Annual Report 2017

(NCCH) Akira Kawai, Yoshitaka Narita, Shigenobu Suzuki, Seiichi Yoshimoto, Kan Yonemori, Emi Noguchi, Kazuki Sudo, Yasushi Goto, Yoshitaka Honma, Chigusa Morizane, Motokiyo Komiyama, Tomoyasu Kato, Shintaro Iwata, Fumihiko Nakatani, Eisuke Kobayashi, Tomoaki Mori, Naoya Yamazaki, Arata Tsutsumida, Akira Takahashi, Kenjiro Namikawa, Wataru Munakata, Chitose Ogawa, Ayumu Arakawa, Miyuki Sone, Shunsuke Sugawara, Hiroshi Igaki, Kana Takahashi, Akihiko Yoshida, Noboru Yamamoto, Shunsuke Kondo, Koichi Ichimura, Tadashi Kondo, Takahiro Higashi, Takuro Sakurai, Yoko Katoh,

(NCCHE) Naoto Gotohda, Tetsuo Akimoto, Ako Hosono, Toshihiko Doi, Yoichi Naito, Junya Ueno

Introduction

 The Rare Cancer Center was established in June 2014 as a multidisciplinary team to take measures against the innate problems associated with rare cancers. Rare cancers are defined as those with an incidence < 6/100,000/year. Although each subtype of rare cancers is rare by itself, it accounts for up to 15% of all new cases diagnosed as cancer when the number of each subtype of rare cancers is combined. Information on rare cancers has been lacking to date and this background makes it difficult for clinicians to diagnose rare cancers correctly and treat patients adequately. Another problem is a lack of experienced expertise in the field of rare cancers.

Our team and what we do

 The Rare Cancer Center has been playing a central role in the management of rare cancers in the National Cancer Center (NCC).

 The mission statements of the Rare Cancer Center are as follows:

1. Establishing a vital network for diagnosis and treatment for rare cancers

2. Reviewing the problems associated with rare cancers, and taking up the issues and making proposals as medical professionals for rare cancers

 To enable the Rare Cancer Center to play its role, a total of 41 medical doctors, researchers, nurses, and medical staff dealing with rare cancers have joined as members of the Center. Each member of the Rare Cancer Center provides specialized and high-quality medical care to patients with rare cancers, and promotes research on rare cancers by taking multidisciplinary approach.

Research activities

1. Rare Cancer Center Conference

 Bi-monthly conferences to discuss the problems of rare cancers in each department and other issues associated with rare cancers have been hold. We also interact with adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with rare cancers to share their experience and uncover the problems associated with rare cancers.

2. Website and Facebook

 We have established a website of the Rare Cancer Center to transmit comprehensive, scientifically based, up-to-date unbiased information on rare cancers for patients and their families and health professionals fighting against rare cancers (https://www.ncc.go.jp/jp/rcc/). We have also launched another SNS, Facebook of the Rare Cancer Center since October 2017.

3. Rare Cancer Hotline

 We have established the Rare Cancer Hotline to provide consultation for patients with rare cancers and their families on the telephone. The number of consultation via the Rare Cancer Hotline was 9,023 cases during the period from January 2017 to March 2018 (Figure 1).

Figure 1. The number of consultations via the Rare Cancer Hotline (January 2017 - March 2018)

4. Meet the Expert

 To distribute up-to-date and reliable information on each type of rare cancers across the whole country, a seminar series so called "Rare Cancer Meet the Expert" has been held since January 2017. The contents of the seminar have been distributed through the internet in cooperating with a nonprofit organization and an information industry.

5. Multidisciplinary Conference

 We have established a sarcoma group within the Rare Cancer Center to diagnose and treat sarcoma patients in a multidisciplinary manner. We had a monthly "Sarcoma conference" and discussed treatment strategies for 47 patients with various types of sarcomas this year.

6. Basic / Translational Research

 We have promoted research on rare cancers. We especially focus on the establishment of

patient-derived tumor xenografts or cell lines in cooperation with the NCC Research Institute (NCCRI).

7. Academia / Training

 We are trying to share information on rare cancers and enhance the development of human resources of rare cancers through conferences and seminars inside and outside the NCC.

