A case of advanced esophageal cancer with extensive lymph node metastases successfully treated with multimodal therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe computed tomographic (CT) features of highly enhanced hepatic masses as seen on CT during arterial portography (CTAP) and to survey the varieties of hepatic lesions associated with such findings. METHODS:CTAP files for 400 patients were reviewed, on the basis of which six patients with highly en...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Onaya H,Itai Y,Satake M,Luo T,Saida Y,Haruno M,Hasebe T,Moriyama N

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the development of a unique enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) which makes possible the detection of leukemia-associated P24 antigen, utilizing its ability to bind the Ricinus communis agglutinin (RCA1) and a monoclonal antibody, SJ-9A4 simultaneously. Using the RCA1/SJ-9A4-ELISA, P24 antigen, as few ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Komada Y,Ochiai H,Shimizu K,Azuma E,Kamiya H,Sakurai M

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A Patterns of Care Study (PCS) has been conducted to evaluate the standards of practice for prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy in Japan. This study examines the influence of institutional stratification on the process of care for patients receiving radical external beam radiotherapy for prost...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ogawa K,Nakamura K,Sasaki T,Yamamoto T,Koizumi M,Teshima T,Inoue T,Japanese Patterns of Care Study Working Subgroup on Prostate Cancer.

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:A system for reconstructing three dimensional (3-D) images from ultrasonography using a linearly moving mirror was modified. The device could display the 3-D structure of objects in real time by employing an on-line system. In a case of hepatocellular carcinoma, structures of the tumor and blood vessels were selective...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kawabata M,Mochida S,Fujiwara K,Yamanaka R,Yamamoto K,Yoshikura H

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anatomical segmentectomy has the potential to replace lobectomy as the standard procedure for early stage non-small cell lung cancer. We investigated the safety and feasibility of robotic anatomical segmentectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS:Overall 20 patients underwent robotic anatomical segment...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kagimoto A,Tsutani Y,Izaki Y,Handa Y,Mimae T,Miyata Y,Okada M

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoma of the hypopharynx has been reported very rarely in the literature, only six cases having been found among all head and neck malignancies reported to SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results) during 1973-1987. We report a 14-year-old boy with a huge malignant soft tissue sarcoma arising from the hypop...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Lin JC,Hsu CY,Kwan PC,Shen WC,Jan JS,Ho WL

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To estimate the effect of tumor volume on local-regional control of pharyngolaryngeal cancer by radiotherapy (RT). METHODS:Definitive RT for 48 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lateral wall of the oropharynx, pyriform sinus and supraglottic larynx was reviewed. Tumor volume was estimated from co...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kawashima M,Ogino T,Fujii H,Ishikura S,Ito Y,Ikeda H

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical applications of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) using the CyberKnife system for pelvic recurrence from rectal cancer with a focus on survival and toxicity. METHODS:Between 2002 and 2006, 23 patients with recurrent rectal cancer were treated with SBRT at our institution....

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kim MS,Choi C,Yoo S,Cho C,Seo Y,Ji Y,Lee D,Hwang D,Moon S,Kim MS,Kang H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to specifically investigate the clinicopathological role of expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) as well as the correlation with clinical outcomes in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs). METHODS:Seventy-three patients with ESCC resected in our inst...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Liu P,Chen W,Zhu H,Liu B,Song S,Shen W,Wang F,Tucker S,Zhong B,Wang D

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Docetaxel plus cisplatin (DP) is a combination chemotherapy regimen that is active against untreated advanced gastric cancer. We evaluated the feasibility of DP treatment in patients with recurring or metastatic gastric cancer who had been previously treated with other chemotherapy regimens. PATIENTS AND ME...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kim H,Park JH,Bang SJ,Kim DH,Cho HR,Kim GY,Min YJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of pancreatic leiomyosarcoma with liver metastasis diagnosed by liver tumor biopsy. A 66-year-old man had a pancreatic tumor and hepatic tumors, which were hypoechoic and mixed echoic on ultrasonography, respectively. They were stained in enhanced computed tomography and angiography. A fine needle as...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishii H,Okada S,Okazaki N,Nose H,Yoshimori M,Aoki K,Tsuda H,Hirohashi S

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ewing sarcoma is a malignant bone tumor mainly affecting teenagers and young adults. Its main driver mutation, the EWS-FLI1 fusion gene, has been identified more than 20 years ago, whereas its other somatic mutations have been just recently reported. METHODS:In this study, we organized the somatic mutations...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Zhang Y,Song J,Shi Q,Song X,Shen L,Zhou J,Shao J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the maximum tolerated dose and recommended dose of cisplatin and docetaxel administered by three consecutive weekly infusions in both non-elderly (< or =74 years) and elderly (> or =75 years) patients, we conducted two independent phase I studies for nonelderly and elderly patients with non-smal...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ohe Y,Niho S,Kakinuma R,Kubota K,Matsumoto T,Ohmatsu H,Goto K,Kunitoh H,Saijo N,Nishiwaki Y

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic importance of the sequencing of radiation therapy and chemotherapy after mastectomy in high-risk premenopausal women with breast cancer in addition to other known prognostic factors in the literature. METHODS:In this retrospective study, 176 premenopau...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Cakir S,Gursel B,Meydan D,Yildiz L

