Treatment choices and outcomes of non-metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma patients in relationship to neighborhood socioeconomic status: a population-based study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The correlation between treatment-related factors and lung toxicity has not been sufficiently evaluated in salvage radiotherapy. METHODS:Twenty-one patients with recurrent non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after lobectomy received salvage radiotherapy to a total dose of 46-60 Gy. The effects of radiotherap...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Uno T,Isobe K,Kawakami H,Ueno N,Kawata T,Yamamoto S,Sekine Y,Iyoda A,Iizasa T,Fujisawa T,Shigematsu N,Ito H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the development of chemotherapy regimens for patients with retinoblastoma started in the 1950s, various agents and regimens have been employed for various kinds of patients. Chemotherapy has been employed for: (1) patients with high-risk features for metastases, such as patients with optic nerve involvement, (2)...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Makimoto A

更新日期：2004-02-01 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:When soft-tissue sarcomas occur near neurovascular structures, preoperative images cannot always reveal the accurate relationship between the tumor and these structures. Therefore, in some patients, neurovascular structures are sacrificed unnecessarily. In other patients, neurovascular structures are preserv...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsumoto S,Kawaguchi N,Manabe J,Matsushita Y

更新日期：2002-02-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can deliver different doses to two target volumes with high conformity. The purpose of the present study was to compare outcomes provided by two different optimization methods, overlapping structure-based and non-overlapping structure-based methods, for simultaneous in...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki M,Nakamatsu K,Kanamori S,Okajima K,Okumura M,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 74-year-old female was referred to our hospital for non-muscle invasive bladder tumors initially treated at another hospital. Preoperatively, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated non-muscle invasive bladder tumors and a vaginal tumor. A second transurethral resection of the bladder tumors,...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kaneko G,Kikuchi E,Hasegawa M,Miyajima A,Nakagawa K,Kameyama K,Oya M

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:The risk factors of incisional surgical site infection (iSSI) after open radical cystectomy (ORC) have not been fully investigated. The aim of the present study is to examine factors correlated with iSSI development after ORC with intestinal urinary diversion. METHODS:A total of 178 patients who had undergo...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Gondo T,Ohno Y,Nakashima J,Hashimoto T,Takizawa I,Tanaka A,Shimodaira K,Satake N,Takeuchi H,Nakagami Y,Ohori M,Tachibana M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver resection is the most effective procedure for colorectal cancer liver metastasis (CRLM); however, early recurrence is an important problem that affects the postoperative prognoses of patients with CRLM. We previously suggested a therapeutic algorithm for CRLM using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Watanabe A,Harimoto N,Yokobori T,Araki K,Kubo N,Igarashi T,Tsukagoshi M,Ishii N,Yamanaka T,Handa T,Oyama T,Higuchi T,Shirabe K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in molecular biology have identified the responsible genes for many hereditary cancer syndromes (familial tumors). Therefore, now, the final diagnosis of familial tumors can be done by molecular methods to detect the genetic alteration in the disease-causing responsible gene(s) in the patient. So-calle...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tomita N,Oto M

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:Standard definitive radiotherapy for cervical cancer consists of whole pelvic external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT). In Japan, high-dose-rate ICBT (HDR-ICBT) has been utilized in clinical practice for more than 40 years. Several randomized clinical trials demonstrated that HDR-ICBT a...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Toita T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of advanced ovarian cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy with standard tri-weekly carboplatin and paclitaxel. Therapy was converted to weekly regimens because of disease progression, resulting in disease response. Weekly regimens could overcome drug resistance and this strategy should be a...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Marchetti C,Bellati F,Musella A,Napoletano C,Perniola G,Di Donato V,Pignata S,Nuti M,Panici PB

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to determine the efficacy and safety of low-dose chemotherapy with methotrexate (MTX) and vinblastine (VBL) for patients with desmoid tumors refractory to meloxicam treatment, focusing in particular on the relationship between the efficacy of this chemotherapy and catenin β-1 (CTNNB1...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nishida Y,Tsukushi S,Urakawa H,Hamada S,Kozawa E,Ikuta K,Ando Y,Ishiguro N

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite increasing interest in minimally invasive surgery, prevalence data are completely absent. Our objective was to analyze clinico-epidemiological variations of surgery for renal malignancy in Japan with emphasis on annual trends and regional gaps, and to analyze factors affecting choice of open versus m...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Sugihara T,Yasunaga H,Horiguchi H,Tsuru N,Fujimura T,Nishimatsu H,Kume H,Ohe K,Matsuda S,Fushimi K,Homma Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two main malignant hepatic tumors in children are hepatoblastomas (HBLs) and hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). The past two decades have brought significant improvement to the outcomes of children diagnosed with malignant hepatic tumors, especially HBL, due to improvements in diagnosis and treatment. Histological ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hiyama E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zoledronic acid treatment reduces the incidence of skeletal-related events (SREs) in patients with bone metastases from breast, lung, and urologic cancers including prostate and renal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of zoledronic acid on SREs in patients with bone metastases from bla...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Zaghloul MS,Boutrus R,El-Hossieny H,Kader YA,El-Attar I,Nazmy M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) has been the most widely accepted and studied chemotherapeutic agent, and many combination chemotherapeutic regimens have been reported. However, until recently, a standard regimen for metastatic gastric cancer had not been established. The combination of S-1 and cisplatin is a good candidate as ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yoshida K,Yamaguchi K,Osada S,Kawaguchi Y,Takahashi T,Sakashita F,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (BC) has better survival benefit than radical cystectomy (RC) alone. However, optimal dosing schedule, including drug selection, number of cycles, and interval between chemotherapy and cystectomy, as well as acceptable ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Koie T,Ohyama C,Hashimoto Y,Hatakeyama S,Yamamoto H,Yoneyama T,Kamimura N

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：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: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：BACKGROUND:Differences in individual body sizes have not been well considered when analyzing the survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We hypothesized that physique-adjusted tumor size is superior to actual tumor size in predicting the prognosis. METHODS:Eight hundred and forty-two patients who...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ozeki N,Fukui T,Kawaguchi K,Nakamura S,Hakiri S,Kato T,Hirakawa A,Yokoi K

更新日期：2018-04-01 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:The field of immunotherapy has recently focused on cancers with microsatellite instability (MSI). These cancers include both Lynch-syndrome-associated tumors, which are caused by mismatch repair (MMR) germline mutations, and sporadic MSI tumors, which are mainly attributed to MLH1 promoter methylation. The p...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamada R,Yamaguchi T,Iijima T,Wakaume R,Takao M,Koizumi K,Hishima T,Horiguchi SI

更新日期：2018-06-01 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:The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of the pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a predictive marker prior to treatment of cervical cancer with radiation therapy (RT) alone or concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT). METHODS:Fifty-six patients with squamous cell carc...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Mizunuma M,Yokoyama Y,Futagami M,Aoki M,Takai Y,Mizunuma H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclin E and p27 play pivotal roles in cancer development and progression. We investigated whether the prognosis in cases of non-small cell lung cancer without lymph node metastases that underwent complete resection could be associated with tissue expression of cyclin E, p27, and Ki-67. METHODS:Tumors from ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takahashi S,Kamata Y,Tamo W,Koyanagi M,Hatanaka R,Yamada Y,Tsushima T,Takaya S,Fukuda I

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00