2020
Abrogation of survival disparity between Black and White individuals after the USPSTF′s 2012 prostate‐specific antigen–based prostate cancer screening recommendation
Kim I, Jang T, Kim S, Modi P, Singer E, Elsamra S, Kim I. Abrogation of survival disparity between Black and White individuals after the USPSTF′s 2012 prostate‐specific antigen–based prostate cancer screening recommendation. Cancer 2020, 126: 5114-5123. PMID: 32888321, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS Preventive Services Task ForceProstate cancerSurvival disparitiesWhite menProstate cancer screening recommendationsBlack menPCa-specific survivalAdverse clinical featuresCancer screening recommendationsEnd Results (SEER) databaseYear of diagnosisProstate-specific antigenClinical featuresScreening recommendationsResults databaseSurvival outcomesGrade CGrade D.White individualsMenRacial discrepanciesSurvivalTask ForceOutcomesTotal
2015
Refining the American Urological Association and American Society for Radiation Oncology guideline for adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy using the pathologic Gleason score
Song W, Kwon Y, Jeon S, Kim I. Refining the American Urological Association and American Society for Radiation Oncology guideline for adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy using the pathologic Gleason score. Asian Journal Of Andrology 2015, 19: 20-25. PMID: 26620454, PMCID: PMC5227667, DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.159715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalHumansKallikreinsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPractice Guidelines as TopicProstate-Specific AntigenProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRadiation OncologyRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSocieties, MedicalUnited StatesUrologyConceptsPositive surgical marginsGleason score 6Adjuvant radiotherapyGleason score 8BCR-free survivalRadical prostatectomyBiochemical recurrenceAmerican Urological AssociationPathologic stageGleason scoreScore 6BCR rateSurgical marginsScore 8Urological AssociationPathologic Gleason score 8Multivariate Cox regression analysisPathologic Gleason scoreSurgical margin statusCox regression analysisRadiation Oncology guidelinesAmerican SocietyASTRO guidelineIndependent predictorsMargin statusNeutrophil and Lymphocyte Counts as Clinical Markers for Stratifying Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Kwon Y, Han C, Yu J, Kim S, Modi P, Davis R, Park J, Lee P, Ha Y, Kim W, Kim I. Neutrophil and Lymphocyte Counts as Clinical Markers for Stratifying Low-Risk Prostate Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2015, 14: e1-e8. PMID: 26341038, PMCID: PMC5767465, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2015.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerAbsolute lymphocyte countAbsolute neutrophil countLow-risk prostate cancer patientsProstate cancer patientsProstate cancerLymphocyte countANC groupLymphocyte ratioBiochemical recurrenceCancer patientsActive surveillanceHigher prostate-specific antigen levelMetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerLow-risk PCa patientsProstate-specific antigen levelHigh absolute lymphocyte countCastration-resistant prostate cancerBiochemical recurrence-free survivalRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyAdverse pathologic outcomesAppropriate patient selectionKaplan-Meier methodRecurrence-free survivalRisk stratification toolLower Levels of Human MOB3B Are Associated with Prostate Cancer Susceptibility and Aggressive Clinicopathological Characteristics
Kim E, Kim Y, Kang H, Yoon H, Kim W, Kim Y, Yun S, Moon S, Choi Y, Kim I, Lee S, Kim W. Lower Levels of Human MOB3B Are Associated with Prostate Cancer Susceptibility and Aggressive Clinicopathological Characteristics. Journal Of Korean Medical Science 2015, 30: 937-942. PMID: 26130958, PMCID: PMC4479949, DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.7.937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerClinicopathological characteristicsElevated prostate-specific antigen levelsProstate-specific antigen levelBenign prostatic hyperplasia patientsNon-metastatic diseaseAggressive clinicopathologic featuresLow PSA levelsSpecific antigen levelsProstatic hyperplasia patientsAggressive clinicopathological characteristicsLow Gleason scoreHuman prostate cancerCharacteristic curve analysisProstate cancer susceptibilityPSA levelsMetastatic diseasePCa patientsClinicopathologic featuresHyperplasia patientsAntigen levelsGleason scoreClinicopathological parametersPCa tissuesReal-time PCR
2013
Incidence of Upgrading and Upstaging in Patients with Low-Volume Gleason Score 3+4 Prostate Cancers at Biopsy: Finding a New Group Eligible for Active Surveillance
Park H, Ha Y, Park S, Kim Y, Lee T, Kim J, Lee D, Kim W, Kim I. Incidence of Upgrading and Upstaging in Patients with Low-Volume Gleason Score 3+4 Prostate Cancers at Biopsy: Finding a New Group Eligible for Active Surveillance. Urologia Internationalis 2013, 90: 301-305. PMID: 23391718, DOI: 10.1159/000345292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGleason score 3Prostate cancerRadical prostatectomyActive surveillanceScore 3Positive coresIncidence of upstagingPrediction of upgradingPSA cutoff levelPreoperative PSA levelUpstaging ratePSA levelsCancer involvementClinical stageNeedle biopsyUpstagingPatientsCutoff levelBiopsyMarginal associationIncidenceOverall rateCancerSurveillanceProstatectomy