Comparison of radiotherapy infrastructure between Korea and Japan.

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：:The risk of a person developing a second primary cancer was evaluated in 1,215 patients with laryngeal cancer at the National Cancer Center Hospital. Overall, 92 (8.2%) of the male patients and 5 (5.7%) of the female patients developed a second cancer, compared with 83.0 and 3.7, respectively, expected on the basis of...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kobayashi Y,Arimoto H,Ono I,Watanabe S

更新日期：1990-06-01 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：:A case of advanced parotid cancer in which long-term control was achieved by superselective intra-arterial cisplatin infusion with concomitant radiotherapy is reported. A 63-year-old woman with parotid squamous cell carcinoma was referred to our hospital. Magnetic resonance images revealed extraparotid extension of th...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kashiwagi N,Fujii T,Nishiyama K,Nakanishi K,Tomiyama N,Yagyu Y,Tsurusaki M,Kitano M,Murakami T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proband was a 32-year-old man with sparse type of familial adenomatous polyposis with fundic gland and duodenal polyps and congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium without osteoma, dental abnormalities and desmoid tumors. Direct DNA sequencing did not detect germline mutations in any APC exon. Howe...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamaguchi T,Koizumi K,Arai M,Tamura K,Iijima T,Horiguchi S,Miyaki M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Tepotinib (MSC2156119J) is an oral, potent and highly selective small molecule mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) inhibitor for which the recommended Phase II dose of 500 mg once daily has been defined, based on the first-in-man trial conducted in the USA and Europe. We carried out a multicenter ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shitara K,Yamazaki K,Tsushima T,Naito T,Matsubara N,Watanabe M,Sarholz B,Johne A,Doi T

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Since June 2005, the University Hospital Medical Information Network-Clinical Trial Registry (UMIN-CTR) has been an International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)-approved clinical trial registry in Japan. The number of clinical trials registered in the UMIN-CTR has increased annually. To date,...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ochi N,Kawahara T,Nagasaki Y,Nakagawa N,Yamagishi T,Umemura S,Honda Y,Nakanishi H,Yamane H,Takigawa N

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the results of imatinib dose escalation in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) after disease progression on standard-dose imatinib. METHODS:Clinical data from patients with metastatic or unresectable GISTs whose dose of imatinib was increased after disease progression ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Park I,Ryu MH,Sym SJ,Lee SS,Jang G,Kim TW,Chang HM,Lee JL,Lee H,Kang YK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Emotional distress is considered to be higher in patients with head and neck cancer than other types of cancer. The present study aimed to identify predictors of the postoperative levels of depression in patients with head and neck cancer who have undergone surgery. METHODS:Postoperative levels of depression...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Adachi Y,Kimura H,Sato N,Nagashima W,Nakamura K,Aleksic B,Yoshida K,Fujimoto Y,Nakashima T,Ozaki N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 41-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal schwannoma mimicking hepatic tumor in the caudate lobe. Dynamic computed tomography in the early phase showed an enhanced tumor (2.7 cm in diameter) in the Spiegel lobe of the liver, which compressed the inferior vena cava (IVC). We also performed left hepatic angio...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakamura M,Takayama T,Takayasu K,Shimada K,Yamamoto J,Kosuge T,Sakamoto M,Yamasaki S,Shimizu S,Makuuchi M

更新日期：1997-08-01 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：:An in vitro monolayer model for cancer invasion was developed, comprising cultured layers of human pleura-derived mesothelial cells (PM cells). The cells were isolated from normal human pleura at autopsy and cultured in RPMI-1640 supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum; they were polygonal in shape, forming a pavement-...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Horai T,Imamura F,Nakae T,Nakamura S,Mukai M,Shinkai K,Higashino K,Akedo H

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:S-1 plus cisplatin is a standard chemotherapy regimen for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The addition of bevacizumab has been shown to significantly improve overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced non-squamous (NSq) NSCLC who received carboplatin plus paclitaxel, however, failed to show...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Miyanaga A,Kubota K,Hosomi Y,Okuma Y,Minato K,Fujimoto S,Okamoto H,Satouchi M,Isobe H,Aono H,Takiguchi Y,Gemma A,Tokyo Cooperative Oncology Group.

