TOSHIO KUWAI

Last Updated :2025/02/03

Affiliations, Positions
Hiroshima University Hospital(Medical), Contributing Professor
E-mail
kuwaihiroshima-u.ac.jp

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical internal medicine;Gastroenterology

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
  • Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
  • The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
  • The Japanese Gastroenterological Association
  • The Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening
  • The Japan Society of Colon Examination
  • Japanese Society for Abdominal Emergency Medicine
  • The Japan Society of Coloproctology
  • The Japanese Cancer Association
  • The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • American Association for Cancer Research

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Radiation Exposure with Self-Expandable Metallic Stent versus Transanal Decompression Tube for Malignant Colorectal Obstruction: A Post Hoc Propensity Score Matched Analysis., Journal of clinical medicine, 13(19), 2024
  2. Management of T1 Colorectal Cancer., Digestion, 2024
  3. Management of T1 Colorectal Cancer., Digestion, 2024
  4. Vertical margin distance in T1 colorectal carcinoma resected by endoscopic submucosal dissection affects prognosis after additional surgery., International journal of colorectal disease, 39(1), 2024
  5. Vertical margin distance in T1 colorectal carcinoma resected by endoscopic submucosal dissection affects prognosis after additional surgery., International journal of colorectal disease, 39(1), 2024
  6. Correction to: Treatment Decision for Locally Resected T1 Colorectal Carcinoma-Verification of the Japanese Guideline Criteria for Additional Surgery Based on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes., The American journal of gastroenterology, 119(11), 2024
  7. Correction to: Treatment Decision for Locally Resected T1 Colorectal Carcinoma-Verification of the Japanese Guideline Criteria for Additional Surgery Based on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes., The American journal of gastroenterology, 119(11), 2024
  8. A New Self-Expandable Metallic Stent with Low Axial Force and a High Axial Force Zero-Border Shows a Very Low Perforation Rate in Malignant Colorectal Obstruction: A Japanese Multicenter Prospective Study., Journal of clinical medicine, 13(17), 2024
  9. A New Self-Expandable Metallic Stent with Low Axial Force and a High Axial Force Zero-Border Shows a Very Low Perforation Rate in Malignant Colorectal Obstruction: A Japanese Multicenter Prospective Study., Journal of clinical medicine, 13(17), 2024
  10. Clinicopathologic Features of Early Gastric Cancer after Heli-cobacter pylori Eradication in Japanese Patients: Comparative Study between Early (<10 Years) and Late (>10 Years) Onset., Cancers, 16(18), 2024
  11. Clinicopathologic Features of Early Gastric Cancer after Heli-cobacter pylori Eradication in Japanese Patients: Comparative Study between Early (<10 Years) and Late (>10 Years) Onset., Cancers, 16(18), 2024
  12. Urgent Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography before Early Colonoscopy in the Management of Colonic Diverticular Bleeding: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial., Digestion, 2024
  13. Urgent Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography before Early Colonoscopy in the Management of Colonic Diverticular Bleeding: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial., Digestion, 2024
  14. Genetic Analysis of Biopsy Tissues from Colorectal Tumors in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis., Cancers, 16(19), 2024
  15. Genetic Analysis of Biopsy Tissues from Colorectal Tumors in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis., Cancers, 16(19), 2024
  16. Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma With Central Depression: A Rare Case With Unique Morphology., The American journal of gastroenterology, 2024
  17. Solitary Colonic Ganglioneuroma With Central Depression: A Rare Case With Unique Morphology., The American journal of gastroenterology, 2024
  18. A case of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with epidermization showing a unique morphology., Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2024
  19. A case of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with epidermization showing a unique morphology., Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2024
  20. Clinical usefulness of hybrid endoscopic submucosal dissection for T1b colorectal carcinomas ≤20 mm to ensure adequate vertical margins., DEN open, 5(1), 2025
  21. Clinical usefulness of hybrid endoscopic submucosal dissection for T1b colorectal carcinomas ≤20 mm to ensure adequate vertical margins., DEN open, 5(1), 2025
  22. A Proton Pump Inhibitor Independently Elevates Gastrin Levels as a Marker for Metachronous Gastric Cancer After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection., Journal of clinical medicine, 13(21), 2024
