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Iperception ; 14(5): 20416695231208547, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37915859

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If voluntary action is followed by an effect with a short time delay, the time interval between action and effect is often perceived to be shorter than it actually is. This perceptual time compression is termed intentional binding or temporal binding. We investigated age-related changes in adulthood considering temporal binding and its dependence on action body parts (i.e., hand vs. foot). This experiment included 17 young adults (mean age: 21.71 ± 3.14 years) and 27 older adults (mean age: 74.41 ± 3.38 years). Participants performed a button press task using their index fingers (hand condition) or toes (foot condition). The results showed that older participants exhibited a strong time compression comparable to young participants in the voluntary condition. Older participants also showed a strong time compression in involuntary action, which was induced by a mechanical device, differently from young participants. In line with previous research, the present age-related differences in time compression considering involuntary action suggest that causal belief significantly influences event perception rather than the associated intention of action or sensory afferents. The present results also suggest that the nature of action body parts has no significant influence on temporal binding, independent of age group.

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Jpn J Infect Dis ; 74(4): 352-358, 2021 Jul 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33518621

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Necrotizing pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has high mortality rates and is currently a serious clinical issue. PVL is a two-component toxin (LukS-PV and LukF-PV). It can cause necrosis in target cells by forming pores consisting of an octamer comprised of LukS-PV and LukF-PV. However, considering the specificity of PVL towards several target cells and species, the specific effect of PVL remains controversial. Therefore, we focused on necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-positive S. aureus and clarified the effect of PVL on alveolar macrophages, which play a central role in innate immunity in the alveolar space. We constructed recombinant PVL (rPVL) components and stimulated alveolar macrophages isolated from rabbits to evaluate cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory cytokine release. Recombinant LukS-PV (rLukS-PV), but not recombinant LukF-PV (rLukF-PV), induced pro-inflammatory cytokine release. Specifically, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α release was mediated by the C5a receptor (C5aR) expressed on rabbit alveolar macrophages, and the toxicity of rPVL, consisting of rLukS-PV and rLukF-PV, towards rabbit alveolar macrophages was mediated by the same receptor. Overall, our findings shed light on the C5aR-mediated cytotoxic effect of PVL on alveolar macrophages, which may be useful for understanding the mechanism of necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL.


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Toxinas Bacterianas/toxicidad , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Citocinas/metabolismo , Exotoxinas/toxicidad , Leucocidinas/toxicidad , Macrófagos Alveolares/efectos de los fármacos , Receptor de Anafilatoxina C5a/metabolismo , Animales , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/efectos de los fármacos , Conejos , Receptor de Anafilatoxina C5a/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/química , Proteínas Recombinantes/toxicidad
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J Thorac Dis ; 12(10): 5269-5280, 2020 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33209361

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BACKGROUND: Postoperative assessment of pulmonary function is important for estimating the risk of thoracic surgery and long-term disability following pulmonary resection, including predicted postoperative (ppo) forced expiratory volume (FEV) in one second (ppoFEV1) and percent predicted lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (ppo%DLCO) estimation. The ppo values were compared using four different estimation methods between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and non-COPD patients and according to the resected lobe. METHODS: This prospective study included 59 eligible patients requiring single lobectomy and succeeded in performing pulmonary function tests at 3 and 12 months after lobectomy. The ppoFEV1 and ppo%DLCO were compared with poFEV1 and po%DLCO obtained at 3 and 12 months after lobectomy. The ppo values were estimated using the four usual methods: the 19-segment anatomical technique (S), perfusion scintigraphy (Q), quantitative CT (CT), and quantitative CT with low attenuation volume (CTLAV) subtraction. RESULTS: For non-COPD and COPD patients, the smallest mean difference between ppo and po values was observed by S for FEV1 and %DLCO. Based on the resected lobe, the smallest mean difference was observed by (I) Q for right upper lobectomy (RUL) excluding %DLCO at 12 months by S, (II) S for left upper lobectomy (LUL), (III) CT and CTLAV for right lower lobectomy (RLL), and (IV) CT and CTLAV for left lower lobectomy (LLL) at 12 months. The ppo values calculated by S for RUL (FEV1 at 3 and 12 months and %DLCO at 3 months) and by all four methods for LLL (FEV1 and %DLCO at 3 months) were smaller than the po values. CONCLUSIONS: The S method is adequate for calculating ppoFEV1 and ppo%DLCO when patients are classified as non-COPD and COPD. However, S sometimes overestimates the ppoFEV1 and ppo%DLCO when patients are classified according to the resected lobe. The CTLAV method may be the method of choice instead of S for calculating ppoFEV1 and ppo%DLCO in patients who undergo lung lobectomy despite the presence or absence of airflow limitation.

