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Kazuhisa Takahashi

Kazuhisa Takahashi

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Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
40423
World Ranking
8526
National Ranking
220

Overview

Kazuhisa Takahashi is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and specializes primarily in medicine, with a focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, infectious diseases, physiology, and molecular biology. Their research outputs demonstrate a broad engagement with topics related to lung cancer treatments and mutations, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, interstitial lung diseases including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and clinical studies connected to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.

The scientist has contributed to several papers of notable scope published in well-regarded journals. Recent papers include:

  • "A cross-population atlas of genetic associations for 220 human phenotypes" (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • "Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases" (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • "Leveraging fine-mapping and multipopulation training data to improve cross-population polygenic risk scores" (2022, Nature Genetics)
  • "Hematopoietic mosaic chromosomal alterations increase the risk for diverse types of infection" (2021, Nature Medicine)
  • "Characterizing prostate cancer risk through multi-ancestry genome-wide discovery of 187 novel risk variants" (2023, Nature Genetics)

Their frequent publication venues highlight a strong presence in both specialized and broader research journals, including:

  • Respirology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square
  • Juntendo Medical Journal
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Kazuhisa Takahashi's collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Takehito Shukuya, Norihiro Harada, Motoyasu Kato, Tetsuhiko Asao, and Takuo Hayashi, reflecting ongoing partnerships in respiratory and oncology research fields.

Their scientific interests span several main and subfields with publication contributions notably in:

  • Medicine
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology

Main research topics focus on:

  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for previously untreated, PD-L1-expressing, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-042): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial

    Tony S.K. Mok;Yi Long Wu;Iveta Kudaba;Dariusz M. Kowalski

  • Large-scale genome-wide association study in a Japanese population identifies novel susceptibility loci across different diseases

    Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Kazuyoshi Ishigaki;Masato Akiyama;Masahiro Kanai;Masahiro Kanai;Atsushi Takahashi

  • TNF-alpha and TNF-alpha receptor type 1 upregulation in glia and neurons after peripheral nerve injury: studies in murine DRG and spinal cord.

    Seiji Ohtori;Kazuhisa Takahashi;Hideshige Moriya;Robert R Myers

  • Gefitinib Alone Versus Gefitinib Plus Chemotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer With Mutated Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor: NEJ009 Study.

    Yukio Hosomi;Satoshi Morita;Shunichi Sugawara;Terufumi Kato

  • Alternative splicing of CD44 mRNA by ESRP1 enhances lung colonization of metastatic cancer cell

    Toshifumi Yae;Toshifumi Yae;Kenji Tsuchihashi;Takatsugu Ishimoto;Takeshi Motohara

  • Vertebral bone-marrow changes in degenerative lumbar disc disease. An MRI study of 74 patients with low back pain

    T Toyone;K Takahashi;H Kitahara;M Yamagata

  • Tumor necrosis factor-immunoreactive cells and PGP 9.5-immunoreactive nerve fibers in vertebral endplates of patients with discogenic low back Pain and Modic Type 1 or Type 2 changes on MRI.

    Seiji Ohtori;Gen Inoue;Toshinori Ito;Takana Koshi

  • A new concept for making decisions regarding the surgical approach for cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: the K-line.

    Takayuki Fujiyoshi;Masashi Yamazaki;Junko Kawabe;Tomonori Endo

  • JOA Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ)/JOA Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ). The report on the development of revised versions. April 16, 2007. The Subcommittee of the Clinical Outcome Committee of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association on Low Back Pain and Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation.

    Mitsuru Fukui;Kazuhiro Chiba;Mamoru Kawakami;Shinichi Kikuchi

  • Pain-related sensory innervation in monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis in rat knees that gradually develops neuronal injury in addition to inflammatory pain.

    Sumihisa Orita;Tetsuhiro Ishikawa;Masayuki Miyagi;Nobuyasu Ochiai

  • Functional anatomy of the posterolateral structures of the knee

    Y. Watanabe;H. Moriya;K. Takahashi;M. Yamagata

  • THE AFFERENT PATHWAYS OF DISCOGENIC LOW-BACK PAIN: EVALUATION OF L2 SPINAL NERVE INFILTRATION

    Nakamura Si;Takahashi K;Takahashi Y;Yamagata M

  • Perioperative Complications in 155 Patients Who Underwent Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery: Perspectives and Indications From a Retrospective, Multicenter Survey.

    Koki Abe;Sumihisa Orita;Chikato Mannoji;Hiroyuki Motegi

  • Radiographic evaluation of indirect decompression of mini-open anterior retroperitoneal lumbar interbody fusion: oblique lateral interbody fusion for degenerated lumbar spondylolisthesis.

    Jun Sato;Seiji Ohtori;Sumihisa Orita;Kazuyo Yamauchi

  • A method of high-throughput functional evaluation of EGFR gene variants of unknown significance in cancer

    Shinji Kohsaka;Masaaki Nagano;Toshihide Ueno;Yoshiyuki Suehara

  • Osteopontin overproduced by tumor cells acts as a potent angiogenic factor contributing to tumor growth.

    Michihiro Hirama;Fumiyuki Takahashi;Fumiyuki Takahashi;Kazuhisa Takahashi;Shigeru Akutagawa

  • Sensory innervation of the dorsal portion of the lumbar intervertebral disc in rats

    Seiji Ohtori;Yuzuru Takahashi;Kazuhisa Takahashi;Masatsune Yamagata

  • Associations between proinflammatory cytokines in the synovial fluid and radiographic grading and pain-related scores in 47 consecutive patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

    Sumihisa Orita;Takana Koshi;Takeshi Mitsuka;Masayuki Miyagi

  • Shock wave application to rat skin induces degeneration and reinnervation of sensory nerve fibres

    Seiji Ohtori;Gen Inoue;Chikato Mannoji;Takashi Saisu

  • Intervertebral disc degeneration associated with lumbosacral transitional vertebrae: a clinical and anatomical study.

    T. Aihara;K. Takahashi;A. Ogasawara;E. Itadera

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideshige Moriya
Hideshige Moriya Chiba University
Toshihide Yamashita
Toshihide Yamashita Osaka University
Kazuhiro Chiba
Kazuhiro Chiba National Defense Medical College
Yoshiaki Toyama
Yoshiaki Toyama Keio University
Scott A. Banks
Scott A. Banks University of Florida
Steven L. Gonias
Steven L. Gonias University of California, San Diego
Motoki Iwasaki
Motoki Iwasaki National Cancer Research Institute, UK

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