  23. A Proton Pump Inhibitor Independently Elevates Gastrin Levels as a Marker for Metachronous Gastric Cancer After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection., Journal of clinical medicine, 13(21), 2024
  24. Comparative prediction of lymph node metastasis in pT1 colorectal cancer among Western and Japanese guidelines., Frontiers in oncology, 14, 2024
  25. Comparative prediction of lymph node metastasis in pT1 colorectal cancer among Western and Japanese guidelines., Frontiers in oncology, 14, 2024
  26. How Does Omitting Additional Surgery After Local Excision Affect the Prognostic Outcome of Patients With High-risk T1 Colorectal Cancer?, Annals of surgery, 279(2), 2024
  27. Outcomes of Metastatic and Unresectable Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma in Japan According to the Treatment Strategy: A Nationwide Observational Study., JCO global oncology, 10, 2024
  28. Treatment Decision for Locally Resected T1 Colorectal Carcinoma-Verification of the Japanese Guideline Criteria for Additional Surgery Based on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes., The American journal of gastroenterology, 2024
  29. Clinicopathological features and prognosis of primary small bowel adenocarcinoma: a large multicenter analysis of the JSCCR database in Japan., Journal of gastroenterology, 59(5), 2024
  30. High-grade pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia diagnosed based on changes in magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography findings: A case report., World journal of clinical cases, 12(8), 2024
  31. Long-term outcomes of additional surgery after endoscopic resection versus primary surgery for T1 colorectal cancer., The American journal of gastroenterology, 2024
  32. A feasibility study comparing gel immersion endoscopic resection and underwater endoscopic mucosal resection for superficial nonampullary duodenal epithelial tumors., Endoscopy, 55(3), 2023
  33. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for tumors involving the ileocecal valve with extension into the terminal ileum: a multicenter study from the Hiroshima GI Endoscopy Research Group., Surgical endoscopy, 37(2), 2023
  34. Proportion of Neutrophils in White Blood Cells as a Useful Marker for Predicting Bacteremic Acute Cholangitis., Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 62(19), 2023
  35. Metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma followed by a fatal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A rare case report and literature review., Medicine, 102(12), 2023
  36. Immunoglobulin G4-related Disease Presenting as a Gastric Ulcer with Repeated Exacerbations and Remissions., Journal of gastrointestinal and liver diseases : JGLD, 32(1), 2023
  37. Clinical features and images of malignant lymphoma localized in the pancreatic head to differentiate from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a case series study., BMC gastroenterology, 23(1), 2023
  38. A Japanese Prospective, Multicenter Study of Colonic Stenting for Palliation Using a High Axial Force Self-Expandable Metal Stent for Malignant Large Bowel Obstruction in 200 Patients., Journal of clinical medicine, 12(15), 2023
  39. Efficacy of a novel integrated biliary stent and nasobiliary catheter system for accidental tube deviation in biliary drainage., Endoscopy international open, 11(9), 2023
  40. Usefulness of an ultrathin endoscope for guidewire insertion during stent-in-stent placement., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 8(12), 2023
  41. Medical radiation exposure during gastrointestinal enteral metallic stent placement: Post hoc analysis of the REX-GI study., JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 7(12), 2023
  42. A case of pancreatic adenosquamous carcinoma with direct invasion to the gastrointestinal tract through the retention cyst wall: A rare case report., JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 7(12), 2023
  43. Giant Peutz-Jeghers-type polyp with anal prolapse resected using endoscopic submucosal dissection., Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, 54(4), 2022
  44. Indications and outcomes of colorectal hybrid endoscopic submucosal dissection: a large multicenter 10-year study., Surgical endoscopy, 36(3), 2022
  45. Long-term outcomes of standardized colonic stenting using WallFlex as a bridge to surgery: Multicenter prospective cohort study., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 34(4), 2022
  46. High Annexin A10 expression is correlated with poor prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma., Histology and histopathology, 37(3), 2022
  47. Diagnostic Reference Levels for Fluoroscopy-guided Gastrointestinal Procedures in Japan from the REX-GI Study: A Nationwide Multicentre Prospective Observational Study., The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific, 20, 2022
  48. A study for every second day administration of vonoprazan for maintenance treatment of erosive GERD (ESD von GERD): a multicenter randomized cross-over study., Journal of gastroenterology, 57(3), 2022