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PLoS One ; 14(4): e0214599, 2019.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31002722

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PURPOSE: Oligometastasis is a state in which cancer patients have a limited number of metastatic tumors; patients with oligometastases survive longer than those with polymetastases. Extensive disease (ED)-small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is considered a systemic disease and a poor survival. This study investigated whether the concept of oligometastases is prognostic factor also applicable to patients with ED-SCLC. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of 141 consecutive patients with ED-SCLC between 2008 and 2016. The patients were divided into four subgroups: group 1; patients with solitary metastatic site in one organ (n = 31), group 2; patients with 2-5 metastatic sites in one organ (n = 18), group 3; patients with over 6 metastases in one organ (n = 15), and group 4; patients with 2 or more metastatic organs (n = 77). RESULTS: It was identified that 49 patients with ED-SCLC had oligometastases (groups 1 + 2) and 92 had polymetastases (groups 3 + 4). The prognoses of patients with ED-SCLC and oligometastases, defined as ≤5 metastases in a single organ, were significantly superior to those of patients with polymetastases [16.0 (95% CI, 11.0-21.0) months vs. 6.9 (95% CI, 6.0-7.8) months; p<0.001]. 43 of 49 patients with ED-SCLC and oligometastases were relapsed after initial chemotherapy, and 38 (88%) experienced local recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with ED-SCLC and oligometastases may have improved survival than those with polymetastases. As oligometastatic ED-SCLC tends to recur locally, local therapy combined with systemic chemotherapy may be a treatment option.


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Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células Pequeñas/patología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Humanos , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidad , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Persona de Mediana Edad , Metástasis de la Neoplasia , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia , Pronóstico , Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales , Estudios Retrospectivos , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células Pequeñas/tratamiento farmacológico , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células Pequeñas/mortalidad , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Cancer Manag Res ; 10: 7013-7019, 2018.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30588105

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BACKGROUND: The optimal chemotherapy regimen for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains unknown. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the real-world efficacy and safety of carboplatin (CBDCA) plus nab-paclitaxel (nab-PTX) as a first-line regimen for NSCLC patients with ILD. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed advanced NSCLC patients with ILD who had received CBDCA plus nab-PTX as a first-line chemotherapy regimen between April 2013 and March 2018. Patients were diagnosed with ILD based on the findings of a pretreatment high-resolution computed tomography of the chest. RESULTS: The 34 patients enrolled in this study were included in the efficacy and safety analysis. Collagen vascular disease or a history of exposure to dust or asbestos was not reported for any patients. The median age of patients was 71 years (range, 59-83 years), and 32 patients had a performance status of 0 or 1. The overall response rate was 38.2%. The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 5.8 months and 12.7 months, respectively. Chemotherapy-related acute exacerbation of ILD was observed in two patients (5.7%). Other toxicities were feasible, and no treatment-related deaths occurred. CONCLUSION: CBDCA plus nab-PTX, as a first-line chemotherapy regimen for NSCLC, showed favorable efficacy and safety in patients with preexisting ILD.

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Intern Med ; 57(21): 3149-3152, 2018 Nov 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29877291

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We herein report the case of a 52-year-old man with stage IV lung adenocarcinoma. The patient was negative for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4) /anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangement. He was treated with nivolumab as a third-line chemotherapy. After four cycles of nivolumab treatment, a partial response was observed in the brain and at the primary tumor site. Nivolumab treatment has been continued for 11 months without progression. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression was 0% (according to the tumor proportion score). Our case indicates that the efficacy of programmed cell death 1 inhibitors is not solely predicted by the PD-L1 status, and that immune checkpoint inhibitors might be effective for the treatment of central nervous system metastasis.


