| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | A Multi‐institutional, Prospective, Phase II Feasibility Study of Laparoscopy‐Assisted Distal Gastrectomy with D2 Lymph Node Dissection for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer (JLSSG0901) | World Journal of Surgery | 2015 | 237 |
| 2 | Clinical utility of circulating tumor DNA sequencing in advanced gastrointestinal cancer: SCRUM-Japan GI-SCREEN and GOZILA studies | Nature Medicine | 2020 | 209 |
| 3 | CD8 T Cell Score as a Prognostic Biomarker for Triple Negative Breast Cancer | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2020 | 118 |
| 4 | The long-term survival of stage IV gastric cancer patients with conversion therapy | Gastric Cancer | 2018 | 111 |
| 5 | M1 Macrophage and M1/M2 ratio defined by transcriptomic signatures resemble only part of their conventional clinical characteristics in breast cancer | Scientific Reports | 2020 | 109 |
| 6 | Testing the effectiveness of antiemetic guidelines: results of a prospective registry by the CINV Study Group of Japan | International Journal of Clinical Oncology | 2015 | 102 |
| 7 | G2M Cell Cycle Pathway Score as a Prognostic Biomarker of Metastasis in Estrogen Receptor (ER)-Positive Breast Cancer | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2020 | 100 |
| 8 | JSCO—ESMO—ASCO—JSMO—TOS: international expert consensus recommendations for tumour-agnostic treatments in patients with solid tumours with microsatellite instability or NTRK fusions | Annals of Oncology | 2020 | 94 |
| 9 | Introducing laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer in general practice: a retrospective cohort study based on a nationwide registry database in Japan | Gastric Cancer | 2019 | 88 |
| 10 | Higher incidence of pancreatic fistula in laparoscopic gastrectomy. Real-world evidence from a nationwide prospective cohort study | Gastric Cancer | 2018 | 83 |
| 11 | The E2F Pathway Score as a Predictive Biomarker of Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in ER+/HER2− Breast Cancer | Cells | 2020 | 76 |
| 12 | Four courses versus eight courses of adjuvant S-1 for patients with stage II gastric cancer (JCOG1104 [OPAS-1]): an open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority, randomised trial | The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2019 | 73 |
| 13 | Abundance of Regulatory T Cell (Treg) as a Predictive Biomarker for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Cancers | 2020 | 66 |
| 14 | Adjuvant capecitabine plus oxaliplatin after D2 gastrectomy in Japanese patients with gastric cancer: a phase II study | Gastric Cancer | 2017 | 63 |
| 15 | Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell (pDC) Infiltration Correlate with Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes, Cancer Immunity, and Better Survival in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) More Strongly than Conventional Dendritic Cell (cDC) | Cancers | 2020 | 62 |
| 16 | Intra-Tumoral Angiogenesis Is Associated with Inflammation, Immune Reaction and Metastatic Recurrence in Breast Cancer | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2020 | 56 |
| 17 | Morbidity and mortality from a propensity score-matched, prospective cohort study of laparoscopic versus open total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: data from a nationwide web-based database | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2018 | 54 |
| 18 | KRAS signaling enriched triple negative breast cancer is associated with favorable tumor immune microenvironment and better survival | American Journal of Cancer Research | 2020 | 54 |
| 19 | Surgical outcomes of laparoscopic distal gastrectomy compared to open distal gastrectomy: A retrospective cohort study based on a nationwide registry database in Japan | Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery | 2018 | 51 |
| 20 | Urine as a Source of Liquid Biopsy for Cancer | Cancers | 2021 | 50 |
| 21 | Association of circulating tumor DNA dynamics with clinical outcomes in the adjuvant setting for patients with colorectal cancer from an observational GALAXY study in CIRCULATE-Japan. | Journal of Clinical Oncology | 2022 | 48 |
| 22 | Delivering Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations and Lessons Learned From ASCO Global Webinars | JCO Global Oncology | 2020 | 44 |
| 23 | Risk and early predictive factors of anastomotic leakage in laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer | World Journal of Surgical Oncology | 2019 | 42 |
| 24 | The Roles of Surgical Oncologists in the New Era – Minimally Invasive Surgery for Early Gastric Cancer and Adjuvant Surgery for Metastatic Gastric Cancer | Pathobiology | 2011 | 41 |
