Complete remission in a patient with metastatic mixed adenocarcinoma/extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma of the prostate.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study is to evaluate whether class III β-tubulin (TUBB3) expression could predict progression-free survival or overall survival in relapsed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with taxene-based chemotherapy. METHODS:Immunohistochemistal staining was used to examine the expres...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kaira K,Takahashi T,Murakami H,Shukuya T,Kenmotsu H,Ono A,Naito T,Tsuya A,Nakamura Y,Endo M,Kondo H,Nakajima T,Yamamoto N

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma has a poor prognosis, especially when associated with distant metastasis. A 60-year-old man was admitted to a private hospital because of dyspnea at work in 2007. Computed tomography revealed lung infarction and a right adrenal tumor sized 12 cm in diameter that was tight...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ochiai T,Komiyama S,Ikoma H,Kubota T,Nakanishi M,Ichikawa D,Kikuchi S,Fujiwara H,Sakakura C,Kokuba Y,Sonoyama T,Otsuji E

更新日期：2010-08-01 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 proposed a novel treatment strategy, consisting of triweekly cisplatin plus dose-dense weekly paclitaxel before and after radical hysterectomy without adjuvant radiation therapy to treat locally advanced cervical cancer. However, cisplatin-related severe non-hematologic toxicities were frequent during thi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nagao S,Yamamoto K,Oishi T,Yamaguchi S,Takehara K,Shimada M,Kigawa J

更新日期：2021-01-01 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:The CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) with multiple promoter methylated loci has been observed in a subset of human colorectal cancer (CRC) cases. CIMP status, which is closely associated with specific clinicopathological and molecular characteristics, is considered a potential predictive biomarker for ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Zhang X,Shimodaira H,Soeda H,Komine K,Takahashi H,Ouchi K,Inoue M,Takahashi M,Takahashi S,Ishioka C

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:Distant metastasis from colorectal carcinoma most often occurs in the liver and lungs. Metastasis to bones, adrenals, lymph nodes, brain, and skin has also been reported. Metastatic colorectal carcinoma to the testes is very uncommon. Even more uncommon is testicular metastasis from rectal carcinoma. Researchers throu...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hatoum HA,Abi Saad GS,Otrock ZK,Barada KA,Shamseddine AI

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral sensory neurotoxicity is a frequent adverse effect of oxaliplatin therapy. Calcium and magnesium (Ca/Mg) infusions are frequently used as preventatives, but a recent phase III trial failed to show that they prevent neurotoxicity. We therefore conducted a multicenter randomized phase III trial to c...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Oki E,Emi Y,Kojima H,Higashijima J,Kato T,Miyake Y,Kon M,Ogata Y,Takahashi K,Ishida H,Saeki H,Sakaguchi Y,Yamanaka T,Kono T,Tomita N,Baba H,Shirabe K,Kakeji Y,Maehara Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Worldwide studies on lung adenocarcinoma have demonstrated a genetic divergence of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway according to ethnicity, such as higher frequency of activated EGFR mutations among East Asian patients. However, such information is still lacking in some developing countrie...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Rahman S,Kondo N,Yoneda K,Takuwa T,Hashimoto M,Orui H,Okumura Y,Tanaka F,Kumamoto K,Mostafa MG,Chowdhury GM,Haque A,Hasegawa S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One reason for the low cancer screening rate in Japan is that people are not concerned about cancer if they do not have symptoms. METHODS:The authors retrospectively analyzed 18,405 cancer patients using hospital-based cancer registry data collected between 2007 and 2013 at the 13 hospitals of Shimane Prefe...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakabayashi N,Hirose M,Suzuki R,Suzumiya J,Igawa M

