YUSUKE MATOBA

Last Updated :2026/07/06

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Associate Professor/Lecturer
E-mail
ymtbhiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
Obstetrician/Gynecologist/Researcher [Research Theme] - Pathophysiology of gynecological diseases - Investigation of new treatment strategy for gynecological malignancies - Uterus regeneration - Uterus transplantation

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2024/07/01, 2026/03/31, Hiroshima University, Hospital, Assistant Professor
  • 2021/07/01, 2024/06/30, Massachusetts General Hospital, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, Research Fellow
  • 2016/04/01, 2021/03/31, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor
  • 2015/04/01, 2016/03/31, Kawasaki Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Doctor
  • 2014/04/01, 2015/03/31, Tachikawa Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Doctor
  • 2013/04/01, 2014/03/31, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor
  • 2011/04/01, 2013/03/31, Kameda Medical Center, Resident

Educational Backgrounds

  • Keio University Graduate School, Japan, 2017/04/01, 2020/09/30
  • Keio University School of Medicine, Japan, 2005/04/01, 2011/03/31

Academic Degrees

  • Keio University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Clinical surgery;Obstetrics and gynecology

Research Keywords

  • Uterine cancer, Ovarian cancer, Benign gynecological disease, Gynecological malignant disease, Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Galectin 3, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Molecular cell biology, Translational research, Clinical research, Regenerative medicine

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy
  • Japanese Society for Clinical Cytology
  • Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology
  • Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Year, Systemic Disease Control
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practice for medical research
  3. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , 3Term, Creation and Development of Biomedical Sciences

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. ★, Targeting Galectin 3 illuminates its contributions to the pathology of uterine serous carcinoma, British Journal of Cancer, 130(9), 1463-1476, 20240518

Publications such as books

  1. 2020, Uterus Transplantation. Chapter name: Nonhuman Primate Research in Uterus Transplantation., Medical Sciences International, Ltd, Textbook, Joint work, English