更新日期：2019-08-01 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: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：:Mucin-producing carcinoma of the thyroid is rare and its histogenesis has been debated. The first case was reported by Diaz-Perez et al. (1976). We herein report the sixth case of mucin-producing carcinoma of the thyroid which was discovered in a 72-year-old Japanese woman. This patient was admitted with a 10-year his...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Harada T,Shimaoka K,Hiratsuka M,Hirokawa M,Tsukayama C

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Phase I oncology trials have raised concerns that patients' 'unrealistic' optimism could compromise the validity of informed consent, and that patients often participate in trials to conform to physicians' or family members' recommendations. We aimed to determine whether patients or families-given the same in...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shin DW,Cho J,Kim SY,Yang HK,Cho B,Shin DB,Chun MS,Min YJ,Kim YW,Park JH

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports of cancers that produce colony-stimulating factors (CSF) and which are associated with leukocytosis indicate that most are granulocyte CSF-producing tumors. A 71-year-old man with metastatic chest wall tumors from large cell lung cancer with marked leukocytosis and eosinophilia was reported. His maximal...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Watanabe M,Ono K,Ozeki Y,Tanaka S,Aida S,Okuno Y

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A retrospective analysis was made to clarify the relationship between prognosis, radiation dose and survival of brain stem gliomas. METHODS:From 1983 to 1995, 22 children with brain stem tumors were treated by radiotherapy in the Veterans General Hospital-Taipei. Twelve patients had pathology proof and the ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Liu YM,Shiau CY,Wong TT,Wang LW,Wu LJ,Chi KH,Chen KY,Yen SH

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human lymphoblastoid interferon-alpha was administered intramuscularly at a dose of 5 x 10(6) units/day to 20 metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients. For potentiating the antitumor effect of interferon, cimetidine was also given to them orally at a dose of 800 mg/day. The combination therapy obtained a complete resp...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kotake T,Kinouchi T,Saiki S,Kuroda M,Miki T,Kiyohara H,Usami M

更新日期：1991-02-01 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：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：:In order to determine whether the epidemiological characteristics of lung cancer have changed within a certain period of time in Taiwan and to propose some causative factors for its rapid rate of increase we performed chronological and epidemiological studies based on the analysis of: (1) available vital statistics an...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yang SP,Luh KT,Kuo SH,Lin CC

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the correlations between the changes in the quality-of-life scores and the dose-volume histogram parameters in patients receiving high-dose-rate brachytherapy combined with hypofractionated external beam radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. METHODS:Among the patients who were treated ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hashimoto Y,Akimoto T,Iizuka J,Tanabe K,Mitsuhashi N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent time trends (1979-1987) and geographical distributions in mortalities from subsites of cancers of the hepato-biliary-pancreatic system have been investigated on the basis of the vital statistics of Japan. The corrected age-adjusted mortality rates (CAAMRs) were calculated to eliminate the influence of the propo...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato I,Kuroishi T,Tominaga S

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Laminin-332, a marker of epithelial-mesenchymal transition, is composed of a heterotrimer of α3, β3 and γ2 chains that regulates cell adhesion and migration. This study aimed to disclose the respective clinical significance of laminin β3 immunoexpression in colorectal cancer as a prognostic factor and a predi...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Fukazawa S,Shinto E,Tsuda H,Ueno H,Shikina A,Kajiwara Y,Yamamoto J,Hase K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) mRNA was detected in the tumor tissues of medullary thyroid carcinomas and small cell lung carcinomas using synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides as hybridization probes. The amount of GRP mRNA was estimated by radiodensitometric hybridization assay. A good correlation was found bet...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki M,Yamaguchi K,Abe K,Adachi N,Nagasaki K,Asanuma F,Adachi I,Kimura S,Terada M,Taya Y

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report describes a 69-year-old man displaying the clinical features of the Cronkhite-Canada syndrome. After taking medicine for the common cold, he suffered hypogeusia and watery diarrhea, eruptions on the lower extremities and an 8 kg loss in body weight. All his finger and toenails began to fall out. He ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kaneko Y,Kato H,Tachimori Y,Watanabe H,Ushio K,Yamaguchi H,Itabashi M,Noguchi M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relations between alcohol consumption and cancers of the breast, corpus uteri and ovary were investigated in a case-control study involving 1,740 cases of breast cancer, 239 cases of cancer of the corpus uteri, 417 cases of ovarian cancer and 8,920 controls with other cancer sites identified from the Aichi Cancer ...

journal_title：Japanese journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato I,Tominaga S,Terao C

更新日期：1989-09-01 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