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Analysis of Various Factors Associated With Opioid Dose Escalation in Patients With Cancer Pain by Sakamoto, Ryo, Koyama, Atsuko

“…IntroductionPain is one of the most important symptoms in terms of prevalence and a major cause of distress in patients with cancer. Therefore, this study…”
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Effective Therapy Against Severe Anxiety Caused by Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sakamoto, Ryo, Koyama, Atsuko

“…Anxiety can make it difficult for patients to manage their illness. Therefore, it is important to reduce their anxiety if possible. However, few studies have…”
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The current clinical use of adjuvant analgesics for refractory cancer pain in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional survey by Tagami, Keita, Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Ariyoshi, Keisuke, Oyamada, Shunsuke, Hiratsuka, Yusuke, Kizawa, Yoshiyuki, Koyama, Atsuko, Inoue, Akira

“…Abstract Background Although adjuvant analgesics are used to treat opioid-refractory cancer pain, there is insufficient evidence to support this practice and…”
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The effect of early puberty suppression on treatment options and outcomes in transgender patients by Panagiotakopoulos, Leonidas, Chulani, Veenod, Koyama, Atsuko, Childress, Krista, Forcier, Michelle, Grimsby, Gwen, Greenberg, Katherine

“…In the past 10–15 years, paediatric transgender care has emerged at the forefront of several general practice and subspecialty guidelines and is the topic of…”
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Morphine Versus Oxycodone for Cancer Pain Using a Catechol-O-methyltransferase Genotype Biomarker: A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Phase III Clinical Trial (RELIEF Study) by Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Tsurutani, Junji, Chiba, Yasutaka, Fujita, Yoshihiko, Sakai, Kiyohiro, Yoshida, Takeshi, Nakura, Miki, Sakamoto, Ryo, Makimura, Chihiro, Ohtake, Yoichi, Tanaka, Kaoru, Hayashi, Hidetoshi, Takeda, Masayuki, Okuno, Tatsuya, Takegawa, Naoki, Haratani, Koji, Koyama, Atsuko, Nishio, Kazuto, Nakagawa, Kazuhiko

“…Abstract Background We hypothesized that the high-dose opioid requirement in patients carrying the rs4680-GG variant in the COMT gene encoding…”
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Differential prefrontal response to infant facial emotions in mothers compared with non-mothers by Nishitani, Shota, Doi, Hirokazu, Koyama, Atsuko, Shinohara, Kazuyuki

“…► Discriminating infant facial emotions activated mothers’ right prefrontal cortex. ► Discriminating adult facial emotions did not activate mothers’ prefrontal…”
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Additive Duloxetine for Cancer-Related Neuropathic Pain Nonresponsive or Intolerant to Opioid-Pregabalin Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial (JORTC-PAL08) by Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Iwase, Satoru, Miyaji, Tempei, Kawaguchi, Takashi, Ariyoshi, Keisuke, Oyamada, Shunsuke, Satomi, Eriko, Ishiki, Hiroto, Hasuo, Hideaki, Sakuma, Hiroko, Tokoro, Akihiro, Shinomiya, Toshiaki, Otani, Hiroyuki, Ohtake, Yoichi, Tsukuura, Hiroaki, Matsumoto, Yoshihisa, Hasegawa, Yoshikazu, Kataoka, Yuki, Otsuka, Masatomo, Sakai, Kiyohiro, Matsuda, Yoshinobu, Morita, Tatsuya, Koyama, Atsuko, Yamaguchi, Takuhiro

“…Although opioids and pregabalin are widely used for cancer-related neuropathic pain (CNP), no clinical trials exist to determine which medications are…”
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Abortion in Medical School Curricula by Koyama, Atsuko, Williams, Robin

“…Studies show that in a group of five women- your mother, sister, aunt, daughter, girlfriend- two of them will have an abortion by age forty-four (1). Although…”
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Attitude of Japanese palliative care specialists towards adjuvant analgesics cancer-related neuropathic pain refractory to opioid therapy: a nationwide cross-sectional survey by Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Tagami, Keita, Ariyoshi, Keisuke, Oyamada, Shunsuke, Kizawa, Yoshiyuki, Inoue, Akira, Koyama, Atsuko

“…Cancer-related neuropathic pain (CNP) requires therapy involving multiple pharmaceuticals, including anticonvulsants and antidepressants; however, strong…”
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Predictors of duloxetine response in patients with neuropathic cancer pain: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial—JORTC-PAL08 (DIRECT) study by Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Iwase, Satoru, Miyaji, Tempei, Kawaguchi, Takashi, Ariyoshi, Keisuke, Oyamada, Shunsuke, Satomi, Eriko, Ishiki, Hiroto, Hasuo, Hideaki, Sakuma, Hiroko, Tokoro, Akihiro, Matsuda, Yoshinobu, Tahara, Kazuki, Otani, Hiroyuki, Ohtake, Yoichi, Tsukuura, Hiroaki, Matsumoto, Yoshihisa, Hasegawa, Yoshikazu, Kataoka, Yuki, Otsuka, Masatomo, Sakai, Kiyohiro, Nakura, Miki, Morita, Tatsuya, Yamaguchi, Takuhiro, Koyama, Atsuko

