Publications by authors named "Hiroshi Konishi"

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  • Researchers studied apolipoprotein A2-isoforms (apoA2-is) as potential biomarkers for early-stage pancreatic cancer and developed a new diagnostic assay for them.
  • The study included 2732 plasma samples and showed that apoA2-ATQ/AT has a higher ability to distinguish pancreatic cancer from healthy controls compared to the traditional biomarker CA19-9.
  • ApoA2-ATQ/AT also demonstrated better sensitivity for detecting early-stage pancreatic cancers, and using it in combination with CA19-9 boosted detection rates significantly.
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Purpose: The current study was designed to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general thoracic surgeries in Japan.

Methods: Changes in surgeries for lung cancer and metastatic lung tumors were evaluated based on National Clinical Database data regarding cancer screening.

Results: In 2021, surgeries for primary lung cancer increased by 3.

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly and dramatically influenced healthcare across Japan. However, the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of newly diagnosed cancer, surgical treatment, and diagnostic examination for cancer types have not been completely investigated all over Japan. This study aimed to analyze the number of cases before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has far-reaching collateral health impacts on the ongoing delivery of surgical care worldwide. The current study was designed to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of surgeries of general thoracic surgery in Japan.

Methods: Changes in the number of surgeries for total and three representative tumors were analyzed using the National Clinical Database data with reference to the pandemic infection rate and lung cancer screening.

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Background: Although more than 10 years have passed since HPV vaccination was implemented, first as an interim programme (Emergent vaccine promotion programme) in November 2010, followed by incorporating into the National Immunization Programme in April, 2013 and suspended in June 2013, limited studies have investigated the HPV vaccine effectiveness against high-grade cervical lesions in Japan.

Methods: We collected the matched data of the results of cervical biopsy and history of vaccination from the Japan Cancer Society database. The subjects were women aged 20 to 29 years screened for cervical cancer between April, 2015 and March, 2017, and with information on HPV vaccination status.

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Cervical cancer remains among the most common cancers in women worldwide and can be prevented by vaccination. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan suspended active recommendation of regular human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in 2013 because of various symptoms including chronic pain and motor impairment. This nationwide case-control study from April 2013 to March 2017 targeted women aged 20-24 years old at cervical screening.

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Background: In Japan, lung cancer screening by annual chest radiography has been performed for the past 30 years. However, changes in risk factor status may have influenced the efficiency of current organized lung cancer screening program. The purpose of this study was to clarify whether the reduced smoking rate in younger Japanese affects the efficiency and effectiveness of lung cancer screening.

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  • Liquid-based cytology has become more prevalent in cervical cancer screening in Japan, rising from 8% in FY2011 to 37% in FY2014, indicating a shift in practice.
  • The study found that liquid-based cytology significantly outperformed conventional cytology in detecting lower-grade lesions, with higher detection rates for CIN1+ and CIN2+, while showing no major difference for CIN3+ and cancer cases.
  • Liquid-based cytology also resulted in a significantly lower rate of unsatisfactory specimens compared to conventional cytology, suggesting it may be a better option for cervical cancer screening.
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Background: Primary cardiac lymphoma (PCL) is extremely rare and progresses rapidly. The treatment of PCL has not yet been established. Unlike lymphoma that arises from other organs, PCL causes cardiovascular events.

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The effectiveness of HPV vaccine against HSIL+ (pathologically diagnosed CIN2+) in the first cohort in Japan was investigated in 22,743 women aged 20 to 29 years (parts of national cervical cancer screening program of FY [fiscal year] 2015, the Japan Cancer Society). Vaccinated women had a statistically significant 69% lower risk of HSIL+ as compared to the unvaccinated women; the crude relative risk estimate was 0.31 (95% CI: 0.

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The present study reports five CD8+, CD56+ (natural killer (NK)-like) T-cell lymphomas involving the small intestine without evidence of enteropathy, from Japan. Three were intestinal T-cell lymphoma. The site of origin of the other two was not definitive.

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Investigation of psoriasis and pustular psoriasis is presently hampered by the lack of appropriate animal models. So far, more than ten models have been developed in mice by spontaneous gene mutations and by gene manipulation. However, none of them has satisfactorily reproduced the clinicopathological and immunopathological phenotypes of these diseases.

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Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a pruritic inflammatory skin disease. Because IL-18 directly stimulates T cells and mast cells to release AD-associated molecules, Th2 cytokines, and histamine, we investigated the capacity of IL-18 to induce AD-like inflammatory skin disease by analyzing KIL-18Tg and KCASP1Tg, which skin-specifically overexpress IL-18 and caspase-1, respectively. They spontaneously developed relapsing dermatitis with mastocytosis and Th2 cytokine accumulation accompanied by systemic elevation of IgE and histamine.

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A multi-center series of 117 patients with malignant lymphoma were analyzed to evaluate the clinical significance of soluble interleukin-2 receptor alpha chain (sIL-2R alpha). The initial levels of sIL-2R alpha ranged from 277 U/ml to 22,800 U/ml with a mean level of 3,451 +/- 4,268 U/ml and a median level of 1,600 U/ml. The sIL-2R alpha levels of the diffuse lymphoma/intermediate-grade subtypes defined by the LSG classification/Working Formulation were higher than those of the follicular lymphoma/low-grade subtypes.

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