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Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón/tratamiento farmacológico , Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón/secundario , Antineoplásicos Inmunológicos/uso terapéutico , Antígeno B7-H1/análisis , Neoplasias Encefálicas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Encefálicas/secundario , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Nivolumab/uso terapéutico , Antígeno B7-H1/antagonistas & inhibidores , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica , Neoplasias Pulmonares/inmunología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad
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Oncology ; 95(2): 109-115, 2018.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29698957

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BACKGROUND: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKIs) therapy has been recognized as the standard treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR mutations. However, resistance to EGFR-TKIs has been observed in certain subpopulations of these patients. We aimed to evaluate the impact of smoking history on the efficacy of EGFR-TKIs. METHODS: The records of patients (n = 248) with NSCLC harboring activating EGFR mutations who were treated with gefitinib or erlotinib at our institution between March 2010 and June 2016 were retrospectively reviewed, and the treatment outcomes were evaluated. RESULTS: The overall response rate and median progression-free survival (PFS) were 59.7% and 10.7 months, respectively. The overall response rate was significantly higher in the ex- and nonsmokers than in the current smokers (64.6 vs. 51.1%, p = 0.038). PFS also differed significantly between the current smokers and the ex- and nonsmokers (12.4 vs. 7.4 months, p = 0.016). Multivariate analysis identified smoking history as an independent predictor of PFS and overall survival. CONCLUSION: The clinical data obtained in this study provide a valuable rationale for considering smoking history as a predictor of the efficacy of EGFR-TKI in NSCLC patients harboring activating EGFR mutations.


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Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/tratamiento farmacológico , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/genética , Receptores ErbB/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/uso terapéutico , Fumar/efectos adversos , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Receptores ErbB/antagonistas & inhibidores , Clorhidrato de Erlotinib/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Gefitinib , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Quinazolinas/uso terapéutico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Resultado del Tratamiento
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J Thorac Dis ; 10(12): 6891-6902, 2018 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30746235

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BACKGROUND: Pulmonary function and patient complaints appear to improve up to 12 months after lobectomy but long-term prospective studies based on clinical data are scarce. Improvement in pulmonary function may depend on the area and extent of the resection and the time from the operation. This prospective study aimed to determine pulmonary function changes according to the resected lobe. METHODS: This prospective study included 59 patients requiring single lobectomy. Total volume and low-attenuation volume (LAV) for each lobe and the entire lungs were calculated based on helical computed tomography images. Vital capacity (VC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), percent FEV1 (%FEV1), percent lung diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (%DLco), %DLco divided by the alveolar volume (%DLco/VA), modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) grades, and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) scores were compared at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. RESULTS: VC was higher at 12 months than at 3 months after right upper lobectomy (RUL) or right lower lobectomy (RLL). FEV1 and %FEV1 were higher at 12 months than at 6 months after left lower lobectomy (LLL). %DLco was higher at 12 months than at 3 months after RUL or left upper lobectomy (LUL). DLco/VA, mMRC grades, and CAT scores did not change significantly in the period from 3 to 12 months after any lobectomy procedure. Compared to the predicted postoperative values, the observed values of VC for RUL, RLL, and LUL; FEV1 for RLL; %FEV1 for RLL and LUL; %DLco for LUL; and %DLco/VA for all lobectomy procedures were higher at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: Improvements in pulmonary function and symptoms varied according to the resected lobe. Some of the observed pulmonary function values were higher than the predicted postoperative values. Pulmonary function changes may be related to the location, volume, and extent of emphysematous changes.

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Perception ; 47(2): 171-184, 2018 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29117775

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Slant contrast refers to a stereoscopic phenomenon in which the perceived slant of a test object is affected by the disparity of a surrounding inducer object. Slant contrast has been proposed to involve cue conflict, but it is unclear whether this idea is useful in explaining slant contrast at short stimulus presentations (<1 s). We measured both slant contrast and perceived inducer slant while varying the presentation duration (100-800 ms) of stereograms with several spatial configurations. In three psychophysical experiments, we found that (a) both slant contrast and perceived inducer slant increased as a function of stimulus duration, and (b) slant contrast was relatively stable across different test and inducer shapes at each short stimulus duration, whereas perceived inducer slant increased when cue conflict was reduced. These results suggest that at brief, not long stimulus presentations, the cue conflict between disparity and perspective plays a smaller role in slant contrast than other depth cues.


