Cancer Research and Treatment

Original Articles

Associations between Smoking, Opioid Analgesic Use, and Risk for Chemical Coping in Korean Patients with Advanced Cancer: Eun Hee Jung, Yu Jung Kim, Rony Dev, Koung Jin Suh, Ji-Won Kim, Se Hyun Kim, Jin Won Kim, Keun-Wook Lee, Jee Hyun Kim, Jong Seok Lee, Eduardo Bruera; Received September 20, 2025 Accepted February 2, 2026 Published online February 3, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2025.1034 [Epub ahead of print]

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We investigated the associations between smoking, pain expression, opioid use, substance use behaviors, coping strategies, and risk of chemical coping in Korean patients with advanced cancer.
Materials and Methods
In this prospective study, 240 patients were enrolled. Demographic and clinical information were obtained from medical records. Smoking status, symptom burden by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS), the Cut down/ Annoyed/Guilty/Eye-opener (CAGE) alcoholism questionnaire results, morphine equivalent daily dose (MEDD), tranquilizers and coffee use, coping strategies, and physician-assessed risk of chemical coping and somatization were assessed using questionnaires and interviews.
Results
Of the 240 patients, 49 (20.4%) were current smokers, 104 (43.3%) were former smokers, and 87 (36.3%) were neversmokers. 161 were male (67.1%); 89.4% (144/161) of these men were current or former smokers, while 88.6% (70/79) of women were never-smokers (p < 0.001). ESAS pain scores did not differ by smoking status (3.0 vs. 2.9 vs. 2.7, p=0.480), but current smokers had higher MEDD (63.5 mg/day vs. 25.1 mg/day vs. 22.3 mg/day, p=0.015). Current smokers were more often CAGE-positive (32.7% vs. 16.3% vs. 2.3%, p < 0.001), heavy coffee drinkers (24.5% vs. 12.5% vs. 0%, p < 0.001) and showed a greater physician-assessed risk of chemical coping (26.5% vs. 8.7% vs. 13.8%, p=0.015).
Conclusion
Among Korean patients with advanced cancer, current smokers were more likely to use higher doses of opioids, have positive CAGE results, and drink more coffee. Close monitoring and appropriate management for the possibility of chemical coping or non-medical opioid use will be important in these patients.

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Unplanned Readmission among Patients with Advanced Cancer on Active Treatment: Multi-center, Retrospective Study: Sun Young Lee, Hong Jun Kim, Shin Hye Yoo, In Gyu Hwang, Beodeul Kang, Yu Jung Kim, Dalyong Kim, Chung Ryul Oh, Sun Kyung Baek, Eun Hee Jung, Go-Un Woo, Woohyeon Cho, In Young Hwang, Kyae Hyung Kim, Min Sun Kim, Belong Cho; Received March 19, 2025 Accepted December 30, 2025 Published online January 2, 2026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2025.330 [Epub ahead of print]

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Unplanned readmissions of patients with cancer increase healthcare costs and disrupt care. Although well-studied in surgical oncology, data on patients receiving active treatment for advanced cancer remain limited. This study examined the causes, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of unplanned readmissions.
Materials and Methods
This retrospective, multicenter study included patients with advanced solid tumors from six South Korean university hospitals who had unplanned readmissions within 1 month of prior hospitalization in 2019. Patients with terminal cancer who did not receive active treatment were excluded. Readmissions were categorized as cancer progression (e.g., worsening symptoms), treatment-related (e.g., therapy complications), or other (e.g., non-cancer conditions). Additional unplanned hospital use within 1 month post-discharge was analyzed in survivors with 6-month follow-up data.
Results
Among the 542 patients, readmissions were classified as cancer progression (42.6%), treatment-related (37.3%), or other (20.1%). The cancer progression group had the longest hospital stay (median, 12 days) and the highest mortality (23.4%). The treatment-related group had shorter stays (8 days) and lower mortality (8.4%). Among the 445 survivors, 24.9% had unplanned hospital visits within 1-month post-discharge. Home discharge increased the likelihood of these events (adjusted odds ratio: 4.82 for readmissions, 2.65 for emergency department visits).
Conclusion
Cancer progression was the leading cause of readmission and was associated with prolonged hospital stays and high mortality rates. Home discharge is a key predictor of early additional unplanned hospital visits, indicating the need for careful post-discharge monitoring in this population.

