Preoperatively undetected solitary bile duct hamartoma (von Meyenburg complex) associated with esophageal carcinoma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hormone receptor status has been one of the most important factors in predicting the response to endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients. However, half of those patients with estrogen receptor-positive tumors do not respond to endocrine therapy. There have been no universal factors for predicting resista...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kai K,Nishimura R,Arima N,Miyayama H,Iwase H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We conducted a phase I dose escalation study to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), the recommended dose (RD) and the safety profile of amrubicin (AMR) plus paclitaxel (PTX) combination regimen for patients with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:PTX was admi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kaira K,Sunaga N,Imai H,Kamide Y,Koga Y,Ono A,Kuwako T,Masuda T,Hisada T,Ishizuka T,Yamada M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some childhood cancer survivors experience employment difficulties. This study aimed to describe pediatric brain-tumor survivors' employment status. METHODS:A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted, with questionnaires distributed to 101 pediatric brain-tumor survivors (aged 15 years or older) a...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sato I,Higuchi A,Yanagisawa T,Murayama S,Kumabe T,Sugiyama K,Mukasa A,Saito N,Sawamura Y,Terasaki M,Shibui S,Takahashi J,Nishikawa R,Ishida Y,Kamibeppu K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Panitumumab is a fully human, monoclonal antibody against the epidermal growth factor receptor. Previous studies in non-Japanese patients with solid tumors showed that panitumumab exhibited nonlinear pharmacokinetics, was well tolerated (skin toxicities were the most common treatment-related adverse events),...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Doi T,Ohtsu A,Tahara M,Tamura T,Shirao K,Yamada Y,Otani S,Yang BB,Ohkura M,Ohtsu T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of advanced ovarian mucinous adenocarcinoma in a pregnant woman. A 28-year-old pregnant Japanese woman was diagnosed with an ovarian tumor 8 cm in diameter at a local hospital. She was sent to a private hospital at 25 weeks of gestation because of the growing ovarian tumor. Advanced ovarian carci...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishioka S,Hayashi T,Endo T,Baba T,Honma H,Saito T

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irinotecan plus intravenous 5-fluorouracil with leucovorin is effective against gastrointestinal cancer. S-1 is an oral fluoropyrimidine derivative combining tegafur with the modulators 5-chloro-2,4-dihydroxypyrimidine (a potent dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase inhibitor), and potassium oxonate (an orotate ph...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamada Y,Yasui H,Goto A,Arai T,Ura T,Hamaguchi T,Muro K,Shimada Y,Shirao K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We performed a multicenter longitudinal study using our neck dissection questionnaire (NDQ) and arm abduction test (AAT) to assess the impact of rehabilitation and surgical modification on postoperative quality of life (QOL). METHODS:Patients who had undergone neck dissection for the treatment of head and n...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nibu K,Ebihara Y,Ebihara M,Kawabata K,Onitsuka T,Fujii T,Saikawa M

更新日期：2010-02-01 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:Syndecan-1 (SDC1) is reported to modulate several key processes of tumorigenesis and to show variable expression in many cancers. The cause of these variations in expression is not known to date. In this study, we compared SDC1 status with clinicopathologic parameters to evaluate the prognostic implications ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Lee SH,Choi EJ,Kim MS,Park JW,Lee YS,Kim SY,Kang CS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to investigate the prognostic value of the ratio of hemoglobin-RDW (HRR) at diagnosis, in terms of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:Patients with metastatic NCCLC who attended two separate medical oncolo...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Bozkaya Y,Kurt B,Gürler F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research misconduct and fraud in clinical research is an increasing problem facing the scientific community. This problem is expected to increase due to discoveries in central statistical monitoring and with the increase in first-time clinical trial investigators in the increasingly global reach of oncology clinical t...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Herson J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary sarcoma of the fallopian tube is a very rare neoplasm. We report the case of a 69-year-old woman affected with leiomyosarcoma of the left fallopian tube. Her chief complaint was lower abdominal pain. The preoperative diagnosis was a left adnexal malignant tumor based on pelvic examination, abdominal computed t...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ueda T,Emoto M,Fukuoka M,Miyahara D,Horiuchi S,Tsujioka H,Kawarabayashi T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary wedge resection is an option for lung cancer patients with limited cardiopulmonary preservation. As the impact of underlying lung status on the prognosis of such patients remains unclear, we assessed this issue. METHODS:A total of 149 borderline surgical candidates with localized lung cancer who h...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kawaguchi T,Sawabata N,Miura S,Kawai N,Yasukawa M,Tojo T,Taniguchi S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is still controversial whether axillary lymph node (ALN) dissection (ALND) can be omitted after negative sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy (SLNB) in breast cancer (BC) patients with clinically positive ALNs at presentation treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). The study aim was to analyze whether SL...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takei H,Yoshida T,Kurosumi M,Inoue K,Matsumoto H,Hayashi Y,Higuchi T,Uchida S,Ninomiya J,Kubo K,Oba H,Nagai S,Tabei T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To analyze the impact of sunitinib treatment on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Japanese patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). METHODS:This study prospectively included 90 consecutive patients with mRCC treated with sunitinib for at least 3 months. HRQOL in these patients was asses...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Miyake H,Harada K,Kusuda Y,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to determine the appropriateness of adding 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positronemission tomography (PET) to computed tomography (CT) and other pre-existing diagnostic imaging modalities for detecting subclinical lymph node metastasis of esophageal cancer, by comparing images from these modalities w...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shimizu S,Hosokawa M,Itoh K,Fujita M,Takahashi H,Shirato H

