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National Ranking
113

Overview

Koji Tamada is affiliated with Yamaguchi University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work predominantly focuses on oncology and immunology, with additional research spanning molecular biology, biomedical engineering, and genetics.

Their primary research topics encompass:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Nanowire Synthesis and Applications

Tamada's frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancer Science
  • Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
  • Cancer Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Tamada include:

  • Non-clinical efficacy, safety and stable clinical cell processing of induced pluripotent stem cell-derived anti-glypican-3 chimeric antigen receptor-expressing natural killer/innate lymphoid cells, 2020, Cancer Science
  • Optimization of the proliferation and persistency of CAR T cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells, 2022, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • Enhanced anti-tumor efficacy of IL-7/CCL19-producing human CAR-T cells in orthotopic and patient-derived xenograft tumor models, 2021, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
  • The expression of PD-1 ligand 1 on macrophages and its clinical impacts and mechanisms in lung adenocarcinoma, 2022, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy
  • Anti-tumor efficacy of human anti-c-met CAR-T cells against papillary renal cell carcinoma in an orthotopic model, 2021, Cancer Science

Koji Tamada has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Yukimi Sakoda
  • Keishi Adachi
  • Shunsuke Goto
  • Yoshihiro Komohara
  • Yukio Fujiwara

Best Publications

  • Tumor-associated B7-H1 promotes T-cell apoptosis: a potential mechanism of immune evasion

    Haidong Dong;Scott E. Strome;Diva R. Salomao;Hideto Tamura

  • B7-H1, a third member of the B7 family, co-stimulates T-cell proliferation and interleukin-10 secretion

    Haidong Dong;Gefeng Zhu;Koji Tamada;Lieping Chen

  • Tumor-associated B7-H1 promotes T-cell apoptosis: A potential mechanism of immune evasion

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  • B7-H3: A costimulatory molecule for T cell activation and IFN-γ production

    Andrei I. Chapoval;Jian Ni;Julie S. Lau;Ryan A. Wilcox

  • Blockade of B7-H1 and PD-1 by Monoclonal Antibodies Potentiates Cancer Therapeutic Immunity

    Fumiya Hirano;Katsumi Kaneko;Hideto Tamura;Haidong Dong

  • B7-H4, a molecule of the B7 family, negatively regulates T cell immunity.

    Gabriel L. Sica;In Hak Choi;In Hak Choi;Gefeng Zhu;Koji Tamada

  • IL-7 and CCL19 expression in CAR-T cells improves immune cell infiltration and CAR-T cell survival in the tumor

    Keishi Adachi;Yosuke Kano;Tomohiko Nagai;Namiko Okuyama

  • B7-H1 Blockade Augments Adoptive T-Cell Immunotherapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Scott E. Strome;Haidong Dong;Hideto Tamura;Stephen G. Voss

  • LIGHT, a TNF-Like Molecule, Costimulates T Cell Proliferation and Is Required for Dendritic Cell-Mediated Allogeneic T Cell Response

    Koji Tamada;Koji Shimozaki;Andrei I. Chapoval;Yifan Zhai

  • B7-H1 Determines Accumulation and Deletion of Intrahepatic CD8+ T Lymphocytes

    Haidong Dong;Gefeng Zhu;Koji Tamada;Dallas B. Flies

  • Costimulation of T cells by B7-H2, a B7-like molecule that binds ICOS

    Shengdian Wang;Gefeng Zhu;Andrei I. Chapoval;Haidong Dong

  • B7-H1/CD80 interaction is required for the induction and maintenance of peripheral T-cell tolerance

    Jang June Park;Ryusuke Omiya;Yumiko Matsumura;Yukimi Sakoda

  • Modulation of T-cell-mediated immunity in tumor and graft-versus-host disease models through the LIGHT co-stimulatory pathway

    Koji Tamada;Koji Shimozaki;Andrei I. Chapoval;Gefeng Zhu

  • 53BP1 is required for class switch recombination

    Irene M. Ward;Bernardo Reina-San-Martin;Alexandru Olaru;Kay Minn

  • Genomic Organization and Expression Analysis of B7-H4, an Immune Inhibitory Molecule of the B7 Family

    In Hak Choi;Gefeng Zhu;Gabriel L. Sica;Scott E. Strome

  • Provision of antigen and CD137 signaling breaks immunological ignorance, promoting regression of poorly immunogenic tumors

    Ryan A. Wilcox;Dallas B. Flies;Gefeng Zhu;Aaron J. Johnson

  • B7-H1 costimulation preferentially enhances CD28-independent T-helper cell function

    Hideto Tamura;Haidong Dong;Gefeng Zhu;Gabriel L. Sica

  • Cutting edge: Expression of functional CD137 receptor by dendritic cells.

    Ryan A. Wilcox;Andrei I. Chapoval;Kevin S. Gorski;Mizuto Otsuji

  • Interaction between B7-H1 and PD-1 determines initiation and reversal of T-cell anergy

    Fumihiko Tsushima;Sheng Yao;Tahiro Shin;Andrew Flies

  • Marrow stromal cells induce B7-H1 expression on myeloma cells, generating aggressive characteristics in multiple myeloma.

    H Tamura;M Ishibashi;T Yamashita;S Tanosaki

  • The regulation of T cell homeostasis and autoimmunity by T cell–derived LIGHT

    Jing Wang;James C. Lo;Amy Foster;Ping Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Lieping Chen
Lieping Chen Yale University
Kikuo Nomoto
Kikuo Nomoto Kyushu University
Haidong Dong
Haidong Dong Mayo Clinic
Hiroaki Nagano
Hiroaki Nagano Osaka University
Larry R. Pease
Larry R. Pease Mayo Clinic
Moses Rodriguez
Moses Rodriguez Mayo Clinic
Kenji Kabashima
Kenji Kabashima Kyoto University
Yang-Xin Fu
Yang-Xin Fu Tsinghua University
Jürgen Bajorath
Jürgen Bajorath University of Bonn

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