KJCO :: Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2023 June 30 Clinical influence of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy on immunonutritional status in locally advanced rectal cancer
Purpose: Cancer patients receiving various anti-cancer treatments commonly experience malnutrition, and many studies have reported that nutritional status is associated with survival and prognosis. Although standard neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is commonly used in patient...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2023 June 30 Clinical significance of C-reactive protein-to-prealbumin ratio in predicting early recurrence in resectable pancreatic cancer
Purpose: Resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a high risk of recurrence after curative resection; despite this, the preoperative risk factors for predicting early recurrence remain unclear. This study therefore aimed to identify preoperative inflammation and nu...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2023 June 30 Impact of Nrf2 overexpression on cholangiocarcinoma treatment and clinical prognosis
Purpose: Nrf2 regulates antioxidant protein expression and protects against drug toxicity and oxidative stress, whereas Keap1 controls Nrf2 activity. The Keap1-Nrf2 pathway affects the prognosis of various cancers, however, its effect on cholangiocarcinoma chemoresistance and pr...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE 2023 June 30 Is bone mineral density a prognostic factor in postmenopausal women with luminal A breast cancer?
Purpose: Several studies are concerned about the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, but it is controversial. Therefore, we evaluated whether BMD might be a risk factor for recurrences, or metastases in menopausal...