  49. Efficacy and safety comparison of scissor-type knives with needle-type knives for colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: a post-hoc propensity score-matched analysis (with videos)., Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 96(1), 2022
  50. The Deployment of a Newly Developed Proximal Release-Type Colonic Stent Is Feasible for Malignant Colorectal Obstruction near the Anal Verge: A Single-Center Preliminary Study., Journal of clinical medicine, 11(6), 2022
  51. Transcriptomic Analysis of Annexin A10 and Chemosensitivity in Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells., Anticancer research, 42(4), 2022
  52. Characteristics of colorectal neuroendocrine tumors in patients prospectively enrolled in a Japanese multicenter study: a first report from the C-NET STUDY., Journal of gastroenterology, 57(8), 2022
  53. Factors for conversion risk of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: a multicenter study., Surgical endoscopy, 36(8), 2022
  54. Advanced gallbladder cancer accompanied with cancer-associated dermatomyositis: A case report and literature review., Medicine, 101(27), 2022
  55. Potential for replacing warfarin with a direct oral anticoagulant for endoscopic mucosal resection in the colorectum: A multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled trial., DEN open, 2(1), 2022
  56. Challenges in colonic stenting: Giving up is not an option., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 34(7), 2022
  57. Efficacy of a Traction Device for Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Using a Scissor-Type Knife: A Randomized Controlled Trial., The American journal of gastroenterology, 117(11), 2022
  58. Long-standing diabetes mellitus increases concomitant pancreatic cancer risk in patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms., BMC gastroenterology, 22(1), 2022
  59. Effectiveness of Abdominal Ultrasonography for Improving the Prognosis of Pancreatic Cancer during Medical Checkup: A Single Center Retrospective Analysis., Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 12(12), 2022
  60. Risk Factors for Delayed Bleeding after Therapeutic Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulants: A Multicenter Retrospective Study., Digestion, 102(2), 2021
  61. Zenker's Diverticulum: Can Protocolised Measurements with Barium SWALLOW Predict Severity and Treatment Outcomes? The "Zen-Rad" Study., Dysphagia, 36(3), 2021
  62. Recurrent pyogenic granuloma successfully treated with endoscopic submucosal dissection four months after endoscopic mucosal resection., Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, 53(8), 2021
  63. Water-assisted colonoscopy: an international modified Delphi review on definitions and practice recommendations., Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 93(6), 2021
  64. Clinical significance of immunohistochemical lymphovascular evaluation to determine additional surgery after endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal T1 carcinoma., International journal of colorectal disease, 36(5), 2021
  65. Endoscopic resection of local recurrences of diminutive polyps by cold forceps polypectomy., Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 56(3), 2021
  66. Salvage endoscopic submucosal dissection for local residual/recurrent colorectal tumor after endoscopic resection: Large multicenter 10-year study., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 33(4), 2021
  67. Annexin A10 Expression Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma., Anticancer research, 41(3), 2021
  68. Annexin A10 Expression Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma., Anticancer research, 41(3), 2021
  69. A case of intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas in a branch duct: a rare case report and literature review., BMC gastroenterology, 21(1), 2021
  70. Hematogenous metastasis to colon from gallbladder cancer., JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 5(5), 2021
  71. Genomic analysis for the prediction of prognosis in small-bowel cancer., PloS one, 16(5), 2021
  72. Zenker's peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM) for recurrent Zenker diverticulum: not so fast!, Endoscopy, 53(7), 2021
  73. The efficacy of prophylactic clip closure of mucosal defects after colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection on delayed bleeding., Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 56(10), 2021
  74. Gel immersion endoscopy-facilitated endoscopic mucosal resection of a superficial nonampullary duodenal epithelial tumor: a novel approach., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 6(9), 2021
  75. Short-Term Outcomes of Colorectal Stenting Using a Low Axial Force Self-Expandable Metal Stent for Malignant Colorectal Obstruction: A Japanese Multicenter Prospective Study., Journal of clinical medicine, 10(21), 2021
  76. Real-world learning curve analysis of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection: a large multicenter study., Surgical endoscopy, 34(8), 2020
  77. Is Z-POEM for Zenker's the same as POEM for achalasia? Or we are barking up the wrong tree?, Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 91(1), 2020
