Comparative study of assays for prostate-specific antigen molecular forms.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with T1G3 bladder cancer are at high risk of progression to muscle-invasive cancer, and early cystectomy is considered as a treatment option in this particular situation. On the other hand, understaging of T1G3 bladder cancer has been gradually proven as second or repeat transurethral resection (TUR)...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shindo T,Masumori N,Fukuta F,Miyamoto S,Tsukamoto T

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high response rate has been reported for chemotherapy combining irinotecan (CPT-11) and cisplatin (CDDP) against advanced gastric cancer. The strong anti-tumor activity of this regimen makes it very attractive as a preoperative chemotherapy. We conducted a preliminary study on preoperative chemotherapy wit...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamao T,Ohta K,Ohyama S,Ishihara S,Chin K,Maruyama M,Takahashi T,Nakajima T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of ovarian cystadenocarcinoma associated with pregnancy is reported. The semicystic left ovarian tumor was found in a 28-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1 at 33 weeks' gestation. A primary Cesarean section, total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy followed by chemotherapy were performed....

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sawada M,Yamasaki M,Urabe T,Katayama S,Yamane T

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although recent progress in multi-drug chemotherapy has increased the median survival of patients with extensive Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) to 7 months, 2-year survivors are still exceptional. We describe a 40-year-old man with extensive SCLC involving the lungs and systemic nodes who was initially treated with 6 c...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shimizu E,Takaue Y,Yamamoto A,Ogura T,Sone S

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of multiple myeloma was quite poor in the last century, but it has significantly improved with the incorporation of novel agents, immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) and proteasome inhibitors. Thalidomide was first developed as a sedative in 1950s, but it was withdrawn from the market because of teratogenicit...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Abe Y,Ishida T

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six patients with carcinoma of the hypopharynx or cervical esophagus received esophageal extraction and primary reconstruction. The methods of reconstruction were free forearm skin tube grafting, free jejunal transplantation and immediate pharyngo-gastrostomy after pull-through esophagectomy. Considering the pos...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato H,Watanabe H,Iizuka T,Ebihara S,Ono I,Terui S,Harii K

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resections are effective for some patients with both hepatic and pulmonary metastases of colorectal cancer, but the best selection criteria for the resections and effective treatment for recurrence after the resections have not been determined. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was performed for 30 consecuti...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takahashi S,Nagai K,Saito N,Konishi M,Nakagohri T,Gotohda N,Nishimura M,Yoshida J,Kinoshita T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old Japanese man in whom a descending colon carcinoma had been resected underwent a high orchitectomy for metastatic epididymis from the colon. Metastatic carcinoma from the digestive organs to the spermatic cord (SC) and/or the intrascrotal contents (ISC) is rare. Fifty-four Japanese patients with metastasi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kanno K,Ohwada S,Nakamura S,Ohya T,Iino Y,Morishita Y,Hayashi M,Yamanaka H,Fukusato T,Koyama T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many psychosocial factors have been reported to influence the duration of survival of breast cancer patients. We have studied how family members, hobbies and habits of the patients may alter their psychosocial status. Female patients with surgically treated breast cancer diagnosed between 1986 and 1995 at the Tochigi ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tominaga K,Andow J,Koyama Y,Numao S,Kurokawa E,Ojima M,Nagai M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To confirm the safety and efficacy of everolimus in patients with unresectable or metastatic RCC. METHODS:Patients with unresectable or metastatic RCC were included and were followed for up to 1 year from the start of everolimus. The study was conducted at 618 investigational sites in Japan from March 2010 t...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Akaza H,Kurihara R,Katsura A,Harumiya M,Ushida N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the association between pre-treatment total bilirubin (PTB) level and severe toxicity in patients receiving cisplatin and irinotecan. METHODS:We analyzed retrospectively the relationships of grade 4 neutropenia or grade 3-4 diarrhea and clinical variables including PTB and pre-treatment neutrophil...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Fujiwara Y,Sekine I,Ohe Y,Kunitoh H,Yamamoto N,Nokihara H,Simmyo Y,Fukui T,Yamada K,Tamura T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found deletions of both alleles of the retinoblastoma gene (Rb) and the candidate Wilms' tumor gene (WT33) in a surgically resected human insulinoma by blot hybridization. Rearrangement of Krev-1, a transformation suppressor gene, was also detected in this case. The clinical and histological findings suggested that...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Iwamura Y,Futagawa T,Kaneko M,Nakagawa K,Kawai K,Yamashita K,Nakamura T,Hayashi H

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to investigate general health status and late effects among adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional survey, using self-rated questionnaires on current and past health problems. Questionnaires were provided to childhood cancer survivors, a com...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ozono S,Ishida Y,Honda M,Okamura J,Asami K,Maeda N,Sakamoto N,Inada H,Iwai T,Kamibeppu K,Kakee N,Horibe K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We carried out the present study to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CT-RT) for postoperative recurrent esophageal cancer, which are, at present, unclear. METHODS:Between 1998 and 2002, 16 patients with postoperative loco-regional recurrence of esophageal cancer...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nishimura Y,Koike R,Nakamatsu K,Kanamori S,Suzuki M,Shigeoka H,Shiozaki H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate computed tomography findings and assess the clinical course of patients with pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. METHODS:Patients diagnosed with pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma at our institution between 2000 and 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with pleural involv...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Onishi Y,Kusumoto M,Goto Y,Kaku S,Motoi N

