Preoperative biliary drainage-related inflammation is associated with shorter survival in biliary tract cancer patients.

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: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：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: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: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：BACKGROUND:Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the esophagus and the stomach is aggressive. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal therapeutic strategy. METHODS:Both clinicopathological factors and treatment results were examined in 34 patients with immunohistochemically diagnosed NEC of the upper gastro...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Morita M,Taguchi K,Kagawa M,Nakanoko T,Uehara H,Sugiyama M,Ota M,Ikebe M,Sugimachi K,Esaki T,Toh Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：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：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-such as antibodies to programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), to its ligand PD-L1, or to cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein-4 (CTLA-4)-are an evolving treatment option for several types of cancer, but only a limited number of patients benefit from such therapy. Preclinical studies ha...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hayashi H,Nakagawa K

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：: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：:Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a rare and peculiar variant of adenocarcinoma. This tumor represents 3% of all primary cervical adenocarcinomas, and it is locally aggressive and capable of metastasis to other organs even in its early stage. We report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma stage IIIb that...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nishida M,Nasu K,Takai N,Miyakawa I,Kashima K

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 59-year-old man with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), without inferior vena cava (IVC) involvement, treated with radical nephrectomy, palliative radiotherapy for bone metastasis, and medical therapy for bone and lung metastases. The patient died of cardiac arrest after evidence of massive m...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Zustovich F,Gottardo F,De Zorzi L,Cecchetto A,Dal Bianco M,Mauro E,Cartei G

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：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：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：PURPOSE:This single-arm, multicenter, phase-II trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) using fine-powder cisplatin and iodized-oil suspension in patients with intermediate- and advanced-stage [Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage-B and stage-C] hepatocellular carci...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takaki H,Yamakado K,Tsurusaki M,Yasumoto T,Baba Y,Narimatsu Y,Shimohira M,Yamaguchi M,Matsuo K,Inaba Y,Mikami K,Watanabe R,Nishida N,Anai H,Kakizawa H,Hirota S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A diagnosis of cervical cancer during pregnancy poses difficult management and ethical problems. Survival of the patient is the foremost concern, but fetal viability and well-being must also be addressed. Radical trachelectomy (RT) has recently begun to be performed as a possible treatment modality for early stage inv...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Iwami N,Ishioka S,Endo T,Baba T,Nagasawa K,Takahashi M,Sugio A,Takada S,Mariya T,Mizunuma M,Saito T

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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:Dendritic cell (DC)-based and cytokine-induced killer cell (CIK)-based therapy can induce specific antitumor T-cell responses. This clinical pilot study examined the safety, the feasibility, and the outcome of tumor-specific immunotherapy for patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. METHODS:Alpha-G...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Qiu Y,Yun MM,Xu MB,Wang YZ,Yun S

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total pharyngolaryngectomy (TPL) is a conventional and standard surgical method for locoregional control of advanced hypopharyngeal cancer (HPC). This study aimed to define the clinicopathological prognostic factors of TPL by evaluating our surgical experience of TPL in the treatment of HPCs. METHODS:We ret...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Omura G,Ando M,Saito Y,Kobayashi K,Yamasoba T,Asakage T

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：: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:Recent studies have shown that immune-related adverse events (irAEs) caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) were correlated with favorable clinical outcome in patients with melanoma. However, in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) patients, there have been few reports about the correlation between ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kato T,Nagahara A,Kawamura N,Nakata W,Soda T,Matsuzaki K,Hatano K,Kawashima A,Ujike T,Imamura R,Nishimura K,Takada S,Tsujihata M,Yamaguchi S,Takao T,Nishimura K,Nonomura N,Uemura M

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared to other esophageal cancers, clinical stage IA esophageal cancer generally has a good prognosis, although a subgroup of patients has a poor prognosis. Unfortunately, clinical diagnoses of invasion depth or lymph node metastasis are not always accurate, which make it difficult to identify patients wi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Miyawaki Y,Sato H,Fujiwara N,Oya S,Sugita H,Hirano Y,Yamane T,Sakuramoto S,Okamoto K,Yamaguchi S,Koyama I

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：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：: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:Although several reports have discussed the potential of the indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence technique, its effectiveness and limitations have not been fully evaluated. For the accurate detection of sentinel lymph node (SLN) in cutaneous melanoma, which can arise in a wide variety of sites throughout th...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Namikawa K,Tsutsumida A,Tanaka R,Kato J,Yamazaki N

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00