Future prospects

 The Rare Cancer Center plays an important role in measures against rare cancers not only in the NCC but also in Japan. In April 2018, the NCC will be assigned to be the Central Agency for Rare Cancers in Japan. The Rare Cancer Center will play the central role in the Agency.

List of papers published in January 2017 - March 2018

Journal

 1. Ogura K, Higashi T, Kawai A. Statistics of soft-tissue sarcoma in Japan: Report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan. J Orthop Sci, 22:755-764, 2017

 2. Tomizuka T, Namikawa K, Higashi T. Characteristics of melanoma in Japan: a nationwide registry analysis 2011-2013. Melanoma Res, 27:492-497, 2017

 3. Tsuda Y, Ogura K, Hakozaki M, Kikuta K, Ae K, Tsuchiya H, Iwata S, Ueda T, Kawano H, Kawai A. Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma: A Japanese Musculoskeletal Oncology Group (JMOG) study on 57 patients. J Surg Oncol, 115:760-767, 2017

 4. Yamashita A, Saito T, Akaike K, Arakawa A, Yoshida A, Kikuchi K, Sugitani M, Yao T. Mast cell sarcoma of the sternum, clonally related to an antecedent germ cell tumor with a novel D579del KIT mutation. Virchows Arch, 470:583-588, 2017

 5. Ogawa C, Taguchi F, Goto H, Koh K, Tomizawa D, Ohara A, Manabe A. Plasma asparaginase activity, asparagine concentration, and toxicity after administration of Erwinia asparaginase in children and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Phase I/II clinical trial in Japan. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 64:2017

 6. Okada E M D, Matsumoto M M D, Nishida M, Iga T, Morishita M, Tezuka M, Mukai K, Kobayashi E, Watanabe K. Epithelioid Hemangioma of the Thoracic Spine: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Spinal Cord Med, 1-6, 2017

 7. Tsuruoka K, Horinouchi H, Goto Y, Kanda S, Fujiwara Y, Nokihara H, Yamamoto N, Asakura K, Nakagawa K, Sakurai H, Watanabe SI, Tsuta K, Ohe Y. PD-L1 expression in neuroendocrine tumors of the lung. Lung Cancer, 108:115-120, 2017

 8. Sekine I, Harada H, Yamamoto N, Wakabayashi M, Murakami H, Goto K, Nogami N, Seto T, Oshita F, Okamoto H, Tanaka H, Tamura T, Ishikura S, Ohe Y. Randomized phase II trial of weekly dose-intensive chemotherapy or amrubicin plus cisplatin chemotherapy following induction chemoradiotherapy for limited-disease small cell lung cancer (JCOG1011). Lung Cancer, 108:232-237, 2017

 9. Yoshida A, Kobayashi E, Kubo T, Kodaira M, Motoi T, Motoi N, Yonemori K, Ohe Y, Watanabe SI, Kawai A, Kohno T, Kishimoto H, Ichikawa H, Hiraoka N. Clinicopathological and molecular characterization of SMARCA4-deficient thoracic sarcomas with comparison to potentially related entities. Mod Pathol, 30:797-809, 2017

10. Inoue I, Nakamura F, Matsumoto K, Takimoto T, Higashi T. Cancer in adolescents and young adults: National incidence and characteristics in Japan. Cancer Epidemiol, 51:74-80, 2017

11. Asano N, Yoshida A, Ichikawa H, Mori T, Nakamura M, Kawai A, Hiraoka N. Immunohistochemistry for trimethylated H3K27 in the diagnosis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours. Histopathology, 70:385-393, 2017

12. Yamazaki N, Kiyohara Y, Uhara H, Iizuka H, Uehara J, Otsuka F, Fujisawa Y, Takenouchi T, Isei T, Iwatsuki K, Uchi H, Ihn H, Minami H, Tahara H. Cytokine biomarkers to predict antitumor responses to nivolumab suggested in a phase 2 study for advanced melanoma. Cancer Sci, 108:1022-1031, 2017

13. Niinuma T, Kai M, Kitajima H, Yamamoto E, Harada T, Maruyama R, Nobuoka T, Nishida T, Kanda T, Hasegawa T, Tokino T, Sugai T, Shinomura Y, Nakase H, Suzuki H. Downregulation of miR-186 is associated with metastatic recurrence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Oncology letters, 14:5703-5710, 2017

