Predicting short-term life expectancy of patients with end-stage gastric cancer using Onodera's prognostic nutritional index.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testicular cancer is a rare type of cancer in males. Since the disease is seen in young men and long-term survival is ensured following a high treatment success rate, fertility in testicular cancer patients is much more important. Prior to commencement of cancer treatment, patients are given counselling with...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Uçar MA,Arikan F,Coşkun HŞ,Kondak Y,Tatlı AM,Göksu SS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The standard treatment for cervical cancer is chemoradiation although some patients showed treatment resistance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of surgery after chemoradiation for cervical cancer. METHODS:Patients with FIGO stage IB2 to IIB cervical cancer were included i...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yoshida K,Kajiyama H,Yoshihara M,Tamauchi S,Ikeda Y,Yoshikawa N,Nishino K,Niimi K,Suzuki S,Kikkawa F

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aurora B is a serine-threonine kinase and chromosomal passenger protein involved in the control of chromosome assembly and segregation during mitosis. Aberrant expression of Aurora B has been reported in some tumors, including lung and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We investigated the role of Aurora B expr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tovuu LO,Utsunomiya T,Imura S,Morine Y,Ikemoto T,Arakawa Y,Mori H,Hanaoka J,Kanamoto M,Sugimoto K,Saito Y,Yamada S,Asanoma M,Shimada M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the incidence of oropharyngeal SCC (OPSCC) is increasing in contrast to carcinoma with origin in other subsites. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is now recognized as a significant risk factor of the carcinogenesis of OPSCC. The HPV-related OPSCC patients tend to be relat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Okami K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total gastrectomy and chemotherapy with S-1 after surgery were performed in a 50-year-old woman with gastric cancer associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). She was given a diagnosis of gastric cancer at the lesser curvature of the body of the stomach, and distal gastrectomy was performed in December...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Suzuki R,Ariizumi S,Araida T,Hayashi K,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 62-year-old man with advanced gastric cancer and multiple liver metastases who was successfully treated with combined chemotherapy including S-1. The patient was clinically diagnosed with stage IV (T3 N2 H1 P0) disease and was initially treated with 100 mg/body per day S-1 administered orally f...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nakamura R,Saikawa Y,Kumagai K,Kiyota T,Ohashi M,Yoshida M,Kubota T,Kumai K,Kitajima M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impact of R1 (microscopically margin-positive) resection on survival of patients with hepatoblastoma (HB) remains debatable. This study aimed to compare the long-term outcomes of R0 (microscopically margin-negative) and R1 resection for HB in children after hepatectomy. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed f...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ren X,Li H,Diao M,Xu H,Li L

更新日期：2020-04-01 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: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:The clinical impact of monitoring serum p53 antibodies, carbohydrate antigen19-9, and carcinoembryonic antigen in patients with colorectal cancer has not been fully evaluated. METHODS:A total of 420 surgically treated stage II/III colorectal cancer patients were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 101 pat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ushigome M,Shimada H,Miura Y,Yoshida K,Kaneko T,Koda T,Nagashima Y,Suzuki T,Kagami S,Funahashi K

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：: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：: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: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: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：: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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic veracity for disease-specific survival (DSS) of the eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control tumor-node-metastasis staging system (TNM-8) compared with the seventh edition (TNM-7) in a Chinese populati...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Zhi J,Wu Y,Hu L,Zhao J,Liu H,Ruan X,Hou X,Zhang J,Zheng X,Gao M

更新日期：2020-01-01 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: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：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：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 fourth edition of the Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology guidelines for the treatment of ovarian cancer including primary peritoneal cancer and fallopian tube cancer was published in 2015. The guidelines contain seven chapters and six flow charts. The major changes in this new edition are as follows-(1) the for...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Komiyama S,Katabuchi H,Mikami M,Nagase S,Okamoto A,Ito K,Morishige K,Suzuki N,Kaneuchi M,Yaegashi N,Udagawa Y,Yoshikawa H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) can yield excellent local tumor control, as well as survival benefit comparable to that of surgery for early-stage lung cancer. However, in terms of toxicity, SBRT might lead to fatal radiation pneumonitis. Lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) a...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Doi H,Nakamatsu K,Nishimura Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of our study was to evaluate the efficacy of a new combination antiemetic therapy consisting of palonosetron, aprepitant, and dexamethasone in gastric cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy with S-1 plus cisplatin. METHODS:This prospective, multi-institutional observational study assessed patient-...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Oyama K,Fushida S,Kaji M,Takeda T,Yabushita K,Nezuka H,Kinami S,Kadoya N,Takai Y,Tsukioka Y,Ohyama S,Tsuji K,Tsukada T,Kinoshita J,Fujimura T,Ohta T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-risk factors for recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after surgical resection include involvement of ≥ 2 regional lymph nodes, extracapsular spread, and microscopic involvement of resected mucosal margins. Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy is thought to improve postoperative locoregional contro...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yokota T,Onitsuka T,Kusafuka K,Ogawa H,Onozawa Y,Nakagawa M,Iida Y,Kamijo T,Nishimura T,Nakajima T,Boku N,Yasui H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residual cancer burden or Ki67 expression levels in residual tumors reportedly provided significant prognostic information for a non-pathological complete response subset after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). However, the significance of Ki67 reduction for clinical response during chemotherapy in each subtyp...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Enomoto Y,Morimoto T,Nishimukai A,Higuchi T,Yanai A,Miyagawa Y,Murase K,Imamura M,Takatsuka Y,Nomura T,Takeda M,Watanabe T,Hirota S,Miyoshi Y

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) associated with multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) is reported is a 62-year-old woman, with special reference to the patient's clinical features and response to treatment. There were multiple widespread polypoid lesions in the entire gastrointestinal tract, with ileocecal masses...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tsujimura H,Takagi T,Tamaru J,Sakai C

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactive oxygen species stimulate lymphatic metastasis by accelerating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and lymphangiogenesis in the tumor microenvironment. Hence, systemic oxidative stress level may correlate with nodal involvement in patients with a malignant tumor. METHODS:We examined 46 patients wit...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tsukioka T,Nishiyama N,Iwata T,Nagano K,Tei K,Suehiro S

更新日期：2012-06-01 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: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