The prognostic significance of whole-body and spleen MTV (metabolic tumor volume) scanning for patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma.

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：: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：BACKGROUND:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cutaneous malignancy with a high rate of nodal metastasis. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is used in MCC and other cancers to identify regional node micrometastases in patients with clinically negative nodes; however, whether SLN status is associated with recurrence o...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shibayama Y,Imafuku S,Takahashi A,Nakayama J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness and adverse events (AEs) of a sequential chemotherapy regimen using gemcitabine + carboplatin (GCarbo) followed by GCarbo + docetaxel (GCarboD) for advanced upper-tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). METHODS:We treated 56 patients with advanced UTUC. Mean patient ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yoneyama T,Imai A,Hatakeyama S,Hashimoto Y,Koie T,Ohyama C

更新日期：2015-12-01 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:Irinotecan (CPT-11) and bolus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/leucovorin (LV) administered weekly for 4 weeks every 42 days (Saltz regimen) is active but substantially toxic in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). The efficacy and toxicity of this regimen, however, have not been determined in Japanese pat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Fujishima H,Kikuchi I,Miyanaga O,Ueda A,Baba E,Mitsugi K,Harada M,Nakano S

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：: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：:When total mesorectal excision (TME) is accurately performed, dysfunction, theoretically, does not occur. However, there are differences among individuals in the running patterns and the volumes of nerve fibers, and if obesity or a narrow pelvis is present, nerve identification is difficult. Currently, the rate of uri...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Moriya Y

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic lipomatosis is characterized as massive lipid infiltration of the pancreatic tissue. Although its etiology is ill defined; obesity, diabetes mellitus, chronic pancreatitis, hereditary pancreatitis, and conditions that cause pancreatic ductal obstruction, for example tumors and stones, are related to its pat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Makay O,Kazimi M,Aydin U,Nart D,Yilmaz F,Zeytunlu M,Goker E,Coker A

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soft-tissue tumors are often accompanied by abnormal temperature distribution detected during palpation. However, the assessment of temperature distribution is subjective, limiting its wide use in cancer screening. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical significance of the thermal detection of so...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shimatani A,Hoshi M,Oebisu N,Iwai T,Takada N,Nakamura H

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of monthly paclitaxel and carboplatin with oral estramustine phosphate in patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). METHODS:Patients with prostate cancer that was progressing despite androgen ablation therapy were treated with i.v. paclitaxel, 175...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Segawa T,Kamoto T,Kinoshita H,Kunishima Y,Yoshimura K,Ito A,Takahashi T,Higashi S,Nakamura E,Nishiyama H,Ito N,Yamamoto S,Habuchi T,Ogawa O

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No investigation of S-1 monotherapy in previously treated advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has yet been reported. We conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of S-1 in patients with failure of second- or further-line chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ono A,Naito T,Murakami H,Takahashi T,Nakamura Y,Tsuya A,Kaira K,Igawa S,Shukuya T,Tamiya A,Kaira R,Endo M,Yamamoto N

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:We previously reported the feasibility of short-term low-volume hydration in patients with advanced lung cancer who received cisplatin-based chemotherapy (Jpn J Clin Oncol 2013). We sought to determine the clinical usefulness of a more convenient hydration method, evaluating the safety and efficacy of shorter...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ninomiya K,Hotta K,Hisamoto-Sato A,Ichihara E,Gotoda H,Morichika D,Tamura T,Kayatani H,Minami D,Kubo T,Tabata M,Tanimoto M,Kiura K

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:We report the case of a 68-year-old Japanese man who presented with postrenal azotemia due to bilateral upper ureteral stenosis. The patient's right kidney was nonfunctional; therefore, right nephroureterectomy was performed for the purpose of pathologic diagnosis. Histopathologic examination revealed follicular lymph...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kubota Y,Kawai A,Tsuchiya T,Kozima K,Yokoi S,Deguchi T

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：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：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：: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: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：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：BACKGROUND:It is still controversial whether axillary lymph node (ALN) dissection (ALND) can be omitted after negative sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy (SLNB) in breast cancer (BC) patients with clinically positive ALNs at presentation treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). The study aim was to analyze whether SL...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Takei H,Yoshida T,Kurosumi M,Inoue K,Matsumoto H,Hayashi Y,Higuchi T,Uchida S,Ninomiya J,Kubo K,Oba H,Nagai S,Tabei T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite major improvements in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer over the past 15 years, many controversies exist surrounding the optimal adjuvant therapies for these patients. Adjuvant chemotherapy has been demonstrated to reduce recurrence and improve mortality, but questions persist as to what is the optima...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Gradishar WJ,O'Regan RM

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

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:We aimed to determine the frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) in operated breast cancer patients and to research the relationship between FM and the severity of fatigue and quality of life in these breast cancer patients. METHODS:The demographic data of 101 operated breast cancer patients were recorded....

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Akkaya N,Atalay NS,Selcuk ST,Alkan H,Catalbas N,Sahin F

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several studies have reported the incidence of KIT and PDGFRA gene mutations in cutaneous melanomas of Caucasians, only one report is available for Mongoloids, including Japanese. In Japan, melanoma is an uncommon neoplasm compared with countries with Caucasian populations. METHODS:In this study, p...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Terada T

更新日期：2010-10-01 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