Researchers

SAKANAKA Katsuyuki

SAKANAKA Katsuyuki
Associate Professor
Faculty Department of Medicine
Researchmap https://researchmap.jp/sakanaka20200415

Education and Career

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Apr. 2026 - Today , Kindai University 放射線医学教室 放射線腫瘍学部門 准教授

Research Activities

Research Areas

  • Life sciences , Tumor biology
  • Life sciences , Radiology
  • Life sciences , Gastroenterology
  • Life sciences , Tumor diagnostics and therapeutics

Published Papers

  1. Metastasis-directed local therapy and strategic de-escalation of systemic therapy for oligometastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
    Motoo Nomura; Ken Kato; Takashi Ogata; Mitsuro Kanda; Yoichi Hamai; Yasuhiro Tsubosa; Takako Yoshii; Mitsuhiro Furuta; Katsuyuki Sakanaka; Kazuaki Matsui; Satoru Matsuda; Takahiro Tsushima; Hiroya Takeuchi
    Japanese journal of clinical oncology  16, Sep. 2026 
  2. Cost-effectiveness analysis of chemoradiotherapy compared to surgery in patients with stage I esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Japan.
    Takuro Ariga; Kensuke Moriwaki; Kousuke Morimoto; Katsuyuki Sakanaka; Yoshinori Ito; Tetsuo Saito; Atsuto Katano; Satoru Matsuda; Ken Kato; Hiroya Takeuchi; Hiroshi Onishi
    International journal of clinical oncology  23, Jul. 2026 
  3. Oligometastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review of current definitions and meta-analysis of local therapy outcomes.
    Motoo Nomura; Sebastiaan F C Bronzwaer; Tiuri E Kroese; Peter S N van Rossum; Jelle P Ruurda; Richard van Hillegersberg; Ken Kato; Takashi Ogata; Mitsuro Kanda; Yoichi Hamai; Yasuhiro Tsubosa; Takako Yoshii; Mitsuhiro Furuta; Katsuyuki Sakanaka; Satoru Matsuda; Takahiro Tsushima; Hanneke W M Laarhoven; Hiroya Takeuchi
    Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus  39  (4)  2, Jul. 2026 

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Books etc

  1. The IASGO Textbook of Multi-Disciplinary Management to Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases , Katsuyuki Sakanaka, Hiroyuki Inoo, and Takashi Mizowaki , Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer: 12 Current Practice and Perspective in the East , Springer Nature , 13, Sep. 2026
  2. 腫瘍内科 , 坂中 克行 , 周術期治療と局所治療ーがん種別にみる最新治療戦略 食道がんの局所進行がんにおける腫瘍マーカー測定の意義 , 科学評論社 , May. 2026
  3. 患者さんとご家族のための食道がん診療の手引き , 坂中 克行 , 3. 食道がんの治療 3-4. 放射線療法_この章で伝えたいこと 5. 食道がんの経過観察 Q5-4. 化学放射線療法が終わりましたが何に気を付けたらよいですか , 1, Apr. 2026

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Conference Activities & Talks

  1. 食道がんの放射線治療基礎 , 坂中 克行 , 一般財団法人 日本医学物理士会 2026年度 医学物理士セミナー
  2. Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy with Modern Bowel-Sparing IMRT for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Phase II Trial , Katsuyuki Sakanaka; Koya Hida; Daisuke Ito; Yoshiharu Negoro; Shinya Hamasu; Naotoshi Horii; Mami Yoshitomi; Setsuko Okumura; Rei Mizuno; Kazuhito Ueki; Ryo Takahashi; Takashi Sakamoto; Meiki Fukuda; Takehisa Takagi; Kentaro Ueno; Hiraku Iramina; Hiroyuki Inoo; Kazutaka Obama; Takashi Mizowaki , The 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology , 28, Sep. 2026
  3. Radiation Therapy in Resectable Esophageal and Gastric Cancer: Is it Time for a Rethink? , Katsuyuki Sakanaka , The 7th Federation of Asian Organizations for Radiation Oncology annual meeting and the 36th Thai Association of Radiation Oncology , 14, Nov. 2025

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MISC

  1. Randomized controlled phase II trial comparing nivolumab, ipilimumab plus radiotherapy versus nivolumab plus ipilimumab for metastatic or recurrent esophageal cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group study JCOG2311 (ART NOUVEAU). , Katsuyuki Sakanaka; Keita Sasaki; Takahiro Tsushima; Ryunosuke Machida; Yoichi Hamai; Akinori Watanabe; Kota Kawabata; Satoru Matsuda; Ken Kato; Haruhiko Fukuda; Hiroya Takeuchi , JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY , 44 , 2_SUPPL , TPS461 , TPS461 , Jan. 2026
  2. 術前化学療法・化学放射線療法を受けた食道扁平上皮癌患者における栄養摂取量の意義 , 玉井由美子; 山田敦; 平岡伸也; 坂中克行 , 日本栄養治療学会学術集会抄録集(Web) , 40th , 2025
  3. Significance of nutritional intake during neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma , 玉井由美子; 山田敦; 坂中克行; 大橋真也; 西川佳孝; 井上真由美; 溝脇尚志; 武藤学 , 日本食道学会学術集会抄録集(CD-ROM) , 79th , 2025

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Awards & Honors

  1. Oct. 2025, 日本癌治療学会, The Best Presentation Award
  2. Mar. 2024, JCOG食道がんグループ, データセンター賞
  3. Oct. 2023, 日本癌治療学会, 第61回日本癌治療学会学術集会 優秀演題

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Research Grants & Projects

  1. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, アブスコパル効果を利用した革新的放射線免疫療法の開発と新規バイオマーカー探索研究 , 京都大学
  2. 日本医療研究開発機構, 革新的がん医療実用化研究事業, 切除不能または再発食道癌に対するニボルマブ+イピリムマブ(Nivo+Ipi)療法と放射線治療+Nivo+Ipi療法を比較するランダム化第II相試験(JCOG2311)
  3. 放射線治療に対するExceptional responseを規定する分子遺伝学特徴を明らかにする多施設共同研究

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