Motohiro Imano

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
164 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Motohiro Imano is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Motohiro Imano has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 71 papers in Surgery and 53 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Motohiro Imano's work include Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (63 papers), Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (33 papers) and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (25 papers). Motohiro Imano is often cited by papers focused on Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (63 papers), Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment (33 papers) and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (25 papers). Motohiro Imano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and India. Motohiro Imano's co-authors include Takao Satou, Shozo Nishida, Tatsuki Itoh, Masanobu Tsubaki, Tomoya Takeda, Haruhiko Imamoto, Masahiro Tsubaki, Shigeo Hashimoto, Takushi Yasuda and Masayuki Shinkai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Motohiro Imano

148 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Phase III Trial Comparing Intraperitoneal and Intravenous Paclitaxel Plus S-1 Versus Cisplatin Plus S-1 in Patients With Gastric Cancer With Peritoneal Metastasis: PHOENIX-GC Trial

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prognostic factors and treatment response in HER2-positive gastric cancer patients receiving trastuzumab deruxtecan: secondary analysis of the EN-DEAVOR study 2025 ·PubMed ·Koki Nakanishi, Naotoshi Sugimoto, Yasuhiro Kodera, (unknown), Akitaka Makiyama, Hirotaka Konishi, Satoshi Morita, Yukiya Narita, Keiko Minashi, Motohiro Imano, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mari Hagiwara, (unknown), Kensei Yamaguchi, Wataru Hashimoto, (unknown)	0
2	Intraperitoneal immune microenvironment and efficacy of intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer and peritoneal metastasis 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Motohiro Imano, (unknown), Hiroaki Kato, (unknown), Atsushi Yamada, (unknown), (unknown), Osamu Shiraishi, Atsushi Yasuda, Masayuki Shinkai, Takushi Yasuda	0
3	Risk factors and prognosis for supraclavicular lymph node metastasis in patients with thoracic esophageal cancer. Distant or regional metastasis? 2024 ·Diseases of the Esophagus ·Osamu Shiraishi, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroaki Kato, (unknown), (unknown), Atsushi Yasuda, Masayuki Shinkai, Motohiro Imano, Takushi Yasuda	2
4	A novel method of esophagogastrostomy by overlap anastomosis with placement of the remnant stomach into the lower mediastinum after laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy 2021 ·Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery ·Atsushi Yasuda, Yutaka Kimura, (unknown), Kota Momose, Hiroaki Kato, Osamu Shiraishi, Masayuki Shinkai, Motohiro Imano, Haruhiko Imamoto, Takushi Yasuda	1
5	Comparison of Aggressive Planned Salvage Surgery Versus Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Plus Surgery for Borderline Resectable T4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma 2021 ·Annals of Surgical Oncology ·Osamu Shiraishi, Takushi Yasuda, Hiroaki Kato, Kota Momose, (unknown), Atsushi Yasuda, Masayuki Shinkai, Yutaka Kimura, Motohiro Imano	5
6	A comparative study of the lengths of different reconstruction routes used after thoracic esophagectomy 2021 ·Esophagus ·Takushi Yasuda, Osamu Shiraishi, Hiroaki Kato, (unknown), Kota Momose, Atsushi Yasuda, Masayuki Shinkai, Yutaka Kimura, Motohiro Imano	6
7	A case of a gastric granular cell tumor preoperatively diagnosed and successfully treated by single-incision laparoscopic surgery 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Atsushi Yasuda, Takushi Yasuda, Haruhiko Imamoto, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroaki Kato, (unknown), Osamu Shiraishi, Masayuki Shinkai, Motohiro Imano, Yutaka Kimura	7
