Late recurrence and second primary malignancy among 139 patients with germ cell tumors: long-term outcome of the disease in a single-center experience.

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is characterized by an immunosuppressive environment and evades immune responses through multiple resistance mechanisms. A breakthrough in cancer immunotherapy employing immune checkpoint inhibitors has evolved into a number of clinical trials with antibodies against progra...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yokota T,Homma A,Kiyota N,Tahara M,Hanai N,Asakage T,Matsuura K,Ogawa T,Saito Y,Sano D,Kodaira T,Motegi A,Yasuda K,Takahashi S,Tanaka K,Onoe T,Okano S,Imamura Y,Ariizumi Y,Hayashi R,Japan Clinical Oncology Group (

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic lymphadenectomy is generally performed to treat early-stage cervical cancer, and pelvic ± para-aortic lymphadenectomy is performed in patients with endometrial cancer confined to the uterus. However, systematic lymphadenectomy is frequently associated with sequelae including lymphocele, lymphedema and celluliti...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Niikura H,Tsuji K,Tokunaga H,Shimada M,Ishikawa M,Yaegashi N

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the regulative effect of microRNA-338-3p on colorectal carcinoma cell invasion and migration. METHODS:The microRNA-338-3p expression pattern of colorectal carcinoma tissues and cell lines was detected by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The protein level of smoothened...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Xue Q,Sun K,Deng HJ,Lei ST,Dong JQ,Li GX

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) using the simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) method was designed for treating malignant gliomas. The purpose of this study was to investigate feasibility of this treatment. METHODS:Between December 2000 and November 2002, six patients with malignant gliomas were enro...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki M,Nakamatsu K,Kanamori S,Okumra M,Uchiyama T,Akai F,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated the monoclonal antibody, TFS-4, to recognize a cell surface antigen, 124,000 Daltons, of molecular weight expressed selectively on small cell lung cancer but not on non-small cell lung cancer, and to cross-react with the human brain, cardiac muscle and some smooth muscle cells. The c...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Umezawa Y,Kuge S,Kikyo N,Shirai T,Watanabe J,Fugisawa M,Okabe T

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Advanced gastric cancer (AGC) and systemic chemotherapy are some of the risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, the cumulative incidence, risk factors and prognostic impact of VTE have not been evaluated in Japanese patients with AGC. Methods:This retrospective study included patients who re...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Arai H,Hironaka S,Minashi K,Denda T,Shimokawa M,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the present study is to verify the treatment effects of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in ectopic tumors implanted in the thoracic cavity mimicking malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). METHODS:The tumor model was created by implanting murine squamous cell carcinoma cells into the thora...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki M,Sakurai Y,Masunaga S,Kinashi Y,Nagata K,Maruhashi A,Ono K

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：Background:Unexpected multiple primary carcinomas (MPCs) that develop in patients with head and neck carcinomas complicate approaches to their management. We therefore investigated the clinical factors associated with survival outcomes after the treatment of MPCs. Methods:We performed a retrospective review of records...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hosokawa S,Takahashi G,Okamura J,Imai A,Mochizuki D,Takizawa Y,Yamatodani T,Misawa K,Mineta H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to find the frequency and the role of epidermal growth factor receptor expression as a prognostic biomarker in gastric cancer. METHODS:We evaluated the prognostic value and frequency of epidermal growth factor receptor expression and amplification using immunohistochemistry and silve...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Park JS,Kim HS,Bae YS,Cheong JH,Rha SY,Noh SH,Kim H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hematogenous metastases of colon cancer have primarily been explained by the cascade hypothesis based on the cadaveric study. However, we experienced several cases with isolated lung metastasis. The metastatic patterns of a total of 982 patients with colon cancer who underwent surgery were reviewed. The incidence ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sadahiro S,Suzuki T,Tanaka A,Okada K,Kamata H

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The optimal management of elderly patients with limited-disease small cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC) has not been established. METHODS:The records of elderly (>or=70 years of age) patients with LD-SCLC who had been treated with etoposide and cisplatin chemotherapy with early concurrent twice-daily thoracic radio...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Okamoto K,Okamoto I,Takezawa K,Tachibana I,Fukuoka M,Nishimura Y,Nakagawa K

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:In an interim analysis of a Phase II trial in Japanese patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (panNETs), sunitinib demonstrated antitumor activity with an objective response rate (ORR) of 50% (95% confidence interval [CI], 21-79) and a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 16.8 months (95% CI, 9....

