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Matsubara K, Yamamoto H, Okita R, Otani S, Watanabe M, Ueno T, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep . 2025 Jan; 2(4):603-607. PMID: 39790604
Background: Lung cancer with interstitial pneumonia is known to be a refractory disease. We explored whether systemic inflammatory response markers are associated with outcomes in these patients. Methods: The participants...
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Okita R, Senoo T, Mimura-Kimura Y, Mimura Y, Murakami T, Ikeda E, et al.
Sci Rep . 2024 Jul; 14(1):15947. PMID: 38987362
The clinical impact of soluble molecules in pleural effusion (PE) is unclear in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). In this single-center, retrospective, observational study, we assessed soluble forms of...
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Li C, Huang Y, Yi X, Tang Y, Okita R, He J
Transl Cancer Res . 2024 May; 13(4):1936-1953. PMID: 38737690
Background: Natural killer (NK) cells play a significant role in antitumor immunity and are closely related to tumor prognosis and recurrence. NK cell-based tumor immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibition and...
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Kawamoto N, Okita R, Okada M, Hayashi M, Inokawa H
AME Case Rep . 2024 Jan; 8:8. PMID: 38234337
Background: Chylothorax is an intractable postoperative complication of thoracic surgery. Preventing postoperative chylothorax following initial surgery is important. Most cases of chylothorax are caused by injury to the thoracic duct...
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Tanaka A, Okita R, Morishige T, Okada M, Inokawa H, Hirazawa K, et al.
Thorac Cancer . 2023 Dec; 15(4):353-357. PMID: 38131508
A 61-year-old woman, who had a history of total thyroidectomy for follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), visited our hospital for assessment of an enlarging nodule which appeared in...
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Okita R, Kawamoto N, Okada M, Inokawa H, Yamamoto N, Murakami T, et al.
Sci Rep . 2023 Mar; 13(1):5263. PMID: 37002247
We assessed the prognostic value of five complex inflammatory and nutritional parameters, namely neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), prognostic nutritional index (PNI), C-reactive protein-to-NLR ratio (C/NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio...
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Okazaki M, Suzawa K, Shien K, Yamamoto H, Araki K, Watanabe M, et al.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg . 2023 Feb; 63(3). PMID: 36752515
Objectives: Ipsilateral reoperation after pulmonary lobectomy is often challenging because of adhesions from the previous operation. We retrospectively examined the surgical outcome and prognosis of ipsilateral anatomical resection for lung...
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Okita R, Mimura-Kimura Y, Kawamoto N, Yamamoto N, Umeda M, Okada M, et al.
Cancer Immunol Immunother . 2022 Sep; 72(4):865-879. PMID: 36115921
Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD1), PD1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecule play pivotal roles in T cell-induced anti-tumor immunity; however, the clinical impact of...
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Okita R, Okada M, Inokawa H, Murakami T, Ikeda E
Surg Oncol . 2022 Jul; 43:101813. PMID: 35816852
Introduction: A preoperative validation system for predicting the clinical outcome of extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is required, as EPP for MPM is one of the most...
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Takatsu F, Suzawa K, Okazaki M, Shien K, Yamamoto H, Watanabe M, et al.
Ann Thorac Surg . 2022 May; 117(1):181-188. PMID: 35595090
Background: In survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC), second primary lung cancer (SPLC) often develop as a result of a common risk factor, that is, smoking. A multicenter experience...