8	Safety and efficacy of S-1 treatment in elderly patients with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer: A subgroup analysis from the phase III JFMC36-0701 trial 2017 ·Annals of Oncology ·Kazuhiro Nishikawa, S. Yoshino, Satoshi Morita, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, (unknown), Jirō Nagao, Hiroshi Nemoto, Naoya Murakami, Hiromi Hasegawa, Ryoichi Shimizu, Takaki Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki Osanai, Motohiro Imano, Hiroshi Naitoh, (unknown), Junichi Sakamoto, S Saji, Makoto Oka	0
9	A case of incisional hernia repair using Composix mesh prosthesis after antethoracic pedicled jejunal flap reconstruction following an esophagectomy 2017 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Atsushi Yasuda, Takushi Yasuda, Hiroaki Kato, (unknown), Osamu Shiraishi, (unknown), Yumiko Tanaka, Masayuki Shinkai, Motohiro Imano, Yutaka Kimura, Haruhiko Imamoto	0
10	Feasibility of weekly intraperitoneal versus intravenous paclitaxel therapy delivered from the day of radical surgery for gastric cancer: a preliminary safety analysis of the INPACT study, a randomized controlled trial 2016 ·Gastric Cancer ·Yasuhiro Kodera, Naoto Takahashi, Takaki Yoshikawa, Nobuhiro Takiguchi, Kazumasa Fujitani, Yuichi Ito, (unknown), Osamu Takayama, Motohiro Imano, Daisuke Kobayashi, Yumi Miyashita, Satoshi Morita, Junichi Sakamoto	26
11	Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates inhibit RANKL- and M-CSF-induced osteoclast formation through the inhibition of ERK1/2 and Akt activation 2014 ·Journal of Biomedical Science ·Masanobu Tsubaki, (unknown), Tatsuki Itoh, Motohiro Imano, Kotaro Sakamoto, Hirotaka Shimaoka, Tomoya Takeda, Naoki Ogawa, (unknown), (unknown), Junji Mukai, Katsuhiko Sakaguchi, Takao Satou, Shozo Nishida	58
12	Treatment strategies for gastric cancer patients with peritoneal metastasis 2013 ·Surgery Today ·Motohiro Imano, Kiyotaka Okuno	14
13	Effect of mesenchymal stem cells on hypoxia-induced desensitization of β2-adrenergic receptors in rat osteosarcoma cells 2012 ·Oncology Letters ·Akira Kido, (unknown), Takamasa Shimizu, Manabu Akahane, Hiromasa Fujii, Shinji Tsukamoto, (unknown), Kanya Honoki, Motohiro Imano, Yasuhito Tanaka	8
14	Exercise increases neural stem cell proliferation surrounding the area of damage following rat traumatic brain injury 2010 ·Journal of Neural Transmission ·Tatsuki Itoh, Motohiro Imano, Shozo Nishida, Masahiro Tsubaki, Shigeo Hashimoto, Akihiko Ito, Takao Satou	56
15	Multi-Center Phase II Study for Combination Therapy with Paclitaxel/Doxifluridine to Treat Advanced/Recurrent Gastric Cancer Showing Resistance to S-1 (OGSG 0302) 2008 ·Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Hiroya Takiuchi, Masanori Goto, Hiroshi Imamura, (unknown), Motohiro Imano, Haruhiko Imamoto, (unknown), Hiroyasu Ishida, Kazumasa Fujitani, (unknown), T Shimokawa	24
16	Local Existence of Osteopontin Positive Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Colorectal Cancer Stroma as Risk Factors of Postoperative Hepatic Metastasis 2007 ·The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery ·(unknown), Motohiro Imano, Kiyotaka Okuno, Hitoshi Shiozaki, Harumasa Ohyanagi	1
17	Complete Regression of Recurrent Esophageal Carcinoma With Reduced Expression of Glutathione S-Transferase-π by Treatment With Continuous Infusion of 5-Fluorouracil and Low-Dose Cisplatin Infusion 1999 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Kazunari Tominaga, Tetsuo Arakawa, Motohiro Imano, Michio Kato, (unknown), Toshio Watanabe, (unknown), Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Takashi Fukuda, Kazuhide Higuchi, Harushi Osugi, (unknown), Tetsuo Kuroki	3
18	Early carcinoma of the gallbladder in a young female resected by laparoscopic cholecystectomy 1997 ·Hidetoshi Fujiwara, Daisuke Kuroda, Motohiro Imano, Hideaki Nomura, Michio Kato, Harumasa Ohyanagi	0
19	A pediatric case of mesenteric cyst classified histologically as intraabdominal cystic lymphagnioma. 1993 ·The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology ·Takao Satou, Motohiro Imano, Akio Kubota, Harumasa Ohyanagi, (unknown), (unknown), Mitsuyo Maeda, Shigeo Hashimoto	1
20	A case of apocrine carcinoma of the breast. 1993 ·The Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Cytology ·Takao Satou, Motohiro Imano, (unknown), Kazunori Nishi, (unknown), Shigeo Hashimoto	1

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