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Feasibility of photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid during laparoscopy for advanced ovarian cancer: A preliminary report, Kosuke Nakamoto, Yusuke Matoba, Takuto Uyama, Katsuyuki Tomono, Yuko Teraoka, Yuriko Oomori, Kouji Banno, and Ken Yamaguchi, The 78th Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2026/05/15, Without Invitation, English
  2. Galectin-3 Promotes Tumor Aggressiveness in Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma and Represents a Novel Therapeutic Target, Takuto Uyama, Yusuke Matoba, Kosuke Nakamoto, Katsuyuki Tomono, Yuko Teraoka, Yuriko Oomori, Kouji Banno, Ken Yamaguchi, The 78th Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2026/05/15, Without Invitation, English
  3. Beyond ADCs: Investigating Novel Targets and Treatment Strategies for Uterine Serous Carcinom, Yusuke Matoba, Bo Rueda, The 63rd Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Clinical Oncology, 2025/10/17, With Invitation, English
  4. Targeting BCL-XL is a potential novel therapy for uterine serous carcinoma, Yusuke Matoba, Bo Rueda, Takuto Uyama, Kosuke Nakamoto, Katsuyuki Tomono, Suguru Nosaka, Iemasa Koh, Kouji Banno, Yoshiki Kudo, The 67th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 2025/07/17, Without Invitation, Japanese, Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology
  5. Sister Mary Joseph's Nodule in Fallopian Tube Cancer: Exploring the Metastatic Pathway through Gene Expression Profiling, Takuto Uyama, Yusuke Matoba, Hikaru Nakahara, Akira Ishikawa, Hiroaki Niitsu, Kosuke Nakamoto, Katsuyuki Tomono, Suguru Nosaka, Iemasa Koh, Shinji Mii, Takao Hinoi, Kouji Banno, Yoshiki Kudo, ASGO 2025, Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 2025/07/17, Without Invitation, English, Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Tokyo, Japan
  6. Efficacy and Safety of Lenvatinib-Pembrolizumab Therapy in Advanced and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: A Single-Institution Retrospective Analysis, Kosuke Nakamoto, Yusuke Matoba, Takuto Uyama, Katsuyuki Tomono, Suguru Nosaka, Iemasa Koh, Kouji Banno, Yoshiki Kudo, ASGO 2025, Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 2025/07/17, Without Invitation, English, Asian Society of Gynecologic Oncology, Tokyo, Japan
  7. Targeting Bcl-XL is a potential novel therapy for uterine serous cancer, DF/HCC Breast & Gynecologic Cancer Symposium, 2024/03/29, Without Invitation, English
  8. Work-Style Reform for Physicians from the Perspective of Early- and Mid-Career Doctors: Work to Live, Live to Work, Yusuke Matoba, The 31st General Assembly of the Japan Medical Congress, 2023/04/22, With Invitation, Japanese
  9. Loss of galectin 3 reveals its potential roles in the aggressive pathology of uterine serous carcinoma, Yusuke Matoba, Dominique Zarrella, Venkatesh Pooladanda, Eugene Kim, Shaan Kumar, Mengyao Xu, Xingping Qin, Raj Kumar, Artem Kononenko, Irva Veillard, Kristopher Sarosiek, Oladapo Yeku, David R. Spriggs, Bo R. Rueda, AACR annual meeting 2023, 2023/04/14, Without Invitation, English, American Association for Cancer Research
  10. Use of Hysteroscopic Photodynamic Diagnosis for Malignant and Premalignant Lesions of the Uterine Cavity, Yusuke Matoba, Koji Banno, Yusuke Kobayashi, Iori Kisu, Kosuke Tsuji, Takayuki Takahashi, Shimpei Nagai, Wataru Yamagami, Masaru Nakamura, Eiichiro Tominaga, Daisuke Aoki, The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology, 2021/07/16, Without Invitation, Japanese, Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology
  11. Evaluation of Photodynamic Diagnosis as a Highly Sensitive Method for Identifying Malignant and Premalignant Lesions of the Uterine Cavity, Yusuke Matoba, Koji Banno, Iori Kisu, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kosuke Tsuji, Shimpei Nagai, Takayuki Takahashi, Wataru Yamagami, Masaru Nakamura, Eiichiro Tominaga, Daisuke Aoki, The 60th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2020/12/14, Without Invitation, Japanese
  12. What Residents Expect from Obstetrics and Gynecology Training: A Q&A Session, Yusuke Matoba, The 72nd Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020/04/23, Without Invitation, Japanese, Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  13. Experience with Hysteroscopic Surgery Combined with Photodynamic Diagnosis Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride in Three Cases of Atypical Polypoid Adenomyoma, Yusuke Matoba, Koji Banno, Iori Kisu, Yusuke Kobayashi, Wataru Yamagami, Masaru Nakamura, Daisuke Aoki, The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Hysteroscopy Society, 2019/11/09, Without Invitation, Japanese
  14. A Case of Atypical Polypoid Adenomyoma Treated by Hysteroscopic Surgery Combined with Photodynamic Diagnosis Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Hydrochloride, Yusuke Matoba, Koji Banno, Iori Kisu, Yusuke Kobayashi, Daisuke Aoki, The 59th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Gynecologic and Obstetric Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2019/09/12, Without Invitation, Japanese
  15. A Case in Which Hysteroscopic Photodynamic Diagnosis Was Useful for Identifying a Microscopic Endometrial Atypical Hyperplasia Lesion, Yusuke Matoba, Koji Banno, Iori Kisu, Kosuke Tsuji, Daisuke Aoki, The 9th Annual Meeting of the Porphyrin-ALA Society, 2019/04/20, Without Invitation, Japanese
  16. Organ perfusion for uterine transplantation in non-human primates with assumed procurement of a uterus from brain-dead donor, Matoba Y, Kisu I, Takeda T, Nakamura K, Adachi M, Umene K, Nogami Y, Kobayashi Y, Tominaga E, Banno K, Tanaka M, Aoki D, 69th Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017/04/13, Without Invitation, Japanese, Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hiroshima, Japan
  17. A Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy during a Second Pregnancy, Yusuke Matoba, Motoko Katayama, Iori Kisu, Makiko Taniguchi, Satomi Nogi, Yumiko Miura, Taeko Goto, Yutaka Tamada, The 411th Meeting of the Kanagawa Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2015/09/13, Without Invitation, Japanese
  18. A Case of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy after Cesarean Delivery, Yusuke Matoba, Kenichi Someya, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Sunhye Kim, Takayuki Higuchi, Kazunori Ueno, Sokichi Iwata, Yasuyoshi Hayashi, The 129th Kanto Federation Meeting of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2015/06/21, Without Invitation, Japanese
  19. A Case of Primary Retroperitoneal Leiomyosarcoma, Yusuke Matoba, Motoko Katayama, Iori Kisu, Makiko Taniguchi, Satomi Nogi, Taeko Goto, Yutaka Tamada, The 371st Meeting of the Tokyo Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014/09/20, Without Invitation, Japanese
  20. Mechanisms of resistance to bispecific T-cell engager therapy for ovarian cancer, ASCO annual meeting 2023, 2023/06, Without Invitation, English
  21. Application of photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid to hysteroscopic examination., Yusuke Matoba, Koji Banno, Iori Kisu, Yusuke Kobayashi, Kosuke Tsuji, Shimpei Nagai, Wataru Yamagami, Masaru Nakamura, Eiichiro Tominaga, Mamoru Tanaka, Daisuke Aoki, The 72nd Annual Congress of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020/04, Without Invitation, English, Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  22. The implementation of self-made collection sack for isolation technique in the removal of large ovarian tumors., 18th Annual Congress of the Asia-Pacific Association for Gynecologic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Therapy, 2017/09, Without Invitation, English

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Elucidation of Galectin-3 as an Integrative Factor in the Carcinogenic Cascade from Endometriosis to Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma, 2026/04/01, 2028/03/31
  2. Uehara Memorial Foundation Overseas Research Fellowship Award, Uehara Memorial Foundation Overseas Research Fellowship Award, 2021, 2022
  3. The Japanese Foundation for Research and Promotion of EndoscopyResearch Grant B, Evaluation of the efficacy of hysteroscopic photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid for diseases in the uterine cavity., 2019, 2020