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Percepción de Profundidad/fisiología , Reconocimiento Visual de Modelos/fisiología , Desempeño Psicomotor/fisiología , Percepción del Tiempo/fisiología , Visión Binocular/fisiología , Adulto , Señales (Psicología) , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto Joven
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Invest New Drugs ; 35(5): 642-648, 2017 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28631097

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Background Previous study indicated that an optional anti-cancer drug for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is amrubicin. However, no prospective studies have evaluated amrubicin in chemo-naive elderly or poor-risk patients with SCLC. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of amrubicin as first-line chemotherapy for elderly or poor-risk patients with extensive-disease SCLC (ES-SCLC). Methods Patients with chemotherapy-naive ES-SCLC received multiple cycles of 40 mg/m2 amrubicin for 3 consecutive days every 21 days. The primary endpoint was the overall response rate (ORR), and the secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and safety. Results Between March 2011 and August 2015, 36 patients were enrolled in this study. Each patient received a median of four treatment cycles (range, 1-6 cycles). ORR was 52.8% [95% confidence interval (CI), 37-69%]. The median PFS and OS periods were 5.0 months (95% CI, 3.4-6.6 months) and 9.4 months (95% CI, 5.2-13.6 months), respectively. Neutropenia was the most common grade 3 or 4 adverse event (69.4%), with febrile neutropenia developing in 13.9% of patients. No treatment-related death occurred. At the time of starting second-line chemotherapy, 19 of 22 patients (86%) had significantly improved or maintained their performance status (PS) relative to their PS at the time of starting amrubicin monotherapy as first-line chemotherapy (P = 0.027). Conclusions The results of the present study suggest that amrubicin could be considered as a viable treatment option for chemotherapy-naive elderly or poor-risk patients with ES-SCLC (Clinical trial registration number: UMIN000011055 www.clinicaltrials.gov ).


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Antraciclinas/uso terapéutico , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células Pequeñas/tratamiento farmacológico , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Riesgo
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Perception ; 46(7): 860-873, 2017 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28073303

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Depth contrast is a stereoscopic visual phenomenon in which the slant of an element is affected by that of adjacent elements. Normalization has been proposed to be a possible cause of depth contrast, but it is still unclear how depth contrast involves normalization. To address this issue, we devised stereograms consisting of a vertical test line accompanied by several inducer lines, like a three-dimensional variation of the well-known Müller-Lyer configuration. The inducer lines had horizontal binocular disparities that defined a stereoscopic slant about a horizontal axis with respect to the endpoints of the test line. The observer's task was to adjust the slant of the test line about a horizontal axis until it appeared subjectively vertical. The results of two psychophysical experiments found that slant settings were affected by the slant of local inducers, but not by the overall slant of the whole stimulus. These results suggest that, at least for line patterns, the stereo system normalizes depth locally.


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Percepción de Profundidad/fisiología , Reconocimiento Visual de Modelos/fisiología , Visión Binocular/fisiología , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto Joven
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Respir Med Case Rep ; 19: 77-9, 2016.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27536549

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Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a subtype of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Most cases of MCL have extranodal involvement at the time of the initial diagnosis; however, endobronchial involvement is rare. An 87-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of dyspnea on exertion. A chest CT revealed diffuse irregular wall thickening of the trachea and bilateral bronchi. A bronchoscopy revealed a diffuse irregular surface of the tracheal and bilateral bronchial mucosa and polyposis-like lesions. He was diagnosed as having MCL based on an endobronchial biopsy, and the diagnosis was confirmed using immunohistochemical staining.

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Lung Cancer ; 99: 66-8, 2016 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27565916

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Alectinib has been approved for the treatment of patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer. In terms of adverse effects, the occurrence of a severe skin rash induced by alectinib is reportedly rare, compared with the occurrence of skin rash induced by epithelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs). In the present case report, a 76-year-old woman with ALK-positive lung adenocarcinoma experienced disease progression after undergoing first-line chemotherapy. Subsequently, alectinib was administered as a second-line therapy. However, she discontinued alectinib therapy after 11days because of the occurrence of an alectinib-induced skin rash. Since the skin rash improved within one week, we attempted to perform oral desensitization to alectinib. The patient has not shown any recurrence of the rash or disease progression for 7 months since the successful oral desensitization to alectinib. Here, we describe the first case of successful oral desensitization against a skin rash induced by alectinib in a patient with ALK-positive lung adenocarcinoma. Desensitization to overcome adverse effects and to enable sustained treatment with alectinib should be considered in patients who develop alectinib sensitivities.