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：: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：: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: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：BACKGROUND:In this phase I/II study, we assessed the safety and initial efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for lung tumors with real-time tumor tracking using CyberKnife based on the Monte Carlo algorithm. METHODS:Study subjects had histologically confirmed primary non-small-cell lung cancer staged as T...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Iwata H,Ishikura S,Murai T,Iwabuchi M,Inoue M,Tatewaki K,Ohta S,Yokota N,Shibamoto Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:SmithKline Beecham synthesized camptothecin analogs and identified nogitecan hydrochloride (topotecan) with a broad spectrum of antitumor activity and less toxicity than camptothecin. Because preclinical and overseas clinical data indicated the antitumor effect of nogitecan hydrochloride with a 5-day repeat-...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kobayashi K,Hino M,Fukuoka M,Takeuchi K,Furuse K,Yoneda S,Hasegawa K,Noda K,Kinoshita H,Kimura I,Taguchi T,Kanamaru R,Horikoshi N,Niitani H

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypofractionated proton therapy (HFPT) is expected to become an effective treatment approach for localized prostate cancer (PCa). The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in acute toxicity among patients with localized PCa treated with either conventional fractionated proton therapy (CFPT) or HF...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakajima K,Iwata H,Ogino H,Hattori Y,Hashimoto S,Nakanishi M,Toshito T,Umemoto Y,Iwatsuki S,Shibamoto Y,Mizoe JE

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

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：: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:Detailed information is not currently available on the incidence, natural course, and management of asymptomatic abnormal prostate findings incidentally detected by radiologic evaluations after BCG therapy for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients. METHODS:We identified 38 patients who were evaluated ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsushima M,Kikuchi E,Akita H,Miyajima A,Oya M,Jinzaki M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal treatment for elderly patients with glioblastoma has not been established. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the safety and efficacy of hypofractionated radiotherapy (45 Gy/15 fr) combined with temozolomide (TMZ) followed by bevacizumab (BEV) salvage treatment in 18 glioblastoma patients aged ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsuda KI,Sakurada K,Nemoto K,Kayama T,Sonoda Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhibition of Notch by γ-secretase inhibitor (GSI) has been shown to have an antitumor effect in Notch-expressing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to induce apoptosis through modulation of Bcl-2 family proteins. In particular, Bim, a BH3-only member of the Bcl-2 family of proteins, has an important rol...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sakakibara-Konishi J,Ikezawa Y,Oizumi S,Kikuchi J,Kikuchi E,Mizugaki H,Kinoshita I,Dosaka-Akita H,Nishimura M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several factors related to the immune system, such as a history of allergies and virus infections, may be associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The purpose of this study was to analyze whether the presence of atopic diseases and previous infection with parvovirus B19 and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： da Conceição Nunes J,de Araujo GV,Viana MT,Sarinho ES

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An association between inflammation and patient prognosis has been reported in various types of cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of preoperative biliary drainage-related inflammation in patients with biliary tract cancer. METHODS:The clinical data of 97 patients who underwent surg...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kurahara H,Maemura K,Mataki Y,Sakoda M,Iino S,Kawasaki Y,Arigami T,Uenosono Y,Kijima Y,Shinchi H,Takao S,Natsugoe S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer patients are at high risk of developing a second cancer after the treatment of initial cancers. Understanding the characteristics of multiple primary cancer is important to establish an effective surveillance program for the early detection of second cancers. METHODS:We analyzed the cancer registry r...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ueno M,Muto T,Oya M,Ota H,Azekura K,Yamaguchi T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in molecular biology have identified the responsible genes for many hereditary cancer syndromes (familial tumors). Therefore, now, the final diagnosis of familial tumors can be done by molecular methods to detect the genetic alteration in the disease-causing responsible gene(s) in the patient. So-calle...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tomita N,Oto M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed as having stage Ib1 adenocarcinoma by diagnostic laser conization at a local hospital. She was admitted to our hospital for fertility-sparing treatment. A radical trachelectomy (RT) was performed using the laparoscopic vaginal procedure. The procedure was started with a lapar...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishioka S,Endo T,Hayashi T,Kitajima Y,Sugimura M,Sagae S,Saito T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irinotecan (CPT-11) and bolus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/leucovorin (LV) administered weekly for 4 weeks every 42 days (Saltz regimen) is active but substantially toxic in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). The efficacy and toxicity of this regimen, however, have not been determined in Japanese pat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Fujishima H,Kikuchi I,Miyanaga O,Ueda A,Baba E,Mitsugi K,Harada M,Nakano S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00