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ito T,Tori M,Hashigaki S,Kimura N,Sato K,Ohki E,Sawaki A,Okusaka T

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:An analysis is presented of the histopathologic, clinical and prognostic features of malignant lymphomas (MLs) treated at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Medical Center, Manila, between 1975 and 1981. There were 434 malignant lymphomas, constituting 3.86% of all cancers studied at this in...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Calderon B,Villalon A,Augustin B,Javier B,Zamuco J,Mori S

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor marker-producing germ cell tumors of the central nervous system are malignant and require radiation and/or chemotherapy. Although serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has been used to monitor the course of treatment, the levels of beta-hCG in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have not been measure...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Fujimaki T,Mishima K,Asai A,Tabuchi K,Kobayashi M,Suzuki I,Kirino T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is an important tumor marker for non-seminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCTs) that greatly affects diagnosis and the evaluations of therapy and therapeutic policy. However, it is sometimes very difficult to make the distinction between tumors and falsely elevated AFP levels due to benign...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kamoto T,Satomura S,Yoshiki T,Okada Y,Henmi F,Nishiyama H,Kobayashi T,Terai A,Habuchi T,Ogawa O

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The serum erythropoietin level increases markedly during chemotherapy for leukemia. A number of hypotheses have been built for the mechanism, none of them satisfactory. Difficulty in evaluating bone marrow activity hampers the elucidation. Therefore, we focused on patients who had non-hematological cancer an...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sawabe Y,Takiguchi Y,Kikuno K,Iseki T,Ito J,Iida S,Kuriyama T,Yonemitsu H

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor. The long-term outcome is poor for patients with metastatic disease. METHODS:From June 1989 to January 2008, 202 patients (128 males and 74 females) with high-grade osteosarcoma of the extremities were treated at our institution. Patients were divi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Wu PK,Chen WM,Chen CF,Lee OK,Haung CK,Chen TH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Case 1: A 14-year-old boy with nasopharyngeal cancer (T4N0M0) was treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) as a boost therapy after conventional radiotherapy. Persistent residual tumor visible with MR remained after conventional radiotherapy comprising 59.6 Gy in total. We therefore performed SRS to add a further ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yokouchi J,Satani K,Kanesaka N,Abe K,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old housewife was incidentally discovered to have an abnormal shadow in the right B6 area upon a chest X-ray film being taken. A transcutaneous lung biopsy of the mass revealed adenocarcinoma of the lung (WHO classification). A brain computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated multiple brain metastasis. Follo...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Akiba T,Saijo N,Miyamoto K,Taguchi J,Taito H,Sakurai M,Tamura T,Sasaki Y,Eguchi K,Shinkai T

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Backgrounds:With the aim to validate the applicability of the eighth T classifications of AJCC/UICC staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. Materials and methods:We compare the seventh and eighth T classifications of the UICC/AJCC staging system in 382 newly diagnosed nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients wi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Li Y,Ou X,Hu C

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral carmofur, either as a single or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents, has been used as adjuvant chemotherapy for curatively resected colon cancer patients. Past trials and meta-analyses indicate that it is somewhat effective in extending survival of patients with this cancer. The objective ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sakamoto J,Hamada C,Rahman M,Kodaira S,Ito K,Nakazato H,Ohashi Y,Yasutomi M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information of prefectural cancer incidence in Japan is an important resource to plan an effective regional cancer control program. In order to obtain accurate prefectural cancer incidence, we have to adjust for both of completeness of regional cancer registries and regional dispersion, simultaneously, Then, we develo...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tanabe R,Kamo KI,Fukui K,Imori S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benefits of chemotherapy have generally been modest in gastric cancer, although those regimens developed more recently have produced higher response rates. Paclitaxel plus cisplatin is one such regimen and divided administration of paclitaxel has been suggested to be associated with lower neurological and he...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kim YH,Yamaguchi K,Bang YJ,Takiuchi H,Kang WK,Sato A,Kang YK,Sakamoto J,Abe C,Sakata Y

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although radiotherapy in combination with endocrinal manipulation has been identified as an effective treatment for patients with high-risk prostate cancer, the optimal dose for locoregional control of prostate cancer in combination with hormonal therapy has not yet been determined. METHODS:The efficacy of ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sasaki T,Nakamura K,Shioyama Y,Ohga S,Urashima Y,Terashima H,Koga H,Naito S,Noma H,Komatsu K,Yamaguchi A,Honda H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed 1074 surgically treated patients with biliary tract cancer (gallbladder 564, bile duct 510) in Niigata prefecture in the five-year period from 1982 to 1986. Analyses of regional distributions revealed the incidence of gallbladder cancer to be highest in the Ka-etsu district (northern part of prefecture) an...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato K,Akai S

更新日期：1990-03-01 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