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Ikegami Y, Numaga J, Okano N, Fukuda S, Yamamoto H, Terada Y. Response to: The diagnosis of central retinal artery occlusion after mRNA-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. QJM 2022; 115:882-883. [PMID: 35088865 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Y Ikegami
- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi district, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi district, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi district, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi district, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi district, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi district, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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Okano N, Furukawa N, Yoshida Y, Koitabashi N, Ohno T. The Potential Therapeutic Effects of Carbon Ion Beams and X-Rays on Mice with Heart Failure: Preliminary Results. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shoji H, Boku N, Kudo-Saito C, Nagashima K, Tsugaru K, Takahashi N, Kawakami T, Amanuma Y, Wakatsuki T, Okano N, Narita Y, Yamamoto Y, Kizawa R, Imazeki H, Aoki K, Muro K. 1217P Profiling of myeloid cells associated with prognosis in nivolumab monotherapy for advanced gastric cancer (WJOG10417GTR study). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Ueno M, Morizane C, Ikeda M, Ozaka M, Nagashima F, Kataoka T, Mizusawa J, Ohba A, Kobayashi S, Imaoka H, Kasuga A, Okano N, Nagasaka Y, K. Kurishita, Tomatsuri S, Sasaki M, Shibata T, Nakamura K, Furuse J, Okusaka T. 64P Phase I/II study of nivolumab plus lenvatinib for advanced biliary tract cancer (JCOG1808/NCCH1817, SNIPE). Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Ikegami Y, Numaga J, Okano N, Fukuda S, Yamamoto H, Terada Y. Combined central retinal artery and vein occlusion shortly after mRNA-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. QJM 2022; 114:884-885. [PMID: 34791479 PMCID: PMC8689963 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcab287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Y Ikegami
- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi District, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
- Address correspondence to Y. Ikegami, Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi district, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan.
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi District, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi District, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi District, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi District, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, 35-2 Sakae-cho, Itabashi District, Tokyo 173-0015, Japan
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Morizane C, Okusaka T, Mizusawa J, Katayama H, Ueno M, Ikeda M, Ozaka M, Okano N, Sugimori K, Fukutomi A, Hara H, Mizuno N, Yanagimoto H, Wada K, Tobimatsu K, Yane K, Nakamori S, Yamaguchi H, Asagi A, Yukisawa S, Kojima Y, Kawabe K, Kawamoto Y, Sugimoto R, Iwai T, Nakamura K, Miyakawa H, Yamashita T, Hosokawa A, Ioka T, Kato N, Shioji K, Shimizu K, Nakagohri T, Kamata K, Ishii H, Furuse J. Combination gemcitabine plus S-1 versus gemcitabine plus cisplatin for advanced/recurrent biliary tract cancer: the FUGA-BT (JCOG1113) randomized phase III clinical trial. Ann Oncol 2019; 30:1950-1958. [PMID: 31566666 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GC) is the standard treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC); however, it causes nausea, vomiting, and anorexia, and requires hydration. Gemcitabine plus S-1 (GS) reportedly has equal to, or better, efficacy and an acceptable toxicity profile. We aimed to confirm the non-inferiority of GS to GC for patients with advanced/recurrent BTC in terms of overall survival (OS). PATIENTS AND METHODS We undertook a phase III randomized trial in 33 institutions in Japan. Eligibility criteria included chemotherapy-naïve patients with recurrent or unresectable BTC, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0 - 1, and adequate organ function. The calculated sample size was 350 with a one-sided α of 5%, a power of 80%, and non-inferiority margin hazard ratio (HR) of 1.155. The primary end point was OS, while the secondary end points included progression-free survival (PFS), response rate (RR), adverse events (AEs), and clinically significant AEs defined as grade ≥2 fatigue, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, oral mucositis, or diarrhea. RESULTS Between May 2013 and March 2016, 354 patients were enrolled. GS was found to be non-inferior to GC [median OS: 13.4 months with GC and 15.1 months with GS, HR, 0.945; 90% confidence interval (CI), 0.78-1.15; P = 0.046 for non-inferiority]. The median PFS was 5.8 months with GC and 6.8 months with GS (HR 0.86; 95% CI 0.70-1.07). The RR was 32.4% with GC and 29.8% with GS. Both treatments were generally well-tolerated. Clinically significant AEs were observed in 35.1% of patients in the GC arm and 29.9% in the GS arm. CONCLUSIONS GS, which does not require hydration, should be considered a new, convenient standard of care option for patients with advanced/recurrent BTC. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER This trial has been registered with the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index.htm), number UMIN000010667.
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- C Morizane
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Tokyo.
