abstract：:We report two cases of the plasmacytoid variant of urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder in which systemic chemotherapy was effective. In the first case, a 76-year-old man presented with dysphasia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography revealed a brain tumor and a bladder tumor. Resection of the b...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hayashi T,Tanigawa G,Fujita K,Imamura R,Nakazawa S,Yamamoto Y,Hosomi M,Shimazu K,Fushimi H,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains controversial. The purpose of our analysis was to explore the outcome of patients with RCC who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy at our institution. METHODS:We reviewed data on 25 patients who underwent resection of lung metastasi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Kawashima A,Nakayama M,Oka D,Sato M,Hatano K,Mukai M,Nagahara A,Nakai Y,Takayama H,Inoue M,Shiono H,Nishimura K,Okumura M,Nonomura N

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 10% of all extra-pulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) arises in the prostate either as de novo mixed adenocarcinoma with small cell components or a pure small cell carcinoma. Extensive disease carries a median survival of about 10 months in retrospective studies. We present a case managed aggressively ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Brammer JE,Lulla P,Lynch GR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman with HER2(-)/HER1(-) breast cancer underwent radical mastectomy, followed by radiation and chemotherapy. However, her symptoms progressed rapidly owing to meningitis carcinomatosa and she was fitted with a urethral catheter. She also had difficulty in walking. However, immediately after treatment w...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Onishi H,Morisaki T,Nakafusa Y,Nakashima Y,Yokohata K,Katano M

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports concerning the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) have observed varied results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HPV in oral premalignant lesions (OPL) and OSCC. For accurate HPV detection in oral lesions, comparative analys...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ishibashi M,Kishino M,Sato S,Morii E,Ogawa Y,Aozasa K,Kogo M,Toyosawa S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver surgery has been known to cure metastatic colorectal cancer in a small proportion of patients. However, advances in procedural technique and chemotherapy now allow more patients to have safe, potentially curative surgery. Here we review surgery for unresectable colorectal liver metastases using an expert multidi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Tanaka K,Ichikawa Y,Endo I

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Our aim was to study the efficacy and safety of combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GC) for patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) after failure of methotrexate, vinblastin, adriamycin, and cisplatin (M-VAC) chemotherapy. METHODS:We studied a total of 33 patients with advance...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Gondo T,Ohori M,Hamada R,Tanaka A,Satake N,Takeuchi H,Nakashima J,Hatano T,Tachibana M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distant metastasis from colorectal carcinoma most often occurs in the liver and lungs. Metastasis to bones, adrenals, lymph nodes, brain, and skin has also been reported. Metastatic colorectal carcinoma to the testes is very uncommon. Even more uncommon is testicular metastasis from rectal carcinoma. Researchers throu...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Hatoum HA,Abi Saad GS,Otrock ZK,Barada KA,Shamseddine AI

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is potentially curative; however, recurrence is common. To date, few or no effective adjuvant therapies have been adequately investigated. This study evaluates the efficacy of adjuvant iodine-131-lipiodol after hepatic resection through the experience of a single-c...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Chua TC,Saxena A,Chu F,Butler SP,Quinn RJ,Glenn D,Morris DL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) of the kidney is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor arising from the distal collecting tubules which has been shown to have a poor response to several kinds of systemic therapy. We present a case of metastatic CDC that responded favorably to a multiple tyrosine kinase inhibitor, suni...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Miyake H,Haraguchi T,Takenaka A,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this phase II study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a carboplatin and gemcitabine combination regimen in the treatment of completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:Patients with completely resected pathologically documented stage IB, II or IIIA NSCLC were treat...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Usami N,Yokoi K,Hasegawa Y,Taniguchi H,Shindo J,Yamamoto M,Suzuki R,Imaizumi K,Kondo M,Shimokata K,Central Japan Lung Study Group.

更新日期：2010-12-01 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: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：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：: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：: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: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：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：: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：:Primary sarcoma of the fallopian tube is a very rare neoplasm. We report the case of a 69-year-old woman affected with leiomyosarcoma of the left fallopian tube. Her chief complaint was lower abdominal pain. The preoperative diagnosis was a left adnexal malignant tumor based on pelvic examination, abdominal computed t...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Ueda T,Emoto M,Fukuoka M,Miyahara D,Horiuchi S,Tsujioka H,Kawarabayashi T

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：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：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:We performed a multicenter longitudinal study using our neck dissection questionnaire (NDQ) and arm abduction test (AAT) to assess the impact of rehabilitation and surgical modification on postoperative quality of life (QOL). METHODS:Patients who had undergone neck dissection for the treatment of head and n...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Nibu K,Ebihara Y,Ebihara M,Kawabata K,Onitsuka T,Fujii T,Saikawa M

更新日期：2010-02-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Because there are few exchanges of doctors and surgical techniques among leading Japanese hospitals, neck dissections in Japan have become so highly diverse that the uniformity and comparability of nonradical neck dissections have become questionable. METHODS:The Japan Neck Dissection Study Group (JNDSG) wa...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Saikawa M,Kishimoto S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:UFT is composed of tegafur, a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil, and uracil, at a fixed ratio of 1: 4. UFT is widely used with leucovorin as adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer. As reported, UFT/leucovorin should not be taken simultaneously with food because a high fat content will reduce the systemi...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Furuhata T,Meguro M,Nishidate T,Okita K,Ishiyama G,Iwayama Y,Hosokawa Y,Tsuruma T,Kimura Y,Mizuguchi T,Sasaki K

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:We report the case of a 65-year-old man with recurrent prostate cancer who presented with meningeal carcinomatosis. In September 2007, he had been diagnosed with mixed type small cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma at clinical stage T4N1M1 (primary prostate tumor with multiple bone, liver, and lymph node metastases) and...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Yamada T,Ohtsubo K,Mouri H,Yamashita K,Yasumoto K,Izumi K,Zen Y,Watanabe H,Yano S

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：: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:Opioids are key drugs for cancer pain relief, but some patients, especially those who have gastroenterological cancers, suffer from severe opioid-induced bowel dysfunction (OBD), which reduces their quality of life. In order to achieve better pain relief, efforts to minimize OBD are required. METHODS:Betwee...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Matsui T,Kojima T,Kojima H,Iwamoto N,Kure S,Uemura T,Fujimitsu Y,Sakamoto J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients with pancreatic metastasis of renal cell carcinoma who were successfully treated with radiation therapy. The patients were one woman and three men with a median age of 55 years (range, 49 to 62 years) who underwent radical nephrectomy for primary renal cell carcinoma. The median interval from n...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Saito J,Yamanaka K,Sato M,Mori N,Sekii K,Yoshioka T,Itatani H,Nakatsuka S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification and validation of putative surrogate endpoints in oncology is a great challenge to medical investigators, statisticians, and regulators. A putative surrogate endpoint must be validated at both individual-level and trial-level before it can be used to replace the clinical endpoint in a future clinica...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Shi Q,Sargent DJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 62-year-old Japanese man whose histological diagnosis was adenoendocrine cell carcinoma of the gallbladder at autopsy, but whose antemortem diagnosis was squamous cell carcinoma. The patient was admitted to hospital with complaints of occasional vomiting and abdominal pain. Abdominal computed ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical oncology

authors： Taniguchi H,Sakagami J,Suzuki N,Hasegawa H,Shinoda M,Tosa M,Baba T,Yasuda H,Kataoka K,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2009-04-01 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