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A Japanese multi-institutional phase II study of moderate hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy with image-guided technique for prostate cancer
The aim of this multi-institutional phase II study was to confirm the safety and the potential efficacy of moderately hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) with prostate-based image-guidance...
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Evaluation of breast cosmetic changes with a computer-software; the breast cancer conservative treatment cosmetic results (BCCT. core) in hypofractionated whole breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery-supplementary analysis of multicenter single-arm confirmatory trial: JCOG0906
A good cosmetic outcome has been defined as an important endpoint in breast-conserving therapy (BCT). Various evaluation methods have been studied, but the optimal method has yet to be identified. The present ...
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Open AccessOptimizing antiemetic treatment for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in Japan: Update summary of the 2015 Japan Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines for Antiemesis
Patients with cancer should appropriately receive antiemetic therapies against chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Antiemetic guidelines play an important role in managing CINV. Accordingly, the f...
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Open AccessProspective study of postoperative whole breast radiotherapy for Japanese large-breasted women: a clinical and dosimetric comparisons between supine and prone positions and a dose measurement using a breast phantom
This prospective study aimed to compare dose volume histograms (DVH) of the breasts and organs at risk (OARs) of whole breast radiotherapy in the supine and prone positions, and frequency and severity of acute...
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Open AccessJapanese Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guidelines 2010 for antiemesis in oncology: executive summary
The purpose of this article is to disseminate the standard of antiemetic therapy for Japanese clinical oncologists. On the basis of the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument, which ...
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Dose calculation accuracies in whole breast radiotherapy treatment planning: a multi-institutional study
Our objective in this study was to evaluate the variation in the doses delivered among institutions due to dose calculation inaccuracies in whole breast radiotherapy. We have developed practical procedures fo...
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Locoregional recurrence risk factors and the impact of postmastectomy radiotherapy on patients with tumors 5 cm or larger
Locoregional recurrence (LRR) after mastectomy reduces the patient’s quality of life and survival. There is a consensus that postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) helps achieve locoregional control and reduces LR...
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Locoregional recurrence risk factors in breast cancer patients with positive axillary lymph nodes and the impact of postmastectomy radiotherapy
Locoregional recurrence (LRR) after mastectomy reduces the patient’s quality of life and survival. There is a consensus that postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) helps establish locoregional control and reduces ...
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Palliative radiation therapy for hemorrhage of unresectable gastric cancer: a single institute experience
To clarify the toxicity of palliative radiotherapy (RT) and its efficacy against bleeding of unresectable gastric cancer.
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A phase I/II study of nedaplatin and 5-fluorouracil with concurrent radiotherapy in patients with T4 esophageal cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group trial (JCOG 9908)
Nedaplatin is an analogue of cisplatin with less nonhematologic toxicity. The combination of nedaplatin and 5-fluorouracil showed a promising response rate in a previous phase II study for metastatic esophagea...
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Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Single-Institution Clinical Study in Japan
Several clinicopathologic studies of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (Med-DLBCL) have been reported from Western countries; however, only a few series of at most 10 cases are available in Japan.To fu...
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Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
To retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of radiotherapy with or without transarterial embolization (TAE) and/or percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who were in...
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Clinical benefit response of concurrent chemoradiotherapy with protracted 5-fluorouracil infusion in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is a highly virulent disease with a poor prognosis. Although objective tumor response to chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy is low, some patients show an improvement in their symptoms after tre...