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Tokyo
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- JCOG Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- JCOG Data Center/Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology Division, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa
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- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Medicine Department, Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saitama Cancer Center, Saitama
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Hirakata
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe
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- Center for Gastroenterology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya
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- Department of Gastroenterology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatology, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University Hospital, Sagamihara
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba
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- Department of Bilio-Pancreatology, Sapporo Kousei General Hospital, Sapporo
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, University of Toyama, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama
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- Department of Cancer Survey and Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba
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- Department of Internal medicine, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo
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- Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka
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- Clinical Research Center, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo
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Okano N, Ueno M, Morizane C, Yamanaka T, Ojima H, Ozaka M, Sasaki M, Takahara N, Kobayashi S, Morimoto M, Hosoi H, Nakai Y, Ikeda M, Maeno S, Nagashima F, Okusaka T, Furuse J. Multicenter phase II trial of axitinib monotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancer refractory to gemcitabine-based chemotherapy. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz247.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kawamoto Y, Nakamura Y, Ikeda M, Bando H, Esaki T, Ueno M, Nishina T, Kagawa Y, Oki E, Denda T, Mizukami T, Takahashi N, Okano N, Miki I, Sakamoto Y, Lefterova M, Odegaard J, Taniguchi H, Morizane C, Yoshino T. Biological difference of tumour mutational burden (TMB) and microsatellite instability (MSI) status in patients (pts) with somatic vs germline BRCA1/2-mutated advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancers using cell-free DNA (cfDNA) sequencing analysis in the GOZILA study. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz239.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kaminuma T, Okamoto M, Kiyohara H, Yanagawa T, Shibuya K, Okano N, Shiba S, Mori Y, Saitoh K, Nozaki T, Ohno T, Nakano T. Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy for Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors; Analysis of 92 Patients at Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center (GHMC). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.2513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mori Y, Okamoto M, Kiyohara H, Katoh H, Shibuya K, Kaminuma T, Shiba S, Okano N, Ohno T, Nakano T. EP-1418 Initial results of carbon ion radiotherapy combined with S-1 for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31838-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Takahashi H, Morizane C, Nomura S, Okano N, Tsuda M, Mizuno N, Satake H, Tsuji K, Shioji K, Ishii H, Yasui K, Miyakawa H, Ishiguro A, Ogura T, Ueno M, Ikeda A, Terashima T, Ikeda M, Okusaka T, Furuse J. Phase II clinical trial of gemcitabine plus oxaliplatin combination therapy (GEMOX) in patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma with a family history of pancreatic/breast/ovarian/prostate cancer or personal history of breast/ovarian/prostate cancer (FABRIC study). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy282.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Izawa N, Morizane C, Takahashi H, Ueno M, Kawamoto Y, Okano N, Shimizu S, Sudo K, Itoh S, Asagi A, Kagawa Y, Kamata K, Kudo T, Nomura S, Kuwata T, Fujii S, Okamoto W, Shitara K, Ohtsu A, Yoshino T. The nationwide cancer genome screening project in Japan, SCRUM-Japan GI-SCREEN: Efficient identification of cancer genome alterations in advanced pancreatic cancer. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy282.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fukutomi A, Mizusawa J, Katayama H, Okusaka T, Ito T, Okano N, Mizuno N, Ikeda M, Ueno M, Shioji K, Ozaka M, Shimizu S, Sakamoto Y, Kondo S, Kawabe K, Eba J, Ishii H, Fukuda H, Furuse J. Randomized phase II study of modified FOLFIRINOX versus gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel combination therapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study (JCOG1407). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sasaki M, Ueno H, Omae K, Goto T, Murohisa G, Mizuno N, Ozaka M, Kobayashi S, Uesugi K, Kobayashi N, Hayashi H, Sudo K, Okano N, Horita Y, Kamei K, Hosokawa T, Henmi T, Kobayashi M, Todaka A, Fukutomi A. Risk factors for febrile neutropenia (FN) in unresectable/recurrent pancreatic cancer(PC) patients(pts) receiving FOLFIRINOX (FFX) from JASPAC06 study. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Shirasu H, Omae K, Fujii H, Mizuno N, Ozaka M, Ueno H, Kobayashi S, Uesugi K, Kobayashi N, Hayashi H, Sudo K, Okano N, Horita Y, Kamei K, Seigo Y, Takafumi H, Henmi T, Kobayashi M, Todaka A, Fukutomi A. The impact of UGT1A1 genetic polymorphism on safety in unresectable pancreatic cancer patients receiving FOLFIRINOX therapy: A subset analysis of JASPAC 06 study. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Doi T, Yoh K, Shitara K, Takahashi H, Ueno M, Ohkawa S, Morimoto M, Kobayashi S, Okusaka T, Ueno H, Morizane C, Shiba S, Furuse J, Nagashima F, Naruge D, Okano N. First-in-man phase 1 study of TAS-114 in combination with S-1 in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)32956-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Okano N, Kawai K, Kobayashi T, Naruge D, Nagashima F, Furuse J. Analysis of efficacy and prognostic factors for second-line chemotherapy in gemcitabine-refractory advanced biliary tract cancer. