Publications by authors named "Yo Akiyama"

Objectives: This crossover randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) aimed to evaluate the clinical applicability of three-dimensional printed dentures (CAD-3DPs) by comparing two fabricated complete dentures, CAD-3DPs and conventional complete dentures (CCDs), and assess the non-inferiority of CAD-3DPs. The hypothesis was that CAD-3DPs would be inferior to CCDs in terms of the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) and patient satisfaction.

Methods: This single-blind RCT was conducted at two university hospitals.

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  • Post-translational modifications (PTMs) significantly influence cell signaling and physiology in both healthy and cancerous cells, with recent advancements in mass spectrometry allowing for precise analysis of these modifications.* -
  • This study utilizes the largest dataset of proteogenomics from 1,110 cancer patients to uncover widespread patterns of protein changes, particularly focusing on acetylation and phosphorylation across 11 cancer types.* -
  • Findings show that specific cancer types exhibit unique PTM-related alterations linked to processes like DNA repair, immune response, kinase activity, and histone regulation, suggesting new potential therapeutic targets.*
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Cancer driver events refer to key genetic aberrations that drive oncogenesis; however, their exact molecular mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. Here, our multi-omics pan-cancer analysis uncovers insights into the impacts of cancer drivers by identifying their significant cis-effects and distal trans-effects quantified at the RNA, protein, and phosphoprotein levels. Salient observations include the association of point mutations and copy-number alterations with the rewiring of protein interaction networks, and notably, most cancer genes converge toward similar molecular states denoted by sequence-based kinase activity profiles.

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  • - The National Cancer Institute's CPTAC focuses on analyzing tumors using a proteogenomic approach, which combines genomic data with proteomic information to better understand cancer.
  • - The consortium has developed a comprehensive dataset that includes genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and clinical data from over 1000 tumors across 10 different groups, aimed at enhancing cancer research.
  • - The CPTAC team addresses challenges in integrating and analyzing multi-omics data, especially the complexities arising from combining nucleotide sequencing with mass spectrometry proteomics information.
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Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agents have transformed the treatment landscape of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To expand our understanding of the molecular features underlying response to checkpoint inhibitors in NSCLC, we describe here the first joint analysis of the Stand Up To Cancer-Mark Foundation cohort, a resource of whole exome and/or RNA sequencing from 393 patients with NSCLC treated with anti-PD-(L)1 therapy, along with matched clinical response annotation. We identify a number of associations between molecular features and outcome, including (1) favorable (for example, ATM altered) and unfavorable (for example, TERT amplified) genomic subgroups, (2) a prominent association between expression of inducible components of the immunoproteasome and response and (3) a dedifferentiated tumor-intrinsic subtype with enhanced response to checkpoint blockade.

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Purpose: Although digital removable partial dentures have been previously described, there have been no reports on how to fabricate them in one piece. This study proposes a new method for fabricating patient-specific digital removable partial dentures using a custom plate.

Methods: First, a gypsum model was scanned using a laboratory scanner and a removable partial denture was designed using computer-aided design (CAD) software based on standard tessellation language data.

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The management of postoperative bleeding is mandatory in patients receiving anticoagulants. In this case report, we introduce a fully digital workflow for surgical splint fabrication to prevent postoperative bleeding in patients receiving anticoagulants and/or at risk of inadvertent extraction of a mobile tooth during impression making. An 87-year-old woman using apixaban had a left mandibular canine that required extraction due to chronic apical periodontitis.

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ALK receptor tyrosine kinase has been shown to be a therapeutic target in neuroblastoma. Germline ALK activating mutations are responsible for the majority of hereditary neuroblastoma and somatic ALK activating mutations are also frequently observed in sporadic cases of advanced NB. Crizotinib, a first-line therapy in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring ALK rearrangements, demonstrates striking efficacy against ALK-rearranged NB.

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