Long-term results and prognostic factors in patients with stage III-IVA squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy from a single institution study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:As cancer therapy can be harmful to spermatogenesis, men are generally advised to cryopreserve sperm before gonadotoxic treatment. Here, we compared fresh and frozen-thawed sperm quality in patients according to cancer type, and reported use rate in subsequent assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles. ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Freour T,Mirallie S,Jean M,Barriere P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the prognostic and therapeutic implications of time to biochemical relapse (BCR) in patients with prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. METHODS:The records of 3210 consecutive men with prostate cancer who underwent radical prostatectomy between January 1998 and June 2013 were retrospec...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Pak S,You D,Jeong IG,Kim YS,Hong JH,Kim CS,Ahn H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the Onodera's prognosis nutritional index (O-PNI) has been used to predict long-term life expectancy, its use to predict life expectancy within 12 weeks has not been discussed. In this study, we examined the usefulness of the O-PNI to predict short-term life expectancy in patients with end-stage gas...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Oyama K,Oba M,Oshima Y,Shimada H

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile duct hamartomas, also known as von Meyenburg complexes, are benign neoplasms consisting of cystic dilatation of the bile duct surrounded by fibrous stroma. We report a rare case in a 60-year-old man who presented with coexistent von Meyenburg complex and esophageal carcinoma. Preoperative computed tomography did ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Mimatsu K,Oida T,Kawasaki A,Aramaki O,Kuboi Y,Katsura Y,Amano S

更新日期：2008-08-01 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:Phase I study of weekly administration of low-dose docetaxel/cisplatin concurrent with conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma suggested the recommended dose of docetaxel at 10 mg/m2 and cisplatin at 20 mg/m2. Phase II study of the concurrent chemor...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakahara S,Takenaka Y,Ogawa K,Nishiike S,Yamamoto Y,Seo Y,Isohashi F,Suzuki O,Yoshioka Y,Sumida I,Yoshii T,Tomiyama Y,Inohara H

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To avoid the loss of fertility, chemotherapy should be chosen as an adjuvant treatment after trachelectomy. Our study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of adjuvant chemotherapy after abdominal trachelectomy for cervical cancer. METHODS:Our institutional review board approved this clinical study, and in...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Okugawa K,Yahata H,Sonoda K,Kodama K,Yagi H,Ohgami T,Yasunaga M,Onoyama I,Kaneki E,Asanoma K,Kobayashi H,Kato K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous malignancy with a high rate of nodal metastasis. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is used in MCC and other cancers to identify regional node micrometastases in patients with clinically negative nodes; however, whether SLN status is associated with recurrence o...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shibayama Y,Imafuku S,Takahashi A,Nakayama J

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although subcutaneous implantable ports have been indicated as venous access for chemotherapy, these devices have not been used routinely for hematological tumors. METHODS:Between May 2006 and April 2009, 39 ports were implanted in 37 patients with hematological tumors and 16 ports were implanted in 14 pati...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ohno H,Mizumoto C,Otsuki Y,Oguma S,Yoshida Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile granulosa cell tumor (GCT) is a rare tumor, and the majority (90%) are reported in the prepubertal or under-30-year age group, in contrast to the adult type, which is more common in the fifth decade. On histopathological examination, juvenile GCTs are distinct from the adult type of GCT, and have a lower risk...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kaur H,Bagga R,Saha SC,Gainder S,Srinivasan R,Adhya AK,Dhaliwal LK

