cells, the co-administration of minimally toxic concentrations of imatinib and apicidin (imatinib/apicidin) for 48 h produced a marked increase in mitochondrial damage, processing of caspase cascades and apoptosis. Similar results wer

In newly diagnosed untreated patients with COPD, the carotid artery IMT and hsCRP were significantly higher than in healthy subjects. These findings suggest that systemic inflammation may play a potential role in preclinical atherosclerosis in COPD.