Publications by authors named "K Tsukamoto"

Traditionally, leptomeningitis (LM) has been considered untreatable and terminal, but the development of epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) has significantly improved the prognosis of patients with EGFR mutations. However, non-LM lesions occasionally progress or recur, even when the LM is successfully controlled with EGFR-TKIs, and treatment of such cases remains unclear. We herein report a patient with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who was treated with an EGFR-TKI for LM and cytotoxic chemotherapy for EGFR-TKI-resistant pulmonary lesions.

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is an emerging pathogenic fungus that is highly resistant to existing antifungal drugs. Manogepix is a novel antifungal agent that exerts antifungal activity by inhibiting glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor biosynthesis. Although the mechanisms of resistance of species to manogepix have been reported previously, those of are yet to be studied.

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a Gram-negative facultative intracellular bacterium, is the etiological agent of cat-scratch disease and also causes bacillary angiomatosis in immunocompromised individuals. Although the ability to promote vascular endothelial cell proliferation differs among species, variations among strains within remain unclear. angiogenic factor A (BafA) and adhesin A (BadA) have been identified as autotransporters of that are involved in endothelial cell proliferation.

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Background: Chronic gastritis caused by () infection can progress to gastric cancer through atrophic gastritis (AG). The risk of gastric cancer increases with the progression of AG. Therefore, investigating the risk factors for the progression of AG is important.

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  • Current HPV vaccines protect against specific types but have limited effectiveness against other HPV strains, highlighting the need for a broader vaccine approach.
  • This study developed a multivalent L2-based mRNA vaccine targeting prevalent HPV types and evaluated its performance in mice using different delivery methods.
  • The results showed that the new vaccine induced strong immune responses and provided cross-protection against both targeted and non-targeted HPV types, suggesting it could significantly reduce HPV-related cancers globally.
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