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw371.94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mizuno N, Todaka A, Mori K, Boku N, Ozaka M, Ueno H, Kobayashi S, Uesugi K, Kobayashi N, Hayashi H, Sudo K, Okano N, Horita Y, Kamei K, Yukisawa S, Nakamori S, Yachi Y, Henmi T, Kobayashi M, Fukutomi A. Observational study of FOLFIRINOX (FFX) for unresectable/recurrent pancreatic cancer (PC) in Japanese patients (pts)(JASPAC 06): final results. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw371.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Shimizu T, Okano N, Kurata T, Naruge D, Fujisaka Y, Kitamura H, Nagashima F, Nakagawa K, Furuse J. 128O Phase I study of S-trans, trans-farnesylthiosalicylic acid (salirasib), a novel oral RAS inhibitor in Japanese patients with advanced solid tumors. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv521.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Okano N, Oike T, Saitoh J, Shirai K, Kiyono T, Enari M, Isono M, Torikai K, Ohno T, Nakano T. In Vitro Determination of the Relative Biological Effectiveness of Carbon Ion Beam Irradiation in Cells Derived From Human Normal Lung Tissues. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.2275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Osanai M, Itoi T, Igarashi Y, Tanaka K, Kida M, Maguchi H, Yasuda K, Okano N, Imaizumi H, Itokawa F. Peroral video cholangioscopy to evaluate indeterminate bile duct lesions and preoperative mucosal cancerous extension: a prospective multicenter study. Endoscopy 2013; 45:635-42. [PMID: 23807803 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1326631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Despite the development of peroral video cholangioscopy (PVCS), no prospective multicenter studies have been undertaken to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of PVCS in biliary tract diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to clarify the accuracy of PVCS in evaluating biliary tract lesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study was a prospective multicenter study at five tertiary referral centers in Japan and included 87 eligible patients with biliary tract diseases who underwent PVCS. The study evaluated the ability of PVCS to diagnose indeterminate biliary tract diseases, detect mucosal cancerous extension preoperatively in extrahepatic bile duct cancers, and predict adverse events. RESULTS The use of PVCS appearance alone correctly distinguished benign from malignant indeterminate biliary lesions in 92.1 % of patients whereas biopsy alone was accurate in 85.7 %. In extrahepatic bile duct cancer, mucosal cancer extended histologically at least 20 mm in 34.7 % (17/49) of patients. The accuracy rate of PVCS to evaluate the presence or absence of mucosal cancerous extension by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) alone, ERC with PVCS, and ERC with PVCS + biopsy were 73.5 %, 83.7 %, and 92.9 %, respectively. Adverse events were seen in 6.9 % of PVCS patients, but no serious complications were observed. CONCLUSION PVCS enhanced the accurate diagnosis of biliary tract lesions by providing excellent resolution in combination with biopsy.
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- Center for Gastroenterology Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido 006-8555, Japan.
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Okano N, Karasawa K, Nihei K, Chang T, Machitori Y, Shimiguchi T, Hanyu N. The Efficacy of 3-dimensional Noncoplanar Conformal Radiation Therapy for T2N0M0 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Compared With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.1558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Okano T, Karasawa K, Okano N, Hashimoto S, Kitou S, Satou M, Arai T, Nishimura F, Saitou H. Intra And Interfractional Prostate Motion In the Radiation Therapy Using Bellyboards: An MRI Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Machitori Y, Hanyu N, Karasawa K, Chang T, Kuga G, Okano N, Mitsui N, Hozumi T. Intraoperative Radiotherapy Combined with Posterior Surgery for Spinal Metastases. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Karasawa K, Okano N, Machitori Y, Chang T, Kuga G, Okano T, Hanyu N. Three-Dimensional Non-coplanar Conformal Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Results of our 9-Year Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Karasawa K, Okano N, Machitori Y, Chang T, Kuga G, Mitsui N, Hanyu N, Kunishima N. 883 poster 3-D NON-COPLANAR CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF STAGE I NSCLC – ITS USEFULNESS FOR CENTRAL TUMORS. Radiother Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(11)71005-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kubo N, Karasawa K, Fukayama M, Okano N, Tagawa Y, Mitsui N, Kaminuma T, Kuga G, Chang T, Hanyu N. FDG-PET is a Prognostic Factor of Relapse-free Survival in Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with 3-dimensional Non-coplanar Conformal Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.1248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study investigated the influence of experimentally altered occlusal guidance on masticatory muscle activity. Twenty healthy human subjects (15 males and five females with an average age of 26.5 years) volunteered to participate in this study. Metallic occlusal overlays were fabricated for the lower working side canine and overlaid on the second molar and the non-working side second molar to simulate a canine-protected occlusion, group function occlusion and bilateral balanced occlusion. Electromyography (EMG) activities in the bilateral masseter, anterior and posterior temporalis were recorded during maximal clenching. The experimental occlusal pattern revealed to have statistically significant effects on EMG activity. As the most characteristic change, EMG activity in the anterior temporalis significantly increased in the simulated group function occlusion and the simulated bilateral balanced occlusion compared with the simulated cuspid protected occlusion. The increased teeth contacts to the posterior region altered the unilateral pattern of the anterior temporalis activity to the bilateral pattern, while that of masseter activity remained unchanged.
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- N Okano
- Removable Prosthodontics, Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.