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a 3.6-mg dose of pegfilgrastim for primary prophylaxis in Japanese breast cancer patients receiving dose-dense chemotherapy. METHODS:Patients treated with adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer at the Tokyo-West Tokushuka...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Mizuno Y,Fuchikami H,Takeda N,Iwai M,Sato K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroadenoma of the breast is a common benign disease, occurring mainly in females younger than 30 years of age. Infant fibroadenoma is extremely rare. Here, we report on a 16-month-old female with a 6 month history of unilateral progressive breast enlargement. Upon clinical evaluation, a palpable mass was observed in...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shi A,Li S,Xu N,Nie G,Li X,Zhang T,Fan Z

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary malignant lymphoma of the skull base is reported. A 62-year-old man was admitted with headache and diplopia. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed an abnormal mass in the right parasellar region. The final diagnosis after surgery was primary malignant lymphoma of the skull base. P...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Oyama H,Nagane M,Shibui S,Nomura K,Mukai K

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To date, there are few reliable markers to distinguish tumors with aggressive characteristics in upper tract urothelial carcinoma. The purpose of this study was to identify a biomarker related to genetic instability (chromosomal instability or microsatellite instability) with prognostic value, in patients wit...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamamoto Y,Oga A,Akao J,Misumi T,Fuji N,Kobayashi K,Kawai Y,Inoue R,Hirata H,Matsumoto H,Nagao K,Sakano S,Matsuyama H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial pneumonia, especially that due to cytomegalovirus (CMV), is a frequent and serious complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT). The influence of allogeneic BMT on the development of CMV pneumonia was investigated in comparison with that of autologous BMT. Data on 37 patients (23 allotrans...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Funada H,Harada M,Yoshida T,Hattori K

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatectomy for liver metastasis from the colo-rectum and other organs was performed in 77 cases at the National Cancer Center Hospital. The operative procedures included every variety of hepatectomy from extended resection as trisegmentectomy to small resection as partial resection. The operative mortality rate was 3...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamasaki S,Hasegawa H,Makuuchi M,Koyama Y,Hojo K,Moriya N

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of multiple primary malignant neoplasms in 9,191 consecutive cases of primary gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancer from 1962 to 1981 at the National Cancer Center was analyzed. The person-years of the cases totaled 28,399.4: 185 second cancers were diagnosed clinically and 85 were first diagnosed at autop...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Watanabe S,Kodama T,Shimosato Y,Arimoto H,Suemasu K

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) and D (VEGF-D) are considered to be potentially lymphangiogenic and can selectively induce hyperplasia of the lymphatic vasculature. In this study, we aimed to clarify the relation between expression of VEGF-C and -D and lymphatic metastasis in early gastric canc...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishikawa M,Kitayama J,Kazama S,Nagawa H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was performed to review retrospectively the clinical course of chronic rectal bleeding as a complication of external beam radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer and to analyze the relationship between technical parameters of radiation therapy and the complications. METHODS:Seventy-one pa...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kitamura K,Shirato H,Suzuki K,Shinohara N,Demura T,Harabayashi T,Nishioka T,Kagei K,Takayama N,Shinno Y,Kawakura K,Koyanagi T,Miyasaka K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old man, tentatively diagnosed as having cardiomegaly, was found to have a large cyst in the left anterior mediastinum. At thoracotomy a multilocular cystic mass containing a colorless serous fluid was found and resected. Histologically, the cyst was lined with flattened epithelial cells, and thymic tissue w...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sano T,Kuramochi S,Takahashi M,Asanuma F,Yamada Y,Uesato K,Toyoda H,Miyagawa T,Kurokawa T,Kawamura E

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer causes profound suffering for patients, and previous reports have demonstrated that psychological distress, particularly depression, is frequently observed in advanced and/or terminally ill cancer patients. Such depression can lead to serious and far-reaching negative consequences in patients with advanced canc...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Akechi T

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic effects of mannosamine and free fatty acids on human malignant T-lymphoid cell lines derived from patients with T-cell leukemia were investigated. The combination of mannosamine and an unsaturated fatty acid (oleate or linoleate) produced more striking cytotoxic effects on malignant lymphoid cells than on no...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Onoda T,Morikawa S,Harada T,Morikawa K

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and purpose:The objective of this study is to investigate the predictors of critical weight loss in cancer patients receiving particle therapy, and build a prediction model based on its predictive factors. Materials and methods:Patients receiving particle therapy were enroled between June 2015 and June 2016...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Zhang Z,Zhu Y,Zhang L,Wang Z,Wan H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radical cystectomy with lymphadenectomy is the gold standard for treatment of invasive bladder cancer. However, the treatment alone does not always provide a satisfactory result for the disease extending outside the bladder. In this review we discuss several clinical issues in the diagnosis and treatment of this invas...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tsukamoto T,Kitamura H,Takahashi A,Masumori N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:T-stage is an imperfect prognostic indicator for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. We evaluated the effect of extent of intracranial involvement on survival after conventional radiotherapy in patients with Stage T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of the results o...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hu YC,Chang CH,Chen CH,Ger LP,Liu WS,Lin LC,Leung CM,Chang KC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00