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Impact of Pre-admission Central Nervous System Medication Use on Delirium in Hospitalized Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study in Korea: Min Jung Geum, Shin Hye Yoo, Si Won Lee, Moonki Hong, Eun Hee Jung, Yu Jung Kim, Beodeul Kang; Received April 29, 2025 Accepted August 26, 2025 Published online August 27, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2025.460 [Epub ahead of print]

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Purpose
This study investigated the impact of pre-admission central nervous system (CNS) medication use on delirium incidence, duration, and survival in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer.
Materials and Methods
In this multicenter prospective study across four tertiary hospitals in South Korea, adults with advanced cancer were enrolled and categorized based on their use of CNS medications within 90 days preceding admission. Associations between pre-admission CNS medication use and outcomes (delirium incidence, delirium duration, and overall survival) were assessed using multivariable regression and Cox proportional hazards models.
Results
Of the 190 patients enrolled, 140 had used CNS medications prior to admission. Delirium occurred in 22.1% of the patients with CNS medication use versus 14.0% of those without (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.95 to 7.60; not significant). Opioid (aOR, 2.48; 95% CI, 1.01 to 6.61) and antidepressant (aOR, 5.58; 95% CI, 1.22 to 27.35) use were significantly associated with increased delirium risk. Use of three or more CNS medication classes was associated with a markedly high risk (aOR, 11.15; 95% CI, 2.13 to 64.17). Delirium duration did not differ significantly between groups. Patients with pre-admission CNS medication exposure exhibited shorter overall survival (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.45; 95% CI, 1.01 to 2.09). Prior opioid use was also associated with increased mortality (aHR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.03 to 2.05).
Conclusion
Pre-admission exposure to CNS medication, particularly opioids and antidepressants, was associated with an increased risk of delirium in patients with advanced cancer. A thorough medication history review upon admission is crucial to identifying high-risk patients and implementing early preventive interventions.

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Prevalence of delirium among patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Linshan Jiang, Zhongyin Zhang, Xiaojun Liu, Yanxing Jiang, Qianqian Mou
Frontiers in Neurology.2026;[Epub] CrossRef

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Palliative medicine

Pilot Study for Feasibility of Onco-Geriatric Intervention Model in Older Patients with Cancer in a Tertiary Academic Hospital: Jin Won Kim, Jung-Yeon Choi, Woochan Park, Minsu Kang, Jeongmin Seo, Eun Hee Jung, Koung Jin Suh, Ji-Won Kim, Se Hyun Kim, Yu Jung Kim, Keun-Wook Lee, Sang-A Kim, Ji Yun Lee, Jeong-Ok Lee, Soo-Mee Bang, Kwang-il Kim, Jee Hyun Kim; Cancer Res Treat. 2026;58(1):329-338. Published online March 12, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2025.079

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Older cancer patients face unique challenges due to age-related physiological changes, increasing their vulnerability to treatment-related toxicities. Geriatric assessment (GA) is a validated tool for optimizing care, yet there is no consensus on integrating geriatric interventions into oncology. This study evaluates the feasibility of a tailored onco-geriatric intervention model incorporating the KG-7 screening tool.
Materials and Methods
This prospective study included 30 patients aged ≥ 70 years with solid tumors undergoing adjuvant or palliative chemotherapy. Patients scoring ≤ 5 of KG-7 were eligible. Tailored interventions incorporating KG-7 included polypharmacy, functional status, mobility, nutrition, cognition, emotional well-being, insomnia, social support, and medical problem. KG-7, GA, and quality of life (QoL) were followed at 12 weeks.
Results
Participants (median age, 79.5 years) had colon (43.3%), pancreatic (23.3%), or gastric cancer (23.3%). At baseline, most patients showed independent activities of daily living (100%)/instrumental activities of daily living (90%). However, 93.3% had abnormal GA. Particularly, 86.7% were either malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. The most frequently identified intervention needs included polypharmacy (70.0%), nutritional support (60.0%), and emotional well-being (50.0%) with high adherence (100.0%, 88.9%, and 46.7%, respectively). At 12 weeks, KG-7 scores improved in 43.8% of patients, and 69.2% of GA domains were improved. QoL analysis revealed modest improvement in Global Health Status (mean difference, 6.3; p=0.176). One-year survival rates were 92.3% and 79.4% for adjuvant and palliative groups, respectively.
Conclusion
The onco-geriatric intervention model incorporating KG-7 demonstrated high feasibility and potential to enhance clinical outcomes. Future studies should validate this approach in randomized trials to optimize care for older cancer patients.

