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Preoperative evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes in non-small cell lung cancer using [⁶⁸Ga]FAPI-46 PET/CT: a prospective pilot study

Mediastinal nodal staging is crucial for surgical candidate selection in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but conventional imaging has limitations often necessitating invasive staging. We investigated the a...

Yeon-koo Kang, Kwon Joong Na, Jimyung Park… in European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and M… (2024)

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Artificial intelligence-based radiographic extent analysis to predict tuberculosis treatment outcomes: a multicenter cohort study

Predicting outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis is challenging despite effective treatments. This study aimed to identify factors influencing treatment success and culture conversion, focusing on artificial inte...

Hyung-Jun Kim, Nakwon Kwak, Soon Ho Yoon, Nanhee Park, Young Ran Kim… in Scientific Reports (2024)

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Clinical course of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

The impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) has not been well established. In this study, we investigated the clinical course of NTM-PD in patients with R...

Nakwon Kwak, **young Moon, Joong-Yub Kim, Jun Won Park… in Advances in Rheumatology (2024)

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Correction: Effect of chlorhexidine Mouthrinse on prevention of microbial contamination during EBUS-TBNA: a randomized controlled trial

Na Young Kim, Jae Hyeon Park, Jimyung Park, Nakwon Kwak, Sun Mi Choi… in BMC Cancer (2023)

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Effect of chlorhexidine mouthrinse on prevention of microbial contamination during EBUS-TBNA: a randomized controlled trial

Although endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive procedure, fatal infectious complications have been reported. However, adequate preventive strategi...

Na Young Kim, Jae Hyeon Park, Jimyung Park, Nakwon Kwak, Sun Mi Choi… in BMC Cancer (2022)

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Treatment shortening of drug-sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis using high-dose rifampicin for 3 months after culture conversion (Hi-DoRi-3): a study protocol for an open-label randomized clinical trial

The standard treatment regimen for drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB), comprising four companion drugs, requires a minimum duration of 6 months, and this lengthy treatment leads to poor adherence and increased t...

Nakwon Kwak, Doosoo Jeon, Youngmok Park, Young Ae Kang, Kyung Jong Kim… in Trials (2022)

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Old age is associated with worse treatment outcome and frequent adverse drug reaction in Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

The number of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is rapidly increasing globally, especially in the older population. However, there is a dearth of evidence regarding the impa...

Joong-Yub Kim, Na Young Kim, Hee-Won Jung, Jae-Joon Yim… in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2022)

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Outcomes of adjunctive surgery for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

Owing to the unsatisfactory results of antibiotic treatment alone, surgical resection is currently considered as adjunctive therapy in patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). How...

Joong-Yub Kim, Samina Park, In Kyu Park, Chang Hyun Kang… in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2021)

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Synergistic cycles of protease activity and inflammation via PPARγ degradation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Inflammation, oxidative stress, and protease–antiprotease imbalance have been suggested to be a pathogenic triad in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is not clear how proteases interact...

Nakwon Kwak, Kyoung-Hee Lee, Jisu Woo, Jiyeon Kim… in Experimental & Molecular Medicine (2021)

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New-onset nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in bronchiectasis: tracking the clinical and radiographic changes

The close association between bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) is well-known. However, the clinical impact of subsequent new-onset NTM-PD in bronchiectasis patients ha...

Nakwon Kwak, Jong Hyuk Lee, Hyung-Jun Kim, Sung A. Kim… in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2020)

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Prognostic impact of malignant diseases in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

No studies on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have investigated the prognostic impact of extrapulmonary cancers in patients with IPF. We aimed to determine the prognostic impact of malignancies in patients...

Hong Yeul Lee, Jaeyoung Cho, Nakwon Kwak, **woo Lee, Young Sik Park… in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Longitudinal changes in health-related quality of life according to clinical course among patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a prospective cohort study

Improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been suggested as an alternative treatment goal of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD). This study was performed to elucidate the l...

Nakwon Kwak, Sung A Kim, Sun Mi Choi, **woo Lee, Chang-Hoon Lee… in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2020)

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Role of ethambutol and rifampicin in the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

A three-drug regimen (macrolide, ethambutol, and rifampicin) is recommended for the treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease (MAC-PD). Although macrolide has proven efficacy, the role of ethambu...

Hyung-Jun Kim, Jong Sik Lee, Nakwon Kwak, Jaeyoung Cho… in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2019)