| 25 | High G2M Pathway Score Pancreatic Cancer is Associated with Worse Survival, Particularly after Margin-Positive (R1 or R2) Resection | Cancers | 2020 | 41 |
| 26 | Degree of Early Estrogen Response Predict Survival after Endocrine Therapy in Primary and Metastatic ER-Positive Breast Cancer | Cancers | 2020 | 41 |
| 27 | Overexpression of KIF11 in Gastric Cancer with Intestinal Mucin Phenotype | Pathobiology | 2017 | 40 |
| 28 | KIF11 Is Required for Spheroid Formation by Oesophageal and Colorectal Cancer Cells | Anticancer Research | 2017 | 40 |
| 29 | Intratumoral Adipocyte-High Breast Cancer Enrich for Metastatic and Inflammation-Related Pathways but Associated with Less Cancer Cell Proliferation | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2020 | 39 |
| 30 | High Expression of microRNA-143 is Associated with Favorable Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Better Survival in Estrogen Receptor Positive Breast Cancer | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2020 | 38 |
| 31 | Enhanced DNA Repair Pathway is Associated with Cell Proliferation and Worse Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) | Cancers | 2021 | 36 |
| 32 | Phase II Study of Docetaxel and S-1 (DS) as Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Clinical Stage III Resectable Gastric Cancer | Annals of Surgical Oncology | 2014 | 35 |
| 33 | Recent advancements in esophageal cancer treatment in Japan | Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery | 2018 | 35 |
| 34 | High Expression of miR-34a Associated with Less Aggressive Cancer Biology but Not with Survival in Breast Cancer | International Journal of Molecular Sciences | 2020 | 35 |
| 35 | Inflammation Is Associated with Worse Outcome in the Whole Cohort but with Better Outcome in Triple-Negative Subtype of Breast Cancer Patients | Journal of Immunology Research | 2020 | 34 |
| 36 | Induction of KIFC1 expression in gastric cancer spheroids | Oncology Reports | 2016 | 33 |
| 37 | ITPKC as a Prognostic and Predictive Biomarker of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer | Cancers | 2020 | 33 |
| 38 | Three-year outcomes of a randomized phase III trial comparing adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 plus docetaxel versus S-1 alone in stage III gastric cancer: JACCRO GC-07 | Gastric Cancer | 2022 | 33 |
| 39 | Survival Outcomes of Two Phase 2 Studies of Adjuvant Chemotherapy with S-1 Plus Oxaliplatin or Capecitabine Plus Oxaliplatin for Patients with Gastric Cancer After D2 Gastrectomy | Annals of Surgical Oncology | 2019 | 32 |
| 40 | High Expression of NRF2 Is Associated with Increased Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Cancer Immunity in ER-Positive/HER2-Negative Breast Cancer | Cancers | 2020 | 32 |
| 41 | Surgeons have knowledge gaps in the safe use of energy devices: a multicenter cross-sectional study | Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques | 2016 | 31 |
| 42 | Extensive peritoneal lavage with saline after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer (EXPEL): a multicentre randomised controlled trial | The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2021 | 31 |
| 43 | Phase 2 study of irinotecan plus cetuximab rechallenge as third-line treatment in KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer: JACCRO CC-08 | British Journal of Cancer | 2020 | 30 |
| 44 | Rapamycin enhances chemotherapy‐induced cytotoxicity by inhibiting the expressions of TS and ERK in gastric cancer cells | International Journal of Cancer | 2010 | 28 |
| 45 | Surgical risk and benefits of laparoscopic surgery for elderly patients with gastric cancer: a multicenter prospective cohort study | Gastric Cancer | 2019 | 28 |
| 46 | MicroRNA‐143/Musashi‐2/KRAS cascade contributes positively to carcinogenesis in human bladder cancer | Cancer Science | 2019 | 27 |
| 47 | Annexin A1 Expression Is Associated with Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition (EMT), Cell Proliferation, Prognosis, and Drug Response in Pancreatic Cancer | Cells | 2021 | 27 |
| 48 | Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis Detects FGFR2 Amplification and Concurrent Genomic Alterations Associated with FGFR Inhibitor Efficacy in Advanced Gastric Cancer | Clinical Cancer Research | 2021 | 27 |
| 49 | Combination chemotherapy with bevacizumab and S-1 for elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (BASIC trial) | European Journal of Cancer | 2015 | 25 |
| 50 | Adipogenesis in triple-negative breast cancer is associated with unfavorable tumor immune microenvironment and with worse survival | Scientific Reports | 2021 | 25 |
