2017
Predicting clinically significant prostate cancer based on pre-operative patient profile and serum biomarkers
Faiena I, Kim S, Farber N, Kwon Y, Shinder B, Patel N, Salmasi A, Jang T, Singer E, Kim W, Kim I. Predicting clinically significant prostate cancer based on pre-operative patient profile and serum biomarkers. Oncotarget 2017, 5: 109783-109790. PMID: 29312648, PMCID: PMC5752561, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Gleason scoreBody mass indexProstate-specific antigenSignificant prostate cancerProstate acid phosphatasePreoperative prostate-specific antigenGleason scoreProstate cancerSerum biomarkersProstate weightParathyroid hormoneTotal prostate-specific antigenBias-corrected areaMultiple preoperative factorsPreoperative factorsOncologic characteristicsPatient characteristicsProstatectomy databaseMass indexRisk stratificationClinical stageUnivariate analysisPatient profilesHormone profilesMultivariate analysis
2013
Korean Prostate Cancer Patients Have Worse Disease Characteristics than their American Counterparts
Kang D, Chung J, Ha H, Min K, Yoon J, Kim W, Seo W, Kang P, Jung S, Kim I. Korean Prostate Cancer Patients Have Worse Disease Characteristics than their American Counterparts. Asian Pacific Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2013, 14: 6913-6917. PMID: 24377625, DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.11.6913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigh Gleason scoreGleason scoreProstate cancerT stageRadical prostatectomyPreoperative prostate-specific antigen levelProstate cancer treatment strategiesProstate-specific antigen levelMean body mass indexKorean prostate cancer patientsMean preoperative PSAWorse disease characteristicsAdvanced prostate cancerPathological T stageHigher T stageProstate cancer patientsHigher PSA valuesMalignant prostate cancerCancer treatment strategiesPreoperative PSAMass indexProstate sizePSA testPSA valuesImpact of Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Predictive Factors for Symptom Changes: A Longitudinal Study
Kim J, Ha Y, Jeong S, Lee D, Kim W, Kim I. Impact of Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Predictive Factors for Symptom Changes: A Longitudinal Study. Urology 2013, 81: 787-793. PMID: 23434100, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.12.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Urological Association symptom scoreLower urinary tract symptomsRobot-assisted radical prostatectomyBody mass indexMild lower urinary tract symptomsSevere lower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsUrinary continenceStorage symptomsTract symptomsRadical prostatectomyIncreased Body Mass IndexHigher body mass indexLower body mass indexMultivariate logistic regression analysisGood symptomatic improvementSevere LUTS groupImmediate postoperative settingLogistic regression analysisLack of improvementLUTS groupMild vsPostoperative settingSymptomatic improvementMass index