  78. Determining the difference in the efficacy and safety of self-expandable metallic stents as a bridge to surgery for obstructive colon cancer among patients in the CROSS 0 group and those in the CROSS 1 or 2 group: a pooled analysis of data from two Japanese prospective multicenter trials., Surgery today, 50(9), 2020
  79. Multicentre prospective observational study protocol for radiation exposure from gastrointestinal fluoroscopic procedures (REX-GI study)., BMJ open, 10(2), 2020
  80. Long-term success of flexible endoscopic septal division with the stag beetle knife for Zenker's diverticulum: a tertiary center study., Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus, 33(11), 2020
  81. Newly developed self-expandable Niti-S MD colonic metal stent for malignant colonic obstruction., World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 12(4), 2020
  82. Newly developed proximal release-type colonic stent placement for malignant lower rectal obstruction., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 5(6), 2020
  83. Covid-19 pandemic impact on colonoscopy service and suggestions for managing recovery., Endoscopy international open, 8(7), 2020
  84. [A case of Salmonella bacteremia in an otherwise healthy young man]., Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology, 117(8), 2020
  85. Learning curve for endoscopic submucosal dissection of early colorectal neoplasms with a monopolar scissor-type knife: use of the cumulative sum method., Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 55(10), 2020
  86. Carcinoma in situ of the pancreas with fibrosis area around the carcinoma: A case report., Medicine, 99(42), 2020
  87. Intramucosal Poorly Differentiated Adenocarcinomas Detected in a Patient with Long-Standing Ulcerative Colitis., Case reports in oncology, 13(3), 2020
  88. [Colitis-associated cancer in ulcerative colitis -pathological condition and chemoprevention]., Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology, 117(11), 2020
  89. Loss of Annexin A10 Expression Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Early Gastric Cancer., Acta histochemica et cytochemica, 53(5), 2020
  90. Self-expandable metallic stenting as a bridge to surgery for malignant colorectal obstruction: pooled analysis of 426 patients from two prospective multicenter series., Surgical endoscopy, 33(2), 2019
  91. Factors related to difficult self-expandable metallic stent placement for malignant colonic obstruction: A post-hoc analysis of a multicenter study across Japan., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 31(1), 2019
  92. Long-term prognosis after treatment for T1 carcinoma of laterally spreading tumors: a multicenter retrospective study., International journal of colorectal disease, 34(3), 2019
  93. Local recurrence of diminutive colorectal polyps after cold forceps polypectomy with jumbo forceps followed by magnified narrow-band imaging: a multicenter prospective study., Endoscopy, 51(3), 2019
  94. Case of a small intestinal arteriovenous malformation diagnosed by double-balloon enteroscopy preoperatively., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 31(3), 2019
  95. First two cases of Zenker's diverticulum treated with flexible endoscopic septum division in Japan., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 31(3), 2019
  96. Use of a colonic stent to recover a biliary stent retained by malignant colonic obstruction., Endoscopy, 51(9), 2019
  97. Preceding endoscopic submucosal dissection for T1 colorectal carcinoma does not affect the prognosis of patients who underwent additional surgery: a large multicenter propensity score-matched analysis., Journal of gastroenterology, 54(10), 2019
  98. Adenocarcinoma arising from heterotopic gastric mucosa in the postoperative stomach for 5 years., Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 90(4), 2019
  99. Usefulness and safety of colorectal precutting EMR and hybrid endoscopic submucosal dissection for sessile serrated polyps with use of a novel multifunctional snare., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 4(6), 2019
  100. Submucosal Injection Solutions for ESD: Separating the Winners from the Losers., Digestive diseases and sciences, 64(10), 2019
  101. Endoscopic submucosal dissection of colorectal tumors using a novel monopolar scissor-type knife "SB Knife Jr.2"., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 31(6), 2019
  102. Clinical outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for colorectal tumors: a large multicenter retrospective study from the Hiroshima GI Endoscopy Research Group., Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 87(3), 2018
  103. Analysis of learning curves in gastroscopy training: the need for composite measures for defining competence., Gut, 67(6), 2018
  104. Feasibility and outcomes of underwater endoscopic mucosal resection for ≥ 10 mm colorectal polyps., Surgical endoscopy, 32(6), 2018
  105. Endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric neoplasms in the fornix using the newly developed scissor-type SB knife GX., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 30(1), 2018
