Dyspnea, relative youth and low daily doses of opioids predict increased opioid dosage in the last week of a terminal cancer patient's life.

abstract：:A Phase II trial was initiated in Japan to evaluate the efficacy and safety of preoperative chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin and S-1 for gastric cancer with extensive lymph node metastasis. Patients are eligible to participate in the study if they have para-aortic lymph node metastases (stations no. 16a2/16b1) a...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Katayama H,Ito S,Sano T,Takahari D,Mizusawa J,Boku N,Tsuburaya A,Terashima M,Sasako M,Stomach Cancer Study Group of the Japan Clinical Oncology Group.

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Elastography is a technique for detecting the stiffness of tissues. We applied elastography for the diagnosis of prostate cancer and evaluated the usefulness of elastography for prostate biopsy. METHODS:The subjects of this study were 311 patients who underwent elastography during prostate needle biopsy at H...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Miyagawa T,Tsutsumi M,Matsumura T,Kawazoe N,Ishikawa S,Shimokama T,Miyanaga N,Akaza H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The prevalence and molecular characteristics of defective mismatch repair epithelial ovarian cancers in the Japanese population have scarcely been investigated. Methods:Immunohistochemistry for mismatch repair proteins (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2) was performed in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections pr...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tajima Y,Eguchi H,Chika N,Nagai T,Dechamethakun S,Kumamoto K,Tachikawa T,Akagi K,Tamaru JI,Seki H,Okazaki Y,Ishida H

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：PURPOSE:It is difficult to reproduce a brachytherapy measurement because of changes in the rectal shape during inter-fraction. We constructed a multi-purpose brachytherapy phantom (MPBP) and reproduced the same conditions found in actual therapy. We further attempted to apply the measured optimal dose to reduce rectal ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Huh H,Kim W,Loh JJ,Lee S,Kim CY,Lee S,Shin D,Shin D,Cho S,Jang J,Lim S,Cho KH,Kwon S,Kim S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrence or metastasis of cancer has been considered to occur in the last stage of the patient's life. However, the new notions of oligometastases and oligo-recurrence have been proposed and the paradigm shift in the conceptualization of cancer metastasis or cancer recurrence. Oligometastases is the state in which t...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Niibe Y,Hayakawa K

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with end-stage renal disease are suggestive to have a higher risk for the development of some kinds of cancer. The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible association between malignancy and end-stage renal disease in Taiwan. METHODS:We used the data of the National Health Insurance system of T...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Liang JA,Sun LM,Yeh JJ,Sung FC,Chang SN,Kao CH

更新日期：2011-06-01 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:We aimed to clarify the suitable surgical management around the paratracheal area of patients who undergo total pharyngolaryngectomy based on the pathological results of hypopharyngeal cancer. METHODS:The study was conducted under a multicenter, retrospective observational design in Japan. We analyzed histop...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tomioka T,Beppu T,Fujii T,Ozawa T,Asakage T,Onitsuka T,Fujimoto Y,Matsuura K,Kawabata K,Hayashi R

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise in the incidence of lung cancer has been associated with shifts in histologic distribution. A study was conducted to investigate changes in the cell type distribution in lung cancer in relation to age, sex, and smoking history, based on a retrospective analysis of 10,910 proven cases of lung cancer at the Vet...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Perng DW,Perng RP,Kuo BI,Chiang SC

更新日期：1996-08-01 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：:In Japan, lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) is generally performed for the treatment of T3-4 lower rectal carcinoma, and not for T1 lower rectal carcinoma, because of a low positive rate in patients with T1 lesion. We experienced a rare case of lateral pelvic lymph node recurrence after total mesorectal resection f...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hara J,Yamamoto S,Fujita S,Akasu T,Moriya Y

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility and outcome of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CT-RT) with large regional field and high-dose external beam boost irradiation in thoracic esophageal cancer. METHODS:Patients with clinical stage T1 (submucosal)-4N0-1M0 (UICC 1997) squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus were ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Toita T,Ogawa K,Adachi G,Kakinohana Y,Nishikuramori Y,Iraha S,Utsunomiya T,Murayama S

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the clinical outcomes of stereotactic body radiotherapy for colorectal cancer-derived bone metastases and identify factors predicting treatment failure. METHODS:Patients treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy for bone metastases from colorectal cancer between September 2013 and June 2019 were...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ito K,Yamaguchi T,Ogawa H,Nakajima Y,Karasawa K

