Koji Tanaka

15.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
471 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

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Koji Tanaka is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Koji Tanaka has authored 471 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 229 papers in Surgery, 175 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 146 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Koji Tanaka's work include Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (120 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (115 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (71 papers). Koji Tanaka is often cited by papers focused on Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (120 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (115 papers) and Esophageal and GI Pathology (71 papers). Koji Tanaka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Brazil. Koji Tanaka's co-authors include Masato Kusunoki, Yasuhiro Inoue, Yuji Toiyama, Yasuhiko Mohri, Susumu Saigusa, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Yuichiro� Doki, Makoto Yamasaki, Keiichi Uchida and Ajay Goel and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Koji Tanaka

442 papers receiving 10.8k citations

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Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer, 12th Edition: Part I

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Overexpression of Transferrin Receptor in Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer Suggests Poor Prognosis and Potential Therapy 2025 ·Cancer Science ·Naoki Ikenaga, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Koji Tanaka, Satoshi Serada, Minoru Fujimoto, Kota Momose, Kotaro Yamashita, Tomoki Makino, Takuro Saito, (unknown), (unknown), Kiyokazu Nakajima, Tomomi Fujii, Eiichi Morii, Tetsuji Naka, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki	0
2	Association between fibrosis around the tumor and postoperative infectious complication in patients with esophageal cancer who underwent preoperative therapy 2024 ·World Journal of Surgery ·(unknown), Kotaro Yamashita, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Kei Adachi, Kota Momose, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro� Doki	0
3	Measuring serum and drainage fluid interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α levels for early detection of infectious complications after minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer 2024 ·European Journal of Surgical Oncology ·(unknown), Yukinori Kurokawa, Ryo Yoshioka, Takuro Saito, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Kota Momose, Kotaro Yamashita, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro� Doki	1
4	Serum NY-ESO-1 antibody as a predictive biomarker for postoperative recurrence of gastric cancer: a multicenter prospective observational study 2024 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Takuro Saito, Yukinori Kurokawa, Kazumasa Fujitani, Ryohei Kawabata, Atsushi Takeno, (unknown), Shunji Endo, Jin Matsuyama, Yusuke Akamaru, Masashi Hirota, Kentaro Kishi, Shinya Urakawa, Kei Yamamoto, Koji Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Mikio Oka, Hisashi Wada, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro� Doki	3
5	Clinical Significance of Intramural Metastasis as an Independent Prognostic Factor in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2023 ·Annals of Surgical Oncology ·Yuki Ushimaru, Tomoki Makino, Koji Tanaka, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Eiichi Morii, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro� Doki	0
6	Surgery for multiple gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors and large esophageal diverticulum related to germline mutation of the KIT gene: a case report 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Yukinori Kurokawa, Seiichi Hirota, Toshirou Nishida, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, (unknown), (unknown), Eiichi Morii, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro� Doki	1
7	Density and maturity of peritumoral tertiary lymphoid structures in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma predicts patient survival and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors 2023 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Yoshinori Hayashi, Tomoki Makino, Eiichi Sato, Kenji Ohshima, (unknown), Takashi Kanemura, Keiichiro Honma, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Hiroshi Miyata, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Hisashi Wada, Eiichi Morii, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro� Doki	55
8	Comparison of synbiotics combined with enteral nutrition and prophylactic antibiotics as supportive care in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A multicenter randomized study 2022 ·Clinical Nutrition ·Masaaki Motoori, Keijiro Sugimura, Koji Tanaka, Osamu Shiraishi, Yutaka Kimura, Hiroshi Miyata, Makoto Yamasaki, Tomoki Makino, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, (unknown), Kotaro Yamashita, (unknown), Takuya Sugimoto, Takashi Asahara, Kazumasa Fujitani, Takushi Yasuda, Yuichiro� Doki, Masahiko Yano	14