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As cited in literatures, canine protected occlusion has a potential to reduce clenching induced temporomandibular joint loadings. However, these previous studies did not perform a control of the clenching level which differed with the depending occlusal conditions. This result may be due largely to an associated reduced jaw closing muscle activity. The present study has investigated clenching induced condylar displacements with controlled clenching level. Twenty healthy human subjects (15 males and five females with an average age of 26.5 years) volunteered to participate in this study. Metallic occlusal overlays were fabricated for the lower working side canine and overlaid to the second molar and the non-working side second molar in order to simulate a canine protected occlusion, group function occlusion and bilateral balanced occlusion. Electromyographic (EMG) activity from the bilateral masseter, anterior temporalis, and posterior temporalis was recorded. These signals were rectified, summarized, and presented to each subject using an oscilloscope screen. Using this visual feedback, subjects were asked to perform clenching tasks at a 50% level of maximal voluntary contraction exerted with simulated group function occlusion and three-dimensional condylar displacements were recorded. An experimental occlusal pattern that shows statistically significant affects on condylar displacements (anova: P<0.001) was found. When compared with the simulated canine protected occlusion, the simulated group function occlusion caused smaller working side condylar displacement and the simulated bilateral balanced occlusion caused significantly smaller non-working side and working side condylar displacements. These results suggest that the increased working side tooth contacts have a potential to reduce working side joint loadings, and a balancing side contact has a potential to reduce non-working side joint loadings, under the laboratory condition where the clenching level is controlled.
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- N Okano
- Removable Prosthodontics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hinohara H, Morita T, Okano N, Kunimoto F, Goto F. Chronic intraperitoneal endotoxin treatment in rats induces resistance to d-tubocurarine, but does not produce up-regulation of acetylcholine receptors. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2003; 47:335-41. [PMID: 12648201 DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.470301.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic systemic inflammation resulting from intraperitoneal Eschevichia coli endotoxin administration or Corynebacterium injections induces tolerance to non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers in rodents. Although this has been explained as up-regulation of muscle acetylcholine receptors (AChR), the numbers of involved receptors have not been documented. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of chronic endotoxin administration on rat muscle AChR. METHODS One day after one, seven, or 14 daily intraperitoneal doses of lipopolysaccharide endotoxin (0 or 0.5 mg kg(-1)), we studied in vivo dose-response relationships for d-tubocurarine (d-Tc) and AChR binding using [125I]alpha-bungarotoxin as a ligand. RESULTS One day after seven and 14 daily intraperitoneal doses of endotoxin, the effective dose of d-Tc required to suppress the twitch response to 50% of the control (ED50) was significantly increased compared with that of time-matched control rats (146.5 +/- 38.2 vs. 76.1 +/- 9.0 microg kg(-1) for seven doses; 116.4 +/- 51.3 vs. 74.4 +/- 9.6 micro g kg-1 for 14 doses, P < 0.05). However, this was not associated with an increase in the number of AChR in the anterior tibial muscle or diaphragm. CONCLUSIONS Mechanisms other than AChR up-regulation might be responsible for the increased d-Tc requirement during chronic intraperitoneal endotoxin administration.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology, Gunma University School of Medicine and Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
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This study investigated mandibular displacement and masticatory muscle activity during clenching in lateral occlusal position in relation to the lateral occlusal pattern. Twenty healthy human subjects (mean = 26.5 years) volunteered for this study. Metallic occlusal overlays were fabricated for the lower working side canine to second molar and non-working side second molar in order to simulate a canine protected occlusion, group function occlusion and bilateral balanced occlusion (balancing contact). Three-dimensional displacements of the bilateral condyle and electromyography (EMG) activities in the bilateral masseter, anterior and posterior temporalis were recorded during maximal clenching. The experimental occlusal pattern was revealed to have statistically significant effects on both condylar displacement and EMG activity (P < 0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively). When compared to the simulated group function occlusion, the simulated canine protected occlusion and balancing contact caused statistically significant smaller superior displacements of the non-working side condyle, which suggests that they may result in reduced temporomandibular joint (TMJ) loading. Furthermore, the simulated canine protected occlusion was associated with the lowest EMG activity, which suggests that this occlusal pattern has the capacity to reduce the level of parafunctional activity.
