Cancer Research and Treatment

SPECIAL ARTICLE 2021 June 16 Physical and Biological Characteristics of Particle Therapy for Oncologists
Particle therapy is a promising and evolving modality of radiotherapy that can be used to treat tumors that are radioresistant to conventional photon beam radiotherapy. It has unique biological and physical advantages compared with conventional radiotherapy. The characteristic f...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2020 December 29 Depression, Rather Than Cancer-Related Fatigue or Insomnia, Decreased the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients
Purpose Cancer-related fatigue is a common and distressing symptom that occurs during cancer treatment. This study aimed to find factors that are related to cancer-related fatigue, and its effect on patients’ quality of life. Materials and Methods This study included 159 patie...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2020 December 29 Genetic Susceptibility of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in Six Common Cancers and Possible Impacts on COVID-19
Purpose Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread worldwide rapidly and patients with cancer have been considered as a vulnerable group for this infection. This study aimed to examine the expressions of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and transmembrane serin...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2020 December 7 Development and Validation of Web-Based Nomograms to Precisely Predict Survival Outcomes of Non-metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in an Endemic Area
Purpose This study aimed to develop web-based nomograms to precisely predict survival outcomes in patients with non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in an endemic area. Materials and Methods A total of 10,126 patients who underwent radical intensity-modulated radio...

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Articles in E-pub version are posted online ahead of regular printed publication.

Special Articles

Life-Sustaining Treatment States in Korean Cancer Patients after Enforcement of Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients at the End of Life

Young-Woong Won, Hwa Jung Kim, Jung Hye Kwon, Ha Yeon Lee, Sun Kyung Baek, Yu Jung Kim, Do Yeun Kim, Hyewon Ryu

Received March 12, 2021 Accepted May 31, 2021 Published online June 2, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2021.325
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The Situation of Life-Sustaining Treatment One Year after Enforcement of the Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients at the End-of-Life in Korea: Data of National Agency for Management of Life-Sustaining Treatment

Ha Yeon Lee, Hwa Jung Kim, Jung Hye Kwon, Sun Kyung Baek, Young-Woong Won, Yu Jung Kim, Su Jin Baik, Hyewon Ryu

Received March 12, 2021 Accepted May 31, 2021 Published online June 2, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2021.327
[Epub ahead of print]

Original Articles

Increased Risk of Diabetes after Definitive Radiotherapy in Patients with Indolent Gastroduodenal Lymphoma

Jong Yun Baek, Do Hoon Lim, Dongryul Oh, Heerim Nam, Jae J Kim, Jun Haeng Lee, Byung-Hoon Min, Hyuk Lee

Received January 17, 2021 Accepted March 31, 2021 Published online April 1, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2021.073
[Epub ahead of print]

Occupational Exposure to Pesticides and Lung Cancer Risk: A Propensity Score Analyses

Byungmi Kim, Eun Young Park, Jinsun Kim, Eunjung Park, Jin-Kyoung Oh, Min Kyung Lim

Received October 23, 2020 Accepted March 30, 2021 Published online March 31, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2020.1106
[Epub ahead of print]

Oncological and Functional Outcomes of Larynx-preserving Surgery for Hypopharyngeal Cancer: A Comparison with Definitive Radiation-based Treatment

Donghyeok Kim, Nalee Kim, Sungmin Koh, Man Ki Chung, Young-Ik Son, Dongryul Oh, Han-Sin Jeong, Yong Chan Ahn

Received November 14, 2020 Accepted March 24, 2021 Published online March 26, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2020.1197
[Epub ahead of print]

Children’s Hepatic Tumors International Collaboration-Hepatoblastoma Stratification (CHIC-HS) System for Pediatric Patients with Hepatoblastoma: A Retrospective, Hospital-Based Cohort Study in South Korea

Pyeong Hwa Kim, Hyun Joo Shin, Hee Mang Yoon, Young Hun Choi, Jung-Man Namgoong, Dae Yeon Kim, Kyung-Nam Koh, Mi-Jung Lee, Haesung Yoon, Chuhl Joo Lyu, Jung Woo Han, Seung Min Hahn, Young Ah Cho

Received February 27, 2021 Accepted March 22, 2021 Published online March 24, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2021.265
[Epub ahead of print]

Talazoparib Versus Chemotherapy in Patients with HER2-negative Advanced Breast Cancer and a Germline BRCA1/2 Mutation Enrolled in Asian Countries: Exploratory Subgroup Analysis of the Phase III EMBRACA Trial

Kyung-Hun Lee, Joohyuk Sohn, Annabel Goodwin, Tiziana Usari, Silvana Lanzalone, Seock-Ah Im, Sung-Bae Kim

Received December 30, 2020 Accepted March 21, 2021 Published online March 24, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2020.1381
[Epub ahead of print]

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Neurocognitive Effects of Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis of 11 Studies

Soo Young Hwang, Kwanghyun Kim, Byeonggwan Ha, Dongkyu Lee, Seonung Kim, Seongjun Ryu, Jisu Yang, Sun Jae Jung

Received November 13, 2020 Accepted March 16, 2021 Published online March 17, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2020.1191
[Epub ahead of print]

Ferroportin and FBXL5 as Prognostic Markers in Advanced Stage Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Cheol Keun Park, Jayoon Heo, Won Sik Ham, Young-Deuk Choi, Sang Joon Shin, Nam Hoon Cho

Received January 7, 2021 Accepted March 16, 2021 Published online March 17, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2021.031
[Epub ahead of print]

Combination of Simvastatin and FAC Improves Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Erwin Danil Yulian, Nurjati Chairani Siregar, Bajuadji

Received October 10, 2020 Accepted March 7, 2021 Published online March 9, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2020.1024
[Epub ahead of print]

Cited By 1