Research and Education

In order to realize the personalized medicine in breast cancer treatment, genomic, epigenetic and transcriptomic profiles of breast cancer are being analyzed. Furthermore, host reactions to breast cancers, including immune and inflammatory responses, are investigated using biomaterials from breast cancer patients. Therefore, a variety of translational researches as well as biomarker development are activated in this laboratory.
Currently, several types of new diagnostic technologies are under development in our laboratory, including photo-acoustic technologies for imaging of tumor vasculature and its function, imaging mass spectrometry technologies to identify next generation biomarkers for early detection of breast cancer, and microRNA profiling system and algorithm to predict treatment response of breast cancer. In parallel, studies to create a new approach for the prevention of breast cancer are being initiated according to a concept of life cycle care of life style.
Many innovative investigators are engaged in creating new ideas for understanding of breast cancer and the development of novel preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic tools for breast cancer patients.

Recent Publications

1. Nishimura T, Kakiuchi N, Yoshida K, Sakurai T, Kataoka TR, Kondoh E, Chigusa Y, Kawai M, Sawada M, Inoue T, Takeuchi Y, Maeda H, Baba S, Shiozawa Y, Saiki R, Nakagawa MM, Nannya Y, Ochi Y, Hirano T, Nakagawa T, Inagaki-Kawata Y, Aoki K, Hirata M, Nanki K, Matano M, Saito M, Suzuki E, Takada M, Kawashima M, Kawaguchi K, Chiba K, Shiraishi Y, Takita J, Miyano S, Mandai M, Sato T, Takeuchi K, Haga H, Toi M, Ogawa S. Evolutionary histories of breast cancer and related clones. Nature. 2023 Aug;620(7974):607-614.
2. Yamaguchi A, Kawaguchi K, Kawanishi K, Maeshima Y, Nakakura A, Kataoka TR, Takahara S, Nakagawa S, Yonezawa A, Takada M, Kawashima M, Kawaguchi-Sakita N, Kotake T, Suzuki E, Shimizu H, Torii M, Morita S, Ishiguro H, Toi M. Comparison of cisplatin-based versus standard preoperative chemotherapy in patients with operable triple-negative breast cancer: propensity score matching and inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Apr;204(2):261-275. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07163-z. Epub 2023 Dec 21.
3. Saldajeno DP, Kawaoka S, Masuda N, Tanaka S, Bando H, Nishimura T, Kadoya T, Yamanaka T, Imoto S, Velaga RM, Tamura N, Aruga T, Ikeda K, Fukui Y, Maeshima Y, Takada M, Suzuki E, Ueno T, Ogawa S, Haga H, Ohno S, Morita S, Kawaguchi K, Toi M. Time-series blood cytokine profiles correlate with treatment responses in triple-negative breast cancer patients. Br J Cancer. 2024 Apr;130(6):1023-1035. doi: 10.1038/s41416-023-02527-0. Epub 2024 Jan 18.
4. Takada M, Imoto S, Ishida T, Ito Y, Iwata H, Masuda N, Mukai H, Saji S, Ikeda T, Haga H, Saeki T, Aogi K, Sugie T, Ueno T, Ohno S, Ishiguro H, Kanbayashi C, Miyamoto T, Hagiwara Y, Toi M. A risk-based subgroup analysis of the effect of adjuvant S-1 in estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023 Dec;202(3):485-496. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07099-4. Epub 2023 Sep 7.
5. Yoshinami T, Nagai SE, Hattori M, Okamura T, Watanabe K, Nakayama T, Masuda H, Tsuneizumi M, Takabatake D, Harao M, Yoshino H, Mori N, Yasojima H, Oshiro C, Iwase M, Yamaguchi M, Sangai T, Kosaka N, Tajima K, Masuda N. Real-world progression-free survival and overall survival of palbociclib plus endocrine therapy (ET) in Japanese patients with hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative advanced breast cancer in the first-line or second-line setting: an observational study. Breast Cancer. 2024 Apr 20. doi: 10.1007/s12282-024-01575-5.

Laboratory

Professor：Norikazu Masuda
Assistant Professor：Masahiro Kawashima, Ayane Yamaguchi, Kei Ishii
Program-Specific Assistant Professor：Hanako Shimizu, Yukiko Fukui

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FAX：+81-75-751-3616
E-mail： nyusen@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
URL： http://www.brca.jp/