9	Differences in risk factors for surgical site infection between laparotomy and laparoscopy in gastrointestinal surgery 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·M. Utsumi, (unknown), Kazuo Yamabe, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Masahiro Tanemura, Junzo Shimizu, Yoshinori Kagawa, Shogo Kobayashi, Hidekazu Takahashi, Koji Tanaka, Tsunekazu Mizushima, Hidetoshi Eguchi, (unknown), (unknown), Yuichiro� Doki	9
10	Pancreas‐left gastric artery angle is associated with postoperative inflammation and drain amylase after laparoscopic gastrectomy 2021 ·Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery ·Takahito Sugase, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Shuji Takiguchi, Yukinori Kurokawa, (unknown), Takuro Saito, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Kotaro Yamashita, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaaki Motoori, Yutaka Kimura, Makoto Yamasaki, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro� Doki	3
11	Laparoscopic gastrectomy for heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices 2020 ·Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery ·Tomo Ishida, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Yukinori Kurokawa, Koji Tanaka, Tomoki Makino, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro� Doki	1
12	Endoscopy‐assisted laparoscopic submucosal dissection for a duodenal epithelial tumor 2019 ·Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery ·Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Shuji Takiguchi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yasunari Fukuda, Makoto Yamasaki, Tomoki Makino, Koji Tanaka, Masaaki Motoori, Yutaka Kimura, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro� Doki	0
13	Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer with simultaneous resection of para‐aortic schwannoma 2019 ·Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery ·(unknown), Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Yukinori Kurokawa, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Makoto Yamasaki, Tomoki Makino, Koji Tanaka, Masaaki Motoori, Yutaka Kimura, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Shuji Takiguchi, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro� Doki	2
14	SOCS1 Gene Therapy Improves Radiosensitivity and Enhances Irradiation-Induced DNA Damage in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2017 ·Cancer Research ·Takahito Sugase, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Satoshi Serada, Minoru Fujimoto, Kosuke Hiramatsu, Tomoharu Ohkawara, Koji Tanaka, Yasuhiro Miyazaki, Tomoki Makino, Yukinori Kurokawa, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Tadamitsu Kishimoto, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro� Doki, Tetsuji Naka	37
15	JARID1B Enables Transit between Distinct States of the Stem-like Cell Population in Oral Cancers 2016 ·Cancer Research ·Nicole D. Facompre, (unknown), Xavier Solé, Sheheryar Kabraji, (unknown), Varun Sahu, Kelly A. Whelan, Koji Tanaka, Gregory S. Weinstein, Kathleen T. Montone, Alexander Roesch, Phyllis A. Gimotty, Meenhard Herlyn, Anil K. Rustgi, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Devraj Basu	37
16	Elevated Serum Angiopoietin-like Protein 2 Correlates with the Metastatic Properties of Colorectal Cancer: A Serum Biomarker for Early Diagnosis and Recurrence 2014 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Yuji Toiyama, Koji Tanaka, Takahito Kitajima, Tadanobu Shimura, Mikio Kawamura, Aya Kawamoto, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Susumu Saigusa, Junichiro Hiro, Yasuhiro Inoue, Yasuhiko Mohri, Ajay Goel, Masato Kusunoki	39
17	In vivo optical imaging of cancer metastasis using multiphoton microscopy: a short review. 2014 ·Europe PMC (PubMed Central) ·Koji Tanaka, Yuji Toiyama, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Masato Okigami, Yasuhiro Inoue, Keiichi Uchida, Toshimitsu Araki, Yasuhiko Mohri, Akira Mizoguchi, Masato Kusunoki	29
18	Let-7 Expression Is a Significant Determinant of Response to Chemotherapy through the Regulation of IL-6/STAT3 Pathway in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2012 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Keijiro Sugimura, Hiroshi Miyata, Koji Tanaka, Rie Hamano, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Makoto Yamasaki, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Shuji Takiguchi, Masaki Mori, Yuichiro� Doki	139
19	Inflammation-based prognostic score as a predictor of postoperative gastric cancer recurrence. 2012 ·PubMed ·Yasuhiko Mohri, Koji Tanaka, Masaki Ohi, Yuji Toiyama, Hiromi Yasuda, Yasuhiro Inoue, Keiichi Uchida, Masato Kusunoki	14
20	Neural mechanism underlying the H-reflex inhibition during static muscle stretching 2003 ·Kozo Funase, Toshio Higashi, (unknown), Koji Tanaka, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	6

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