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Psychometric Validation of Sheffield Profile for Assessment and Referral to Care (SPARC) in Korean Cancer Patients: Hong Jun Kim, Eun Hee Jung, Jung Hye Kwon, Yu Jung Kim, Su-Jin Koh, Myung Ah Lee, Jung Hun Kang, Sun Young Rha, Eun Mi Nam, Sun Kyung Baek, Ha Yeon Lee, Hun Ho Song, Young-Woong Won, Hanbyul Lee; Cancer Res Treat. 2025;57(3):891-898. Published online December 5, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2024.706

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Purpose
Identifying the palliative care needs of patients with advanced cancer is important for maintaining quality of life and timely transition to palliative care. We aimed to validate the Korean Sheffield Profile for Assessment and Referral for Care (K-SPARC) in such patients and establish its psychometric properties, including reliability, validity, and responsiveness to change.
Materials and Methods
We used the forward-back translated version of SPARC, which was verified through a pilot study, to assess the palliative care needs of patients with advanced cancer. Reliability was evaluated by internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha coefficients and test-retest reliability. Criterion validity was analyzed against other questionnaires, including the Korean versions of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G Korean) and Korean versions of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (K-ESAS). Factor analysis was used to assess construct validity.
Results
Two hundred fifty-nine patients were included from 2019 to 2022. Forty-nine percent of all patients were women, and the median age was 63 years. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (range, 0.642 to 0.903) and test-retest reliability (range, 0.574 to 0.749) indicated acceptable reliability. The correlation coefficients between K-SPARC and FACT-G Korean suggested significant criterion validity. The correlation coefficients for the physical, social, emotional, and functional domains were 0.701, 0.249, 0.718, and 0.511, respectively (p < 0.001, all). Factor analysis demonstrated satisfactory construct validity of the tool.
Conclusion
This study demonstrated the utility of K-SPARC as an evaluation tool for providing palliative care to patients with advanced cancer through psychometric validation; the tool had good internal consistency, reliability, and acceptable validity.

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Hematologic malignancy

The Role of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Managing Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Patients: Ji Yun Lee, Ju-Hyun Lee, Woochan Park, Jeongmin Seo, Minsu Kang, Eun Hee Jung, Sang-A Kim, Koung Jin Suh, Ji-Won Kim, Se Hyun Kim, Jeong-Ok Lee, Jin Won Kim, Yu Jung Kim, Keun-Wook Lee, Jee Hyun Kim, Soo-Mee Bang; Cancer Res Treat. 2025;57(2):612-620. Published online September 20, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2024.738

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Purpose
Thrombosis and bleeding significantly affect morbidity and mortality in myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). The efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in MPN patients remain uncertain.
Materials and Methods
We conducted a large, retrospective, nationwide cohort study using the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service database from 2010 to 2021.
Results
Out of the 368 MPN patients included in the final analysis, 62.8% were treated with DOACs for atrial fibrillation (AF), and 37.2% for venous thromboembolism (VTE). The AF group was statistically older with higher CHA2DS2-VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥ 75 years, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke, transient ischemic attack, or thromboembolism, vascular disease, age 65-74 years, sex category [female]) scores compared to the VTE group. Antiplatelet agents were used in 51.1% of cases, and cytoreductive drugs in 79.3%, with hydroxyurea being the most common (64.9%). The median follow-up was 22.3 months, with 1-year cumulative incidence rates of thrombosis and bleeding at 11.1% and 3.7%, respectively. Multivariate analysis identified CHA2DS2-VASc scores ≥ 3 (hazard ratio [HR], 3.48), concomitant antiplatelet use (HR, 2.57), and cytoreduction (HR, 2.20) as significant thrombosis risk factors but found no significant predictors for major bleeding.
Conclusion
Despite the limitations of retrospective data, DOAC treatment in MPN patients seems effective and has an acceptable bleeding risk.

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Lung and Thoracic cancer

Association of TP53 Mutation Status and Sex with Clinical Outcome in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Retrospective Cohort Study: Songji Choi, Se Hyun Kim, Sejoon Lee, Jeongmin Seo, Minsu Kang, Eun Hee Jung, Sang-A Kim, Koung Jin Suh, Ji Yun Lee, Ji-Won Kim, Jin Won Kim, Jeong-Ok Lee, Yu Jung Kim, Keun-Wook Lee, Jee Hyun Kim, Soo-Mee Bang, Jong Seok Lee; Cancer Res Treat. 2025;57(1):70-82. Published online August 7, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2024.046

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Purpose
Some studies suggest that TP53 mutations are associated with the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and also contribute to sex disparities in several cancers. Thus, we hypothesized that TP53 mutations might serve as sex-dependent genomic biomarkers of ICI treatment response in patients with NSCLC.
Materials and Methods
Clinical data of 100 patients with metastatic NSCLC treated with ICI monotherapy at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) were retrospectively reviewed. Genomic and clinical datasets of The Cancer Genome Atlas and an ICI-treated lung cancer cohort (cBioPortal) were also analyzed.
Results
In SNUBH cohort, no statistically significant difference was observed in the median progression-free survival (PFS) according to TP53 mutation status (p=0.930); however, female patients with TP53 mutations (MT) had a significantly prolonged median PFS compared to wild-type (WT) (6.1 months in TP53 MT vs. 2.6 months in TP53 WT; p=0.021). Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) high (≥ 50%) expression was significantly enriched in female patients with TP53 MT (p=0.005). The analysis from publicly available dataset also revealed that females with NSCLC with TP53 MT showed significantly longer PFS than those with TP53 WT (p < 0.001). In The Cancer Genome Atlas analysis, expression of immune-related genes, and tumor mutation burden score in TP53 MT females were higher than in males without TP53 MT.
Conclusion
Female patients with NSCLC with TP53 mutations had high PD-L1 expression and showed favorable clinical outcomes following ICI therapy, suggesting a need for further research to explore the role of TP53 mutations for sex disparities in response to ICI therapy.

