Keichiro Mihara

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Keichiro Mihara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keichiro Mihara has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Oncology and 23 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Keichiro Mihara's work include CAR-T cell therapy research (18 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (10 papers). Keichiro Mihara is often cited by papers focused on CAR-T cell therapy research (18 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (14 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (10 papers). Keichiro Mihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Keichiro Mihara's co-authors include Dario Campana, Chihaya Imai, I. Nicholson, Martin Andreánsky, Terrence L. Geiger, C‐H Pui, Kazuyoshi Yanagihara, Ching‐Hon Pui, N Huang and Takako Tsujimoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Keichiro Mihara

65 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Chimeric receptors with 4-1BB signaling capacity provoke potent cytotoxicity against acute lymphoblastic leukemia

2004 643 citations Chihaya Imai, Keichiro Mihara et al. Leukemia profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Keichiro Mihara Japan	21	1.2k	914	645	491	340	70	2.4k
Elad Jacoby Israel	22	1.5k 1.3×	818 0.9×	528 0.8×	229 0.5×	505 1.5×	76	2.2k
Fabiana Perna United States	20	1.5k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	643 1.0×	446 0.9×	455 1.3×	62	2.7k
Fabio Morandi Italy	35	1.1k 0.9×	733 0.8×	1.9k 2.9×	363 0.7×	156 0.5×	94	3.3k
Jacalyn Rosenblatt United States	31	1.7k 1.5×	1.5k 1.6×	1.2k 1.9×	1.3k 2.7×	448 1.3×	142	3.5k
Michael P. Rettig United States	27	1.4k 1.2×	977 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	1.8k 3.6×	257 0.8×	122	3.5k
Naoki Hosen Japan	28	791 0.7×	1.7k 1.9×	871 1.4×	659 1.3×	151 0.4×	111	2.9k
Cecilia C.S. Yeung United States	18	1.3k 1.1×	392 0.4×	365 0.6×	379 0.8×	317 0.9×	81	2.0k
Mark B. Geyer United States	17	814 0.7×	613 0.7×	353 0.5×	279 0.6×	229 0.7×	61	1.6k
Malte von Bonin Germany	31	1.3k 1.2×	960 1.1×	720 1.1×	1.5k 3.1×	355 1.0×	104	3.4k
Aurore Saudemont United Kingdom	25	1.8k 1.5×	695 0.8×	2.0k 3.2×	654 1.3×	260 0.8×	55	3.0k

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Hattori, Yasuhiro, Nobuko Ohshima, Yu Taniguchi, et al.. (2025). 22O Development of anti-CD38-CAR allogeneic γδ T cells as an off-the-shelf use for myeloma. ESMO Open. 10. 104179–104179.

Kasahara, Yasushi, et al.. (2025). A novel method for generating chimeric antigen receptor-transduced primary human natural killer cells by the use of multiple cytokines and anti-CD2 and anti-NKp46 stimulatory antibodies. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 191. 118505–118505.

Chowdhury, Moniruddin, et al.. (2023). Use of Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies and Its Outcome Measures in COVID-19 Patients. Journal of Angiotherapy. 7(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations

Iriyama, Chisako, Akinao Okamoto, Naoe Goto, et al.. (2023). Utility of cerebrospinal fluid liquid biopsy in distinguishing CNS lymphoma from cerebrospinal infectious/demyelinating diseases. Cancer Medicine. 12(16). 16972–16984. 5 indexed citations

Hara, Toshifumi, et al.. (2022). Elevated METTL9 is associated with peritoneal dissemination in human scirrhous gastric cancers. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. 30. 101255–101255. 7 indexed citations

Kasahara, Yasushi, Masaru Imamura, Takashi Ariizumi, et al.. (2022). NKp44-based chimeric antigen receptor effectively redirects primary T cells against synovial sarcoma. Translational Oncology. 25. 101521–101521. 3 indexed citations

Mihara, Keichiro, et al.. (2018). Basic Procedures for Detection and Cytotoxicity of Chimeric Antigen Receptors. Methods in molecular biology. 1904. 299–306. 2 indexed citations

Takei, Yoshifumi, et al.. (2018). MicroRNAs Associated with Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Can Be Targeted to Inhibit Peritoneal Dissemination of Human Scirrhous Gastric Cancers. Pathobiology. 85(4). 232–246. 6 indexed citations

Ohno, Yoshinori, Shin’ichiro Yasunaga, Manabu Shirai, et al.. (2014). Transcription of theGeminingene is regulated by a negative-feedback loop. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(8). 1374–1383. 4 indexed citations

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Yoshida, Noriaki, Yoshiaki Kuroda, Yuta Katayama, et al.. (2013). Clinical Significance of sIL-2R Levels in B-Cell Lymphomas. PLoS ONE. 8(11). e78730–e78730. 46 indexed citations

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Mihara, Keichiro, Motoaki Ohtsubo, Shin’ichiro Yasunaga, et al.. (2011). Overexpression of BMI‐1 correlates with drug resistance in B‐cell lymphoma cells through the stabilization of survivin expression. Cancer Science. 103(1). 34–41. 27 indexed citations

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Ohta, Yasuhiko, Akira Kitanaka, Keichiro Mihara, et al.. (2011). Expression of CD38 with intracellular enzymatic activity: a possible explanation for the insulin release induced by intracellular cADPR. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 352(1-2). 293–299. 11 indexed citations

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Takei, Yoshifumi, Misato Takigahira, Keichiro Mihara, Yuzo Tarumi, & Kazuyoshi Yanagihara. (2010). The Metastasis-Associated microRNA miR-516a-3p Is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Inhibiting Peritoneal Dissemination of Human Scirrhous Gastric Cancer. Cancer Research. 71(4). 1442–1453. 83 indexed citations

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Mihara, Keichiro, Kazuyoshi Yanagihara, Misato Takigahira, et al.. (2010). Synergistic and persistent effect of T‐cell immunotherapy with anti‐CD19 or anti‐CD38 chimeric receptor in conjunction with rituximab on B‐cell non‐Hodgkin lymphoma. British Journal of Haematology. 151(1). 37–46. 38 indexed citations

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Mihara, Keichiro, Kazuyoshi Yanagihara, Misato Takigahira, et al.. (2009). Activated T–cell-mediated Immunotherapy With a Chimeric Receptor Against CD38 in B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Journal of Immunotherapy. 32(7). 737–743. 43 indexed citations

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Iwamoto, Shotaro, Keichiro Mihara, James R. Downing, Ching‐Hon Pui, & Dario Campana. (2007). Mesenchymal cells regulate the response of acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells to asparaginase. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(4). 1049–1057. 246 indexed citations

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Liu, Hong, Keichiro Mihara, Guoqi Song, Hideo Tanaka, & Akiro Kimura. (2007). Interferon-γ attenuates the survival activity of G-CSF through PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in mouse multipotent progenitor cells. Annals of Hematology. 86(8). 547–555. 6 indexed citations

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Mihara, Keichiro, Y Takihara, & A Kimura. (2007). Genetic and epigenetic alterations in myelodysplastic syndrome. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 118(2-4). 297–303. 7 indexed citations

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Mihara, Keichiro, Chihaya Imai, Elaine Coustan‐Smith, et al.. (2003). Development and functional characterization of human bone marrow mesenchymal cells immortalized by enforced expression of telomerase. British Journal of Haematology. 120(5). 846–849. 107 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Toshio, Elaine Coustan‐Smith, Keichiro Mihara, & Dario Campana. (2002). Signals mediated by FcγRIIA suppress the growth of B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells. Leukemia. 16(7). 1276–1284. 10 indexed citations

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