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms and clinical significance of lymph node involvement in ovarian cancer have been revealed since the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) introduced a new clinical staging including retroperitoneal lymph node status. The multiple directions of the lymph drainage pathway in ovarian...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ushijima K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 65-year-old man with recurrent prostate cancer who presented with meningeal carcinomatosis. In September 2007, he had been diagnosed with mixed type small cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma at clinical stage T4N1M1 (primary prostate tumor with multiple bone, liver, and lymph node metastases) and...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamada T,Ohtsubo K,Mouri H,Yamashita K,Yasumoto K,Izumi K,Zen Y,Watanabe H,Yano S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Set-up errors represent a source of uncertainty in head and neck (H&N) cancer radiotherapy. The present study evaluated set-up accuracy with the use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in order to establish the proper clinical target volume (CTV) to planning target volume (PTV) margins to be adopted. ME...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Dionisi F,Palazzi MF,Bracco F,Brambilla MG,Carbonini C,Asnaghi DD,Monti AF,Torresin A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether the administration of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) can reduce oxaliplatin-related neurotoxicity remains controversial. In addition, little is known about the effects of Ca/Mg on the blood level of platinum or objective tumor progression. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Patients receiving modified FOLFOX6 fo...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishibashi K,Okada N,Miyazaki T,Sano M,Ishida H

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：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：PURPOSE:Posterior fossa brain tumours (PFT) and their treatment in young children are often associated with subsequent cognitive impairment. However, reported follow-up periods rarely exceed 10 years. This study reports very long-term cognitive consequences of surviving an early childhood PFT. METHODS:62 adult survivo...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Wagner AP,Carroll C,White SR,Watson P,Spoudeas HA,Hawkins MM,Walker DA,Clare ICH,Holland AJ,Ring H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:A primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma (PRMC) is an extremely rare lesion. To date, only 49 cases have been reported. The presence of mural nodules in a PRMC may indicate a worse prognosis. We report the case of a 40-year-old Japanese woman with a PRMC with mural nodules. Microscopic examination reveale...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kanayama T,Yoshino K,Enomoto T,Ohashi H,Fujita M,Ueda Y,Kimura T,Kobayashi E,Morii E,Kimura T

更新日期：2012-08-01 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:The pasteurized autogenous bone graft (PABG) is a new method to reuse resected and diseased autogenous bones after heat treatment at a comparatively low temperature (60 degrees C-65 degrees C). METHODS:The subjects of this study were ten patients with musculoskeletal tumor who underwent surgery with a PABG ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sakayama K,Kidani T,Fujibuchi T,Kamogawa J,Yamamoto H,Shibata T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine if quantitative SUV-related, volumetric FDG PET parameters, and texture features (SPs, VPs, and TFs, respectively) were useful to evaluate and predict response and recurrence after chemotherapy in follicular lymphoma (FL). METHODS:Pre- and posttreatment FDG PET examin...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tatsumi M,Isohashi K,Matsunaga K,Watabe T,Kato H,Kanakura Y,Hatazawa J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex carbohydrates are major components of the cell membrane and they play crucial roles in cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions, as well as in signal transduction. They consist of three kinds of molecular species; glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and glycosphingolipids. There is a distinct difference ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ohyama C

更新日期：2008-08-01 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 have performed 26 vaginal radical trachelectomies (RTs) for patients with early invasive uterine cervical cancer since 2003 and, to date, have experienced 8 deliveries. The procedure has a high risk for preterm labor and the subsequent occurrence of preterm premature rupture of membranes (pPROM). We repor...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takada S,Ishioka S,Endo T,Baba T,Morishita M,Akashi Y,Mizuuchi M,Adachi H,Kim M,Saito T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on treatment choices and outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients treated with local therapies (ablation or surgery). METHODS:Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) specialized socioeconomic database was accessed. Cases with non-metasta...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Abdel-Rahman O

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:The presence of ≥5 circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in 7.5 ml blood is a poor prognostic marker in metastatic breast cancer (MBC). However, the role of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status in CTCs is not known. METHODS:We prospectively assessed the prognostic value of this parameter for pat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hayashi N,Nakamura S,Tokuda Y,Shimoda Y,Yagata H,Yoshida A,Ota H,Hortobagyi GN,Cristofanilli M,Ueno NT

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the relationship between biological behavior and microsatellite instability (MSI) status, with or without p53 status, in sporadic colorectal carcinoma. METHODS:MSI was analyzed with regard to biological features such as cellular proliferation and apoptotic cell death, in addition to clinicopath...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Mori S,Ogata Y,Shirouzu K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00