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Takahiro Nakajima
Researcher at Chiba University
Publications - 263
Citations - 7009
Takahiro Nakajima is an academic researcher from Chiba University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lung cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 230 publications receiving 6221 citations. Previous affiliations of Takahiro Nakajima include University Health Network.
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EML4-ALK Mutations in Lung Cancer That Confer Resistance to ALK Inhibitors
Young Lim Choi,Manabu Soda,Yoshihiro Yamashita,Toshihide Ueno,Junpei Takashima,Takahiro Nakajima,Yasushi Yatabe,Kengo Takeuchi,Toru Hamada,Hidenori Haruta,Yuichi Ishikawa,Hideki Kimura,Tetsuya Mitsudomi,Yoshiro Tanio,Hiroyuki Mano +14 more
TL;DR: The discovery of two secondary mutations within the kinase domain of EML4-ALK in tumor cells isolated from a patient during the relapse phase of treatment with an ALK inhibitor are reported.
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Comparison of endobronchial ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and CT for lymph node staging of lung cancer.
Kazuhiro Yasufuku,Takahiro Nakajima,Ken Motoori,Yasuo Sekine,Kiyoshi Shibuya,Kenzo Hiroshima,Takehiko Fujisawa +6 more
TL;DR: Compared to CT and PET, EBUS-TBNA has a high sensitivity as well as specificity for mediastinal and hilar lymph node staging in patients with lung cancer.
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Endobronchial ultrasound: new insight for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis
M. Wong,Kazuhiro Yasufuku,Takahiro Nakajima,Felix J.F. Herth,Yasuo Sekine,Kiyoshi Shibuya,Toshihiko Iizasa,Kenzo Hiroshima,W. K. Lam,Takehiko Fujisawa +9 more
TL;DR: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchia needle aspiration proved to be a safe procedure with a high yield for the diagnoses of sarcoidosis.
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The Utility of Sonographic Features During Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Lymph Node Staging in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Standard Endobronchial Ultrasound Image Classification System
Taiki Fujiwara,Kazuhiro Yasufuku,Kazuhiro Yasufuku,Takahiro Nakajima,Masako Chiyo,Shigetoshi Yoshida,Makoto Suzuki,Kiyoshi Shibuya,Kenzo Hiroshima,Yukio Nakatani,Ichiro Yoshino +10 more
TL;DR: Sonographic features of lymph nodes based on the new EBUS imaging classification may be helpful in the prediction of metastasis in patients with lung cancer and to establish a standard endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) image classification system.
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Assessment of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation by Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Takahiro Nakajima,Kazuhiro Yasufuku,Makoto Suzuki,Kenzo Hiroshima,Rieko Kubo,Sherif Mohammed,Yohei Miyagi,Shoichi Matsukuma,Yasuo Sekine,Takehiko Fujisawa +9 more
TL;DR: EGFR mutation can easily be detected in metastatic lymph nodes sampled by EBUS-TBNA and may provide us with indications for EGFR-TKI therapy in the near future.