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Atsushi Masamune

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Inoue J, Minami S, Abe K, Kida M, Haga H, Iino C, et al.
J Viral Hepat . 2025 Mar; 32(4):e70021. PMID: 40052685
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) are widely used in chronically HBV-infected patients, but the risk of HCC...
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Ikeura T, Takaori A, Kikuta K, Ito K, Takikawa T, Eguchi T, et al.
Dig Endosc . 2025 Feb; PMID: 40012465
Objectives: This retrospective multicenter study aimed to clarify the clinical impact of endotherapy for painless pancreatic duct (PD) stones compared with that in patients who received conservative treatment without endotherapy....
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Yamashige D, Hijioka S, Shimizu Y, Yanagisawa A, Nakamura M, Hara K, et al.
J Gastroenterol . 2025 Feb; PMID: 39966119
Background: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are classified into three epithelial types with distinct biological behaviors. However, their effects on the postoperative outcomes remain unclear. Methods: This multicenter retrospective study...
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Tanaka A, Notohara K, Tobari M, Abe M, Umemura T, Takahashi A, et al.
J Gastroenterol . 2025 Feb; PMID: 39921744
Background And Aim: Although IgG4-related autoimmune hepatitis (IgG4-AIH) and IgG4-hepatopathy have been proposed as hepatic phenotypes of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), their definitions and concepts remain insufficiently established. This study aims...
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Moroi R, Nochioka K, Miyata S, Iwaki H, Chiba H, Nagai H, et al.
Intest Res . 2025 Jan; PMID: 39832776
Background/aims: Radial incision and cutting (RIC) is an alternative dilation method for stenosis of the lower gastrointestinal tract. However, its safety and efficacy for the small intestine requiring balloon-assisted enteroscopy...
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Ohneda K, Suzuki Y, Hamanaka Y, Tadaka S, Shimada M, Hasegawa-Minato J, et al.
J Hum Genet . 2025 Jan; 70(3):147-157. PMID: 39825003
Large-scale population cohort studies that collect genomic information are tasked with returning an assessment of genetic risk for hereditary cancers to participants. While several studies have applied to return identified...
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Mino M, Kakazu E, Sano A, Tsuruoka M, Matsubara H, Kakisaka K, et al.
Amino Acids . 2024 Dec; 57(1):3. PMID: 39718621
Little is known about how blood free amino acids (FAAs) change in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). This study aims to identify the imbalance of FAAs in MASLD and...
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Tsunetoshi Y, Sanada F, Kanemoto Y, Shibata K, Masamune A, Taniyama Y, et al.
Int J Mol Sci . 2024 Dec; 25(23). PMID: 39684914
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) characterized by an abundant cancer stroma is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. Periostin (Pn) is a key extracellular matrix (ECM) protein in various tumor...
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Yamaguchi-Tanaka M, Takagi K, Sato A, Yamazaki Y, Miyashita M, Masamune A, et al.
Cancers (Basel) . 2024 Dec; 16(23). PMID: 39682229
Breast cancer is a prevalent hormone-dependent malignancy, and estrogens/estrogen receptor (ER) signaling are pivotal therapeutic targets in ER-positive breast cancers, where endocrine therapy has significantly improved treatment efficacy. However, the...
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Sano T, Kikuta K, Takikawa T, Matsumoto R, Okazaki K, Takeyama Y, et al.
Pancreatology . 2024 Dec; 25(1):82-88. PMID: 39643518
Background/objective: Elevated serum IgG4 (sIgG4) is a useful diagnostic marker of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP). This study aimed to clarify the clinicopathological characteristics of the type 1 AIP patients...