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Radiotherapy in late elderly (aged 75 or older) patients with paranasal sinus carcinoma: a single institution experience
The purpose of our study was to assess the feasibility of radiotherapy (RT) for locally advanced paranasal sinus carcinomas in late elderly patients (aged ≥75 years) from a single institution in Japan. From 20...
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The short-term outcomes of induction SOX (S-1 + oxaliplatin) ± cetuximab chemotherapy followed by short-course chemoradiotherapy in patients with poor-risk locally advanced rectal cancer
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of induction SOX (S-1 + oxaliplatin) ± cetuximab chemotherapy followed by short-course chemoradiotherapy and surgery in patients with poor-risk locally advanced rectal cancer.
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Clinicopathological outcomes of preoperative chemoradiotherapy using S-1 plus Irinotecan for T4 lower rectal cancer
To investigate the clinicopathological outcomes of patients with T4 lower rectal cancer treated using preoperative chemoradiotherapy with S-1 plus Irinotecan.
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Open AccessTrimodality strategy for treating malignant pleural mesothelioma: results of a feasibility study of induction pemetrexed plus cisplatin followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy and postoperative hemithoracic radiation (Japan Mesothelioma Interest Group 0601 Trial)
We conducted a prospective multi-institutional study to determine the feasibility of trimodality therapy (TMT) comprising induction chemotherapy followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) and radiation thera...
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Comparison of the pathological response of the mesorectal positive nodes between short-course chemoradiotherapy with delayed surgery and long-course chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer
The aim of this study was to compare the pathological response of mesorectal positive nodes between short-course chemoradiotherapy with delayed surgery (SCRT-delay) and long-course chemoradiotherapy (LC-CRT) i...
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The timing of surgery after preoperative short-course S-1 chemoradiotherapy with delayed surgery for T3 lower rectal cancer
The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of variations in clinical practice regarding the timing of surgery with short-course chemoradiotherapy with delayed surgery (SCRT-delay) for lower rectal ...
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Japanese structure survey of radiation oncology in 2009 with special reference to designated cancer care hospitals
The structure of radiation oncology in designated cancer care hospitals in Japan was surveyed in terms of equipment, personnel, patient load, and geographic distribution, and compared with the structure in oth...
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Open AccessThe oncoprotein and stem cell renewal factor BMI1 associates with poor clinical outcome in oesophageal cancer patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiotherapy
The polycomb group (PcG) family BMI1, acting downstream of the hedgehog (Hh) pathway, plays an essential role in the self-renewal of haematopoietic, neural, and intestinal stem cells, and is dysregulated in ma...
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Feasibility of unmanipulated haploidentical stem cell transplantation using standard GVHD prophylaxis for HLA-homozygous patients
HLA-haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-SCT) in HLA-homozygous patients is accompanied by HLA mismatches only in the host-versus-graft vector, and thus theoretically could be performe...
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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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National structure of radiation oncology in Japan 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, and compared with the structure in...
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Disseminated necrotizing leukoencephalopathy following chemoradiation therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Disseminated necrotizing leukoencephalopathy (DNL) is a potentially fatal complication of treatment involving intrathecal administration of chemotherapeutic agents such as methotrexate (MTX) alone or in combin...
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Complications after preoperative intraluminal radiotherapy and radical surgery for rectal carcinoma: A review of 100 cases
The aim of this study was to analyze the complications that may develop after preoperative intraluminal brachytherapy (IBT) and radical surgery for rectal carcinoma. A total of 106 rectal carcinoma patients wh...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Histopathological Assessment in Rectal Carcinoma with Preoperative High-Dose-Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy
We investigated the histopathological effects of preoperative high-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy (HDRIBT) in 76 rectal carcinomas to know whether pathologic findings about the qualitive and quantitive a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
High-Dose-Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer: Analysis of Long Survivors
Between May 1980 and June 1987, 100 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer were treated with high-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy (HDRIBT) following external radiotherapy (ERT). The standard treatment p...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
High-Dose-Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy for Small Superficial Esophageal Carcinoma
Recent remarkable progress in high-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy (HDRIBT) has contributed to the treatment of esophageal cancer. This method is particularly effective for patients with early disease sta...