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We performed a retrospective study to clarify the outcome of stage IB2-IIB patients with bulky cervical cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by radical hysterectomy and adjuvant treatment. METHODS:Sixty-five patients with bulky stage IB2-IIB cervical cancer, treated at Tottori Univer...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Uegaki K,Shimada M,Sato S,Deura I,Naniwa J,Sato S,Oishi T,Itamochi H,Harada T,Kigawa J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate microvessel density (MVD) as assessed by C-type lectin 14A (CLEC14A), which is a new marker for endothelial cells, and compare its expression to CD31 and CD105 in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). METHODS:MVD was evaluated in tumors (n = 50) from patients with EOC who...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Krishna Priya S,Kumar K,Hiran KR,Bindhu MR,Nagare RP,Vijaykumar DK,Ganesan TS

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of carbon-ion radiotherapy (C-ion RT) for lymph node (LN) oligo-recurrence has only been evaluated in limited single-center studies. We aimed to investigate the benefit of C-ion RT for LN oligo-recurrence in a large multi-center study. METHODS:Patients who received C-ion RT between December 199...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Okonogi N,Kaminuma T,Okimoto T,Shinoto M,Yamamoto N,Yamada S,Murata K,Ohno T,Shioyama Y,Tsuji H,Nakano T,Kamada T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The combination of a new oral dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase-inhibitory fluoropyrimidine (S-1) and cisplatin (CDDP) is one of the most active chemotherapy regimens for gastric cancer. However, the optimum schedule for this combination has not yet been determined. This study was conducted to establish the ma...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sato Y,Kondo H,Honda K,Takahari D,Sumiyoshi T,Tsuji Y,Yoshizaki N,Niitsu Y

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors in the gastrointestinal tract. Recently, we found that GISTs expressed KIT, a receptor tyrosine kinase encoded by the protooncogene c-kit. We propose that GISTs may originate from interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs), which are considered to ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hirota S

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of individual chemotherapy based on chemosensitivity has scarcely been studied. METHODS:We examined the chemosensitivites for four anticancer agents - 1-(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl) methyl-3 (2-chloroethyl)-3-nitrosourea hydrochloride (ACNU), carboplatin, cisplatin, and etoposide - of 43 ma...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ono A,Kanno H,Hayashi A,Nishimura S,Kyuma Y,Sato H,Ito S,Shimizu N,Chang CC,Gondo G,Yamamoto I,Sasaki T,Tanaka M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, the first actual survey of morbidity from cancer was conducted by Dr. Mitsuo Segi in Miyagi Prefecture from 1951 to 1953. Population-based cancer registries were started in 1957 in Hiroshima and 1958 in Nagasaki for the follow-up of survivors of the atomic bombings. Public population-based cancer registries,...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Okamoto N

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with relapsed ovarian cancer, the objectives of salvage therapy are considered to be maintenance of quality of life and prolongation of patient survival. Chemotherapy using oral agents could be a good choice for salvage therapy. We reassessed the usefulness of oral cyclophosphamide (CPA) salvage ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Watanabe Y,Etoh T,Koike E,Mizuno Y,Wang WM,Hoshiai H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification and validation of putative surrogate endpoints in oncology is a great challenge to medical investigators, statisticians, and regulators. A putative surrogate endpoint must be validated at both individual-level and trial-level before it can be used to replace the clinical endpoint in a future clinica...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shi Q,Sargent DJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to determine the frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) in operated breast cancer patients and to research the relationship between FM and the severity of fatigue and quality of life in these breast cancer patients. METHODS:The demographic data of 101 operated breast cancer patients were recorded....

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Akkaya N,Atalay NS,Selcuk ST,Alkan H,Catalbas N,Sahin F

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness and adverse events (AEs) of a sequential chemotherapy regimen using gemcitabine + carboplatin (GCarbo) followed by GCarbo + docetaxel (GCarboD) for advanced upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). METHODS:We treated 56 patients with advanced UTUC. Mean patient ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yoneyama T,Imai A,Hatakeyama S,Hashimoto Y,Koie T,Ohyama C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Six months of adjuvant chemotherapy is regarded as the standard of care for patients with stage III colon cancer. However, whether longer treatment can improve prognosis has not been fully investigated. We conducted a phase III study comparing 6 and 12 months of adjuvant capecitabine chemotherapy for stage I...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suto T,Ishiguro M,Hamada C,Kunieda K,Masuko H,Kondo K,Ishida H,Nishimura G,Sasaki K,Morita T,Hazama S,Maeda K,Mishima H,Ike H,Sadahiro S,Sugihara K,Okajima M,Saji S,Sakamoto J,Tomita N

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most Brenner tumors are benign, with only 1% being malignant. In this study we report on 13 cases with malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary and discuss the clinical, demographic and histologic features. METHOD:Thirteen patients with malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary who were treated at Selçuk University G...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Gezginç K,Karatayli R,Yazici F,Acar A,Çelik Ç,Çapar M,Tavli L

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of third-line gemcitabine monotherapy (Gem) in patients with platinum-resistant advanced urothelial cancer (UC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:From July 2005 to March 2009, 13 patients were enrolled. All patients had previously received methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Soga N,Kise H,Arima K,Sugimura Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00