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Survival and prognosticators of gastric cancer that recurs after adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1
Some patients experience a recurrence of cancer even after curative D2 gastrectomy followed by adjuvant S-1 chemotherapy. The objective of this retrospective study was to clarify the survival and prognosticato...
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Macroscopic tumor size as an independent prognostic factor for stage II/III gastric cancer patients who underwent D2 gastrectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1
In patients with stage II/III gastric cancer, tumors often recur even after curative D2 gastrectomy followed by adjuvant S-1 chemotherapy. The objective of this retrospective study was to clarify the prognosti...
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Safety and feasibility of S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer in elderly patients
The safety and feasibility of administering S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer has not been fully evaluated in elderly patients.
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A prospective feasibility and safety study of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for clinical stage I gastric cancer initiated by surgeons with much experience of open gastrectomy and laparoscopic surgery
The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) initiated by surgeons with much experience of open gastrectomy and laparoscopic su...
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Risk factors for 6-month continuation of S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer
The factors that affect the 6-month continuation of adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 have not been fully evaluated. The objective of this retrospective study was to clarify the risk factors for 6-month continuat...
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Laparoscopic esophagojejunostomy using the EndoStitch and a circular stapler under a direct view created by the ENDOCAMELEON
Laparoscopic esophagojejunostomy using a circular stapler is associated with technical difficulties in the purse-string sutures used to insert the anvil head and in obtaining an adequate visual field to preven...
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Open AccessMethylene blue-assisted technique for harvesting lymph nodes after radical surgery for gastric cancer: a prospective randomized phase III study
This randomized Phase III trial will evaluate whether the methylene blue-assisted technique is efficient for harvesting lymph nodes after radical surgery for gastric cancer.
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Open AccessDouble-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized phase II study of TJ-14 (hangeshashinto) for gastric cancer chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
Hangeshashinto (TJ-14, a Kampo medicine), which reduces the level of prostaglandin E2 and affects the cyclooxygenase activity, alleviates chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis (COM). We conducted a randomized c...
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Open AccessFeasibility of enhanced recovery after surgery in gastric surgery: a retrospective study
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs have been reported to be feasible and useful for maintaining physiological function and facilitating recovery after colorectal surgery. The feasibility of such p...
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Impact of infectious complications on gastric cancer recurrence
Postoperative infectious complications increase disease recurrence in colorectal cancer patients. We herein investigated the impact of infectious complications on gastric cancer recurrence after curative surgery.
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Open AccessDouble-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized phase II study of TJ-14 (Hangeshashinto) for infusional fluorinated-pyrimidine-based colorectal cancer chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis
Hangeshashinto (TJ-14, a Kampo medicine), which reduces the level of prostaglandin E2 and affects the cyclooxygenase activity, alleviates chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis (COM). We conducted a double-blind...
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Open AccessThe short- and long-term outcomes of radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy for adenocarcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas
Radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS) is a relatively new modification of the standard distal pancreatosplenectomy. In this method, dissection proceeds from right-to-left to achieve negative p...
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Body composition analysis within 1 month after gastrectomy for gastric cancer
A significant body weight loss (BWL) is observed during 1 month after gastrectomy for gastric cancer. However, it remains unclear which body component mainly accounts for the weight loss.
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The survival difference between gastric cancer patients from the UK and Japan remains after weighted propensity score analysis considering all background factors
Previous studies comparing survival between gastric cancer (GC) patients from the West and the East were based on the assumption that background factors and prognostic factors were identical. The aim of the cu...
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Impact of preoperative hand grip strength on morbidity following gastric cancer surgery
Sarcopenia is a decrease in both muscle mass and strength. It remains unclear whether sarcopenia is associated with morbidity after gastric cancer surgery. This study evaluated the impact of sarcopenia on the ...
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Quality of life and nutritional consequences after aboral pouch reconstruction following total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: randomized controlled trial CCG1101
Total gastrectomy has detrimental effects on postoperative nutritional status and quality of life (QOL), but it is often unavoidable in the treatment of gastric cancer. Roux-en-Y (RY) is the most common recon...
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Open AccessRandomized phase II study of cetuximab versus irinotecan and cetuximab in patients with chemo-refractory KRAS codon G13D metastatic colorectal cancer (G13D-study)
This study investigated the efficacy and safety of cetuximab-based treatment in patients with chemotherapy-resistant refractory mCRC with KRAS G13D mutation.
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Open AccessEvaluation of short-term outcomes of laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer in elderly patients aged over 75 years old: a multi-institutional study (YSURG1401)
The short-term outcomes of laparoscopic-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer (LAC) have not been fully evaluated in elderly patients. The aim of this study was to compare the short term surgical outcomes of ...
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Open AccessPrediction of postoperative inflammatory complications after esophageal cancer surgery based on early changes in the C-reactive protein level in patients who received perioperative steroid therapy and enhanced recovery after surgery care: a retrospective analysis
Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level can be an indicator of the early stage of infectious complications. However, its utility in advanced esophageal cancer patients who receive radical esophagectomy with two- ...
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Open AccessRandomized phase III trial comparing surgery alone to UFT + PSK for stage II rectal cancer (JFMC38 trial)
We conducted a randomized phase III trial comparing tegafur/uracil (UFT) and Polysaccharide-K (PSK) to surgery alone in curatively resected stage II rectal cancer patients.