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- N Okano
- Removable Prosthodontics, Department of Masticatory Function Rehabilitation, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Okano N, Fujita N, Kadoi Y, Saito S, Goto F. Disturbances in hepatocellular function during cardiopulmonary bypass using propofol anaesthesia. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2001; 18:798-804. [PMID: 11737178 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.2001.00924.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Serum hyaluronate is thought to be an indicator of derangement in hepatocellular integrity, and the change in serum hyaluronate is a useful indicator in various liver disorders. We assessed the changes in serum hyaluronate in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. METHODS Eleven patients scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery were studied. An oximetry oxygen saturation catheter was inserted into the right hepatic vein to permit monitoring of hepatic venous oxygen saturation. Perioperative measurements included: haemodynamic variables; systemic oxygen delivery and uptake; arterial, mixed venous and hepatic venous oxygen saturation; arterial and hepatic venous plasma concentrations of lactate, arterial ketone body ratio (ratio of acetoacetate to 3-hydroxybutyrate); and arterial and hepatic venous hyaluronate were measured. RESULTS Arterial and hepatic venous hyaluronate increased during cardiopulmonary bypass compared with the prebypass period. These increases returned to prebypass values after the cessation of bypass (hepatic venous hyaluronate value at the prebypass period: 26 +/- 13 ng mL(-1), during bypass: 77 +/- 40 ng mL(-1); 1 h after bypass: 57 +/- 42 ng mL(-1); 6 h after bypass: 32 +/- 15 ng L(-1), 24 h after bypass; 62 +/- 21 ng mL(-1); mean +/- SD, P < 0.05). The arterial and hepatic venous hyaluronate during cardiopulmonary bypass was correlated with total bilirubin and hepatic venous lactate concentrations 6 h after bypass (arterial hyaluronate at cardiopulmonary bypass period vs. total bilirubin at 6 h after bypass; r=0.793, P=0.0036, hepatic venous hyaluronate during bypass vs. that at 6 h after bypass; r=0.795, P=0.0035). CONCLUSIONS Hepatocellular integrity might be disturbed during cardiopulmonary bypass when propofol anaesthesia is used.
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- N Okano
- Department of Anesthesiology, Saitama Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Center, 1696 Itai Kounanchyo Osato-gun, Saitama 360-0105, Japan
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Okano N, Hiraoka H, Owada R, Fujita N, Kadoi Y, Saito S, Goto F, Morita T. Hepatosplanchnic oxygenation is better preserved during mild hypothermic than during normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. Can J Anaesth 2001; 48:1011-4. [PMID: 11698321 DOI: 10.1007/bf03016592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess and compare the effects of normothermic and mild hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) on hepatosplanchnic oxygenation. METHODS We studied 14 patients scheduled for elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery who underwent normothermic (>35 degrees C; group I, n=7) or mild hypothermic (32 degrees C; group II, n=7) CPB. After induction of anesthesia, a hepatic venous catheter was inserted into the right hepatic vein to monitor hepatic venous oxygen saturation (ShvO(2)) and hepatosplanchnic blood flow by a constant infusion technique that uses indocyanine green. RESULTS The ShvO(2) decreased from a baseline value in both groups during CPB and was significantly lower at ten minutes and 60 min after the onset of CPB in group I (39.5 +/- 16.2% and 40.1 +/- 9.8%, respectively) than in group II (61.1 +/- 16.2% and 61.0 +/- 17.9%, respectively; P <0.05). During CPB, the hepatosplanchnic oxygen extraction ratio was significantly higher in group I than in group II (44.0 +/- 7.2% vs 28.7 +/- 13.1%; P <0.05). CONCLUSION Hepatosplanchnic oxygenation was better preserved during mild hypothermic CPB than during normothermic CPB.
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- N Okano
- Department of Anesthesiology, Saitama Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Center, Saitama, Japan.
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Okamoto R, Yamamoto K, Yabushita K, Okano N, Shimada N, Matsumura S, Mizuno M, Higashi T, Tsuji T. T cell repertoire in primary biliary cirrhosis: a common T cell clone and repertoire change after treatment. J Clin Immunol 2001; 21:278-85. [PMID: 11506198 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010983325927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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T cell repertoire was analyzed in three early-stage primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) patients, using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and single-strand conformation polymorphism. Multiple expanded clones were demonstrated in livers and peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) of all three patients. Comparison of the repertoire of different parts of the liver demonstrated the presence of common clones in various Vbeta families. Comparison of the repertoire between the liver and PBL demonstrated that both CD4 and CD8 T cell clones were expanded. Sequence analysis of complementarity determining region 3 of the expanded clones revealed that relatively conserved amino acids were utilized in each patient and that an identical CD4 T cell clone having Vbeta16 was present in all three patients. The number of expanded T cell clones in PBL decreased markedly after the treatment with prednisolone. These results suggest that common T cell clones may play a pathogenic role in PBC.
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- R Okamoto
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Matsumura S, Yamamoto K, Shimada N, Okano N, Okamoto R, Suzuki T, Hakoda T, Mizuno M, Higashi T, Tsuji T. High frequency of circulating HBcAg-specific CD8 T cells in hepatitis B infection: a flow cytometric analysis. Clin Exp Immunol 2001; 124:435-44. [PMID: 11472405 PMCID: PMC1906072 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01561.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Viral antigen-specific T cells are important for virus elimination. We studied the hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T cell response using flow cytometry. Three phases of HBV infection were studied: Group A, HBeAg (+) chronic hepatitis; Group B, HBeAb (+) HBV carrier after seroconversion; and Group C, HBsAb (+) phase. Peripheral T cells were incubated with recombinant HB core antigen (HBcAg), and intracytoplasmic cytokines were analysed by flow cytometry. HBcAg-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells were identified in all three groups and the number of IFN-gamma-positive T cells was greater than TNF-alpha-positive T cells. The frequency of IFN-gamma-positive CD4 and CD8 T cells was highest in Group C, compared with Groups A and B. No significant difference in the HBcAg-specific T cell response was observed between Group A and Group B. The HBcAg-specific CD8 T cell response was diminished by CD4 depletion, addition of antibody against human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I, class II or CD40L. Cytokine-positive CD8 T cells without HBcAg stimulation were present at a high frequency (7 of 13 cases) in Group B, but were rare in other groups. HBcAg-specific T cells can be detected at high frequency by a sensitive flow cytometric analysis, and these cells are important for controlling HBV replication.
