Ohya, Maki Kobayashi, Mikiko Sozuki, Toshiro Kanno, Hiroyuki Nakazawa, Koh
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Molecular and clinical oncology
As the number of long-term cancer survivors is increasing, the incidence of post-irradiation malignant mesothelioma may also increase. We herein present the case of an 85-year-old female patient with a history of several surgeries for solid tumors and radiotherapy to the pelvis, who presented with abdominal pain and diarrhea. The patient's general ...
Akasaki, Takayuki Einama, Takahiro Tashiro, Keita Nagata, Hiromi Yamazaki, Kenji Nishikawa, Makoto Hoshikawa, Mayumi Kimura, Akifumi Noro, Takuji Ogata, Sho
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Molecular and clinical oncology
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is a naturally occurring glycoprotein that stimulates the proliferation of precursor cells in the bone marrow and their maturation into fully differentiated neutrophils. G-CSF-producing cancers rarely occur in the digestive system, particularly the pancreas. Herein we report the rare case of a G-CSF-pro...
Okazaki, Mitsuyoshi Oyama, Katsunobu Kinoshita, Jun Miyashita, Tomoharu Tajima, Hidehiro Takamura, Hiroyuki Ninomiya, Itasu Fushida, Sachio Ohta, Tetsuo
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Molecular and clinical oncology
Totally implantable vascular access devices (TIVADs) are often used to administer chemotherapy by prolonged intravenous infusion. The objective of the present study was to investigate the incidence of long-term complications and identify risk factors associated with TIVAD placement in patients with gastric cancer. A total of 121 patients with gastr...
Li, Jian Wang, Dan-Dan Zhao, Yu-Nian Zhou, Jian-Wei Tang, Jin-Hai
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Molecular and clinical oncology
The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for breast cancer patients who cannot undergo traditional surgery. A total of 10 patients were treated by MRI-guided RFA, of whom 6 had stage IV disease (lung metastasis n=3, bone metastasis n=1, liver metastasis n=1...
Capozzi, Vito Andrea Sozzi, Giulio Gambino, Giulia Cianciolo, Alessandra Riccò, Matteo Monfardini, Luciano Gaiano, Michela Chiantera, Vito Uccella, Stefano Berretta, Roberto
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Molecular and clinical oncology
The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the cost of obese patients affected by endometrial cancer undergoing open surgery compared with minimally invasive surgery. In the retrospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2), the economic expenditure in pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative phases of the selected ...
Takuwa, Haruko Tsuji, Wakako Goto, Tomoyuki Otsuji, Takashi Yotsumoto, Fumiaki
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Molecular and clinical oncology
Dose-dense (DD) chemotherapy is a treatment option for patients with high-risk premenopausal breast cancer. Pegfilgrastim may be administered as prophylaxis against the development of febrile neutropenia and enables the continuation of the DD schedule; however, it is associated with adverse effects, including bone and muscle pain and fatigue. We he...
Luo, Chengyan Qiu, Jiangnan Zhang, Jie Yuan, Lin Liu, Chang Wang, Cong Li, Yang Zhang, Liya Cheng, Wenjun
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Molecular and clinical oncology
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the residual lesions after conization and the clinical outcome of patients with multifocal micro-invasive squamous cell cervical carcinomas (MMSCCs) treated with different surgical strategies. A retrospective study was carried out in 98 patients with MMSCCs diagnosed by conization and treated between Jan...
Nakahara, Yoshiro Hosomi, Yukio Shibuya, Masahiko Mitsufuji, Hisashi Katagiri, Masato Naoki, Katsuhiko Soejima, Kenzo Nogami, Naoyuki Nagase, Seisuke Nishikawa, Masanori
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Molecular and clinical oncology
Skeletal-related events (SREs) may occur at the time of first diagnosis in 20-30% of lung cancer patients with bone metastases. Several clinical trials have shown that zoledronic acid (ZA) is effective for decreasing SREs. The main objective of the present study was to discuss clinical data of ZA and compare the frequency of SREs with previous repo...
Wang, Yu-Sheng Shuang, Wei-Bing Yin, Ke-Qiang Tong, Xu-Nan Xia, Man-Cheng Yang, Hao-Sen
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Molecular and clinical oncology
The aim of the present study was to identify the factors influencing the survival time of patients with sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (SRCC). Between January 2000 and September 2017, a total of 21 patients were enrolled, all of whom were diagnosed with SRCC. In total, eight prognostic factors were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier estimator, a log...
Matsumoto, Yoshifumi Kimura, Kazuyoshi Zhou, Qiliang Sasaki, Kenta Saiki, Takuro Moriyama, Masato Saijo, Yasuo
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Molecular and clinical oncology
The number of older patients with esophageal cancer (EC) is increasing due to the population aging and increasing life expectancy. However, no optimal treatment strategy for older patients with EC has been established to date. The aim of the present study was to review and compare the treatment modalities and outcomes of 990 younger and older patie...