14. Aihara K, Mukasa A, Nagae G, Nomura M, Yamamoto S, Ueda H, Tatsuno K, Shibahara J, Takahashi M, Momose T, Tanaka S, Takayanagi S, Yanagisawa S, Nejo T, Takahashi S, Omata M, Otani R, Saito K, Narita Y, Nagane M, Nishikawa R, Ueki K, Aburatani H, Saito N. Genetic and epigenetic stability of oligodendrogliomas at recurrence. Acta neuropathologica communications, 5:18, 2017

15. Uotani K, Fujiwara T, Yoshida A, Iwata S, Morita T, Kiyono M, Yokoo S, Kunisada T, Takeda K, Hasei J, Numoto K, Nezu Y, Yonemoto T, Ishii T, Kawai A, Ochiya T, Ozaki T. Circulating MicroRNA-92b-3p as a Novel Biomarker for Monitoring of Synovial Sarcoma. Sci Rep, 7:14634, 2017

16. Yamazaki N, Takenouchi T, Fujimoto M, Ihn H, Uchi H, Inozume T, Kiyohara Y, Uhara H, Nakagawa K, Furukawa H, Wada H, Noguchi K, Shimamoto T, Yokota K. Phase 1b study of pembrolizumab (MK-3475; anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody) in Japanese patients with advanced melanoma (KEYNOTE-041). Cancer Chemother Pharmacol, 79:651-660, 2017

17. Shimomura A, Kondo S, Kobayashi N, Iwasa S, Kitano S, Tamura K, Fujiwara Y, Yamamoto N. Do all patients in the phase I oncology trials need to be hospitalized? Domestic but outstanding issues for globalization of drug development in Japan. Int J Clin Oncol, 22:780-785, 2017

18. Namikawa K, Tsutsumida A, Mizutani T, Shibata T, Takenouchi T, Yoshikawa S, Kiyohara Y, Uchi H, Furue M, Ogata D, Tsuchida T, Yamazaki N. Randomized phase III trial of adjuvant therapy with locoregional interferon beta versus surgery alone in stage II/III cutaneous melanoma: Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study (JCOG1309, J-FERON). Jpn J Clin Oncol, 47:664-667, 2017

19. Yoh K, Goto Y, Naito Y, Kishi K, Mori K, Hotta K, Hosomi Y, Yamada K, Tanai C, Tomizawa Y, Inoue A, Hasegawa Y, Nishio M, Ohashi Y, Kunitoh H. Impact of Maintenance Therapy for Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in a Real-world Setting. Anticancer Res, 37:1507-1513, 2017

20. Okuyama H, Ikeda M, Takahashi H, Ohno I, Hashimoto Y, Mitsunaga S, Sakamoto Y, Kondo S, Morizane C, Ueno H, Kobayashi T, Arai Y, Okusaka T. Transarterial (Chemo)Embolization for Liver Metastases in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors. Oncology, 92:353-359, 2017

21. Ogata D, Uhara H, Tsutsumida A, Yamazaki N, Mochida K, Amano M, Yoshikawa S, Kiyohara Y, Tsuchida T. Nail apparatus melanoma in a Japanese population: a comparative study of surgical procedures and prognoses in a large series of 151 cases. Eur J Dermatol, 27:620-626, 2017

22. Nakamura T, Fukuoka K, Ikeda J, Yoshitomi M, Udaka N, Tanoshima R, Tateishi K, Yamanaka S, Ichimura K, Yamamoto T. Encouraging option of multi-staged gross total resection for a C11orf-RelA fusion-positive supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma. Brain Tumor Pathol, 34:160-164, 2017

23. Takai Y, Oyama R, Kito F, Sakumoto M, Shiozawa K, Qiao Z, Nakajima K, Takahashi M, Yoshida A, Setsu N, Kobayashi E, Kawai A, Kondo T. Establishment and characterization of a patient-derived cancer model of undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. Tiss Cult Res Commun, 36:41-48, 2017