“…Purpose Duloxetine has some effect against cancer neuropathic pain (CNP); however, predictors of duloxetine response are unclear. This study sought to identify…”
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Gender differences in cancer-related distress in Japan: a retrospective observation study by Koyama, Atsuko, Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Ohtake, Yoichi, Makimura, Chihiro, Sakai, Kiyohiro, Sakamoto, Ryo, Murata, Masahiko

“…Cancer care is currently the most important medical issue in Japan. Total pain of cancer patients consists of a combination of four factors: physical,…”
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Between-group difference in mean values or changes in pain intensity? Evaluating the distribution of change from baseline in a neuropathic cancer pain clinical trial by Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Morita, Tatsuya, Oyamada, Shunsuke, Yamaguchi, Takuhiro, Koyama, Atsuko

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Expectation of a Decrease in Pain Affects the Prognosis of Pain in Cancer Patients: a Prospective Cohort Study of Response to Morphine by Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Yoshiuchi, Kazuhiro, Koyama, Atsuko, Makimura, Chihiro, Fujita, Yoshihiko, Tsurutani, Junji, Sakai, Kiyohiro, Sakamoto, Ryo, Nishio, Kazuto, Nakagawa, Kazuhiko

“…Purpose Cancer pain is a multidimensional experience that includes physiological, sensory, affective, cognitive, behavioral, and sociocultural dimensions. Few…”
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Selection of opioids for cancer-related pain using a biomarker: a randomized, multi-institutional, open-label trial (RELIEF study) by Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Tsurutani, Junji, Chiba, Yasutaka, Fujita, Yoshihiko, Terashima, Masato, Yoshida, Takeshi, Sakai, Kiyohiro, Otake, Yoichi, Koyama, Atsuko, Nishio, Kazuto, Nakagawa, Kazuhiko

“…Cancer patients experience pain that has physiological, sensory, affective, cognitive, behavioral, and sociocultural dimensions. Opioids are used in treatment…”
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Phase III, international, multicentre, double-blind, dose increment, parallel-arm, randomised controlled trial of duloxetine versus pregabalin for opioid-unresponsive neuropathic cancer pain: a JORTC-PAL16 trial protocol by Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Clark, Katherine, Fazekas, Belinda, Oyamada, Shunsuke, Brown, Linda, Ishiki, Hiroto, Matsuda, Yoshinobu, Hasuo, Hideaki, Ariyoshi, Keisuke, Lee, Jessica, Le, Brian, Allcroft, Peter, Kochovska, Slavica, Fujiwara, Noriko, Miyaji, Tempei, Lovell, Melanie, Agar, Meera, Yamaguchi, Takuhiro, Satomi, Eriko, Iwase, Satoru, Phillips, Jane, Koyama, Atsuko, Currow, David C

“…IntroductionManagement of neuropathic cancer pain (NCP) refractory to regular opioids remains an important challenge. The efficacy of pregabalin for NCP except…”
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Early palliative intervention for patients with advanced cancer by Otsuka, Masatomo, Koyama, Atsuko, Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Niki, Minoru, Makimura, Chihiro, Sakamoto, Ryo, Sakai, Kiyohiro, Fukuoka, Masahiro

“…Early palliative intervention in advanced cancer patients with metastatic non-small-cell-lung cancer has been shown to improve survival time. Possibly,…”
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Health-related quality of life in breast cancer : A cross-cultural survey of German, Japanese, and South Korean patients by SHIM, Eun-Jung, MEHNERT, Anja, KOYAMA, Atsuko, CHO, Seong-Jin, INUI, Hiroki, PAIK, Nam-Sun, KOCH, Uwe

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in breast cancer patients across countries, and to cross-culturally examine the…”
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Avoiding diagnostic errors in psychosomatic medicine: a case series study by Koyama, Atsuko, Ohtake, Yoichi, Yasuda, Kanae, Sakai, Kiyohiro, Sakamoto, Ryo, Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Okumi, Hirokuni, Yasuda, Toshiko

“…Non-organic lesions or diseases of unknown origin are sometimes misdiagnosed as "psychogenic" disorders or "psychosomatic" diseases. For the quality of life…”
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The physical and psychological problems of immigrants to Japan who require psychosomatic care: a retrospective observation study by Koyama, Atsuko, Okumi, Hirokuni, Matsuoka, Hiromichi, Makimura, Chihiro, Sakamoto, Ryo, Sakai, Kiyohiro

“…As the number of immigrants to Japan increases, the health problems of foreign nationals also have an increasing impact on Japanese medical institutions. The…”
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Discrimination between worry and anxiety among cancer patients: development of a brief cancer-related worry inventory by Hirai, Kei, Shiozaki, Mariko, Motooka, Hiroko, Arai, Hirokazu, Koyama, Atsuko, Inui, Hiroki, Uchitomi, Yosuke

“…Objectives: A psychometric scale for assessing cancer‐related worry among cancer patients, called the Brief Cancer‐Related Worry Inventory (BCWI), was…”
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