Publications by authors named "N Yabuki"

Background/aim: Cancer cachexia is characterized by weight loss with a specific decrease in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. In Japan, anamorelin, which has a novel mechanism of action, was approved in 2021 for the treatment of cancer cachexia. However, little information is available on its safety in routine clinical care, in particular the occurrence of conduction defects as adverse reactions.

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  • Overcoming resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors is critical for treating non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which includes different molecular subtypes with distinct immune landscapes.
  • The study identifies three adenocarcinoma subtypes (TRU, PP, PI) and their immune responses, finding that the PI subtype has a stronger immune activation while the PP subtype shows features that suppress the immune response.
  • Understanding these immune characteristics can guide personalized treatment strategies, suggesting that immune checkpoint inhibitors may work well for the PI subtype and that targeting glycolysis could help improve the immune response in the PP subtype.
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Therapeutic antibodies sometimes elicit anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) that can affect efficacy and safety. Engineered antibodies that contain artificial amino acid sequences are potentially highly immunogenic, but this is currently difficult to predict. Therefore, it is important to efficiently assess immunogenicity during the development of complex antibody-based formats.

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Unlabelled: Resistance to immune checkpoint blockade remains challenging in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tumor-infiltrating leukocyte (TIL) quantity, composition, and activation status profoundly influence responsiveness to cancer immunotherapy. This study examined the immune landscape in the NSCLC tumor microenvironment by analyzing TIL profiles of 281 fresh resected NSCLC tissues.

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