Kenji Yamao

Gemcitabine sensitivity-related mRNA expression in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of unresectable pancreatic cancer (2009)

Ashida, Reiko, Nakata, Bunzo, Shigekawa, Minoru, Mizuno, Nobumasa, Sawaki, Akira, Hirakawa, Kosei, ...

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to determine a predictive indicator of gemcitabine (GEM) efficacy in unresectable pancreatic cancer using tissue obtained by endoscopic ultrasound-guided...

Variable DNA methylation patterns associated with progression of disease in hepatocellular carcinomas (2008)

Gao, Wentao, Kondo, Yutaka, Shen, Lanlan, Shimizu, Yasuhiro, Sano, Tsuyoshi, Yamao, Kenji, ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) most commonly arises from chronic inflammation due to viral infection, as a result of genetic and epigenetic abnormalities. A global picture of epigenetic changes in...

A Multi-center Retrospective Analysis of Survival Benefits of Chemotherapy for Unresectable Biliary Tract Cancer (2007)

Yonemoto, Naohiro, Furuse, Junji, Okusaka, Takuji, Yamao, Kenji, Funakoshi, Akihiro, Ohkawa, Shinichi, ...

Background This study examined the effect of five systemic chemotherapy regimens on survival in patients with unresectable biliary tract cancer (BTC) as compared with the best supportive care (BSC). ...

Early Phase II Study of Uracil-Tegafur Plus Doxorubicin in Patients with Unresectable Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer (2006)

Furuse, Junji, Okusaka, Takuji, Funakoshi, Akihiro, Yamao, Kenji, Nagase, Michitaka, Ishii, Hiroshi, ...

Background: Standard chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancer has not been established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of a combination chemotherapy of...

Early Phase II Study of Uracil-Tegafur Plus Doxorubicin in Patients with Unresectable Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer (2006)

Furuse, Junji, Okusaka, Takuji, Funakoshi, Akihiro, Yamao, Kenji, Nagase, Michitaka, Ishii, Hiroshi, ...

Background: Standard chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancer has not been established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of a combination chemotherapy of...