Publications by authors named "K J Ishizuka"

With the remarkable advances in diagnostic ultrasound equipment, there is a growing need for ultrasound diagnosis of muscle and soft tissue injuries in sports injuries. Among these, hamstring strains are often difficult to treat and require early and accurate diagnosis. Injuries to the proximal part of the hamstring often take a long time to heal.

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Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) has attracted considerable attention as a brain protection strategy, although its impact remains unclear. Hypothermia is the most effective strategy in experimental transient cerebral ischemia. Therefore, we compared the efficacy of RIC, hypothermia, and no treatment on cerebral ischemia.

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Despite the tremendous effort in the oncology community, the success rate of anticancer development remained low at 30% to 40% from the Phase 3 study to the regulatory approval. The factors associated with the regulatory approval for market authorization have gained interest in the community to improve the success rate of drug development. Using the data from 208 Phase 3 studies for anticancer drugs, we explored the possible factors associated with the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) approval by multivariate logistic regression analysis.

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