Pembrolizumab as Second-Line Therapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Subgroup Analysis of Asian Patients in the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-240 Trial by Masatoshi Kudo, Ho Yeong Lim, Ann-Lii Cheng, Yee Chao, Thomas Yau, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Masayuki Kurosaki, Naoki Morimoto, Kazuyoshi Ohkawa, Tatsuya Yamashita, Kyung-Hun Lee, Erluo Chen, Abby B. Siegel, Baek-Yeol Ryoo

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Prognostic Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heavily Calcified Coronary Artery Disease Receiving Rotational Atherectomy by Jin Jung, Yeonjoo Seo, Sung-Ho Her, Jae-Hwan Lee, Kyusup Lee, Ki-Dong Yoo, Keon-Woong Moon, Donggyu Moon, Su-Nam Lee, Won-Young Jang, Ik-Jun Choi, Jang-Hoon Lee, Sang-Rok Lee, Seung-Whan Lee, Kyeong-Ho Yun, Hyun-Jong Lee

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Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid Inhibits Nuclear Factor Kappa B Signaling in Gastric Epithelial Cells and Ameliorates Gastric Mucosal Damage in Mice by Su Hwan Kim, Ji Won Kim, Seong-Joon Koh, Sang Gyun Kim, Jeong Mo Bae, Jung Ho Kim, Jeong Hwan Park, Kee Don Choi, Hyoun Woo Kang, Byeong Gwan Kim, Kook Lae Lee

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Exposure amount and timing of solar irradiation during pregnancy and the risk of sensitization in children by Hyun Yong Koh, Eunhae Cho, So-Yeon Lee, Woo Kyung Kim, Yong Mean Park, Jihyun Kim, Kangmo Ahn, Seung Won Lee, Mi Ae Kim, Myung-Il Hahm, Yoomi Chae, Kee-Jae Lee, Ho-Jang Kwon, Man Yong Han

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Korean Guidelines for Postpolypectomy Colonoscopic Surveillance: 2022 Revised Edition by Su Young Kim, Min Seob Kwak, Soon Man Yoon, Yunho Jung, Jong Wook Kim, Sun-Jin Boo, Eun Hye Oh, Seong Ran Jeon, Seung-Joo Nam, Seon-Young Park, Soo-Kyung Park, Jaeyoung Chun, Dong Hoon Baek, Mi-Young Choi, Suyeon Park, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Hyung Kil Kim, Joo Young Cho, Moon Sung Lee, Oh Young Lee, The Korean Society of Gastroenterology , Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases

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Association of blood eosinophils and plasma periostin with FEV1 response after 3-month inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta2-agonist treatment in stable COPD patients by Park HY, Lee H, Koh WJ, Kim S, Jeong I, Koo HK, Kim TH, Kim JW, Kim WJ, Oh YM, Sin DD, Lim SY, Lee SD

“…Hye Yun Park,1 Hyun Lee,1 Won-Jung Koh,1 Seonwoo Kim,2 Ina Jeong,3 Hyeon-Kyoung Koo,4 Tae-Hyung Kim,5 Jin Woo Kim,6 Woo Jin Kim,7 Yeon-Mok Oh,8 Don D Sin,9 Seong Yong Lim,10,* Sang-Do Lee8,* On behalf of the KOLD Study Group 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 2Biostatistics Team, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea; 3Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; 4Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea; 5Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; 6Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St Mary’s Hospital, Gyunggi-do, Korea; 7Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do, Korea; 8Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Research Center for Chronic Obstructive Airway Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 9Respiratory Division, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; 10Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea *These authors contributed equally to this work Background: COPD patients with increased airway eosinophilic inflammation show a favorable response to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in combination with a long-acting bronchodilator. …”
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High Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients by Minwoo Lee, Jae-Sung Lim, Jae-Sung Lim, Chul-Ho Kim, Sang-Hwa Lee, Yerim Kim, Ju Hun Lee, Min Uk Jang, Mi Sun Oh, Byung-Chul Lee, Kyung-Ho Yu

