Hippo Coactivator YAP1 Upregulates SOX9 and Endows Esophageal Cancer Cells with Stem-like Properties

Shumei Song, Jaffer A. Ajani, Soichiro Honjo, +14

Cancer Research

Cancer BiologyTumor BiologyCell RegulationCancer Cell BiologyStem Cells +14

The Hippo Coactivator YAP1 Mediates EGFR Overexpression and Confers Chemoresistance in Esophageal Cancer

Shumei Song, Soichiro Honjo, Jiankang Jin, +10

Clinical Cancer Research

Metformin sensitizes chemotherapy by targeting cancer stem cells and the mTOR pathway in esophageal cancer

Soichiro Honjo, Jaffer A. Ajani, Ailing W. Scott, +5

International Journal of Oncology

Esophageal CancerCell DeathPathologyEc Cell LinesMtor Pathway +16

ALDH‐1 expression levels predict response or resistance to preoperative chemoradiation in resectable esophageal cancer patients

Jaffer A. Ajani, Xiaoliang Wang, Shumei Song, +17

Molecular Oncology

Prognostic indicators based on inflammatory and nutritional factors after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer

Joji Watanabe, Shinji Otani, Teruhisa Sakamoto, +6

Surgery Today

Surgical OncologyPancreatic CancerPancreatic Fluid CollectionMedicinePrognostic Indicators +7

Loss of TGF-β Adaptor β2SP Activates Notch Signaling and SOX9 Expression in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Shumei Song, Dipen M. Maru, Jaffer A. Ajani, +8

Cancer Research

Esophageal CancerPathologyCancer BiologyTumor BiologyNotch Signaling Pathways +14

Combination of Serum Albumin and Cholinesterase Levels as Prognostic Indicator in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

Manabu Yamamoto, Hiroaki Saito, Chihiro Uejima, +7

Anticancer Research

Expression of cyclo-oxygenase-2 is correlated with high intratumoral microvessel density and low apoptotic index in human esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

Satoru Kase, Mitsuhiko Osaki, Soichiro Honjo, +4

Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin

OncologyLow Apoptotic IndexEsophageal CancerMedicinePathology +6

Antitumor Effect of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Through Ferroptosis in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Yuji Shishido, Masataka Amisaki, Yoshiaki Matsumi, +14

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Esophageal CancerBiochemistryMedicineAntitumor EffectPathology +4

Role of the Phosphatidylinositol 3???-Kinase???Akt Signal Pathway in the Proliferation of Human Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma Cell Lines

Ami Takeda, Mitsuhiko Osaki, Keiko Adachi, +2

Pancreas

Akt InactivationApoptosisPathologyCell DeathPhosphatidylinositol 3 +17