24. Yamazaki N, Kiyohara Y, Uhara H, Uehara J, Fujimoto M, Takenouchi T, Otsuka M, Uchi H, Ihn H, Minami H. Efficacy and safety of nivolumab in Japanese patients with previously untreated advanced melanoma: A phase II study. Cancer Sci, 108:1223-1230, 2017

25. Makise N, Yoshida A, Komiyama M, Nakatani F, Yonemori K, Kawai A, Fukayama M, Hiraoka N. Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma With Epithelioid/Epithelial Features. Am J Surg Pathol, 41:1523-1531, 2017

26. Iizumi S, Shimoi T, Tsushita N, Bun S, Shimomura A, Noguchi E, Kodaira M, Yunokawa M, Yonemori K, Shimizu C, Fujiwara Y, Tamura K. Efficacy and safety of eribulin in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer not meeting trial eligibility criteria: a retrospective study. BMC Cancer, 17:819, 2017

27. Nakamura Y, Mori T, Takae Y, Tsutsumida A, Takahashi A, Namikawa K, Hirai I, Yamazaki N. Rapidly developed BRAF inhibitor-induced verrucous keratosis. J Dermatol, 44:e274-e275, 2017

28. Konagai A, Yoshimura K, Hazama S, Yamamoto N, Aoki K, Ueno T, Fujioka M, Iijima H, Kato M, Uchida M, Wada T, Inoue M, Asao T, Fuse M, Wada S, Kuramasu A, Kamei R, Takeda S, Yamamoto S, Yoshino S, Oka M, Nagano H. Correlation Between NKG2DL Expression and Antitumor Effect of Protein-bound Polysaccharide-K in Tumor-bearing Mouse Models. Anticancer Res, 37:4093-4101, 2017

29. Maki D, Mori T, Teshima M, Kobayashi K, Matsumoto F, Sakai A, Okami K, Yoshimoto S. Chondrosarcoma of the hyoid bone - Report of a case and a literature review of the suitable treatment strategy. Auris Nasus Larynx, 44:629-634, 2017

30. Miura K, Hirakawa H, Uemura H, Yoshimoto S, Shiotani A, Sugasawa M, Homma A, Yokoyama J, Tsukahara K, Yoshizaki T, Yatabe Y, Matsuo K, Ohkura Y, Kosuda S, Hasegawa Y. Sentinel node biopsy for oral cancer: A prospective multicenter Phase II trial. Auris Nasus Larynx, 44:319-326, 2017

31. Takayanagi S, Mukasa A, Tanaka S, Nomura M, Omata M, Yanagisawa S, Yamamoto S, Ichimura K, Nakatomi H, Ueki K, Aburatani H, Saito N. Differences in genetic and epigenetic alterations between von Hippel-Lindau disease-related and sporadic hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system. Neuro Oncol, 19:1228-1236, 2017

32. Fujiwara T, Uotani K, Yoshida A, Morita T, Nezu Y, Kobayashi E, Uehara T, Omori T, Sugiu K, Komatsubara T, Takeda K, Kunisada T, Kawamura M, Kawai A, Ochiya T, Ozaki T. Clinical significance of circulating miR-25-3p as a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in osteosarcoma. Oncotarget, 8:33375-33392, 2017

33. Yamamoto N, Fujiwara Y, Tamura K, Kondo S, Iwasa S, Tanabe Y, Horiike A, Yanagitani N, Kitazono S, Inatani M, Tanaka J, Nishio M. Phase Ia/Ib study of the pan-class I PI3K inhibitor pictilisib (GDC-0941) administered as a single agent in Japanese patients with solid tumors and in combination in Japanese patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. Invest New Drugs, 35:37-46, 2017

34. Yamamoto N, Goto K, Nishio M, Chikamori K, Hida T, Maemondo M, Katakami N, Kozuki T, Yoshioka H, Seto T, Tajima K, Tamura T. Final overall survival in JO22903, a phase II, open-label study of first-line erlotinib for Japanese patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer. Int J Clin Oncol, 22:70-78, 2017

35. Yamamoto N, Goto K, Nishio M, Chikamori K, Hida T, Maemondo M, Katakami N, Kozuki T, Yoshioka H, Seto T, Tajima K, Tamura T. Erratum to: Final overall survival in JO22903, a phase II, open-label study of first-line erlotinib for Japanese patients with EGFR mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer. Int J Clin Oncol, 22:79, 2017