  106. A rare case of esophageal lymphoepithelial carcinoma without Epstein-Barr virus infection., Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, 50(4), 2018
  107. Impact of endoscopic stent insertion on detection of viable circulating tumor cells from obstructive colorectal cancer., Oncology letters, 15(1), 2018
  108. New and emerging techniques for endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum: State-of-the-art review., Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, 30(4), 2018
  109. Gastric and enteric anisakiasis successfully treated with Gastrografin therapy: A case report., World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy, 10(3), 2018
  110. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for early esophageal neoplasms using the stag beetle knife., World journal of gastroenterology, 24(15), 2018
  111. Underwater EMR with submucosal lift for a small intestinal polyp in a patient with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 3(4), 2018
  112. Transformation of jejunoileal follicular lymphoma into diffuse large B-cell lymphoma detected using double-balloon enteroscopy., BMJ case reports, 2018, 2018
  113. Endoscopic full-thickness resection for inverted Meckel's diverticulum using double-balloon enteroscopy., Endoscopy, 49(S 01), 2017
  114. Long-term outcomes after treatment for T1 colorectal carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of Hiroshima GI Endoscopy Research Group., Journal of gastroenterology, 52(11), 2017
  115. [A case of ileus due to radiation enteritis 19 years after radiotherapy]., Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology, 114(4), 2017
  116. Endoscopic submucosal dissection of early colorectal neoplasms with a monopolar scissor-type knife: short- to long-term outcomes., Endoscopy, 49(9), 2017
  117. Replacement of warfarin with a novel oral anticoagulant in endoscopic mucosal resection: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial., BMJ open gastroenterology, 4(1), 2017
  118. Rectal polyp reaching the dentate line: underwater EMR without submucosal lift., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2(3), 2017
  119. Use of hemostatic powder in bleeding portal hypertensive gastropathy., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2(9), 2017
  120. Endoscopic submucosal dissection with a scissors-type knife for post-EMR recurrence tumor involving the colon diverticulum., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2(8), 2017
  121. Usefulness and safety of a scissors-type knife in endoscopic submucosal dissection for nonampullary duodenal epithelial tumors., VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2(10), 2017
  122. Long-term outcomes after treatment for pedunculated-type T1 colorectal carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective cohort study., Journal of gastroenterology, 51(7), 2016
  123. A prospective multicenter study on self-expandable metallic stents as a bridge to surgery for malignant colorectal obstruction in Japan: efficacy and safety in 312 patients., Surgical endoscopy, 30(9), 2016
  124. Safety and efficacy of self-expandable metallic stents in malignant small bowel obstructions., World journal of gastroenterology, 22(40), 2016
  125. Clarithromycin Versus Metronidazole as First-line Helicobacter pylori Eradication: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study in Japan., Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 49(6), 2015
  126. Endoscopic submucosal dissection using a stag beetle knife for early esophageal cancer in lower esophageal diverticula., Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 82(3), 2015
  127. A Japanese prospective multicenter study of self-expandable metal stent placement for malignant colorectal obstruction: short-term safety and efficacy within 7 days of stent procedure in 513 cases., Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 82(4), 2015
  128. Dual therapy for third-line Helicobacter pylori eradication and urea breath test prediction., World journal of gastroenterology, 18(21), 2012
  129. [Acute tumor lysis syndrome in the setting of advanced gastric cancer]., Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology, 109(8), 2012
  130. Evaluation of individual risk in nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding patients with NSAID administration: a multicenter study in Japan., Digestion, 86(3), 2012
  131. [Mass-forming autoimmune pancreatitis caused after resection of an IgG4-related renal pelvic lesion]., Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology, 108(10), 2011
  132. Intratumoral heterogeneity for expression of tyrosine kinase growth factor receptors in human colon cancer surgical specimens and orthotopic tumors., The American journal of pathology, 172(2), 2008
  133. Targeting the EGFR, VEGFR, and PDGFR on colon cancer cells and stromal cells is required for therapy., Clinical & experimental metastasis, 25(4), 2008
