Potential predictive factors for microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma classified within the Milan criteria.

abstract：:We report herein a case of rapidly growing pulmonary carcinosarcoma, a rare and highly malignant lung neoplasm characterized by a biphasic histopathological pattern consisting of both epithelial and sarcomatous components, and we also summarize the clinical features of this entity based on previously reported cases. A...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sato S,Koike T,Yamato Y,Yoshiya K,Motono N,Takeshige M,Homma K,Koizumi N,Yokoyama A,Tsukada H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enlarged pelvic nodes are commonly found during preoperative imaging studies in cervical cancer patients and may represent tumor metastasis. It remains controversial whether debulking of these enlarged nodes prior to definitive radiotherapy offers any survival benefit to the patient. METHODS:Enlarged suspic...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Cheung TH,Lo KW,Yim SF,Yau SH,Yu MM,Yeung WK

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：: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: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:Pleural effusion is one of the most common complications of lung adenocarcinoma and is diagnostically challenging. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic performance of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cytokeratin fragment (CYFRA) 21-1, and cancer antigen (CA) 19-9 for lung adenocarcinoma-associated m...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Feng M,Zhu J,Liang L,Zeng N,Wu Y,Wan C,Shen Y,Wen F

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：: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：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:Radium-223 is a first-in-class targeted alpha therapy to prolong overall survival (OS) in castration-resistant prostate cancer with bone metastases (mCRPC). The aim of the present analysis was to assess the long-term safety with radium-223 in Japanese patients with mCRPC. METHODS:Patients with symptomatic m...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Uemura H,Uemura H,Nagamori S,Wakumoto Y,Kimura G,Kikukawa H,Yokomizo A,Mizokami A,Kosaka T,Masumori N,Kawasaki Y,Yonese J,Nasu Y,Fukasawa S,Sugiyama T,Kinuya S,Hosono M,Yamaguchi I,Akagawa T,Matsubara N

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (all men, with liver cirrhosis and hepatitis C virus infections) who showed spontaneous regression of the tumor. When the spontaneous regression occurred all of the patients were over age 67 years. They showed a rapid increase of serum alpha-fetoprotein levels just...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kondo S,Okusaka T,Ueno H,Ikeda M,Morizane C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) has been changing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for patients with cancers, and several PET-CT-related prognostic factors have been reported. We have focused on metabolic tumor volumes (MTVs) over the whole body and in specific organs using 18F...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamanaka S,Miyagawa M,Sugawara Y,Hasebe S,Fujii T,Takeuchi K,Tanaka K,Yakushijin Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No effective follow-up strategy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) has been identified to date. The aim of this study was to assess the value of a strict follow-up procedure in patients with NHL after they showed clinical remission. METHODS:One hundred and twenty-one patients with localized NHL of the head an...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakamura K,Sasaki M,Kunitake N,Kimura M,Watanabe T,Sasaki T,Terashima H,Kuwabara Y,Sakai S,Masuda K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obese women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer may experience worse disease-free and overall survival. We hypothesize that this observation is due to intrinsically aggressive disease and that obesity will be associated with higher histologic grade and Ki67. METHODS:A sequential cohort of wom...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Santa-Maria CA,Yan J,Xie XJ,Euhus DM

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The updated 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System (CNS) has incorporated molecular parameters into pathological diagnosis, for the first time in the molecular era. While it has led to the more precise diagnoses of well-understood entities and the better comprehens...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Onizuka H,Masui K,Komori T

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the association between subclinical interstitial lung disease (ILD) and fatal radiation pneumonitis (RP) in patients with thoracic tumors treated with thoracic radiotherapy (RT). METHODS:Sixty-two consecutive patients with thoracic tumors treated with thoracic RT were retrospectively analyzed. ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamaguchi S,Ohguri T,Matsuki Y,Yahara K,Oki H,Imada H,Narisada H,Korogi Y

更新日期：2015-02-01 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: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：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：:This review describes the pathological classification of pediatric liver cancer types and subtypes proposed at the recent international symposium (March 2011, Los Angeles, USA) and meetings involving pathologists serving as central reviewers for the Children's Oncology Group, Société Internationale d'Oncologie Pédiatr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tanaka Y,Inoue T,Horie H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

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: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: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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of third-line gemcitabine monotherapy (Gem) in patients with platinum-resistant advanced urothelial cancer (UC). PATIENTS AND METHODS:From July 2005 to March 2009, 13 patients were enrolled. All patients had previously received methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Soga N,Kise H,Arima K,Sugimura Y

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:There is no standard chemotherapy available for unresectable or metastatic small bowel adenocarcinoma (SBA) because of its rarity. This systematic review aims to assess the efficacy and safety of chemotherapy for patients with unresectable or metastatic SBA. METHODS:In accordance with the PRISMA statements,...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nishikawa Y,Hoshino N,Horimatsu T,Funakoshi T,Hida K,Sakai Y,Muto M,Nakayama T

更新日期：2020-08-01 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: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: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:Syndecan-1 (SDC1) is reported to modulate several key processes of tumorigenesis and to show variable expression in many cancers. The cause of these variations in expression is not known to date. In this study, we compared SDC1 status with clinicopathologic parameters to evaluate the prognostic implications ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Lee SH,Choi EJ,Kim MS,Park JW,Lee YS,Kim SY,Kang CS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00