In this multicenter retrospective study conducted by the Biliary Tract Club, we compared survival outcomes between gemcitabine–cisplatin–S‐1 (GCS) and gemcitabine–cisplatin (GC) in patients with unresectable biliary tract cancer, with a particular focus on conversion surgery. GCS was associated with longer overall and progression‐free survival compared
Hisashi Kosaka +27 more
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Perioperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen: Powerful marker for prognostic prediction and adjuvant chemotherapy decision-making in patients with stage II and III colorectal cancer. [PDF]
Du FQ +9 more
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ABSTRACT Aim A novel systemic inflammatory response marker, the neutrophil × monocyte value (NM value), has been identified as a negative predictive factor for responses to chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer. However, the clinical implications of the NM value remain unknown.
Takayoshi Sasaki +9 more
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Survival outcomes of patients with advanced ovarian cancer receiving more than three cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval cytoreductive surgery. [PDF]
Hegazy H.
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Surgical resection for CRLM seems to be as effective in elderly patients aged ≥ 80 as in nonelderly patients. However, elderly patients aged ≥ 80 had significantly worse cancer‐specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS). The significantly worse CSS and OS may have resulted from a lower rate of treatment for recurrence in elderly patients aged ...
Kiichi Sugimoto +7 more
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Precision chemotherapy duration in advanced ovarian cancer: neoadjuvant cycle optimization and differential treatment adaptation by cytoreduction outcome. [PDF]
Lin WT +8 more
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Feeding enterostomy during MIE was evaluated in 19 054 patients from the Japanese NCD using propensity weighting. Enterostomy was associated with higher reoperation and respiratory complications, but lower delayed gastric emptying and deep vein thrombosis, with no significant difference in overall bowel obstruction.
Eisuke Booka +7 more
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EMVI as an independent predictor of recurrence and the role of chemotherapy in N0 colonic adenocarcinoma: retrospective Cox regression analysis (2015-2022). [PDF]
Bhanderi S +4 more
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ABSTRACT Aim The optimal surgical strategy and extent of lymph node (LN) dissection for clinical Stage I (cStage I) adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) remain controversial. This study aimed to evaluate surgical outcomes and clarify the prevalence and distribution of LN metastasis according to tumor characteristics in cStage I Siewert ...
Masayoshi Terayama +9 more
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Sustained Complete Remission after Radiofrequency Ablation for Liver Oligometastasis from Pancreatic Cancer despite Persistent Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Elevation: A Case Report. [PDF]
Takahashi Y, Kobayashi A, Seki H.
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