36. Fukuoka K, Nara S, Honma Y, Kishi Y, Esaki M, Shimada K. Hepatectomy for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases in the Era of Modern Preoperative Chemotherapy: Evaluation of Postoperative Complications. World J Surg, 41:1073-1081, 2017

37. Nishida T. Therapeutic strategies for wild-type gastrointestinal stromal tumor: is it different from KIT or PDGFRA-mutated GISTs? Translational gastroenterology and hepatology, 2:92, 2017

38. Fujiwara T, Oda M, Yoshida A, Ogura K, Chuman H, Kusumoto M, Kawai A. Atypical manifestation of lung metastasis 17 years after initial diagnosis of low-grade central osteosarcoma. J Orthop Sci, 22:357-361, 2017

39. Okuma HS, Yonemori K. BRCA Gene Mutations and Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 1026:271-286, 2017

40. Akiyama T, Uehara K, Ogura K, Shinoda Y, Iwata S, Saita K, Tanzawa Y, Nakatani F, Yonemoto T, Kawano H, Davis AM, Kawai A. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Japanese version of the Toronto Extremity Salvage Score (TESS) for patients with malignant musculoskeletal tumors in the upper extremities. J Orthop Sci, 22:127-132, 2017

41. Miyamoto S, Fujiki M, Nakatani F, Kobayashi E, Sakisaka M, Sakuraba M. Reconstruction of Complex Groin Defects After Sarcoma Resection. Ann Plast Surg, 78:443-447, 2017

42. Yoshiyama A, Morii T, Susa M, Morioka H, Kobayashi E, Asano N, Mori T, Anazawa U, Watanabe I, Takeuchi K, Kushima Y, Aoyagi T, Ichimura S. Preoperative evaluation of renal cell carcinoma patients with bone metastases on risks for blood loss, performance status and lethal event. J Orthop Sci, 22:924-930, 2017

43. Nakamura S, Okamoto H, Wakita A, Umezawa R, Takahashi K, Inaba K, Murakami N, Kato T, Igaki H, Ito Y, Abe Y, Itami J. A management method for the statistical results of patient-specific quality assurance for intensity-modulated radiation therapy. J Radiat Res, 58:572-578, 2017

44. Shimada Y, Kohno T, Ueno H, Ino Y, Hayashi H, Nakaoku T, Sakamoto Y, Kondo S, Morizane C, Shimada K, Okusaka T, Hiraoka N. An Oncogenic ALK Fusion and an RRAS Mutation in KRAS Mutation-Negative Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. Oncologist, 22:158-164, 2017

45. Takahashi T, Elzawahry A, Mimaki S, Furukawa E, Nakatsuka R, Nakamura H, Nishigaki T, Serada S, Naka T, Hirota S, Shibata T, Tsuchihara K, Nishida T, Kato M. Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of imatinib resistance in gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Genes Chromosomes Cancer, 56:303-313, 2017

46. Nagano A, Ishimaru D, Nishimoto Y, Akiyama H, Kawai A. Primary bone sarcomas in patients over 40 years of age: A retrospective study using data from the Bone Tumor Registry of Japan. J Orthop Sci, 22:749-754, 2017

47. Asao T, Fujiwara Y, Itahashi K, Kitahara S, Goto Y, Horinouchi H, Kanda S, Nokihara H, Yamamoto N, Takahashi K, Ohe Y. Sequential Use of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Inhibitors in Japanese Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis. Clin Lung Cancer, 18:e251-e258, 2017

48. Okuma HS, Horinouchi H, Kitahara S, Asao T, Sunami K, Goto Y, Kanda S, Fujiwara Y, Nokihara H, Yamamoto N, Ohe Y. Comparison of Amrubicin and Weekly Cisplatin/Etoposide/Irinotecan in Patients With Relapsed Small-cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer, 18:234-240 e232, 2017

49. Qiao Z, Shiozawa K, Kondo T. Proteomic approach toward determining the molecular background of pazopanib resistance in synovial sarcoma. Oncotarget, 8:109587-109595, 2017

