Akiko Nishitani

Surgical strategy for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors: laparoscopic vs. open resection

Junichi Nishimura, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Takeshi Omori et al. · Surgical Endoscopy · 2006 · 168 citations

Surgical Oncology, Surgical Strategy, Gastroenterology +6

Secondary mutations in the kinase domain of the <i> KIT</i> gene are predominant in imatinib‐resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Toshirou Nishida, Tatsuo Kanda, Akiko Nishitani et al. · Cancer Science · 2008 · 110 citations · Full text

An enhanced risk-group stratification system for more practical prognostication of clinically malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Kiyokazu Nakajima, Akiko Nishitani et al. · International Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2007 · 102 citations

Prognostic Evaluation, Surgical Oncology, Gastrointestinal Oncology +11

Surgical interventions for focal progression of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors during imatinib therapy

Junichi Hasegawa, Tatsuo Kanda, Seiichi Hirota et al. · International Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2007 · 63 citations

Imatinib Therapy, Surgical Oncology, Gastrointestinal Oncology +12

A mouse model of a human multiple GIST family with KIT‐Asp820Tyr mutation generated by a knock‐in strategy

Nobuhiro Nakai, Takashi Ishikawa, Akiko Nishitani et al. · The Journal of Pathology · 2007 · 52 citations

Transgenic Mouse Models, Genetics, Pathology +18