General rules for clinical and pathological studies on oral cancer (2nd edition): a synopsis Yoshihide OtaTadahide NoguchiScientific Committee on General Rules for Clinical and Pathological Studies of Oral Cancer, Japanese Society of Oral Oncology Special Article Open access 15 March 2021 Pages: 623 - 635
Adherent perinephric fat affects perioperative outcomes after partial nephrectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis Zine-Eddine KheneGilles DosinKarim Bensalah Review Article 27 January 2021 Pages: 636 - 646
Clinical experience of convection-enhanced delivery (CED) of carboplatin and sodium valproate into the pons for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) in children and young adults after radiotherapy Elwira SzychotDavid WalkerSteven Gill Original Article 11 February 2021 Pages: 647 - 658
Detection of programmed cell death-ligand 1 using 22C3 antibody in patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer receiving chemoradiotherapy Nobuaki MamesayaKoji MuramatsuToshiaki Takahashi Original Article 07 January 2021 Pages: 659 - 669
Influence of VEGFR2 gene polymorphism on the clinical outcomes of apatinib for patients with chemotherapy–refractory extensive-stage SCLC: a real-world retrospective study Nan GengCui-Min DingWen-Xia Hu Original Article 03 January 2021 Pages: 670 - 683
Efficacy and safety of ramucirumab plus paclitaxel therapy for advanced gastric cancer patients treated previously with docetaxel-containing chemotherapy Tomoyuki KakutaHiroshi YabusakiSatoru Nakagawa Original Article 03 January 2021 Pages: 684 - 693
Variant of SNPs at lncRNA NEAT1 contributes to gastric cancer susceptibility in Chinese Han population Xuanke JiYali YanKaijuan Wang Original Article 19 January 2021 Pages: 694 - 700
A triplet combination of FOLFOXIRI plus cetuximab as first-line treatment in RAS wild-type, metastatic colorectal cancer: a dose-escalation phase Ib study Shigenori KadowakiToshiki MasuishiKei Muro Original Article 01 January 2021 Pages: 701 - 707
High platelet × C-reactive protein level multiplier is a negative prognostic marker in rectal cancer treated by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy Shozo IdeYuji ToiyamaMasato Kusunoki Original Article 07 January 2021 Pages: 708 - 716
Comprehensive analysis of genomic alterations of Chinese hilar cholangiocarcinoma patients Feiling FengXiaobing WuXiaoqing Jiang Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 717 - 727
Inverse planning in high-dose rate brachytherapy improves quality of life of prostate cancer patients compared with forward planning Takahito WakamiyaShimpei YamashitaIsao Hara Original Article 24 January 2021 Pages: 728 - 735
Distribution analysis of hydrogel spacer and evaluation of rectal dose reduction in Japanese prostate cancer patients undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy Hiroaki KobayashiTakahisa EriguchiMichio Kosugi Original Article 07 January 2021 Pages: 736 - 743
Long-term follow-up comparing salvage radiation therapy and androgen-deprivation therapy for biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy Kazuhiro MatsumotoNaoya NiwaMototsugu Oya Original Article 02 January 2021 Pages: 744 - 752
Real-world safety and effectiveness of radium-223 in Japanese patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and bone metastasis: exploratory analysis, based on the results of post-marketing surveillance, according to prior chemotherapy status and in patients without concomitant use of second-generation androgen-receptor axis-targeted agents Hirotsugu UemuraNaoya MasumoriYoshiyuki Kakehi Original Article Open access 11 February 2021 Pages: 753 - 763
Grade group 2 (10% ≥ GP4) patients have very similar malignant potential with grade group 1 patients, given the risk of intraductal carcinoma of the prostate Masashi KatoAkihiro HirakawaToyonori Tsuzuki Original Article 01 January 2021 Pages: 764 - 769
Prognostic outcomes and risk factors for recurrence after laser vaporization for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a single-center retrospective study Keisuke KodamaHideaki YahataKiyoko Kato Original Article 04 January 2021 Pages: 770 - 776
Prognostic significance of peritoneal cytology in low-risk endometrial cancer: comparison of laparoscopic surgery and laparotomy Satoe FujiwaraRuri NishieMasahide Ohmichi Original Article Open access 07 January 2021 Pages: 777 - 783
Long-term outcomes of individualized management after sentinel lymph-node biopsy for vulvar cancer Haifeng GuGuochen LiuHua Tu Original Article 01 January 2021 Pages: 784 - 793
