Search Results - "Nishiwaki, Yutaka"
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Gefitinib or Carboplatin–Paclitaxel in Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
Published in The New England journal of medicine (03-09-2009)“…This trial compared gefitinib, an inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase of epidermal growth factor (EGFR), with carboplatin plus paclitaxel as initial treatment of…”
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Phase III Study, V-15-32, of Gefitinib Versus Docetaxel in Previously Treated Japanese Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (10-09-2008)“…This phase III study (V-15-32) compared gefitinib (250 mg/d) with docetaxel (60 mg/m(2)) in patients (N = 489) with advanced/metastatic non-small-cell lung…”
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Multi-Institutional Randomized Phase II Trial of Gefitinib for Previously Treated Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (15-06-2003)“…To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of two doses of gefitinib (Iressa [ZD1839]; AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE), a novel epidermal growth factor receptor…”
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Patients' perception of the usefulness of a question prompt sheet for advanced cancer patients when deciding the initial treatment: a randomized, controlled trial
Published in Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) (01-07-2012)“…Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the patients' perception of the usefulness of a question prompt sheet (QPS) in facilitating the…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Two Doses of Pemetrexed Supplemented with Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 in Previously Treated Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-07-2008)“…Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two doses of pemetrexed supplemented with folic acid and vitamin B 12 in…”
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Phase III Study of Concurrent Versus Sequential Thoracic Radiotherapy in Combination With Cisplatin and Etoposide for Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results of the Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study 9104
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (15-07-2002)“…To evaluate the optimal timing for thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) in limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC), the Lung Cancer Study Group of the Japan…”
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Mutational status of EGFR and KIT in thymoma and thymic carcinoma
Published in Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01-12-2008)“…Summary This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of EGFR and KIT mutations in thymomas and thymic carcinomas as a means of exploring the potential…”
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Histopathologic features of the tumor budding in adenocarcinoma of the lung: tumor budding as an index to predict the potential aggressiveness
Published in Journal of thoracic oncology (01-09-2010)“…The term tumor budding has been applied to single cells or small clusters of up to four cells within the stromal tissue at the invasive margin of colorectal…”
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Contribution of nicotine acetylcholine receptor polymorphisms to lung cancer risk in a smoking-independent manner in the Japanese
Published in Carcinogenesis (New York) (01-01-2009)“…Recent genome wide association (GWA) studies on European and American populations revealed association with lung cancer risk of single-nucleotide polymorphisms…”
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Limited resection trial for pulmonary ground-glass opacity nodules: Fifty-case experience
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-05-2005)“…This study was undertaken to determine the recurrence rate after limited resection of small lung carcinoma and to evaluate intraoperative frozen-section…”
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Breast Cancer Resistance Protein Impacts Clinical Outcome in Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-03-2004)“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the level of expression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins, and…”
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First-Line Single Agent Treatment With Gefitinib in Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase II Study
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-01-2006)“…We conducted a phase II study of single agent treatment with gefitinib in chemotherapy-naïve patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to…”
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Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy as a paraneoplastic manifestation of lung cancer
Published in Journal of thoracic oncology (01-07-2010)“…This study examined the frequency of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (HPO) and the clinical characteristics of lung cancer with HPO. The results of…”
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Vinorelbine plus gemcitabine followed by docetaxel versus carboplatin plus paclitaxel in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: a randomised, open-label, phase III study
Published in The lancet oncology (01-12-2008)“…Summary Background Platinum-containing two-drug combinations improve survival and cancer-related symptoms in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer…”
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A novel histopathological evaluation method predicting the outcome of non-small cell lung cancer treated by neoadjuvant therapy: the prognostic importance of the area of residual tumor
Published in Journal of thoracic oncology (01-01-2010)“…Histopathological evaluation method for predicting the outcome of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated by neoadjuvant therapy has not been fully…”
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Vascular invasion is a strong prognostic factor after complete resection of node-negative non-small cell lung cancer
Published in Chest (01-12-2010)“…The seventh edition of TNM classification for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been approved. Vascular invasion has been reported as being a strong risk…”
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Phase III Randomized Trial of Docetaxel Plus Cisplatin Versus Vindesine Plus Cisplatin in Patients With Stage IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The Japanese Taxotere Lung Cancer Study Group
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (15-01-2004)“…Few randomized trials have demonstrated survival benefit of combination chemotherapy involving new agents plus cisplatin compared with classic combination…”
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Individuals susceptible to lung adenocarcinoma defined by combined HLA-DQA1 and TERT genotypes
Published in Carcinogenesis (New York) (01-05-2010)“…Adenocarcinoma (ADC) is the commonest histological type of lung cancer, and its weak association with smoking indicates the necessity to identify high-risk…”
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The impact on survival of positive intraoperative pleural lavage cytology in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-05-2010)“…Objective The aim of this study was to analyze intraoperative pleural lavage cytology results in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer and quantify the…”
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Histopathologic Prognostic Factors in Resected Colorectal Lung Metastases
Published in The Annals of thoracic surgery (2005)“…Pulmonary metastasectomy is a standard method of treatment for selective pulmonary metastases of colorectal cancer. However, the pathologic factors of…”
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