50. Yamamoto N, Nokihara H, Yamada Y, Shibata T, Tamura Y, Seki Y, Honda K, Tanabe Y, Wakui H, Tamura T. Phase I study of Nivolumab, an anti-PD-1 antibody, in patients with malignant solid tumors. Invest New Drugs, 35:207-216, 2017

51. Makita S, Munakata W, Watabe D, Maeshima AM, Taniguchi H, Toyoda K, Yamauchi N, Fukuhara S, Maruyama D, Kobayashi Y, Tobinai K. Azacitidine-induced acute lung injury in a patient with therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome. J Int Med Res, 45:886-893, 2017

52. Nakamura N, Arahira S, Zenda S, Yoneyama K, Mukai H, Onozawa M, Toshima M, Motegi A, Hirano Y, Hojo H, Kibe Y, Akimoto T. Post-mastectomy radiation therapy without usage of a bolus may be a reasonable option. J Radiat Res, 58:66-70, 2017

53. Nakamura T, Yamashita S, Fukumura K, Nakabayashi J, Tanaka K, Tamura K, Tateishi K, Kinoshita M, Fukushima S, Takami H, Fukuoka K, Yamazaki K, Matsushita Y, Ohno M, Miyakita Y, Shibui S, Kubo A, Shuto T, Kocialkowski S, Yamanaka S, Mukasa A, Sasayama T, Mishima K, Maehara T, Kawahara N, Nagane M, Narita Y, Mano H, Ushijima T, Ichimura K. Genome-wide DNA methylation profiling identifies primary central nervous system lymphoma as a distinct entity different from systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Acta Neuropathol, 133:321-324, 2017

54. Fukushima S, Yamashita S, Kobayashi H, Takami H, Fukuoka K, Nakamura T, Yamasaki K, Matsushita Y, Nakamura H, Totoki Y, Kato M, Suzuki T, Mishima K, Yanagisawa T, Mukasa A, Saito N, Kanamori M, Kumabe T, Tominaga T, Nagane M, Iuchi T, Yoshimoto K, Mizoguchi M, Tamura K, Sakai K, Sugiyama K, Nakada M, Yokogami K, Takeshima H, Kanemura Y, Matsuda M, Matsumura A, Kurozumi K, Ueki K, Nonaka M, Asai A, Kawahara N, Hirose Y, Takayama T, Nakazato Y, Narita Y, Shibata T, Matsutani M, Ushijima T, Nishikawa R, Ichimura K. Genome-wide methylation profiles in primary intracranial germ cell tumors indicate a primordial germ cell origin for germinomas. Acta Neuropathol, 133:445-462, 2017

55. Fujiwara Y, Goto Y, Kanda S, Horinouchi H, Yamamoto N, Sakiyama N, Ando Makihara R, Ohe Y. Efficacy and safety of osimertinib in a Japanese compassionate use program. Jpn J Clin Oncol, 47:625-629, 2017

56. Hayashi H, Kohno T, Ueno H, Hiraoka N, Kondo S, Saito M, Shimada Y, Ichikawa H, Kato M, Shibata T, Morizane C, Sakamoto Y, Shimada K, Komatsu Y, Sakamoto N, Okusaka T. Utility of Assessing the Number of Mutated KRAS, CDKN2A, TP53, and SMAD4 Genes Using a Targeted Deep Sequencing Assay as a Prognostic Biomarker for Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas, 46:335-340, 2017

57. Kitahara H, Maruyama D, Maeshima AM, Makita S, Miyamoto K, Fukuhara S, Munakata W, Suzuki T, Kobayashi Y, Tajima K, Terauchi T, Kurihara H, Taniguchi H, Komatsu N, Tobinai K. Prognosis of patients with peripheral T cell lymphoma who achieve complete response after CHOP/CHOP-like chemotherapy without autologous stem cell transplantation as an initial treatment. Ann Hematol, 96:411-420, 2017

58. Brain Tumor Registry of Japan (2005-2008). Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo), 57:9-102, 2017

59. Mizumoto M, Murayama S, Akimoto T, Demizu Y, Fukushima T, Ishida Y, Oshiro Y, Numajiri H, Fuji H, Okumura T, Shirato H, Hideyuki S. Long-term follow-up after proton beam therapy for pediatric tumors: A Japanese national survey. Cancer Sci, 108:444-447, 2017

