Comparisons of the impact of systematic uncertainties in patient setup and prostate motion on doses to the target among different plans for definitive external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

abstract：:We present the case of a 62-year-old Japanese man whose histological diagnosis was adenoendocrine cell carcinoma of the gallbladder at autopsy, but whose antemortem diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma. The patient was admitted to hospital with complaints of occasional vomiting and abdominal pain. Abdominal computed ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Taniguchi H,Sakagami J,Suzuki N,Hasegawa H,Shinoda M,Tosa M,Baba T,Yasuda H,Kataoka K,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data supporting the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (TPC-IPAA) and total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis (TC-IRA) for patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) are limited. The aim of this study was to clarify the feasibility and m...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Konishi T,Ishida H,Ueno H,Kobayashi H,Hinoi T,Inoue Y,Ishida F,Kanemitsu Y,Yamaguchi T,Tomita N,Matsubara N,Watanabe T,Sugihara K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoplastic cardiac tamponade (NCT) is a life-threatening complication of cancer. The interval between cancer diagnosis and NCT onset and the prognosis after pericardiocentesis may differ according to cancer type. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed a retrospective study of 113 patients (54 % male) with NCT who...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takayama T,Okura Y,Okada Y,Honma K,Nashimoto A,Sato N,Yokoyama A,Minamino T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent or persistent clear cell carcinoma (CCC) of the ovary is particularly chemotherapy resistant. The purpose of this study was to review our extensive institutional experiences with recurrent or persistent CCC with the aim of finding a more effective chemotherapy regimen. METHODS:The medical records ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yoshino K,Enomoto T,Fujita M,Ueda Y,Kimura T,Kobayashi E,Tsutsui T,Kimura T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. We aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of measurement of the free-to-total (F/T) ratio of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for the differentiation of prostate cancer from benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and for the staging of prostate cancer. Values for PSA density (PSAD) and PSAD adjusted to the tr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Furuya Y,Akakura K,Ito H

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms underlying cognitive decline after radiotherapy not directed at brain areas remains unclear. We previously suggested that adjuvant breast radiotherapy in breast conservation therapy could lower memory function soon after therapy, and that the process might be partially mediated by plasma inter...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shibayama O,Yoshiuchi K,Inagaki M,Matsuoka Y,Yoshikawa E,Sugawara Y,Akechi T,Wada N,Imoto S,Murakami K,Ogawa A,Uchitomi Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in prostate cancer (PC) screening, diagnosis, and prognosis has improved the clinical management of PC patients. However, the PSA assay has been faced with criticism due to its potential association with over-diagnosis and subsequent overtreatment of patients with ind...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hatakeyama S,Yoneyama T,Tobisawa Y,Ohyama C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of resection of the primary lesion on the prognosis of patients with incurable stage IV colorectal cancer is unclear. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 158 asymptomatic patients with incurable stage IV colorectal cancer who received systemic chemotherapy in our center from 2002 to 2009, eith...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Watanabe A,Yamazaki K,Kinugasa Y,Tsukamoto S,Yamaguchi T,Shiomi A,Tsushima T,Yokota T,Todaka A,Machida N,Fukutomi A,Onozawa Y,Yasui H

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients with pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma who were successfully treated with radiation therapy. The patients were one woman and three men with a median age of 55 years (range, 49 to 62 years) who underwent radical nephrectomy for primary renal cell carcinoma. The median interval from n...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Saito J,Yamanaka K,Sato M,Mori N,Sekii K,Yoshioka T,Itatani H,Nakatsuka S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravesical recurrence (IVR) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UCUUT) is common. One of the mechanisms driving this is the implantation of cancer cells from the UCUUT at the RNUs. Therefore, their detection after RNU can assist in predicting IVR. Thi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Iwata H,Sassa N,Kato M,Murase Y,Seko S,Kawanishi H,Hattori R,Gotoh M,Tsuzuki T

