Katsuyuki Kiura

Pseudoprogression of Lung Cancer after Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy (2008)

Ichihara, Eiki, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Takigawa, Nagio, Omori, Masako, Aoe, Motoi, Tanimoto, Mitsune, ...

We observed re-enlargement of a squamous cell carcinoma without recurrence. The tumour regressed markedly after concomitant chemoradiotherapy, but within 1 month, we supposed that the tumour had...

Aberrant promoter hypermethylation in serum DNA from patients with silicosis (2008)

Umemura, Shigeki, Fujimoto, Nobukazu, Hiraki, Akio, Gemba, Kenichi, Takigawa, Nagio, Fujiwara, Keiichi, ...

It is well established that patients with silicosis are at high risk for lung cancer; however, it is difficult to detect lung cancer by chest radiography during follow-up treatment of patients with...

Growth inhibitory effects of antifolates against an adriamycin-resistant human small cell lung cancer cell line (2007)

Matsuo, Keisuke, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Tabata, Masahiro, Shibayama, Takuo, Matsumura, Tadashi, ...

We have established an Adriamycin (ADM) -resistant small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cell line, SBC-3/ADM100, which shows multifactorial mechanisms of resistance to ADM, such as overexpression of...

MDR1 gene expression and treatment outcome in small cell lung cancer: MDR1 gene expression as an independent prognostic factor. (2007)

Tabata, Masahiro, Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Kimura, Ikuro

We report a preliminary study to determine whether MDR1 gene expression level in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) tumors is a useful predictor of tumor response to chemotherapy and patient survival in...

Antitumor activity of platinum analogs against human lung cancer cell lines and tumor specimens. (2007)

Yonei, Toshiro, Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Hiraki, Shunkichi, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Moritaka, Tomonori, ...

Antitumor activities of five platinum analogs, including cisplatin, carboplatin, 254-S, DWA2114R, and NK121, were compared using five human lung cancer cell lines and 19 tumor specimens obtained from...

Mortality and morbidity in two-year disease-free survivors of small cell lung cancer after treatment with combination chemotherapy with or without irradiation. (2007)

Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Hiraki, Shunkichi, Fujii, Masafumi, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Yonei, Toshiro, Tamura, Makoto, ...

We evaluated the long-term outcome of 148 patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who had been entered into clinical trials of chemotherapy with or without thoracic and prophylactic cranial...

Establishment of an Adriamycin-Resistant Subline of Human Small Cell Lung Cancer Showing Multifactorial Mechanisms of Resistance (2007)

Kiura, Katsuyuki, Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Tabata, Masahiro, Shibayama, Takuo, Kimura, Ikuro

A subline highly resistant to Adriamycin (SBC-3/ADM100) was isolated in vitro from the human small cell lung cancer cell line, SBC-3, by culturing in progressively higher concentrations of...

Establishment of an adriamycin-resistant subline of human small cell lung cancer showing multifactorial mechanisms of resistance. (2007)

Kiura, Katsuyuki, Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Tabata, Masahiro, Shibayama, Takuo, Kimura, Ikuro

A subline highly resistant to Adriamycin (SBC-3/ADM100) was isolated in vitro from the human small cell lung cancer cell line, SBC-3, by culturing in progressively higher concentrations of...

Immunohistochemical detection of P-glycoprotein and carcinoembryonic antigen in small cell lung cancer: with reference to predictability of response to chemotherapy. (2007)

Segawa, Yoshihiko, Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Hiraki, Shunkichi, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Kamei, Haruhito, ...

In an attempt to elucidate the tumor properties relating to responsiveness to chemotherapy, we examined immunohistochemically the expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and carcinoembryonic antigen...

Comparison of antitumor activity of new anthracycline analogues, ME2303, KRN8602, and SM5887 using human lung cancer cell lines. (2007)

Takigawa, Nagio, Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Kimura, Ikuro

In an attempt to predict the clinical activity of newly developed anthracycline analogues, ME2303, KRN8602, and SM5887 in the treatment of lung cancer, we compared antitumor activity of these drugs...

Establishment and characterization of an etoposide-resistant human small cell lung cancer cell line. (2007)

Takigawa, Nagio, Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Kimura, Ikuro

An etoposide-resistant subline, SBC-3/ETP, from a human small cell lung cancer cell line, SBC-3, was developed by continuous exposure to increasing concentrations of etoposide in culture. The...

Phase II study of ifosfamide, cisplatin, and vindesine combination in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. (2007)

Ohnoshi, Taisuke, Hiraki, Shunkichi, Ueda, Nobuo, Fujii, Masafumi, Machida, Ken-ichi, Ueoka, Hiroshi, ...

Twenty-seven previously untreated patients with unresectable non-small cell lung cancer were treated with a 3-drug combination of ifosfamide, cisplatin, and vindesine as a phase II study. Patients...

Prognostic factors of small-cell lung cancer in Okayama Lung Cancer Study Group Trials. (2007)

Tamura, Makoto, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Tabata, Masahiro, Shibayama, Takuo, Miyatake, Kazuyo, ...

