Urology

Staff

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Prof.SUGIMOTO

Current Research Projects

  • Study on safety and feasibility of active surveillance for localized prostate cancer.
  • Research for chronic prostatitis which is a cause of benign prostate hypertrophy and urinary symptoms.
  • Development of a novel diagnostic tool for chronic prostatitis.
  • Study on antitumor effect of rare sugar on urological cancers.

Recent Publications

  • Taoka R, Fukuhara H, Miyake M, Kobayashi K, Ikeda A, Kanao K, Komai Y, Fujiwara R, Sato Y, Sugimoto M, Tsuzuki T, Fujimoto K, Inoue K, Oya M. Efficacy of photodynamic diagnosis for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: Exploratory subject-based analysis in a prospective, single-arm, multicenter phase III trial. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2025 Mar 12;53:104554. doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2025.104554.
  • Tohi Y, Kato T, Kohashiguchi K, Kaji A, Fujiwara K, Harada S, Abe Y, Naito H, Okazoe H, Taoka R, Ueda N, Sugimoto M. Overuse of imaging in prostate cancer staging. Int J Urol. 2025 Feb 3. doi: 10.1111/iju.70003.
  • Kato T, Matsumoto R, Yokomizo A, Tohi Y, Fukuhara H, Fujii Y, Mori K, Sato T, Inokuchi J, Hashine K, Sakamoto S, Kinoshita H, Inoue K, Tanikawa T, Utsumi T, Goto T, Hara I, Okuno H, Kakehi Y, Sugimoto M. Outcomes of active surveillance for Japanese patients with prostate cancer (PRIAS-JAPAN). BJU Int. 2024 Oct;134(4):652-658.

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