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Adenocarcinoma/complicaciones , Adenocarcinoma/metabolismo , Antineoplásicos/efectos adversos , Carbazoles/efectos adversos , Desensibilización Inmunológica , Exantema/etiología , Exantema/terapia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/complicaciones , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , Piperidinas/efectos adversos , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/efectos adversos , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas Receptoras/metabolismo , Adenocarcinoma/diagnóstico , Adenocarcinoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Adenocarcinoma del Pulmón , Anciano , Quinasa de Linfoma Anaplásico , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Biopsia , Carbazoles/uso terapéutico , Exantema/diagnóstico , Femenino , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Piperidinas/uso terapéutico , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/uso terapéutico
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Oncology ; 91(1): 41-7, 2016.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27234033

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BACKGROUND: Pemetrexed monotherapy has come to be recognized as the standard of care for second-line therapy of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Thymidylate synthase (TS) expression is recognized as a potential predictor of the response to pemetrexed-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced NSCLC. The purpose of this study was to identify useful predictors of the response to pemetrexed other than TS expression. METHODS: The records of non-squamous NSCLC patients without driver mutations who received pemetrexed monotherapy as a second or later line of chemotherapy at Kitasato University Hospital between March 2009 and October 2015 were retrospectively reviewed, and the treatment outcomes were evaluated. RESULTS: In the 116 patients with non-squamous NSCLC, the overall response rate and progression-free survival (PFS) were 10.3% and 2.1 months, respectively. The disease control rate and PFS differed significantly among current smokers and never-smokers/former light smokers (44.9 vs. 65.8%, and 1.8 vs. 4.0 months, respectively). Furthermore, multivariate analysis identified Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status and smoking status as independent predictors of the PFS. CONCLUSION: The clinical data obtained in this study may provide a valuable basis for the use of smoking status as a predictor of pemetrexed monotherapy in wild-type NSCLC patients.


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Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Pemetrexed/uso terapéutico , Fumar/fisiopatología , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Estudios de Cohortes , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/uso terapéutico , Femenino , Humanos , Infusiones Intravenosas , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Fumar/efectos adversos
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Mol Clin Oncol ; 5(6): 714-716, 2016 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28105350

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Pegfilgrastim is a long-acting granulocyte colony-stimulating factor formulation that has been approved for the prevention of febrile neutropenia. We herein report a case of interstitial pneumonia following administration of pegfilgrastim. A 65-year-old man with stage IV small-cell lung cancer was treated with carboplatin and etoposide as third-line chemotherapy. Pegfilgrastim was administered during the second cycle of chemotherapy. On the day after the administration of pegfilgrastim, interstitial pneumonia developed. The respiratory condition improved with pulse steroid therapy; however, the patient eventually succumbed to cancer progression. In conclusion, interstitial pneumonia due to pegfilgrastim is rare; however, physicians should be aware of the possibility of this adverse effect.

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Kansenshogaku Zasshi ; 89(2): 265-9, 2015 Mar.
Artículo en Japonés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26552124

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We report herein on a case strongly suspected of being pulmonary toxocariasis. A 22-year-old Indonesian man referred to our hospital presented with abnormal chest shadows upon medical examination. He had no symptoms. He did not have any pets nor did he eat raw beef or chicken. Hematological examination revealed eosinophilia and elevation of IgE. Chest computed tomography revealed 3 pulmonary nodules with the halo sign. We suspected a parasite infection and performed antiparasite antibody testing. Ascaris suum was slightly positive on the screening test. As specific antibody against the larval excretory-secretory products of Toxocara canis, measured at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, was positive (level 3 up to 8). Subsequently, the abnormal chest shadows disappeared. However, two months later, 2 pulmonary nodules with the halo sign reappeared in other places. Diagnostic therapy with albendazole was performed for 8 weeks. Mild hepatic impairment emerged during therapy, but it was within the allowed range. Thereafter, the results improved for the imaging findings, eosinophilia, serum IgE level, and specific antibody. The antibody level became negative two months after the treatment had ended. We should consider toxocariasis in the differential diagnosis of migratory nodular shadows with the halo sign on chest computed tomography, and immunoserological testing is useful for the diagnosis.


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Enfermedades Pulmonares Parasitarias/diagnóstico , Toxocara canis , Toxocariasis/diagnóstico , Animales , Humanos , Enfermedades Pulmonares Parasitarias/diagnóstico por imagen , Masculino , Radiografía , Toxocariasis/diagnóstico por imagen , Adulto Joven
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Kansenshogaku Zasshi ; 89(1): 56-61, 2015 Jan.
Artículo en Japonés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26548298

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a significant causative bacterium in hospital-acquired pneumonia and nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia, but it seems to be rare in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We report two cases of severe CAP due to P. aeruginosa. Case 1: A 52-year-old man was referred to our hospital for chest and back pain. He was being treated for diabetes mellitus and had a long history of smoking. Chest images showed consolidation in the right upper lobe. Soon after hospitalization, he developed sepsis shock and died seven hours later. Case 2: A 73-year-old man with a history of heavy smoking was referred to our hospital for right chest pain. Chest images showed right upper lobe pneumonia. Although wide-spectrum antimicrobial agents were administrated, he died ten hours after admission. In both cases, there was a rapid progression to death, despite administration of a broad spectrum of antibiotics and treatment for sepsis. In cases of CAP involving the right upper lobe, the possibility of bacteremia and rapid progress should be considered.