In order to elucidate factors influencing the prognosis of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), we reviewed the records of 253 patients with SCLC and evaluated 20 pretreatment prognostic factors by...

The Impact of Sex and Smoking Status on the Mutational Spectrum of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene in Non–small Cell Lung Cancer (2007)

Toyooka, Shinichi, Matsuo, Keitaro, Shigematsu, Hisayuki, Kosaka, Takayuki, Tokumo, Masaki, Yatabe, Yasushi, ...

Purpose: Mutation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene has been reported to be present in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and significantly associated with female sex and...

Severe Interstitial Pneumonia Induced by Paclitaxel in a Patient with Adenocarcinoma of the Lung (2006)

Suzaki, Noriyuki, Hiraki, Akio, Takigawa, Nagio, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Tanimoto, Yasushi, Kozuki, Toshiyuki, ...

A 71-year-old Japanese man with adenocarcinoma of the lung developed interstitial pneumonia after treatment with paclitaxel. The patient had acute chills and fever on the fourth day after the second...

Daily low-dose cisplatin and concurrent thoracic irradiation for poor-risk patients with unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer. (2006)

Takata, Ichiro, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Tabata, Masahiro, Takigawa, Nagio, Katayama, Hideki, ...

A pilot study was conducted to assess the efficacy and feasibility of daily low-dose cisplatin with concurrent thoracic irradiation for clinically unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)....

Comparison of chemosensitivity tests: clonogenic assay versus MTT assay. (2006)

Kawada, Kazuhiko, Yonei, Toshiro, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Tabata, Masahiro, Takigawa, Nagio, ...

When the development of chemotherapeutic agents reaches the clinical trial stage, it is necessary to perform drug sensitivity tests quickly in order to select the most promising agents for the...

Recent improvement in lung cancer screening: a comparison of the results carried out in two different time periods. (2006)

Kitajima, Takuji, Nishii, Kenji, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Shibayama, Takuo, Gemba, Kenichi, Kodani, Tsuyoshi, ...

To evaluate recent improvements in lung cancer screening, we compared the results of recently conducted lung cancer screening with those of a previous screening. This study compared the survival of...

Establishment of a Drug Sensitivity Panel Using Human Lung Cancer Cell Lines (2006)

Matsushita, Akio, Tabata, Masahiro, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Shibayama, Takuo, Aoe, Keisuke, ...

We established a drug sensitivity panel consisting of 24 human lung cancer cell lines. Using this panel, we evaluated 26 anti-cancer agents: three alkylators, three platinum compounds, four...

Successful Treatment of Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma by a Two-drug Combination Chemotherapy Consisting of Ifosfamide and Epirubicin (2005)

Uchida, Akiko, Tabata, Masahiro, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Tanimoto, Yasushi, Kanehiro, Arihiko, Aoe, Motoi, ...

We describe a case of 63-year-old woman with pulmonary artery sarcoma successfully treated with chemotherapy. She developed acute shortness of breath, and left chest and shoulder pain. Although a...

Successful Treatment of Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma by a Two-drug Combination Chemotherapy Consisting of Ifosfamide and Epirubicin (2005)

Uchida, Akiko, Tabata, Masahiro, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Tanimoto, Yasushi, Kanehiro, Arihiko, Aoe, Motoi, ...

We describe a case of 63-year-old woman with pulmonary artery sarcoma successfully treated with chemotherapy. She developed acute shortness of breath, and left chest and shoulder pain. Although a...

Successful Treatment of Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma by a Two-drug Combination Chemotherapy Consisting of Ifosfamide and Epirubicin (2005)

Uchida, Akiko, Tabata, Masahiro, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Tanimoto, Yasushi, Kanehiro, Arihiko, Aoe, Motoi, ...

We describe a case of 63-year-old woman with pulmonary artery sarcoma successfully treated with chemotherapy. She developed acute shortness of breath, and left chest and shoulder pain. Although a...

(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate can prevent cisplatin-induced lung tumorigenesis in A/J mice (2000)

Mimoto, Junko, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Matsuo, Keisuke, Yoshino, Tadashi, Takata, Ichiro, Ueoka, Hiroshi, ...

Risks of secondary lung cancer in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer are estimated to be 1–2% and 2–10% per patient per year, respectively. Cisplatin is widely...

Prognostic Factors in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Elevated Serum Levels of Neuron Specific Enolase Indicate Poor Prognosis (2000)

Maeda, Tadashi, Ueoka, Hiroshi, Tabata, Masahiro, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Shibayama, Takuo, Gemba, Kenichi, ...

Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is resistant to chemotherapy and prognosis of advanced NSCLC patients is considered to be dependent on various prognostic factors. Methods: We analyzed...

Establishment of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for Ganglioside GM1: Detection of Ganglioside GM1 in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Cell Lines and Tissues (1994)

Watarai, Shinobu, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Shigeto, Rie, Shibayama, Takuo, Kimura, Ikuro, Yasuda, Tatsuji

Three kinds of anti-GMl monoclonal antibodies, AGM-1, -2, and -3, of the IgM class were produced by the immunization of BALB/c mice with ganglioside GMl inserted into liposomes with Salmonella...