  134. Phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor on tumor-associated endothelial cells is a primary target for therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors., Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 10(5), 2008
  135. The previously undescribed ZKSCAN3 (ZNF306) is a novel "driver" of colorectal cancer progression., Cancer research, 68(11), 2008
  136. Vascular endothelial growth factor C stimulates progression of human gastric cancer via both autocrine and paracrine mechanisms., Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 14(22), 2008
  137. Zonal heterogeneity for gene expression in human pancreatic carcinoma., Cancer research, 67(16), 2007
  138. Stromal metalloproteinase-9 is essential to angiogenesis and progressive growth of orthotopic human pancreatic cancer in parabiont nude mice., Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 9(11), 2007
  139. Inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor phosphorylation on tumor-associated endothelial cells leads to treatment of orthotopic human colon cancer in nude mice., Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 9(12), 2007
  140. Expression of activated platelet-derived growth factor receptor in stromal cells of human colon carcinomas is associated with metastatic potential., International journal of cancer, 119(11), 2006
  141. Targeting the expression of platelet-derived growth factor receptor by reactive stroma inhibits growth and metastasis of human colon carcinoma., The American journal of pathology, 169(6), 2006
  142. Experimental observation of the 1/3 magnetization plateau in the diamond-chain compound Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2., Physical review letters, 94(22), 2005
  143. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C and VEGF-D in early gastric carcinoma: correlation with clinicopathological parameters., Cancer letters, 226(1), 2005
  144. Expression of p53 protein in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: relation to hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha, angiogenesis and apoptosis., Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology, 72(4), 2005
  145. Simultaneous inhibition of EGFR, VEGFR, and platelet-derived growth factor receptor signaling combined with gemcitabine produces therapy of human pancreatic carcinoma and prolongs survival in an orthotopic nude mouse model., Cancer research, 65(22), 2005
  146. Angiogenic switch occurs during the precancerous stage of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma., Oncology reports, 11(2), 2004
  147. Expression of VEGF-C and VEGF-D at the invasive edge correlates with lymph node metastasis and prognosis of patients with colorectal carcinoma., Cancer science, 95(1), 2004
  148. Mutation of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene in human colorectal carcinoma: association with cytoplasmic accumulation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha., Cancer science, 95(2), 2004
  149. Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C and VEGF-D expression by the organ microenvironment in human colon carcinoma., European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 40(10), 2004
  150. Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1alpha is associated with vascular endothelial growth factor expression and tumour angiogenesis in human oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma., European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 40(12), 2004
  151. Single nucleotide polymorphism in the hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha gene in colorectal carcinoma., Oncology reports, 12(5), 2004
  152. The specific expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1alpha in human gastric mucosa induced by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs., Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 18 Suppl 1, 2003
  153. Minute depressed colon cancer with submucosal invasion., Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 57(4), 2003
  154. Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha is associated with tumor vascularization in human colorectal carcinoma., International journal of cancer, 105(2), 2003
  155. Clinical significance of Fhit expression in development of colorectal carcinoma of various macroscopic types., International journal of molecular medicine, 12(4), 2003
  156. [Treatment of colorectal carcinoma having submucosal invasion]., Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 61 Suppl 7, 2003
  157. Determining depth of invasion by VN pit pattern analysis in submucosal colorectal carcinoma., Oncology reports, 9(5), 2002
  158. [A case of lymphangioma of the pancreas]., Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology, 96(10), 1999

Awards

  1. GIE, VideoGIE and iGIE Reviewer Award, ASGE
  2. GIE, VideoGIE and iGIE Reviewer Award, ASGE
  3. GIE and VideoGIE Reviewer Award, ASGE
  4. GIE and VideoGIE Reviewer Award, ASGE
  5. GIE and VideoGIE Reviewer Award, ASGE
  6. Excellent reviewer of the month, VideoGIE
  7. Excellent reviewer of the month, VideoGIE
  8. Poster of Excellence, UEGW
  9. Poster of Excellence, UEGW
  10. AACR Scholar in Training Award, AACR