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Guideline‐Directed Medical Therapy for Patients With Heart Failure With Midrange Ejection Fraction: A Patient‐Pooled Analysis From the KorHF and KorAHF Registries by Ki Hong Choi, Jin‐Oh Choi, Eun‐Seok Jeon, Ga Yeon Lee, Dong‐Ju Choi, Hae‐Young Lee, Jae‐Joong Kim, Shung Chull Chae, Sang Hong Baek, Seok‐Min Kang, Byung‐Su Yoo, Kye Hun Kim, Myeong‐Chan Cho, Hyun‐Young Park, Byung‐Hee Oh

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Development and Validation of an Online Calculator to Predict Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery Using Machine Learning by Chang-Hyun Lee, Dae-Jean Jo, Jae Keun Oh, Seung-Jae Hyun, Jin Hoon Park, Kyung Hyun Kim, Jun Seok Bae, Bong Ju Moon, Chang-Kyu Lee, Myoung Hoon Shin, Hyun Jun Jang, Moon-Soo Han, Chi Heon Kim, Chun Kee Chung, Seung-Myung Moon

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Ultrasound-Guided Moving Shot Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Soft Tissue Neoplasm by Wei-Che Lin, Yi-Fan Tai, Meng-Hsiang Chen, Sheng-Dean Luo, Faye Huang, Wei-Chih Chen, Pi-Ling Chiang, Hsiu-Ling Chen, Mei-Hsiu Chen, Jung-Hwan Baek

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Influence of preprocedural glycemic control on clinical outcomes of endovascular therapy in diabetic patients with lower extremity artery disease: an analysis from a Korean multice... by Jung-Joon Cha, Hyoeun Kim, Young-Guk Ko, Donghoon Choi, Jae-Hwan Lee, Chang-Hwan Yoon, In-Ho Chae, Cheol Woong Yu, Seung Whan Lee, Sang-Rok Lee, Seung Hyuk Choi, Yoon Seok Koh, Pil-Ki Min, K-VIS (Korean Vascular Intervention Society) investigators

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Cardiovascular Events According to Inhaler Therapy and Comorbidities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Kim EK, Lee E, Park JE, Lee JS, Choi HS, Park B, Sheen SS, Park KJ, Rhee CK, Lee SY, Yoo KH, Park JH

“…Eun Kyung Kim,1,* Eunyoung Lee,2,* Ji Eun Park,3,* Jae Seung Lee,4 Hye Sook Choi,5 Bumhee Park,6,7 Seung Soo Sheen,3 Kwang Joo Park,3 Chin Kook Rhee,8 Sang Yeub Lee,9 Kwang Ha Yoo,10 Joo Hun Park3 1Department of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Neurology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA; 3Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea; 4Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 6Office of Biostatistics, Medical Research Collaborating Center, Ajou Research Institute for Innovative Medicine, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Republic of Korea; 7Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea; 8Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. …”
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Entropy analysis on EMHD 3D micropolar tri-hybrid nanofluid flow of solar radiative slendering sheet by a machine learning algorithm by Shaik Jakeer, H. Thameem Basha, Seethi Reddy Reddisekhar Reddy, Mohamed Abbas, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, K. Loganathan, A. Vivek Anand

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Analysis of the National Air Pollutant Emissions Inventory (CAPSS 2018) Data and Assessment of Emissions Based on Air Quality Modeling in the Republic of Korea by Seong-woo Choi, Hyeonjeong Cho, Yumi Hong, Hee-ji Jo, Min Park, Hyeon-ji Lee, Ye-ji Choi, Ho-hyun Shin, Dongjae Lee, Eunji Shin, Wooseung Baek, Sung-kyu Park, Eunhye Kim, Hyung-cheon Kim, Seung-joo Song, Yunseo Park, Jinsik Kim, Jihye Baek, Jinsik Kim, Chul Yoo