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- S Matsumura
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Japan
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Tannus AF, Valença de Carvalho RL, Suen VM, Cardoso JB, Okano N, Marchini JS. Energy expenditure after 2- to 3-hour elective surgical operations. Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo 2001; 56:37-40. [PMID: 11460202 DOI: 10.1590/s0041-87812001000200001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED Energy expenditure was measured by indirect calorimetry in 17 adult patients (8 women and 9 men) before surgery, 4 hours immediately after surgery, and 24 hours late after surgery in patients undergoing elective surgery of small-to-medium scope. MATERIAL AND METHODS The total duration of surgery ranged from 2 to 3 hours. Repeated measures were performed on the same patient, so that each patient was considered to be his/her own control. All patients received a 5% dextrose solution (2000 mL/day) throughout the postoperative period. RESULTS Men showed a reduction in CO2 production during the immediately after surgery period (257+/-42 mL/min) compared to before surgery (306+/-48 mL/min) and late after surgery (301+/-45 mL/min); this reduction was not observed in women. Energy expenditure was also lower in men during immediately after surgery (6.6 kJ/min). None of the other measurements, including substrate oxidation, showed significant differences. CONCLUSION Therefore, elective surgery itself cannot be considered an important trauma that would result in increased energy expenditure. According to this study, it is not necessary to prescribe an energy supply exceeding basal expenditure during the immediate after-surgery period. The present results suggest that the energy supply prescribed during the postoperative period after elective surgery of small-to-medium scope should not exceed 5-7 kJ/min, so the patient does not receive a carbohydrate overload from energy supplementation.
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- Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo
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Yabushita K, Yamamoto K, Ibuki N, Okano N, Matsumura S, Okamoto R, Shimada N, Tsuji T. Aberrant expression of cytokeratin 7 as a histological marker of progression in primary biliary cirrhosis. Liver 2001; 21:50-5. [PMID: 11169073 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0676.2001.210108.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIM We evaluated the aberrant expression of cytokeratin 7 (CK-7) in hepatocytes as a marker of cholestasis and progression in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). PATIENTS AND METHODS The expression of CK-7 was studied by immunohistochemistry in 83 cases of PBC. This expression was compared with biochemical data, the deposition of copper-associated protein, and previous histological classifications. RESULTS In normal liver, CK-7 was expressed exclusively in bile duct epithelial cells (BDE). In PBC, the expression was also observed in hepatocytes. The expression pattern was classified as follows: Grade 0, BDE as in normal; Grade 1, proliferated bile ductules; Grade 2, periportal hepatocytes in addition to proliferated bile ductules; Grade 3, intralobular hepatocytes; Grade 4, the majority of hepatocytes. The grades correlated with serum bilirubin levels but not with serum levels of biliary enzymes. A discrepancy between the CK-7 grading and Ludwig's classification was noted in cases with Stage 1 of the CK-7 grading who were considered Stage 2 or 3 in Ludwig's classification, suggesting that cholestasis and inflammatory activity might be independent events. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the aberrant expression of CK-7 in hepatocytes may be a marker of chronic cholestasis and progression in PBC.
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Tagashira M, Yamamoto K, Fujio K, Nagano T, Okamoto R, Ibuki N, Yabushita K, Matsumura S, Okano N, Tsuji T. Expression of perforin and Fas ligand mRNA in the liver of viral hepatitis. J Clin Immunol 2000; 20:347-53. [PMID: 11051276 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006668013276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of viral hepatitis. We studied the expression of mRNAs of perforin and Fas ligand (Fas-L) in biopsy specimens from chronic hepatitis B (CHB) (15 cases) and hepatitis C (CHC) patients (13 cases). Both perforin and Fas-L mRNAs were detected in all cases of both CHB and CHC. No messages were detected in the control livers from two cases of fatty liver, a case of Gilbert's syndrome, and a case of Dubin-Johnson syndrome. Semiquantitative analysis revealed a positive correlation between the intensity of perforin and Fas-L mRNAs in both CHB and CHC. In CHB, the intensity of both perforin and Fas-L mRNAs showed a positive correlation with the histological activity and serum alanine aminotransferase level, while the correlation was not apparent in CHC. These results suggest that both perforin and Fas/Fas-L systems are involved in the pathogenesis of liver cell injury of CHB and CHC.
