[HTML][HTML] Prognostic significance of serum alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase levels in patients with unresectable advanced gastric cancer

…, N Ishida, S Tsuda, K Fujisawa, E Munekage, J Iwabu… - Gastric Cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background This study evaluated the prognostic value of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) together with host-related factors in patients with unresectable …

Evolution of photodynamic medicine based on fluorescence image-guided diagnosis using indocyanine green and 5-aminolevulinic acid

T Namikawa, J Iwabu, M Munekage, S Uemura… - Surgery Today, 2020 - Springer
New diagnostic techniques based on photodynamic medicine, such as near-infrared
fluorescence using indocyanine green (NIR-ICG) and 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated …

Systemic inflammatory response and nutritional biomarkers as predictors of nivolumab efficacy for gastric cancer

…, K Yokota, N Tanioka, I Fukudome, J Iwabu… - Surgery Today, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the usefulness of clinicopathological systemic inflammatory
response and nutritional biomarkers for predicting the efficacy of nivolumab in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after esophagectomy: respiratory complications and role of nerve reconstruction

K Koyanagi, H Igaki, J Iwabu, H Ochiai… - The Tohoku Journal of …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis (RLNP) after esophagectomy is a common complication
and associated with aspiration pneumonia. In this study, we assessed the risk of RLNP and …

Assessment of the blood supply using the indocyanine green fluorescence method and postoperative endoscopic evaluation of anastomosis of the gastric tube during …

H Kitagawa, T Namikawa, J Iwabu, K Fujisawa… - Surgical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Postoperative anastomotic leakage is a severe complication after gastric tube
reconstruction during esophagectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of …

Clinical application of photodynamic medicine technology using light-emitting fluorescence imaging based on a specialized luminous source

T Namikawa, K Fujisawa, E Munekage, J Iwabu… - Medical molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The natural amino acid 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) precursor
and a new-generation photosensitive substance that accumulates specifically in cancer cells. …

Profiling of the compounds absorbed in human plasma and urine after oral administration of a traditional Japanese (kampo) medicine, daikenchuto

J Iwabu, J Watanabe, K Hirakura, Y Ozaki… - Drug Metabolism and …, 2010 - ASPET
Daikenchuto (DKT), a pharmaceutical-grade traditional Japanese (Kampo) medicine, has
been widely used for the treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders including …

Serum carbohydrate antigen 125 is a significant prognostic marker in patients with unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer

…, Y Kawanishi, K Fujisawa, E Munekage, J Iwabu… - Surgery Today, 2018 - Springer
Purpose We evaluated the diagnostic and prognostic value of three tumor markers: carcino-embryonic
antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), and carbohydrate antigen …

Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for synchronous gastric cancer and gastrointestinal stromal tumor with situs inversus totalis

T Namikawa, M Maeda, K Yokota, N Tanioka, J Iwabu… - in vivo, 2021 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background: Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital condition in which the thoracic
and abdominal organs are inverted like a mirror image. Case Report: We present a case of …

Serum zinc deficiency in patients after gastrectomy for gastric cancer

…, S Shimizu, K Yokota, N Tanioka, J Iwabu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Zinc is an essential dietary component for humans and the second most prevalent
trace element; however, serum zinc levels after gastrectomy have not been fully elucidated. …