Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Original Articles:

Kundan S. Chufal, Madhup Rastogi, Madhu Srivastava, M. C. Pant, M. L. B. Bhatt, and Kirti Srivastava

Analysis of Prognostic Variables among Patients with Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Treated with Late Chemo-Intensification Protocol: Impact of Nodal Density and Total Tumor Volume
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on August 12, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 537-546; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fumiyoshi Ohyanagi, Fumiko Taguchi, Takeshi Horai, Kazuo Kasahara, Yuichiro Takeda, Kazuhiko Shibata, Hiroki Shirosaki, and Makoto Nishio

Phase II Study of Combination Chemotherapy with Gemcitabine and Irinotecan in Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Previously Treated with Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy Regimens
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 547-551; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junji Furuse, Takuji Okusaka, Akihiro Funakoshi, Kenji Yamao, Michitaka Nagase, Hiroshi Ishii, Kohei Nakachi, Hideki Ueno, Masafumi Ikeda, Chigusa Morizane, Yuki Horikawa, and Nobumasa Mizuno

Early Phase II Study of Uracil–Tegafur Plus Doxorubicin in Patients with Unresectable Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on August 3, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 552-556; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takuji Okusaka, Hiroshi Ishii, Akihiro Funakoshi, Hideki Ueno, Junji Furuse, and Toshihiko Sumii

A Phase I/II Study of Combination Chemotherapy with Gemcitabine and 5-Fluorouracil for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 557-563; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tatsuya Takayama, Soichi Mugiya, Takayuki Sugiyama, Takahiro Aoki, Hiroshi Furuse, Hongming Liu, Yasuhiro Hirano, Fumitake Kai, Tomomi Ushiyama, and Seiichiro Ozono

High Levels of Thymidine Phosphorylase as an Independent Prognostic Factor in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 564-569; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kiichiro Noda, Yasuo Ohashi, Hiroji Okada, Sachio Ogita, Masami Ozaki, Yuzo Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Takegawa, Hideo Niibe, Shingo Fujii, Junichi Horiuchi, Kozo Morita, Shozo Hashimoto, and Keiichi Fujiwara

Randomized Phase II Study of Immunomodulator Z-100 in Patients with Stage IIIB Cervical Cancer with Radiation Therapy
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on August 22, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 570-577; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hidenori Tanaka, Hirokazu Sato, Hiroshi Miura, Naoki Sato, Toshio Fujimoto, Yoshitomo Konishi, Osamu Takahashi, and Toshinobu Tanaka

Can We Omit Para-Aorta Lymph Node Dissection in Endometrial Cancer?
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 578-581; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuya Mizoue, Keitaro Tanaka, Ichiro Tsuji, Kenji Wakai, Chisato Nagata, Tetsuya Otani, Manami Inoue, and Shoichiro Tsugane for the Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan*

Alcohol Drinking and Colorectal Cancer Risk: an Evaluation Based on a Systematic Review of Epidemiologic Evidence among the Japanese Population
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 582-597; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Report:

Tetsuo Maeda, Ukihide Tateishi, Motokiyo Komiyama, Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Shun-Ichi Watanabe, Takashi Terauchi, Noriyuki Moriyama, Yasuaki Arai, Kazuro Sugimura, and Tadao Kakizoe

Distant Metastasis of Prostate Cancer: Early Detection of Recurrent Tumor with Dual-Phase Carbon-11 Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Two Cases
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on July 14, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 598-601; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology Notes:

Hideaki Tsukuma, Wakiko Ajiki, Akiko Ioka, and Akira Oshima and Research Group of Population-Based Cancer Registries of Japan

Survival of Cancer Patients Diagnosed between 1993 and 1996: a Collaborative Study of Population-Based Cancer Registries in Japan
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access published on July 26, 2006
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 602-607; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Image of the Month:

Satoshi Nara and Yoshihiro Sakamoto

A Case of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Involving the Proper Hepatic Artery
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 608; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl104 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cancer Statistics Digest:

Sachiko Tanaka and Yuka Hirabayashi

International Comparisons of Cumulative Risk of Oesophagus Cancer, from Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Vol. VIII
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 609-610; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl103 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Announcements:

Announcements
Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2006 36: 611; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyl126 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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