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Gastrointestinal cancer

Longitudinal Comparative Analysis of Circulating Tumor DNA and Matched Tumor Tissue DNA in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Receiving Palliative First-Line Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy: Seung-been Lee, Ji-Won Kim, Hong-Geun Kim, Sung-Hyun Hwang, Kui-Jin Kim, Ju Hyun Lee, Jeongmin Seo, Minsu Kang, Eun Hee Jung, Koung Jin Suh, Se Hyun Kim, Jin Won Kim, Yu Jung Kim, Jee Hyun Kim, Nak-Jung Kwon, Keun-Wook Lee; Cancer Res Treat. 2024;56(4):1171-1182. Published online April 29, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2024.016

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Purpose
This study aimed to compare tumor tissue DNA (ttDNA) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to explore the clinical applicability of ctDNA and to better understand clonal evolution in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer undergoing palliative first-line systemic therapy.
Materials and Methods
We performed targeted sequencing analysis of 88 cancer-associated genes using germline DNA, ctDNA at baseline (baseline-ctDNA), and ctDNA at progressive disease (PD-ctDNA). The results were compared with ttDNA data.
Results
Among 208 consecutively enrolled patients, we selected 84 (41 males; median age, 59 years; range, 35 to 90 years) with all four sample types available. A total of 202 driver mutations were found in 34 genes. ttDNA exhibited the highest mutation frequency (n=232), followed by baseline-ctDNA (n=155) and PD-ctDNA (n=117). Sequencing ctDNA alongside ttDNA revealed additional mutations in 40 patients (47.6%). PD-ctDNA detected 13 novel mutations in 10 patients (11.9%) compared to ttDNA and baseline-ctDNA. Notably, seven mutations in five patients (6.0%) were missense or nonsense mutations in APC, TP53, SMAD4, and CDH1 genes. In baseline-ctDNA, higher maximal variant allele frequency (VAF) values (p=0.010) and higher VAF values of APC (p=0.012), TP53 (p=0.012), and KRAS (p=0.005) mutations were significantly associated with worse overall survival.
Conclusion
While ttDNA remains more sensitive than ctDNA, our ctDNA platform demonstrated validity and potential value when ttDNA was unavailable. Post-treatment analysis of PD-ctDNA unveiled new pathogenic mutations, signifying cancer’s clonal evolution. Additionally, baseline-ctDNA’s VAF values were prognostic after treatment.

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Palliative medicine

Development of a Prediction Model for Delirium in Hospitalized Patients with Advanced Cancer: Eun Hee Jung, Shin Hye Yoo, Si Won Lee, Beodeul Kang, Yu Jung Kim; Cancer Res Treat. 2024;56(4):1277-1287. Published online February 26, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2023.1243

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Delirium is a common neurocognitive disorder in patients with advanced cancer and is associated with poor clinical outcomes. As a potentially reversible phenomenon, early recognition of delirium by identifying the risk factors demands attention. We aimed to develop a model to predict the occurrence of delirium in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer.
Materials and Methods
This retrospective study included patients with advanced cancer admitted to the oncology ward of four tertiary cancer centers in Korea for supportive cares and excluded those discharged due to death. The primary endpoint was occurrence of delirium. Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and concomitant medication were investigated for associating variables. The predictive model developed using multivariate logistic regression was internally validated by bootstrapping.
Results
From January 2019 to December 2020, 2,152 patients were enrolled. The median age of patients was 64 years, and 58.4% were male. A total of 127 patients (5.9%) developed delirium during hospitalization. In multivariate logistic regression, age, body mass index, hearing impairment, previous delirium history, length of hospitalization, chemotherapy during hospitalization, blood urea nitrogen and calcium levels, and concomitant antidepressant use were significantly associated with the occurrence of delirium. The predictive model combining all four categorized variables showed the best performance among the developed models (area under the curve 0.831, sensitivity 80.3%, and specificity 72.0%). The calibration plot showed optimal agreement between predicted and actual probabilities through internal validation of the final model.
Conclusion
We proposed a successful predictive model for the risk of delirium in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer.

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