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of patients with localized and some cases of locally advanced prostate cancer undergo radical prostatectomy. However, radical prostatectomy cannot always be selected for those patients. In this situation, primary hormone therapy is an alternative treatment option. We have designed a prospective ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Akaza H,Homma Y,Okada K,Yokoyama M,Moriyama N,Usami M,Hirao Y,Tsushima T,Ohashi Y,Aso Y

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this randomized, controlled study were to investigate the efficacy and safety of long-term monotherapy with the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist goserelin acetate compared with both short- and long-term combined androgen blockade. METHODS:Patients with advanced prostate cancer (n = 3...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kotake T,Usami M,Akaza H,Koiso K,Homma Y,Kawabe K,Aso Y,Orikasa S,Shimazaki J,Isaka S,Yoshida O,Hirao Y,Okajima E,Naito S,Kumazawa J,Kanetake H,Saito Y,Ohi Y,Ohashi Y

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some cancer patients suddenly develop severe, excruciating pain that requires rapid management using opioid medication. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of rapid titration using oxycodone injection. Study subjects were advanced cancer patients who experienced severe pain (numeric rating scale ≥7) and nee...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakajima N

更新日期：2019-12-18 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：BACKGROUND:Combination of bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP) remains the standard chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Since the development of BEP in the 1980s, there has been a considerable advance in supportive therapies, such as granulocyte colony-stimulating-factor and 5-HT3 antagonists. Therefore, we re-eval...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kawai K,Ando S,Hinotsu S,Oikawa T,Sekido N,Miyanaga N,Shimazui T,Akaza H

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:A Phase I/II trial of chemoradiotherapy concurrent with S-1 plus mitomycin C in patients with clinical Stage II/III squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal was started in Japan. The aim of this trial is to determine the recommended dose of S-1 combined with a fixed dose of mitomycin C plus radiotherapy in Phase I an...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takashima A,Shimada Y,Hamaguchi T,Ito Y,Nakano A,Nakamura K,Shibata T,Fukuda H,Moriya Y,Colorectal Cancer Study Group of the Japan Clinical Oncology Group.

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been few reports of sarcoid reaction in the regional lymph nodes associated with lung cancer. The purpose of this study was to analyze the surgical results of lung cancer with sarcoid reaction. METHODS:Of 1733 lung cancer patients undergoing surgical treatment in our institute from 1990 to 2004, ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tomimaru Y,Higashiyama M,Okami J,Oda K,Takami K,Kodama K,Tsukamoto Y

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phase II study of chemoradiotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus was carried out cooperatively by nine Japanese institutions. Forty-five patients with thoracic advanced squamous cell carcinoma, who had T4 tumor or distant lymph node metastasis (M1(LYM)), were enrolled in the study f...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishida K,Iizuka T,Ando N,Ide H

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the rapid aging of Japan's population, clinical research focusing on older patients with cancer is urgently needed. The Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG) has conducted several such clinical trials, but there has been no formal policy for geriatric research. We have therefore established a JCOG policy for ger...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Mizutani T,Nakamura K,Fukuda H,Ogawa A,Hamaguchi T,Nagashima F,Geriatric Study Committee\/Japan Clinical Oncology Group.

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:AMG 337, a selective small-molecule MET inhibitor, was evaluated in Asian patients with advanced solid tumors. Eligible patients orally self-administered AMG 337; the initial dose of 150 mg once daily (QD) was escalated to 300 mg QD (modified 3+3+3 design). Treatment continued until disease progression, intolerability...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yasui H,Go N,Yang H,Amore BM,Jung AS,Doi T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lugano classification was published in 2014 to form the basis for revising the recommendations regarding anatomic staging and evaluation of disease before and after therapy. This staging system was adopted by the eighth edition of the Cancer Staging Manual of the American Joint Committee on Cancer. In this review,...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Munakata W,Terauchi T,Maruyama D,Nagai H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor and is active against multiple myeloma. Most toxicities associated with bortezomib are mild to moderate and manageable; however, bortezomib-induced pneumonitis has been reported in some multiple myeloma cases. Bortezomib-induced pneumonitis was reported to occur relatively soon aft...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamaguchi T,Sasaki M,Itoh K

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:This study aims to reveal the present situation of changes in physical appearance induced by treatment, the effects of these changes on social activities, and support from medical staff in male cancer patients. Methods:A questionnaire survey was administered to 949 male patients (response rate: 90.1%) visiti...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nozawa K,Tomita M,Takahashi E,Toma S,Arai Y,Takahashi M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00