Koji KAWAI

Survival of Metastatic Germ Cell Cancer Patients Assessed by International Germ Cell Consensus Classification in Japan (2008)

Shintaku, Ichiro, Satoh, Makoto, Okajima, Eijiro, Fujimoto, Hiroyuki, Kamoto, Toshiyuki, Ogawa, Osamu, ...

Background As a risk classification system of metastatic germ cell tumors, the International Germ Cell Consensus (IGCC) classification was proposed in 1997 and has received broad approval. Since the...

Three-weekly Docetaxel with Prednisone is Feasible for Japanese Patients with Hormone-refractory Prostate Cancer: A Retrospective Comparative Study with Weekly Docetaxel Alone (2007)

Shimazui, Toru, Kawai, Koji, Miyanaga, Naoto, Kojima, Takahiro, Sekido, Noritoshi, Hinotsu, Shiro, ...

Background We previously reported that weekly treatment with docetaxel alone is useful for and well tolerated by patients with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). Here, we compare it with the...

Background Variables for the Patients with Invasive Bladder Cancer Suitable for Bladder-preserving Therapy (2007)

Miyanaga, Naoto, Akaza, Hideyuki, Hinotsu, Shiro, Joraku, Akira, Oikawa, Takehiro, Sekido, Noritoshi, ...

Objective The present study was undertaken to identify the patients suitable for bladder preservation by analysis of our data. Methods The subjects of this study were all 72 patients with T2–3N0M0...

Does Tumor Size or Microvascular Invasion Affect Prognosis in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma? (2007)

Miyagawa, Tomoaki, Shimazui, Toru, Hinotsu, Shiro, Oikawa, Takehiro, Sekido, Noritoshi, Miyanaga, Naoto, ...

Background We retrospectively evaluated the effects of tumor size and microvascular tumor invasion on the clinical outcomes of patients who had undergone radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma...

Treatment Outcome of Metastatic Testicular Cancer at a Single Institution in Japan, a Country with Low Incidence of Germ Cell Tumor (2006)

Kawai, Koji, Hinotsu, Shiro, Oikawa, Takehiro, Sekido, Noritoshi, Hattori, Kazunori, Miyanaga, Naoto, ...

Background Incidence of testicular cancer is low in Japan. Recent investigations showed that the outcome of metastatic testicular cancer is associated with the experience of the treatment...

Completion and Toxicity of Induction Chemotherapy for Metastatic Testicular Cancer: An Updated Evaluation of Japanese Patients (2006)

Kawai, Koji, Ando, Satoshi, Hinotsu, Shiro, Oikawa, Takehiro, Sekido, Noritoshi, Miyanaga, Naoto, ...

Background: Combination of bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP) remains the standard chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Since the development of BEP in the 1980s, there has been a considerable...

Neutropenic Colitis during Standard Dose Combination Chemotherapy with Nedaplatin and Irinotecan for Testicular Cancer (2006)

Takaoka, Ei-Ichiro, Kawai, Koji, Ando, Satoshi, Shimazui, Toru, Akaza, Hideyuki

A 54-year-old man received combination chemotherapy with nedaplatin and irinotecan as salvage chemotherapy for refractory non-seminomatous testicular cancer. The patient developed abdominal pain and...

Neutropenic Colitis during Standard Dose Combination Chemotherapy with Nedaplatin and Irinotecan for Testicular Cancer (2006)

Takaoka, Ei-Ichiro, Kawai, Koji, Ando, Satoshi, Shimazui, Toru, Akaza, Hideyuki

A 54-year-old man received combination chemotherapy with nedaplatin and irinotecan as salvage chemotherapy for refractory non-seminomatous testicular cancer. The patient developed abdominal pain and...

Completion and Toxicity of Induction Chemotherapy for Metastatic Testicular Cancer: An Updated Evaluation of Japanese Patients (2006)

Kawai, Koji, Ando, Satoshi, Hinotsu, Shiro, Oikawa, Takehiro, Sekido, Noritoshi, Miyanaga, Naoto, ...

Background: Combination of bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP) remains the standard chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Since the development of BEP in the 1980s, there has been a considerable...

A Case of Metastatic Testicular Cancer Complicated by Tumour Lysis Syndrome and Choriocarcinoma Syndrome (2006)

Kawai, Koji, Takaoka, Ei-Ichiro, Naoi, Makito, Mori, Kensaku, Minami, Manabu, Shimazui, Toru, ...

A 26-year-old man was referred to our hospital for treatment of metastatic testicular cancer. The pathological diagnosis was choriocarcinoma with seminoma. Sequential computerized tomography...

Treatment Outcome of Metastatic Testicular Cancer at a Single Institution in Japan, a Country with Low Incidence of Germ Cell Tumor (2006)

Kawai, Koji, Hinotsu, Shiro, Oikawa, Takehiro, Sekido, Noritoshi, Hattori, Kazunori, Miyanaga, Naoto, ...

Background: Incidence of testicular cancer is low in Japan. Recent investigations showed that the outcome of metastatic testicular cancer is associated with the experience of the treatment...

Weekly Administration of Docetaxel in Patients with Hormone-refractory Prostate Cancer: a Pilot Study on Japanese Patients (2004)

Kojima, Takahiro, Shimazui, Toru, Onozawa, Mizuki, Tsukamoto, Sadamu, Hinotsu, Shiro, Miyanaga, Naoto, ...

Objective: Although treatment of hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) is difficult, a single-agent weekly dose of docetaxel has been reported as a promising regimen for patients with HRPC. The...

The Limited Efficacy of Methotrexate, Actinomycin D and Cisplatin (MAP) for Patients with Advanced Testicular Cancer (2003)

Miyazaki, Jun, Kawai, Koji, Hayashi, Hitoshi, Onozawa, Mizuki, Tsukamoto, Sadamu, Miyanaga, Naoto, ...

Background: Combination chemotherapy of methotrexate, actinomycin D and cisplatin (MAP) is reported to be effective against gestational choriocarcinoma. Methods: Eight patients with metastatic...

Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide and Cisplatin Regimen is Feasible for Japanese Patients with Advanced Germ Cell Cancer (2003)

Kawai, Koji, Miyazaki, Jun, Tsukamoto, Sadamu, Hinotsu, Shiro, Hattori, Kazunori, Shimazui, Toru, ...

Background: Paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin (TIP) has been tested with successful results on metastatic testicular cancer in Western countries. Because paclitaxel, the key drug of this regimen,...

A new in vivo model for studying invasion and metastasis of rat and human bladder carcinomas (1993)

Kameyama, Shuji, Kawamata, Hitoshi, Kawai, Koji, Oyasu, Ryoichi

The biological potential of tumor cells is best evaluated at the organ site orthotopic to the tumor cells.Recent studies have documented site-specific differences in the potential of tumor cell...