Myocardial performance index and biochemical markers for early detection of doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

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：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: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:Previous reports concerning the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) have observed varied results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HPV in oral premalignant lesions (OPL) and OSCC. For accurate HPV detection in oral lesions, comparative analys...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishibashi M,Kishino M,Sato S,Morii E,Ogawa Y,Aozasa K,Kogo M,Toyosawa S

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) trends might be correlated with overall survival rates in patients with recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing trans-catheter arterial chemo-embolization (TACE). METHODS:We pe...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Arai T,Kobayashi A,Ohya A,Takahashi M,Yokoyama T,Shimizu A,Motoyama H,Furusawa N,Notake T,Kitagawa N,Sakai H,Imamura H,Kadoya M,Miyagawa S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We designed an outpatient regimen consisting of fractional cisplatin in combination with S-1, a novel oral fluoropyrimidine derivative for the treatment of recurrent or advanced gastric cancer and conducted a phase I study to determine the dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) and recommended dose (RD). METHODS:E...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shimoyama S,Imamura K,Hiki N,Yamaguchi H,Mafune K,Kaminishi M

更新日期：2005-08-01 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:Microvascular invasion (mvi) is an important risk factor for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), even after curative liver resection or orthotopic liver transplantation. However, mvi is difficult to detect preoperatively. The aim of this study was to clarify the risk factors of postoperative recurrence...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Imura S,Teraoku H,Yoshikawa M,Ishikawa D,Yamada S,Saito Y,Iwahashi S,Ikemoto T,Morine Y,Shimada M

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:We retrospectively evaluated the blood coagulation activity using the D-dimer level in the early period after gastrectomy and investigated whether postoperative hypercoagulation affects tumor recurrence and long-term survival in gastric cancer patients. METHODS:The study involved 650 patients who underwen...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hara K,Aoyama T,Hayashi T,Nakazono M,Nagasawa S,Shimoda Y,Kumazu Y,Numata M,Yamada T,Tamagawa H,Shiozawa M,Morinaga S,Yukawa N,Rino Y,Masuda M,Ogata T,Oshima T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to explore the potential risk factors of platinum allergy and follow-up treatment to provide a reference for the clinical prevention and treatment of platinum allergic reactions in patients with gynecological tumors. METHODS:The study retrospectively analyzed 45 cases of platinum allergic r...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ma X,Li X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The original article can be found online. ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shigeta K,Kosaka T,Hongo H,Yanai Y,Matsumoto K,Morita S,Mizuno R,Shinojima T,Kikuchi E,Oya M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) of the kidney is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor arising from the distal collecting tubules which has been shown to have a poor response to several kinds of systemic therapy. We present a case of metastatic CDC that responded favorably to a multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitor, suni...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Miyake H,Haraguchi T,Takenaka A,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：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: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:Early tumor shrinkage (ETS) is a response-related endpoint of clinical trials of chemotherapy (CHT) of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). It identifies a dimensional reduction of tumor size by at least 20-30% after 6-8 weeks of CHT. METHODS:A literature search of randomized trials of systemi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Colloca GA,Venturino A,Guarneri D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) is a relatively rare subtype of gastric adenocarcinoma and has aggressive histopathologic characteristics, including lymphatic and vascular invasion. However, the associated long-term survival outcomes remain unclear. This study aimed to compare the clinicopathologica...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kano M,Hihara J,Kaneko M,Uemura K,Ohge H,Sueda T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indocyanine green (ICG), an agent for measuring liver function, becomes fluorescent under near-infrared (NIR) light after binding to serum proteins. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with a deposit of preoperatively administered ICG becomes clearly detectable under ICG fluorography; however, it remains unclear ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Morita Y,Sakaguchi T,Unno N,Shibasaki Y,Suzuki A,Fukumoto K,Inaba K,Baba S,Takehara Y,Suzuki S,Konno H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We retrospectively compared the efficacy of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and cetuximab (IMRT/cetuximab) versus IMRT and platinum-based chemotherapy (IMRT/platinum) for locally advanced head neck squamous cell carcinoma (LAHNSCC). METHODS:Thirty-one IMRT/cetuximab patients were matched 1:2 with 62 IM...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Huang J,Baschnagel AM,Chen P,Gustafson G,Jaiyesmi I,Folbe M,Ye H,Akervall J,Krauss D

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：PURPOSE:The use of adjuvant treatment has not been sufficiently investigated in duodenal adenocarcinoma. This study evaluated the effect of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) on survival outcomes in this rare malignancy. METHODS:We identified patients who were diagnosed between 2004 and 2013 in the Surveillance, Epidem...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Lim YJ,Kim K

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:A 48-year-old woman with small-cell lung cancer received combined chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin (CDDP) and etoposide (Vp-16). Although the gustatory threshold in the glossopharyngeal nerve area was normal (14 dB) before chemotherapy, it rose to 22 dB on day 8 of chemotherapy, and it could not be measured, becau...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Minakata Y,Yamagata T,Nakanishi H,Nishimoto T,Nakanishi M,Mune M,Yukawa S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Japan, chemotherapeutic agents that have been approved for the treatment of esophageal cancer include cisplatin, nedaplatin, 5-fluorouracil, vindesine, and docetaxel. We retrospectively investigated the efficacy and toxicity of a combination of nedaplatin plus vindesine, or docetaxel alone, for patients w...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamazaki K,Hironaka S,Boku N,Yasui H,Fukutomi A,Yoshino T,Onozawa Y,Hasuike N,Inui T,Yamaguchi Y,Ono H

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：: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