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Medical Oncology Lab
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A medical oncology lab that advances cancer treatment through cancer genomic medicine and clinical trials.
AboutAbout the lab
Approaching cancer from every angle.
Medical Oncology was established in 2012 as a core department of the Cancer Center at Kyoto University Hospital.
The lab works on advanced cancer drug therapy including cancer genomic medicine; clinical development such as trials for drug approval and other clinical studies; basic cancer research; translational research that applies basic findings to the clinic; and programs using biospecimens and real-world data.
From elucidating how cancer arises to developing new diagnostics and treatments, applying cancer genomic medicine in the clinic, and palliative care, the lab studies cancer from every angle.
Key terms
- Cancer genomic medicine
- Medicine that examines a cancer's genes and chooses treatment based on the results.
- Investigator-initiated clinical trial
- A clinical trial aimed at gaining approval for a new drug, led by physicians rather than pharmaceutical companies.
- Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- A cancer that arises from the cells lining the inside of the esophagus. It is strongly associated with alcohol drinking and smoking.
ResearchResearch themes
Building on its record of being the first in Japan to bring cancer genomic medicine into clinical practice, the lab leads multicenter advanced medical care. It also pursues early-stage medical development that applies seeds from basic research to the clinic.
*Illustrative imageAlcohol and carcinogenesis in esophageal cancer
Through basic research on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, the lab clarifies at the molecular level how alcohol causes cancer, aiming to develop new prevention methods.
*Illustrative imageInvestigator-initiated trials with new concepts
Using existing anticancer drugs, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, the lab conducts investigator-initiated clinical trials based on new ideas and advances clinical development aimed at practical use.
*Illustrative imageA new field linking cancer care and kidney disease
In collaboration with nephrology and the pharmacy department, the lab is opening a new interdisciplinary field that combines the care of kidney injury and cancer, and is publishing new evidence.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorManabu Muto
- Program-Specific ProfessorShigemi Matsumoto
- Associate ProfessorJunichi Matsubara
- Program-Specific Associate ProfessorShinya Ohashi
- Program-Specific Associate ProfessorAtsushi Yamada
- Program-Specific Associate ProfessorChikatoshi Katada
- LecturerAkira Yokoyama
- Program-Specific LecturerRyo Sakamoto
- Program-Specific LecturerLiu Chang
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorMasashi Tamaoki
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorNobuko Kawaguchi
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorTomohiro Kondo
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorTakashi Nomizo
- Program-Specific Assistant ProfessorShigeki Kataoka
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- Top image: “R-CHOP infusion (R,C,H,O components)” Retired electrician / CC0 (cropped)
- Alcohol and carcinogenesis in esophageal cancer: “Esophagus Cancer 03” Saltanat ebli / CC0 (cropped)
- Investigator-initiated trials with new concepts: “Thomas Echelmeyer (4519115)” U.S. Air Force photo by Audrey Jensen / Public domain (cropped)
- A new field linking cancer care and kidney disease: “Kidney section vertical” Henry Vandyke Carter / Public domain (cropped)
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