Publications by authors named "M Inukai"

Background: Glioblastoma (GB) is known for its highly invasive nature. Images of butterfly GB (bGB) often illustrate this characteristic, but the molecular background and origins of bGB remain unknown.

Methods: We analyzed a cohort of 34 bGB patients from our dataset (K-cohort) and 46 bGB patients from publicly available datasets, including TCGA-GBM, CPTAC-GBM, IvyGAP, and UPENN-GBM.

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  • - This study focused on 111 patients with advanced gastric cancer who were treated with nivolumab to monitor their disease progression and evaluate treatment response using serum inflammatory markers like CRP-to-albumin ratio (CAR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR).
  • - Results indicated an overall response rate of 11.7% and a disease control rate of 44.1%, with median overall survival of 14 months and progression-free survival of 4.1 months.
  • - Changes in the inflammatory markers after therapy proved to be useful in predicting treatment response, with specific cutoff values identified for CAR, PLR, and NLR that correlated
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Background: Craniotomy is required for the removal of brainstem cavernous malformations (CMs) with repeated hemorrhage, and this condition is often complicated by an accompanying developmental venous anomaly (DVA). However, a DVA of the brainstem or cerebellum with drainage penetrating the pons is an exceptional finding.

Observations: A 57-year-old man presented with double vision.

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Background: Flat head syndrome (FHS) sometimes occurs when a baby maintains the same head position during the first several months of life, causing a skull deformity. FHS usually improves with time and natural growth, although some show aggravation against conservative treatment. We reviewed pathologically proved early closure of skull suture that may be seen secondary to FHS.

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Background: This study investigated the factors influencing short-term survivors (STS) after gross total resection (GTR) in patients with IDH1 wild-type primary glioblastoma.

Methods: We analyzed five independent cohorts who underwent GTR, including 83 patients from Kitasato University (K-cohort), and four validation cohorts of 148 patients from co-investigators (V-cohort), 66 patients from the Kansai Molecular Diagnosis Network for the Central Nervous System tumors, 109 patients from the Cancer Genome Atlas, and 40 patients from the Glioma Longitudinal AnalySiS. The study defined STS as those who had an overall survival ≤ 12 months after GTR with subsequent radiation therapy, and concurrent and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ).

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