Radiation induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells

A Kawamoto, T Yokoe, K Tanaka… - Oncology …, 2012 - spandidos-publications.com
Radiotherapy remains a major approach to adjuvant therapy for patients with advanced
rectal cancer. Nevertheless, the effects of radiation on malignant processes have yet to be …

RacGAP1 expression, increasing tumor malignant potential, as a predictive biomarker for lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis in colorectal cancer

…, S Saigusa, M Kawamura, A Kawamoto… - …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Rac GTPase-activating protein (RacGAP) 1 plays a key role in controlling various cellular
phenomena including cytokinesis, transformation, invasive migration and metastasis. This …

Prognostic significance of a systemic inflammatory response in patients undergoing multimodality therapy for advanced colorectal cancer

Y Inoue, T Iwata, Y Okugawa, A Kawamoto, J Hiro… - Oncology, 2012 - karger.com
Objectives: The inflammation-based Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) is associated with
outcome in a variety of cancers. This study investigated whether a modified GPS (mGPS) could …

C-reactive protein as predictor of recurrence in patients with rectal cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery

…, S Saigusa, M Kawamura, A Kawamoto… - Anticancer …, 2013 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background: The clinical significance of the systemic inflammatory response (SIR) in patients
with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT), to the best of our …

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in an infant: case report and literature review

Y Okugawa, M Inoue, K Uchida, A Kawamoto… - Journal of pediatric …, 2007 - Elsevier
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is an obstruction at the third portion of the
duodenum by compression between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. In infancy, …

Ovarian autoamputation in a neonate: a case report with literature review

Y Koike, M Inoue, K Uchida, A Kawamoto… - Pediatric surgery …, 2009 - Springer
A case of ovarian autoamputation in an asymptomatic neonate is presented. An abdominal
cyst was detected in a 30-week-gestation fetus on an antenatal ultrasound scan (USS). …

Elevated platelet count as predictor of recurrence in rectal cancer patients undergoing preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery

…, Y Inoue, M Kawamura, A Kawamoto… - International …, 2015 - meridian.allenpress.com
The impact of systemic inflammatory response (SIR) on prognostic and predictive outcome
in rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) has not been fully investigated. …

Stromal CXCR4 and CXCL12 expression is associated with distant recurrence and poor prognosis in rectal cancer after chemoradiotherapy

…, K Tanaka, T Yokoe, Y Okugawa, A Kawamoto… - Annals of surgical …, 2010 - Springer
Background Distant recurrence remains the major cause of mortality in rectal cancer patients
with preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Recently, cancer stroma has been implicated …

Effect of impurity and pretreatment conditions on the catalytic activity of Au powder for CO oxidation

Y Iizuka, A Kawamoto, K Akita, M Daté, S Tsubota… - Catalysis letters, 2004 - Springer
Recent X-ray photoelectron spectrometer(XPS) analysis of Au powder synthesized by
evaporating high purity gold metal (> 99. 99%) in an inert gas detected impurity metals such as Ag …

Elevated serum angiopoietin-like protein 2 correlates with the metastatic properties of colorectal cancer: a serum biomarker for early diagnosis and recurrence

…, T Kitajima, T Shimura, M Kawamura, A Kawamoto… - Clinical Cancer …, 2014 - AACR
Purpose: Angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL2) is a mediator of chronic inflammation and
inflammatory carcinogenesis. The biologic and clinical significance of ANGPTL2 remains …