Prognostic value of HER2-positive circulating tumor cells in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

abstract：:When total mesorectal excision (TME) is accurately performed, dysfunction, theoretically, does not occur. However, there are differences among individuals in the running patterns and the volumes of nerve fibers, and if obesity or a narrow pelvis is present, nerve identification is difficult. Currently, the rate of uri...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Moriya Y

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to find the prognostic factors predicting overall survival (OS) in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) who had docetaxel (DTX) chemotherapy, and to construct a model predicting the optimum number of cycles of DTX. METHODS:A total of 279 CRPC patients who received DTX (≥50 mg/m...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsuyama H,Shimabukuro T,Hara I,Kohjimoto Y,Suzuki K,Koike H,Uemura H,Hayashi T,Ueno M,Kodaira K,Tomita Y,Sakurai T,Shimizu N

更新日期：2014-10-01 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: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:Our previous nonrandomized prospective study showed that template-based lymphadenectomy improved survival among patients with renal pelvic cancer but not among patients with ureteral cancer. However, regional node sites vary according to the tumor's location in relation to the ureter. Therefore, this retrosp...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kondo T,Hara I,Takagi T,Kodama Y,Hashimoto Y,Kobayashi H,Iizuka J,Omae K,Yoshida K,Tanabe K

更新日期：2017-02-01 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: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：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:To determine the indications for post-chemotherapy consolidative surgery in patients with clinical lymph node (LN) metastatic (cN+) urothelial carcinoma (UC). METHODS:Sixty UC patients with measurable cN+ but without detectable systemic visceral/bone dissemination received induction platinum-based chemother...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Urakami S,Yuasa T,Yamamoto S,Sakura M,Tanaka H,Hayashi T,Uehara S,Inoue Y,Fujii Y,Masuda H,Fukui I,Yonese J

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 37-year-old Japanese man who presented with a left lower abdominal mass that was initially interpreted clinically as an inguinal hernia. The patient reported a swelling in his left lower abdomen over the past 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left inguinal mass extending from the ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Minagawa T,Matsushita K,Shimada R,Takayama H,Hiraga R,Uehara T,Murata Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cesarean radical hysterectomy (CRH) for invasive cervical cancer during pregnancy is characterized by heavy blood loss. Any surgical modifications made in an attempt to reduce the blood loss are valuable. Our study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of amputating the uterine corpus during CRH. METHODS:All...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsuo K,Enomoto T,Yamasaki M

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:It is well known that the expression of anticancer drug-resistant factors is elevated in patients with primary refractory or relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who have been treated with chemotherapy. We report here two C(H)OP refractory patients with CLL in whom salvage chemotherapy chosen by evaluating anti...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsunaga T,Kogawa K,Fujimi A,Takizawa K,Takahira N,Takemoto N,Tanaka I,Akiyama T,Sato T,Takayama T,Terui T,Sakamaki S,Niitsu Y

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rTM) has been established and introduced in the clinic as a standard treatment for disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). However, the efficacy and safety of rTM for DIC associated with solid tumors (DIC-STs) have not been fully established. Here, we performed...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ouchi K,Takahashi S,Chikamatsu S,Ito S,Takahashi Y,Kawai S,Okita A,Kasahara Y,Okada Y,Imai H,Komine K,Saijo K,Takahashi M,Shirota H,Takahashi M,Gamoh M,Ishioka C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year old woman presented with a large inguino-crural mass, multiple abdominal lymphoadenopathies, and neurological signs of spinal cord compression, first diagnosed as large-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. At subsequent clinical workup, a diagnosis of granulocytic sarcoma with meningeal involvement was made. Unfortuna...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Balleari E,Panarello S,Capello E,Grosso M,Passalia C,Pitto P,Raggi F,Roccatagliata L,Cabiddu F,Ghio R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In treatment of locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), the use of docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) followed by high-dose cisplatin chemoradiotherapy (CRT) carries concerns over toxicity. We evaluated the feasibility of TPF as induction chemotherapy (IC) to Japane...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Okano S,Enokida T,Onoe T,Ota Y,Motegi A,Zenda S,Akimoto T,Tahara M

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:To report on our primary experience with the placement of a hydrogel spacer following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer patients and assess its impact on dosimetry as well as acute toxicity. METHODS:A total of 70 patients treated with SBRT (total dose o...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kobayashi H,Eriguchi T,Tanaka T,Ogata T,Ishida M,Nakajima Y,Kumabe A,Kosugi M

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 10% of all extra-pulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) arises in the prostate either as de novo mixed adenocarcinoma with small cell components or a pure small cell carcinoma. Extensive disease carries a median survival of about 10 months in retrospective studies. We present a case managed aggressively ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Brammer JE,Lulla P,Lynch GR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioids are key drugs for cancer pain relief, but some patients, especially those who have gastroenterological cancers, suffer from severe opioid-induced bowel dysfunction (OBD), which reduces their quality of life. In order to achieve better pain relief, efforts to minimize OBD are required. METHODS:Betwee...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsui T,Kojima T,Kojima H,Iwamoto N,Kure S,Uemura T,Fujimitsu Y,Sakamoto J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboplatin has proven to be effective in the treatment of patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who have responded to platinum-based first-line chemotherapy. However, thrombocytopenia is a problem in heavily pretreated patients. Paclitaxel has a so-called platelet-sparing effect, but until now it was unknown whether...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishikawa H,Fujiwara K,Suzuki S,Tanaka Y,Kohno I

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is among the radiation treatments known to have a selective lethal effect on tumor cells. This study summarizes the tumor responses and the acute and late adverse effects of BNCT in the treatment of patients with both recurrent and newly diagnosed T4 salivary gland carcinoma...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Aihara T,Morita N,Kamitani N,Kumada H,Ono K,Hiratsuka J,Harada T

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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: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：: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：:We report two cases of the plasmacytoid variant of urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder in which systemic chemotherapy was effective. In the first case, a 76-year-old man presented with dysphasia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography revealed a brain tumor and a bladder tumor. Resection of the b...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hayashi T,Tanigawa G,Fujita K,Imamura R,Nakazawa S,Yamamoto Y,Hosomi M,Shimazu K,Fushimi H,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcomas represent a rare and heterogeneous disease and the prognosis of patients remains poor, with a disease-free survival at 5 years of less than 10%. Only a few chemotherapeutic agents, such as doxorubicin and ifosfamide, have been identified to be active with response rates above 20%. The concept of angiostatic t...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kasper B,Ho AD,Egerer G

更新日期：2005-12-01 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:We aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of monthly paclitaxel and carboplatin with oral estramustine phosphate in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). METHODS:Patients with prostate cancer that was progressing despite androgen ablation therapy were treated with i.v. paclitaxel, 175...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Segawa T,Kamoto T,Kinoshita H,Kunishima Y,Yoshimura K,Ito A,Takahashi T,Higashi S,Nakamura E,Nishiyama H,Ito N,Yamamoto S,Habuchi T,Ogawa O

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00