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Michihide Mitsumori
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Japanese Structure Survey of Radiation Oncology in 2007 with Special Reference to Designated Cancer Care Hospitals
The structure of radiation oncology in designated cancer care hospitals in Japan was investigated in terms of equipment, personnel, patient load, and geographic distribution. The effect of changes in the healt...
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Long-term outcomes of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy combined with neoadjuvant hormonal therapy in Japanese patients with locally advanced prostate cancer
The outcomes of three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) combined with neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (NAHT) in Japanese patients with locally advanced prostate cancer who initiated salvage hormona...
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Radical external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer in Japan: differences in the patterns of care among Japan, Germany, and the United States
Optimal management of radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients has become a major concern for physicians in Japan. We reviewed published reports identifying the differences in the patterns of care for prostat...
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New trends in radiation therapy as a component of breast conserving therapy
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Current status of accelerated partial breast irradiation
Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is a radiotherapy method used in breast-conserving therapy. In APBI, the tumor bed is topically irradiated over a short period after breast-conserving surgery. The...
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Feasibility of accelerated partial breast irradiation using three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for Japanese women: a theoretical plan using six patients’ CT data
Several methods have been reported for accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), but in Japan, there are few facilities where brachytherapy or intra-operative radiotherapy is available. Japanese women hav...
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Retrospective analysis of 27 consecutive patients treated with docetaxel/nedaplatin combination therapy as a second-line regimen for advanced esophageal cancer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with docetaxel and nedaplatin in advanced esophageal cancer as a second-line regimen in an outpatient setting.
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Regional hyperthermia combined with radiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancers: a multi-institutional prospective randomized trial of the International Atomic Energy Agency
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)-sponsored, multi-institutional prospective randomized trial was conducted to clarify whether the combination of hyperthermia and radiotherapy improves the local res...
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Current status of stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancer
Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) for extracranial tumors has been recently performed to treat lung and liver cancers, and has subsequently been named stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). The advantages of hyp...
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Avascular necrosis of bilateral femoral head as a result of long-term steroid administration for radiation pneumonitis after tangential irradiation of the breast
We report a patient with avascular necrosis of the bilateral femoral head resulting from long-term steroid administration for radiation pneumonitis that occurred after tangential irradiation of the breast. The...
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Results of radiation therapy combined with neoadjuvant hormonal therapy for stage III prostate cancer: comparison of two different definitions of PSA failure
We herein report the clinical outcome of radical radiation therapy combined with neoadjuvant hormonal therapy (NHT) for stage III (International Union Against Cancer [UICC] 1997: UICC 97) prostate cancer. Pros...
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A case of metachronous bilateral Breast Cancer with bilateral radiation pneumonitis after breast-conserving therapy
We report a patient with metachronous bilateral breast cancer who has twice developed radiation pneumonitis after breast-conserving therapy for each breast. The patient was a 48-year-old woman, who presented w...
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Hyperfractionated radiotherapy for T2 glottic cancer for preservation of the larynx
To evaluate the effectiveness of hyperfractionation for T2 glottic cancer from a viewpoint of laryngeal preservation, we analyzed 21 patients (twice-a-day group) who were treated with hyperfractionation betwee...
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Treatment outcome of breast-conserving therapy in patients with positive or close resection margins: Japanese multi institute survey for radiation dose effect
The relationship between a positive resection margin and the risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) is controversial. To evaluate the radiation dose and other factors influencing the ipsilateral br...
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Bilateral breast-conserving therapy for bilateral breast cancer: Results and consideration of radiation technique
Although breast-conserving surgery followed by definitive irradiation is an established treatment for patients with early breast cancer, the role of breast-conserving therapy (BCT) for patients with bilateral ...
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Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer: comparison between intermittent standard-dose cisplatin with 5-fluorouracil and daily low-dose cisplatin with continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil
Although current standard treatment for advanced esophageal cancer is intermittent standard-dose cisplatin with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (ISD-FP), daily low-dose cisplatin with continuous infusion of 5-FU (CLD-FP...
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Local hyperthermia combined with external irradiation for regional recurrent breast carcinoma
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effects of hyperthermia in combination with radiotherapy for locoregional recurrence of breast cancer, and to assess the factors related to subsequent ...
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Development of severe complications caused by stent placement followed by definitive radiation therapy for T4 esophageal cancer
Esophageal stenting in previously irradiated patients is known to cause more severe complications than those in patients who were not irradiated. But there are few reports regarding the results of stent placem...
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Radiation therapy for brain metastases from breast cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies that metastasize to the brain. Radiation therapy plays a central role in the management of brain metastases.
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Measuring quality of life in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review of reliable and valid instruments available in japan
Little is known about the availability and psychometric properties of instruments to measure quality of life (QOL) in clinical research on Japanese patients with breast cancer. The purpose of this systematic r...