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Second opinion is a common phenomenon in many health systems, especially in the care of patients with cancer. However, it is not clear whether second opinion seeking should be promoted or discouraged and how second opinion services and policies can be better formalized to maximize the benefits and minimize th...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shin DW,Cho J,Yang HK,Kim SY,Mok HK,Lee H,Park SM,Huh JS,Ryu J,Park JH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of multiple primary cancers in the aerodigestive tract is a well known phenomenon that has been explained by the concept of 'field carcinogenesis'. Metachronous or synchronous esophageal cancer has usually been identified in patients with head and neck cancer, gastric cancer or colon cancer. The inciden...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Naomoto Y,Haisa M,Yamatsuji T,Shirakawa Y,Muramatsu T,Isozaki H,Kamikawa Y,Tanaka N

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The CpG island methylator phenotype is strongly associated with poor survival in neuroblastomas. Neuroblastomas with the CpG island methylator phenotype include almost all neuroblastomas with MYCN amplification, and, even among neuroblastomas without MYCN amplification, have worse prognosis. At the same time,...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Asada K,Watanabe N,Nakamura Y,Ohira M,Westermann F,Schwab M,Nakagawara A,Ushijima T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A self-administered quantitative food frequency questionnaire (Qx) was developed for a population-based cohort study on cancer in Takayama, Japan. METHODS:The Qx was tested among 58 male and 59 female volunteers. Average daily nutrient intakes for the previous year calculated from the Qx were compared with ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shimizu H,Ohwaki A,Kurisu Y,Takatsuka N,Ido M,Kawakami N,Nagata C,Inaba S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of multiple thymoma is reported. The patient was a 28-year-old woman who came to us with myasthenia gravis. There were two separate thymoma in the anterior mediastinum: one measured 70 x 30 x 30 mm, while the other was 1.5 mm in diameter and situated in the surrounding thymic tissue. A histological study reveal...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nomori H,Kobayashi K,Ishihara T,Suito T,Torikata C

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 492 patients with esophageal carcinoma who received resective surgery, 102 survived over 5 years. These 5-year survivors were analyzed according to many factors. Females had a better prognosis than males, and patients without lymph-node metastasis had a better 5-year survival rate than those with it. Ten patient...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Iizuka T,Kato H,Watanabe H

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of 63-year-old woman with pulmonary artery sarcoma successfully treated with chemotherapy. She developed acute shortness of breath, and left chest and shoulder pain. Although a diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism was made at a local hospital and she received anticoagulation and thrombolysis therap...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Uchida A,Tabata M,Kiura K,Tanimoto Y,Kanehiro A,Aoe M,Ohohara N,Ueoka H,Tanimoto M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the antitumor activity and toxicity of weekly hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) for liver metastases from colorectal cancer. In addition, the present study also evaluated the efficacy of second-line chemotherapy after termination of HAI. METHODS:A retrospective study was d...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hosokawa A,Yamada Y,Shimada Y,Muro K,Matsumura Y,Fujita S,Akasu T,Moriya Y,Shirao K

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is critical to obtain informed consent from eligible patients to complete clinical trials. We investigated the factors that affect the participation rates of eligible patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients with metastatic breast cancer who were eligible for SELECT BC or SELECT BC-CONFIRM trials, randomi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ohsumi S,Mukai H,Takahashi M,Hozumi Y,Akabane H,Park Y,Tokunaga E,Takashima T,Watanabe T,Sagara Y,Kaneko T,Ohashi Y

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infusional fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (LV) with oxaliplatin is one of the current standard regimens for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Weekly bolus 5-FU with high-dose LV (Roswell Park Memorial Institute Regimen: RPMI) is the most commonly used regimen in Japan. The obje...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamada Y,Ohtsu A,Boku N,Miyata Y,Shimada Y,Doi T,Muro K,Muto M,Hamaguchi T,Mera K,Yano T,Tanigawara Y,Shirao K

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：:Head and neck cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Hong Kong. HNC is well-known for its heterogeneity in epidemiology, clinical behavior, clinic-pathological features and patient characteristics. Treatment strategies for this heterogeneous disease vary greatly in different parts of the world, dependin...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ng WT,Wong ECY,Lee VHF,Chan JYW,Lee AWM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Triplet antiemetic therapy with neurokinin 1 receptor blocker, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor blocker and steroids is commonly used in patients who are highly emetic after chemotherapy. However, an alternative antiemetic therapy for patients who are resistant to triplet antiemetic therapy is not established. Ol...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sato J,Kashiwaba M,Komatsu H,Ishida K,Nihei S,Kudo K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Phase II study was started in Japan to evaluate the efficacy and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with S-1 plus cisplatin in patients with unresectable locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. This study began in July 2008, and a total of 45 patients will be accrued from 13 institutions w...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakamura K,Tahara M,Kiyota N,Hayashi R,Akimoto T,Fukuda H,Fujii M,Boku N

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nude mice bearing the human oral cavity carcinoma cell line OCC-1, and the lung cancer cell line LC-1, developed a triple paraneoplastic syndrome consisting of hypercalcemia, cachexia and leukocytosis. All of these abnormalities disappeared rapidly after surgical resection of the tumors, suggesting their ectopic humor...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tanaka R,Okada M,Kajimura N,Otsubo K,Gyotoku M,Nagasaki K,Ekimoto H,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00