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Overview

Woo Ho Kim is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research covers several subfields, including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, molecular biology, immunology, and surgery.

The scientist's work focuses primarily on topics associated with gastric cancer management and outcomes, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, cancer cells and metastasis, and gastrointestinal tumor research and treatment. Additionally, research related to Helicobacter pylori-associated gastroenterology and various cancer research and treatment approaches are notable areas of expertise.

Key recent papers authored by Woo Ho Kim include:

  • SMOC2, an intestinal stem cell marker, is an independent prognostic marker associated with better survival in colorectal cancers, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Predictive biomarkers for 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy in gastric cancers via profiling of patient-derived xenografts, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Prediction of TP53 mutations by p53 immunohistochemistry and their prognostic significance in gastric cancer, 2020, Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine
  • RUNX3 methylation drives hypoxia-induced cell proliferation and antiapoptosis in early tumorigenesis, 2020, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Prognostic Impact of Frozen Section Investigation and Extent of Proximal Safety Margin in Gastric Cancer Resection, 2020, Annals of Surgery

Frequently publishing in notable scientific venues, Woo Ho Kim has contributed multiple articles to the following journals:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Cancer Research
  • Gastroenterology
  • European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Woo Ho Kim has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Han-Kwang Yang, Seong-Ho Kong, Hye Seung Lee, Yoonjin Kwak, and Do Joong Park, indicating a network of researchers focusing on related medical and oncological subjects.

Best Publications

  • Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibition in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Eunice L. Kwak;Yung-Jue Bang;D. Ross Camidge;Alice T. Shaw

  • Epstein-barr virus-positive gastric carcinoma demonstrates frequent aberrant methylation of multiple genes and constitutes CpG island methylator phenotype-positive gastric carcinoma

    Gyeong Hoon Kang;Sun Lee;Woo Ho Kim;Hye Won Lee

  • Promoter methylation and silencing of PTEN in gastric carcinoma.

    Young-Hwa Kang;Hye Seung Lee;Woo Ho Kim

  • Nomogram Predicting Long-Term Survival After D2 Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer

    Dong Seok Han;Yun Suhk Suh;Seong Ho Kong;Hyuk Joon Lee

  • Improved survival of gastric cancer with tumour Epstein-Barr virus positivity: an international pooled analysis.

    M. Constanza Camargo;Woo Ho Kim;Anna Maria Chiaravalli;Kyoung Mee Kim

  • Randomized, Double-Blind Phase II Trial With Prospective Classification by ATM Protein Level to Evaluate the Efficacy and Tolerability of Olaparib Plus Paclitaxel in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Gastric Cancer

    Yung Jue Bang;Seock Ah Im;Keun Wook Lee;Jae Yong Cho

  • Tumour suppressor gene expression correlates with gastric cancer prognosis.

    Hye Seung Lee;Hyeon Kook Lee;Hee Sung Kim;Han Kwang Yang

  • Evaluation of the seventh American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union Against Cancer Classification of gastric adenocarcinoma in comparison with the sixth classification.

    Hye Seong Ahn;Hyuk Joon Lee;Seokyung Hahn;Woo Ho Kim

  • Microsatellite Instability and Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 Expression in Stage II/III Gastric Cancer: Post Hoc Analysis of the CLASSIC Randomized Controlled study.

    Yoon Young Choi;Hyunki Kim;Su Jin Shin;Ha Yan Kim

  • Systemic Gene Therapy with p53 Reduces Growth and Metastases of a Malignant Human Breast Cancer in Nude Mice

    Leslie A. Lesoon-Wood;Woo Ho Kim;Hynda K. Kleinman;Bruce D. Weintraub

  • Expression of mucins and cytokeratins in primary carcinomas of the digestive system

    Min Jong Lee;Hye Seung Lee;Woo Ho Kim;Yunhee Choi

  • Phase II study and biomarker analysis of cetuximab combined with modified FOLFOX6 in advanced gastric cancer.

    Sae-Won Han;Sae-Won Han;Do-Youn Oh;Do-Youn Oh;Seock-Ah Im;Seock-Ah Im;S. R. Park

  • Stage migration effect on survival in gastric cancer surgery with extended lymphadenectomy: the reappraisal of positive lymph node ratio as a proper N-staging.

    Seong Ho Kong;Hyuk-Joon Lee;Hye Seong Ahn;Jong Won Kim

  • Aberrant CpG island methylation of multiple genes in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

    Sun Lee;Woo Ho Kim;Hwoon Yong Jung;Moon Ho Yang

  • Predictive test for chemotherapy response in resectable gastric cancer: a multi-cohort, retrospective analysis

    Jae Ho Cheong;Han Kwang Yang;Hyunki Kim;Woo Ho Kim

  • Altered expression and mutation of β-catenin gene in gastric carcinomas and cell lines

    Dong Kyun Woo;Hee Sung Kim;Hye Seung Lee;Young Hwa Kang

  • Anaplastic lymphoma kinase translocation: a predictive biomarker of pemetrexed in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

    Jeong Ok Lee;Tae Min Kim;Tae Min Kim;Se Hoon Lee;Se Hoon Lee;Dong Wan Kim;Dong Wan Kim

  • HER2 Status in Colorectal Cancer: Its Clinical Significance and the Relationship between HER2 Gene Amplification and Expression

    An Na Seo;Yoon Jin Kwak;Duck-Woo Kim;Sung Bum Kang

  • Multicenter Analysis of Clinicopathologic Features of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Tumor of the Pancreas: Is It Possible to Predict the Malignancy Before Surgery?

    Jin Young Jang;Sun Whe Kim;Young Joon Ahn;Yoo Seok Yoon

  • Characterization of cell lines established from human hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Jae-Gahb Park;Jae-Ho Lee;Myung-Soo Kang;Kyu-Joo Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Hye Seung Lee
Hye Seung Lee Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Yung-Jue Bang
Yung-Jue Bang Seoul National University
Seock-Ah Im
Seock-Ah Im Seoul National University Hospital
Jae-Gahb Park
Jae-Gahb Park National Cancer Center
Se-Hoon Lee
Se-Hoon Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Dong-Wan Kim
Dong-Wan Kim Seoul National University Hospital
James R. Goldenring
James R. Goldenring Vanderbilt University
Dae Seog Heo
Dae Seog Heo Seoul National University Hospital
Jong-Wan Park
Jong-Wan Park Seoul National University
Doo Hyun Chung
Doo Hyun Chung Seoul National University

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