“…These data show that emissions from five si (cities) (Pohang, Yeosu, Gwangyang, Dangjin, and Ulsan) need to be improved. Most of all, it is necessary to examine the emissions from places of business that use anthracite, which is the major PM2.5 emission source, as fuel in these areas.…”
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Outcomes Based on Plasma Biomarkers for the Phase 3 CELESTIAL Trial of Cabozantinib versus Placebo in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Lorenza Rimassa, Robin Kate Kelley, Tim Meyer, Baek-Yeol Ryoo, Philippe Merle, Joong-Won Park, Jean-Frederic Blanc, Ho Yeong Lim, Albert Tran, Yi-Wah Chan, Paul McAdam, Evelyn Wang, Ann-Lii Cheng, Anthony B. El-Khoueiry, Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa

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Zabofloxacin versus moxifloxacin in patients with COPD exacerbation: a multicenter, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, controlled, Phase III, non-inferiority trial by Rhee CK, Chang JH, Choi EG, Kim HK, Kwon YS, Kyung SY, Lee JH, Park MJ, Yoo KH, Oh YM

“…Chin Kook Rhee,1 Jung Hyun Chang,2 Eu gene Choi,3 Hyun kuk Kim,4 Yong-Soo Kwon,5 Sun Young Kyung,6 Ji-Hyun Lee,7 Myung Jae Park,8 Kwang Ha Yoo,9 Yeon Mok Oh10 1Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, 3Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon Hankook Hospital, Daejeon, 4Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, 5Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, 6Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, 7Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center of CHA University, Seongnam, 8Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, KyungHee University Hospital, Seoul, 9Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, 10Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Abstract: A new quinolone, zabofloxacin, has now been developed; hence, a non-inferiority trial is needed to compare this new compound with another widely used quinolone to examine its efficacy and safety for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. …”
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Prediction of first acute exacerbation using COPD subtypes identified by cluster analysis by Yoon HY, Park SY, Lee CH, Byun MK, Na JO, Lee JS, Lee WY, Yoo KH, Jung KS, Lee JH

“…Hee-Young Yoon,1 So Young Park,1 Chang Hoon Lee,2 Min-Kwang Byun,3 Joo Ock Na,4 Jae Seung Lee,5 Won-Yeon Lee,6 Kwang Ha Yoo,7 Ki-Suck Jung,8 Jin Hwa Lee11Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans Seoul Hospital, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea; 2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea; 3Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea; 4Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea; 5Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 6Department of Internal Medicine, Wonju Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea; 7Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 8Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Medical Center, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, KoreaPurpose: In patients with COPD, acute exacerbation (AE) is not only an important determinant of prognosis, but also an important factor in choosing therapeutic agents. …”
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A prospective survey of the persistence of warfarin or NOAC in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a COmparison study of Drugs for symptom control and complication prEvention of Atria... by Hyeongsoo Kim, Young Soo Lee, Tae-Hoon Kim, Myung-Jin Cha, Jung Myung Lee, Junbeom Park, Jin-Kyu Park, Ki-Woon Kang, Jaemin Shim, Jae-Sun Uhm, Hyung Wook Park, Eue-Keun Choi, Jin-Bae Kim, Changsoo Kim, Jun Kim, Boyoung Joung

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Blockage of VEGF function by bevacizumab alleviates early-stage cerebrovascular dysfunction and improves cognitive function in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease by Min Zhang, Zhan Zhang, Honghong Li, Yuting Xia, Mengdan Xing, Chuan Xiao, Wenbao Cai, Lulu Bu, Yi Li, Tae-Eun Park, Yamei Tang, Xiaojing Ye, Wei-Jye Lin

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LOGIS (LOcalization of Ground-glass-opacity and pulmonary lesions for mInimal Surgery) registry: Design and Rationale by Chul Hwan Park, Dong Jin Im, Sang Min Lee, Ji Won Lee, Sung Ho Hwang, Semin Chong, Min Jae Cha, Kye Ho Lee, Woocheol Kwon, Hwan Seok Yong, Jae Wook Lee, Gong Yong Jin, Sang Hyun Paik, Kyunghwa Han, Jin Hur

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