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Masahiro Fukuoka

Masahiro Fukuoka

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Medicine

D-Index
89
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52279
World Ranking
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National Ranking
366

Overview

Masahiro Fukuoka is affiliated with Kindai University in Japan, focusing on medical research predominantly related to imaging, diagnostics, and treatment within cardiology and oncology. Their work spans several specialized subfields and topics in medicine, with a concentration on advanced imaging techniques and clinical applications.

The scientist has contributed research in the main field of Medicine, with particular specialization in:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Fukuoka's research topics cover a range of clinically relevant areas, emphasizing cardiac and lung conditions, including:

  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments

The scientist has published multiple papers in recognized medical journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Erlotinib plus bevacizumab vs erlotinib monotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced EGFR mutation-positive non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer: Survival follow-up results of the randomized JO25567 study" (2020), published in Lung Cancer
  • "Relationship between cardiac magnetic resonance derived extracellular volume fraction and myocardial strain in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy" (2020), published in European Heart Journal
  • "Extracellular volume fraction by T1 mapping predicts improvement of left ventricular ejection fraction after catheter ablation in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation" (2020), published in European Heart Journal
  • "Migratory bone lesions in lymphoma" (2022), published in QJM

Frequent publication venues for Fukuoka's work include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Lung Cancer
  • QJM

Collaborative efforts are a notable part of Fukuoka's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Nobuyuki Yamamoto
  • Mai Azuma
  • Shingo Kato
  • S Kodama
  • Keigo Hayakawa

Best Publications

  • Gefitinib or Carboplatin–Paclitaxel in Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma

    Tony S. Mok;Yi Long Wu;Sumitra Thongprasert;Chih Hsin Yang

  • Multi-Institutional Randomized Phase II Trial of Gefitinib for Previously Treated Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Masahiro Fukuoka;Seiji Yano;Giuseppe Giaccone;Tomohide Tamura

  • Gefitinib versus cisplatin plus docetaxel in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer harbouring mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (WJTOG3405): an open label, randomised phase 3 trial

    Tetsuya Mitsudomi;Satoshi Morita;Yasushi Yatabe;Shunichi Negoro

  • Phase III Study of Concurrent Versus Sequential Thoracic Radiotherapy in Combination With Mitomycin, Vindesine, and Cisplatin in Unresectable Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Kiyoyuki Furuse;Masahiro Fukuoka;Masaaki Kawahara;Hideki Nishikawa

  • Irinotecan plus Cisplatin Compared with Etoposide plus Cisplatin for Extensive Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Kazumasa Noda;Yutaka Nishiwaki;Masaaki Kawahara;Shunichi Negoro

  • Biomarker Analyses and Final Overall Survival Results From a Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label, First-Line Study of Gefitinib Versus Carboplatin/Paclitaxel in Clinically Selected Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Asia (IPASS)

    Masahiro Fukuoka;Yi Long Wu;Sumitra Thongprasert;Patrapim Sunpaweravong

  • Erlotinib alone or with bevacizumab as first-line therapy in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer harbouring EGFR mutations (JO25567): an open-label, randomised, multicentre, phase 2 study.

    Takashi Seto;Terufumi Kato;Makoto Nishio;Koichi Goto

  • Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutations and Gene Amplification in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Molecular Analysis of the IDEAL/INTACT Gefitinib Trials

    Daphne W. Bell;Thomas J. Lynch;Sara M. Haserlat;Patricia L. Harris

  • Randomized phase III study of cisplatin plus irinotecan versus carboplatin plus paclitaxel, cisplatin plus gemcitabine, and cisplatin plus vinorelbine for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: Four-Arm Cooperative Study in Japan

    Y Ohe;Y Ohashi;K Kubota;T Tamura

  • Phase III Study of Concurrent Versus Sequential Thoracic Radiotherapy in Combination With Cisplatin and Etoposide for Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results of the Japan Clinical Oncology Group Study 9104

    Minoru Takada;Masahiro Fukuoka;Masaaki Kawahara;Takahiko Sugiura

  • Activation of ERBB2 Signaling Causes Resistance to the EGFR-Directed Therapeutic Antibody Cetuximab

    Kimio Yonesaka;Kreshnik Zejnullahu;Isamu Okamoto;Taroh Satoh

  • CPT-11: a new derivative of camptothecin for the treatment of refractory or relapsed small-cell lung cancer.

    Noriyuki Masuda;Masahiro Fukuoka;Yoko Kusunoki;Kaoru Matsui

  • A phase II study of CPT-11, a new derivative of camptothecin, for previously untreated non-small-cell lung cancer.

    M Fukuoka;H Niitani;A Suzuki;M Motomiya

  • Randomized Trial of Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Vincristine Versus Cisplatin and Etoposide Versus Alternation of These Regimens in Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Masahiro Fukuoka;Kiyoyuki Furuse;Nagahiro Saijo;Yutaka Nishiwaki

  • Gefitinib--a novel targeted approach to treating cancer.

    Roy S. Herbst;Masahiro Fukuoka;José Baselga

  • Phase III Study, V-15-32, of Gefitinib Versus Docetaxel in Previously Treated Japanese Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Riichiroh Maruyama;Yutaka Nishiwaki;Tomohide Tamura;Nobuyuki Yamamoto

  • Phase III Study of Docetaxel Compared With Vinorelbine in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results of the West Japan Thoracic Oncology Group Trial (WJTOG 9904)

    Shinzoh Kudoh;Koji Takeda;Kazuhiko Nakagawa;Minoru Takada

  • Interstitial lung disease in Japanese patients with lung cancer: a cohort and nested case-control study.

    Shoji Kudoh;Harubumi Kato;Yutaka Nishiwaki;Masahiro Fukuoka

  • Predictive factors for interstitial lung disease, antitumor response, and survival in non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with gefitinib.

    Masahiko Ando;Isamu Okamoto;Nobuyuki Yamamoto;Koji Takeda

  • Phase I Study of Weekly Intravenous Infusions of CPT-11, a New Derivative of Camptothecin, in the Treatment of Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Shunichi Negoro;Masahiro Fukuoka;Noriyuki Masuda;Minoru Takada

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuhiko Nakagawa
Kazuhiko Nakagawa Kindai University
Isamu Okamoto
Isamu Okamoto Kyushu University
Yutaka Nishiwaki
Yutaka Nishiwaki Tokyo Medical University
Nagahiro Saijo
Nagahiro Saijo AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Tomohide Tamura
Tomohide Tamura St. Luke's International Hospital
Yuichiro Ohe
Yuichiro Ohe National Cancer Centre
Kazuto Nishio
Kazuto Nishio Kindai University
Satoshi Morita
Satoshi Morita Kyoto University
Yi-Long Wu
Yi-Long Wu Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital
Tony Mok
Tony Mok Chinese University of Hong Kong

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