Cancer stem cell marker in circulating tumor cells: expression of CD44 variant exon 9 is strongly correlated to treatment refractoriness, recurrence and prognosis of …

…, T Goi, T Naruse, Y Ueda, H Kurebayashi… - Anticancer …, 2015 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: The expression of the CD44 variant exon 9 (CD44v9) was investigated in
order to elucidate its significance for cancer stem cells in circulating human colorectal cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Prokineticin 2 (PROK2) is an important factor for angiogenesis in colorectal cancer

H Kurebayashi, T Goi, M Shimada, N Tagai, T Naruse… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Prokineticin 2 (PROK2) is correlated with indispensable in maintaining the
homeostasis of healthy human tissues. Herein, we examined the role of PROK2 in human …

Feasibility of [18F] FDG PET/MRI with early-delayed and extended PET as one-stop imaging for staging and predicting metastasis in rectal cancer

S Seto, T Tsujikawa, K Sawai, H Kurebayashi… - Oncology, 2022 - karger.com
Background: We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 2-[18 F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose
positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging ([18 F] FDG PET/MRI) for …

[HTML][HTML] Prokineticin 2 expression as a novel prognostic biomarker for human colorectal cancer

Y Yoshida, T Goi, H Kurebayashi, M Morikawa… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Molecular tumor biomarkers hold considerable promise for accurately predicting colorectal
cancer (CRC) recurrence and progression. Prokineticin 2 (PROK2) may be associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma Prokineticin 1, a prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer patients with curative resection: a retrospective cohort study

N Tagai, T Goi, M Shimada, H Kurebayashi - World Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Prokineticin 1 (PROK1) was reported as an angiogenic factor, which is associated
with tumor progression, cell invasion, and metastasis in colorectal cancer. Although the …

[HTML][HTML] Expression of prokineticin-receptor2 (PK-R2) is a new prognostic factor in human colorectal cancer

T Goi, H Kurebayashi, Y Ueda, T Naruse, T Nakazawa… - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The increased invasiveness of colorectal cancer cells is important for progression and
metastasis to the surrounding organs. According to recent molecular biological studies, signaling …

[HTML][HTML] Acute small bowel perforation caused by obstruction of a novel tag-less AgileTM patency capsule

…, Y Ozaki, S Taguchi, H Kurebayashi… - Case Reports in …, 2018 - karger.com
A 74-year-old man visited our hospital complaining of abdominal pain. An abdominal
computed tomography scan showed multiple wall thickness of the small bowel. Capsule …

[HTML][HTML] Follicular cholangitis mimicking a common bile duct cancer: a case report

…, H Katayama, N Tagai, M Shimada, H Kurebayashi… - Surgical Case …, 2023 - Springer
Background Follicular cholangitis (FC) is a benign bile duct disease that was first reported
2003. Pathologically, it is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration with multiple …

Protein-bound polysaccharide K reduced the invasive ability of colon cancer cell lines

S Uwafuji, T Goi, T Naruse, H Kurebayashi… - Anticancer …, 2013 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: A protein-bound polysaccharide, polysaccharide K (PSK), is a non-specific
immunological agent used in the treatment of colon cancer, however few studies have …

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Defined Extramural Venous Invasion Predicts Distant Metastasis and Reflects …

T Matsunaka, T Goi, H Kurebayashi, M Morikawa… - Oncology, 2024 - karger.com
Introduction: Extramural vascular invasion in patients with rectal cancer is a poor prognostic
factor associated with distant metastasis; thus, accurate preoperative diagnosis is important. …