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Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/tratamiento farmacológico , Infecciones por Pseudomonas/microbiología , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/aislamiento & purificación , Anciano , Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/diagnóstico , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Infecciones por Pseudomonas/tratamiento farmacológico , Resultado del Tratamiento
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Cancer Chemother Pharmacol ; 74(5): 939-46, 2014 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25173459

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BACKGROUND: Exon 19 deletions and L858R point mutation are the most commonly encountered active epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and they predict greater efficacy of gefitinib therapy. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether body surface area (BSA) affects the efficacy of gefitinib in patients with NSCLC harboring an active EGFR mutation. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of consecutive patients with advanced NSCLC harboring an active EGFR mutation who received gefitinib monotherapy. The median BSA value was used as the cutoff value to evaluate the impact of BSA on the efficacy of gefitinib. RESULTS: The median BSA of the 103 NSCLC patients harboring an active EGFR mutation was 1.45 m(2). The overall response rate, progression-free survival (PFS), and median survival time (MST) were 65.0 %, 11.3 months, and 26.2 months, respectively. There were no significant differences in clinical outcomes between the high-BSA group (BSA ≥ 1.45 m(2)) and low-BSA group (BSA < 1.45 m(2)), i.e., the response rates was 60.0 % and 69.8 %, respectively (P = 0.20), and their MST was 24.7 and 26.2 months, respectively (P = 0.78). Although BSA was predictive of PFS between high-BSA group and low-BSA group in the univariate analysis (9.0 and 12.2 months, P = 0.04), the multivariate analysis identified only performance status and smoking status as independent predictors of PFS. CONCLUSIONS: The efficacy of gefitinib in patients with NSCLC harboring an EGFR mutation does not differ according to their BSA.


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Superficie Corporal , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/tratamiento farmacológico , Receptores ErbB/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Mutación , Quinazolinas/uso terapéutico , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/genética , Carcinoma de Pulmón de Células no Pequeñas/patología , Supervivencia sin Enfermedad , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Gefitinib , Humanos , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Neoplasias Pulmonares/genética , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/uso terapéutico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del Tratamiento
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Case Rep Oncol ; 7(2): 401-6, 2014 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25076891

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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for the majority of all lung cancers. A 69-year-old female with postoperatively recurrent NSCLC was treated weekly with nanoparticle-albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) monotherapy every 4 weeks as a tenth line chemotherapy, and stable disease was achieved by seven cycles of this regimen. The patient developed grade 4 neutropenia and grade 3 leukopenia, but none of the other toxicities, including febrile neutropenia and peripheral neuropathy, were severe, and thus she was able to tolerate this salvage chemotherapy. To our knowledge this is the first report of the efficacy of nab-paclitaxel monotherapy in a heavily treated NSCLC patient.

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Front Psychol ; 5: 307, 2014.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24782807

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Appreciation of exhibits in a museum can be equated to a virtual experience of lives in the contexts originally surrounding the exhibits. Here we focus on the importance of weight information, and hence tested whether experiencing a weight during museum exhibit appreciation affects the beholders' satisfaction and recognition memory for the exhibits. An experiment was performed at a museum exhibiting skeletal preparations of animals. We used nine preparations and prepared four weight stimuli as weight cues in accordance with the actual weight of four of the preparations: Remaining five preparations was displayed without weight stimuli. In the cued condition, participants were asked to lift up the weight stimuli during their observation of the four exhibits. In the uncued condition, participants observed the exhibits without touching the weight stimuli. After observation of the exhibits, the participants responded to a questionnaire that measured their impressions of the exhibits and the museum, and performed a recognition test on the exhibits. Results showed that memory performance was better and viewing duration was longer with weight lifting instruction than without instruction. A factor analysis on the questionnaires revealed four factors (likeability, contentment, value, and quality). A path analysis showed indirect effects of viewing duration on memory performance and willingness-to-pay (WTP) for the museum appreciation through the impression factors. Our findings provide insight into a new interactive exhibition that enables long appreciation producing positive effects on visitors' impression, memory, and value estimation for exhibits.

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