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Okano N, Owada R, Fujita N, Kadoi Y, Saito S, Goto F. Cerebral oxygenation is better during mild hypothermic than normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. Can J Anaesth 2000; 47:131-6. [PMID: 10674506 DOI: 10.1007/bf03018848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has been recently used in cardiac surgery. However, there is a controversy whether there is a difference in incidence of neurological disorder after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery between normothermic CPB and mild hypothermic CPB. In this study, we assessed the effects of normothermia and mild hypothermia (32 degrees C) during CPB on jugular oxygen saturation (SjvO2). METHODS Twenty patients scheduled for elective CABG surgery were divided into two groups. Group 1 (n = 10) underwent normothermic (>35 degrees C) CPB, and Group 2 (n = 10) underwent mild hypothermic (32 degrees C) CPB. Alpha-stat blood gas regulation was applied. After inducing anesthesia, a 4.0 French fibre optic oximetry oxygen saturation catheter was inserted into the right jugular bulb to monitor SjvO2 continuously throughout anesthesia and surgery. RESULTS The SjvO2 in the normothermic group was decreased at 20 (41.5+/-2.4%) and 40 min (43.8+/-2.8%) after the onset of CPB compared with control (53.9+/-5.4%, P<0.05). However, there was no change in SjvO2 in the mild hypothermic group during the study. No changes in jugular venous-arterial differences of lactate or creatine phosphokinase isoenzyme BB were observed in two groups during the study. CONCLUSIONS Cerebral oxygenation, as assessed by SjvO2 was increased during mild hypothermic CPB than during normothermic CPB.
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- N Okano
- Department of Anesthesiology, Saitama Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Center, Japan
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Nagano T, Yamamoto K, Matsumoto S, Okamoto R, Tagashira M, Ibuki N, Matsumura S, Yabushita K, Okano N, Tsuji T. Cytokine profile in the liver of primary biliary cirrhosis. J Clin Immunol 2000. [PMID: 10634216 DOI: 10.1023/a: 1020511002025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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We characterized the cytokine profile in the liver of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Total RNA was extracted from the biopsy specimens of 9 patients with early-stage PBC, 10 with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), and 4 normal controls. cDNA was prepared and amplified with a polymerase chain reaction using primers for interferon (IFN)-gamma and interleukin (IL)-2, -4, -5, -6, -10, -12 (p40), and -15. Cytokines such as IFN-gamma and IL-5, -6, -10, -12, and -15 were expressed in most cases of PBC. Expression rates of IL-5 and IL-6 were higher than in CHC and controls. The higher expression rate of IL-5 in PBC was associated with eosinophil infiltration. IL-2 and IL-4 were rarely detected. Semiquantitative analysis revealed that the expression of IFN-gamma and IL-10 was reversed in PBC and CHC: high IFN-gamma and low IL-10 in PBC and high IL-10 and low IFN-gamma in CHC. These results suggest that cytokine expression is skewed in PBC and both Th1 and Th2 cytokines may play a role in the pathogenesis.
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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- Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto
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- Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto
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Okano N, Elias Jr AM, Vargas EC, Nogueira Jr AA, Marziale R, Osaki S. Fechamento de gastrostomia. Acta Cir Bras 2000. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502000000600042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nagano T, Yamamoto K, Matsumoto S, Okamoto R, Tagashira M, Ibuki N, Matsumura S, Yabushita K, Okano N, Tsuji T. Cytokine profile in the liver of primary biliary cirrhosis. J Clin Immunol 1999; 19:422-7. [PMID: 10634216 DOI: 10.1023/a:1020511002025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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We characterized the cytokine profile in the liver of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Total RNA was extracted from the biopsy specimens of 9 patients with early-stage PBC, 10 with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), and 4 normal controls. cDNA was prepared and amplified with a polymerase chain reaction using primers for interferon (IFN)-gamma and interleukin (IL)-2, -4, -5, -6, -10, -12 (p40), and -15. Cytokines such as IFN-gamma and IL-5, -6, -10, -12, and -15 were expressed in most cases of PBC. Expression rates of IL-5 and IL-6 were higher than in CHC and controls. The higher expression rate of IL-5 in PBC was associated with eosinophil infiltration. IL-2 and IL-4 were rarely detected. Semiquantitative analysis revealed that the expression of IFN-gamma and IL-10 was reversed in PBC and CHC: high IFN-gamma and low IL-10 in PBC and high IL-10 and low IFN-gamma in CHC. These results suggest that cytokine expression is skewed in PBC and both Th1 and Th2 cytokines may play a role in the pathogenesis.
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- T Nagano
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama University Medical School, Japan
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Metallothionein (MT), a low molecular weight, cysteine-rich metal binding protein, has been associated with cytoprotection from heavy metals and cellular oxidants. As MT has the ability to scavenge hydroxyl radicals, MT may control intracellular redox status. In the present study, we examined whether MT regulates the activity of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB), which is one of the redox-regulated transcription factors, using the MT null embryonic cell lines established from MT null mice. We first found that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced activation of the binding of NF-kappaB protein to DNA in wild type MT+/+ cells was lower than that in MT-/- cells. The NF-kappaB activation in MT-expressing cells established from MT-/- cells by the transfection of mouse MT-1 gene was also significantly lower than that in MT-/- cells. In addition, transfection of the MT gene inhibited TNF-induced IkappaB degradation and suppressed NF-kappaB-dependent gene expression induced by TNF. These results demonstrate that MT may function as a negative regulator of NF-kappaB activity.
