Publications by authors named "K Yayoi"

Background:  Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the gallbladder (GB-NETs) are rare, accounting for 0.5% of all NETs and 2.1% of all gallbladder cancers.

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Efficacy and safety of long-term treatment with an LH-RH agonist, TAP-144-SR were studied in premenopausal patients with advanced or recurrent breast cancer. The drug was given sc every 4 week at the dose of 3.75 or 7.

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A comparative phase II study was performed with different doses of TAP-144-SR in ER-positive or ER-unknown premenopausal patients with advanced or recurrent breast cancer. One hundred and six patients were randomly allocated to either 3.75 mg or 7.

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A phase II study of 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine (5'-DFUR) tablets for breast cancer was done at 31 institutions in Japan. Forty-five patients were registered and 44 of them were eligible for the study. Of the 40 patients whose results could be evaluated, 11 (28%) responded (four complete responses and seven partial responses).

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