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uterine carcinosarcomas (UCSs) are rare and aggressive tumors. The prognostic factors are not sufficiently known. METHODS:We performed a multi-institutional, retrospective study of women with stage I-IV UCS, diagnosed between 2007 and 2012. Data obtained from medical records included demographic, clinicopat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Harano K,Hirakawa A,Yunokawa M,Nakamura T,Satoh T,Nishikawa T,Aoki D,Ito K,Ito K,Nakanishi T,Susumu N,Takehara K,Watanabe Y,Watari H,Saito T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can yield excellent local tumor control, as well as survival benefit comparable to that of surgery for early-stage lung cancer. However, in terms of toxicity, SBRT might lead to fatal radiation pneumonitis. Lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) a...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Doi H,Nakamatsu K,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluation of the prognosis in patients with spinal metastases is important in decision making regarding surgical treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate overall survival in patients with spinal metastases from lung cancer by histological subtype, and to investigate prognostic factors in pati...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Dohzono S,Sasaoka R,Takamatsu K,Nakamura H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diagnosis of secondary ovarian tumors originating from colorectal cancer has previously been based upon history of malignancy and radiological findings of bilateral masses with a "stained glass appearance." The purpose of this study was to perform a detailed investigation of the radiological and macroscopic ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato MK,Shida D,Yoneoka Y,Yoshida H,Miyasaka N,Kanemitsu Y,Kato T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is expected that cell-free and concentrated ascites reinfusion therapy (CART) will relieve the symptoms caused by ascites. To date, however, no report of objective changes in patients' symptoms has been published. We have therefore evaluated symptom management by CART. METHODS:From April 2011 to July 201...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ito T,Hanafusa N,Iwase S,Noiri E,Nangaku M,Nakagawa K,Miyagawa K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite major improvements in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer over the past 15 years, many controversies exist surrounding the optimal adjuvant therapies for these patients. Adjuvant chemotherapy has been demonstrated to reduce recurrence and improve mortality, but questions persist as to what is the optima...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Gradishar WJ,O'Regan RM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and pemetrexed is the most active first-line regimen for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). However, no drugs have been approved for second-line treatment of MPM, with effective regimens remaining to be identified for patients in relapse. We have now evaluated the combination...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hayashi H,Okamoto I,Ichikawa Y,Miyazaki M,Yoshioka H,Kunimasa K,Nakagawa K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is androgen-dependent, and hormone therapy, mainly achieved by androgen deprivation, has been one of the main treatment modalities in the clinical management of prostate cancer patients for more than six decades. In the 1980s, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists, which reduce testosterone to...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki H,Kamiya N,Imamoto T,Kawamura K,Yano M,Takano M,Utsumi T,Naya Y,Ichikawa T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver resection is the most effective procedure for colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM); however, early recurrence is an important problem that affects the postoperative prognoses of patients with CRLM. We previously suggested a therapeutic algorithm for CRLM using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Watanabe A,Harimoto N,Yokobori T,Araki K,Kubo N,Igarashi T,Tsukagoshi M,Ishii N,Yamanaka T,Handa T,Oyama T,Higuchi T,Shirabe K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total gastrectomy and chemotherapy with S-1 after surgery were performed in a 50-year-old woman with gastric cancer associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). She was given a diagnosis of gastric cancer at the lesser curvature of the body of the stomach, and distal gastrectomy was performed in December...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki R,Ariizumi S,Araida T,Hayashi K,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective was to evaluate the incidence of second primary malignancies (SPMs) in thyroid cancer patients compared to age- and gender-matched controls without thyroid cancer from the general population of the same region. METHODS:Tampere and Oulu University Hospitals treated 910 patients with well-differ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hakala TT,Sand JA,Jukkola A,Huhtala HS,Metso S,Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to evaluate the prognostic significance of thymidylate synthase (TS) expression in the tumor tissue of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who received protracted venous infusions of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the prognostic value of TS e...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hosokawa A,Yamada Y,Shimada Y,Muro K,Hamaguchi T,Morita H,Araake M,Orita H,Shirao K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains controversial. The purpose of our analysis was to explore the outcome of patients with RCC who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy at our institution. METHODS:We reviewed data on 25 patients who underwent resection of lung metastasi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kawashima A,Nakayama M,Oka D,Sato M,Hatano K,Mukai M,Nagahara A,Nakai Y,Takayama H,Inoue M,Shiono H,Nishimura K,Okumura M,Nonomura N

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that immune-related adverse events (irAEs) caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) were correlated with favorable clinical outcome in patients with melanoma. However, in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients, there have been few reports about the correlation between ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato T,Nagahara A,Kawamura N,Nakata W,Soda T,Matsuzaki K,Hatano K,Kawashima A,Ujike T,Imamura R,Nishimura K,Takada S,Tsujihata M,Yamaguchi S,Takao T,Nishimura K,Nonomura N,Uemura M

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Recently, the incidence of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) has increased markedly in comparison to that of HNSCC, which is associated with the use of tobacco or alcohol or both. This increase has resulted mainly from the global rise in...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sano D,Oridate N

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman with HER2(-)/HER1(-) breast cancer underwent radical mastectomy, followed by radiation and chemotherapy. However, her symptoms progressed rapidly owing to meningitis carcinomatosa and she was fitted with a urethral catheter. She also had difficulty in walking. However, immediately after treatment w...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Onishi H,Morisaki T,Nakafusa Y,Nakashima Y,Yokohata K,Katano M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the development of chemotherapy regimens for patients with retinoblastoma started in the 1950s, various agents and regimens have been employed for various kinds of patients. Chemotherapy has been employed for: (1) patients with high-risk features for metastases, such as patients with optic nerve involvement, (2)...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Makimoto A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the incidence of oropharyngeal SCC (OPSCC) is increasing in contrast to carcinoma with origin in other subsites. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is now recognized as a significant risk factor of the carcinogenesis of OPSCC. The HPV-related OPSCC patients tend to be relat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Okami K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:UFT is composed of tegafur, a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil, and uracil, at a fixed ratio of 1: 4. UFT is widely used with leucovorin as adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer. As reported, UFT/leucovorin should not be taken simultaneously with food because a high fat content will reduce the systemi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Furuhata T,Meguro M,Nishidate T,Okita K,Ishiyama G,Iwayama Y,Hosokawa Y,Tsuruma T,Kimura Y,Mizuguchi T,Sasaki K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the longer-term efficacy and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) incorporating high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy (HDR-ICBT) with a lower cumulative radiotherapy (RT) protocol and analyzed prognostic risk factors for survival among patients with FIGO stage III-IVA squamous cell...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kudaka W,Nagai Y,Toita T,Inamine M,Asato K,Nakamoto T,Wakayama A,Ooyama T,Tokura A,Murayama S,Aoki Y

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00