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- Department of Public Health, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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Ikeda H, Nishina K, Asatani Y, Yumoto E, Okano N, Seno H, Yamano T, Kiyono T, Konishi A, Inoue T. [Two cases of acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis C improved after the administration of an immunosuppressive drug and interferon]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 1995; 92:1200-5. [PMID: 7563929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- H Ikeda
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital
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Sales MG, de Freitas O, Zucoloto S, Okano N, Padovan GJ, dos Santos JE, Greene LJ. Casein, hydrolyzed casein, and amino acids that simulate casein produce the same extent of mucosal adaptation to massive bowel resection in adult rats. Am J Clin Nutr 1995; 62:87-92. [PMID: 7598071 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/62.1.87] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We determined the effect of the extent of protein polymerization on the intestinal hyperplastic adaptation of adult male Wistar rats after 80% resection of the jejunal-ileal segment. Rats received one of four chemically defined solid diets prepared by using casein, two casein hydrolysates of different peptide size distributions, or free amino acids simulating casein and identical in all other components for 12 d, starting 3 d after surgery. Semipaired feeding was used to ensure that the same quantity of food was ingested by each group and as a consequence, nitrogen and energy intakes were reduced to 63% of that obtained with ad libitum feeding of the casein diet to intact rats. No significant differences were demonstrable in food ingestion, weight gain, nitrogen balance, or morphometric data for the remaining jejunal and ileal segments (number of cells/villus, number of cells/crypt, and crypt cell mitosis rate). These data demonstrate that the extent of polymerization of the protein nitrogen source did not affect the hyperplastic adaptative process of the rat. Additional studies in humans are necessary to determine whether intact protein diets can be used first as a nitrogen source in nutritional support of patients with a nonspecific hyperplastic response to surgical resection before the use of expensive hydrolysates and the more expensive amino acid mixtures.
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- M G Sales
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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de Oliveira RB, Matsuda NM, Figueiredo MDC, Okano N, Vargas EC. Comparison of the effects of sublingual isosorbide dinitrate and cardiomyotomy on esophageal emptying in patients with chagasic megaesophagus. Arq Gastroenterol 1994; 31:47-51. [PMID: 7872864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The effects of surgical cardiomyotomy and isosorbide dinitrate on esophageal emptying were compared in 18 patients with symptomatic chagasic megaesophagus. The esophageal emptying of a radiolabelled test meal was assessed three times in each patient by a scintigraphic technique, twice before and once 10-14 days after cardiomyotomy. Isosorbide dinitrate, 5 mg by the sublingual route 5 min before the meal, preceded one of the preoperative studies. Esophageal retention at the completion of the meal was significantly less (P < 0.01) after both isosorbide dinitrate and cardiomyotomy than after the preoperative study not preceded by any treatment. This difference persisted up to 10 minutes after the meal. The values measured in the isosorbide dinitrate-preceded study and after cardiomyotomy were not different (P > 0.10) even though esophageal retention at the completion of the meal was slightly less after cardiomyotomy than after isosorbide dinitrate. These results show that isosorbide dinitrate and cardiomyotomy cause similar enhancement of esophageal emptying in chagasic megaesophagus.
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- R B de Oliveira
- Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-FMRPUSP, Brazil
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Jozala E, Infante S, Marchini JS, Okano N. [Alcoholism, smoking and epidermoid carcinoma of the middle third of the esophagus: a case-control study]. Rev Saude Publica 1983; 17:221-5. [PMID: 6648304 DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101983000300004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Para verificar uma possível associação entre o carcinoma epidermóide de terço médio de esôfago e os hábitos de beber e fumar, foi realizado um estudo tipo caso-controle no Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, no período de agosto de 1980 a outubro de 1981. Entre 25.661 pacientes atendidos nesta instituição, 21 tiveram o diagnóstico deste tipo de neoplasia. Eles foram considerados casos e pareados individualmente com 57 controles (razão de pareamento de 1:3) em relação às variáveis: sexo, idade, cor, procedência, residência, profissão, nível sócio-econômico e o hábito de beber ou fumar. Foi encontrada associação estatisticamente significativa entre o carcinoma epidermóide de terço médio do esôfago e o alcoolismo, com risco relativo de 26,7. Este valor é maior que os encontrados em outras partes do mundo, referentes à associação com o câncer de esôfago em geral. Em relação ao tabagismo, não foi encontrada associação significativa: o risco relativo obtido foi de 1,9.
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Yoshimoto A, Okano N, Maezawa A, Ominato K, Sato T, Koseki Y, Komine S. [Studies on serum insulin, blood glucose and nonesterified fatty acid following the oral glucose administration to the normal subjects]. Radioisotopes 1982; 31:245-7. [PMID: 6753044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Santos RF, Tanaka A, Pereira LC, Marques CM, Campos JC, Ceribelli JR, Okano N, Becker P. Primary sclerosing cholangitis. Apropos of 2 cases [proceedings]. Rev Gastroenterol Mex 1975; 40:292. [PMID: 1236399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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