60. Nakamura T, Fukuoka K, Ikeda J, Yoshitomi M, Udaka N, Tanoshima R, Tateishi K, Yamanaka S, Ichimura K, Yamamoto T. Encouraging option of multi-staged gross total resection for a C11orf-RelA fusion-positive supratentorial anaplastic ependymoma. Brain Tumor Pathol, 34:160-164, 2017

61. Munakata W, Ohashi K, Yamauchi N, Tobinai K. Fulminant type I diabetes mellitus associated with nivolumab in a patient with relapsed classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Int J Hematol, 105:383-386, 2017

62. Nakasuji T, Ogonuki N, Chiba T, Kato T, Shiozawa K, Yamatoya K, Tanaka H, Kondo T, Miyado K, Miyasaka N, Kubota T, Ogura A, Asahara H. Complementary Critical Functions of Zfy1 and Zfy2 in Mouse Spermatogenesis and Reproduction. PLoS Genet, 13:e1006578, 2017

63. Ogura K, Higashi T, Kawai A. Statistics of bone sarcoma in Japan: Report from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Registry in Japan. J Orthop Sci, 22:133-143, 2017

64. Okuyama A, Nakamura F, Higashi T. Prescription of Prophylactic Antiemetic Drugs for Patients Receiving Chemotherapy With Minimal and Low Emetic Risk. JAMA Oncol, 3:344-350, 2017

65. Mukai H, Kogawa T, Matsubara N, Naito Y, Sasaki M, Hosono A. A first-in-human Phase 1 study of epirubicin-conjugated polymer micelles (K-912/NC-6300) in patients with advanced or recurrent solid tumors. Invest New Drugs, 35:307-314, 2017

66. Omata W, Tsutsumida A, Namikawa K, Takahashi A, Oashi K, Yamazaki N. Sequential Combination Chemotherapy of Dacarbazine (DTIC) with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel for Patients with Metastatic Mucosal Melanoma of Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses. Clin Med Insights Case Rep, 10:1-5, 2017

67. Tsuneki M, Kinjo T, Mori T, Yoshida A, Kuyama K, Ohira A, Miyagi T, Takahashi K, Kawai A, Chuman H, Yamazaki N, Masuzawa M, Arakawa H. Survivin: A novel marker and potential therapeutic target for human angiosarcoma. Cancer Sci, 108:2295-2305, 2017

68. Yonemori KM, Ennis T, Novotny R, Fialkowski MK, Ettienne R, Wilkens LR, Leon Guerrero RT, Bersamin A, Coleman P, Li F, Boushey CJ. Collecting wrappers, labels, and packages to enhance accuracy of food records among children 2-8 years in the Pacific region: Children's Healthy Living Program (CHL). Journal of food composition and analysis, 64:112-118, 2017

69. Pajtler KW, Mack SC, Ramaswamy V, Smith CA, Witt H, Smith A, Hansford JR, von Hoff K, Wright KD, Hwang E, Frappaz D, Kanemura Y, Massimino M, Faure-Conter C, Modena P, Tabori U, Warren KE, Holland EC, Ichimura K, Giangaspero F, Castel D, von Deimling A, Kool M, Dirks PB, Grundy RG, Foreman NK, Gajjar A, Korshunov A, Finlay J, Gilbertson RJ, Ellison DW, Aldape KD, Merchant TE, Bouffet E, Pfister SM, Taylor MD. The current consensus on the clinical management of intracranial ependymoma and its distinct molecular variants. Acta Neuropathol, 133:5-12, 2017

70. Qiao Z, Pan X, Parlayan C, Ojima H, Kondo T. Proteomic study of hepatocellular carcinoma using a novel modified aptamer-based array (SOMAscan) platform. Biochim Biophys Acta, 1865:434-443, 2017

71. Yoshihara H, Kumamoto T, Ono R, Akahane K, Nozaki T, Kobayashi S, Kikuta A, Matsumoto S, Hasegawa D, Ogawa C, Manabe A. Haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation for disseminated Ewing sarcoma. Pediatr Int, 59:223-226, 2017

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