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Ken Kato

Nippon Medical School · JP
Area of research
Oncology · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, and Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies.
h-index
75
citations
29,975
works
830
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Concordance Between the PD-L1 Tumor Area Positivity Score and Combined Positive Score for Gastric or Esophageal Cancers Treated With Tislelizumab
Modern Pathology 2025cited by 16position: lastdoi
Evaluation of pathological complete response as a surrogate endpoint for overall survival in resectable oesophageal cancer: integrated analysis of individual patient data from phase III trials
British journal of surgery 2025cited by 10position: middledoi
First-Line Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer with Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Expression ≥ 1%: A Retrospective Analysis of RATIONALE-305
Advances in Therapy 2025cited by 7position: middledoi
Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment of advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: patient-reported outcomes in the RATIONALE-305 study
Current Medical Research and Opinion 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
Tislelizumab + Chemotherapy in Gastric Cancer: Long-Term RATIONALE-305 Randomized Trial Follow-up
Advances in Therapy 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy as first line treatment for advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: RATIONALE-305 randomised, double blind, phase 3 trial
BMJ 2024cited by 231position: middledoi
Clinical practice guidelines for esophagogastric junction cancer: Upper GI Oncology Summit 2023
Gastric Cancer 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: a series of patient-level meta-analyses in different programmed death-ligand 1 subgroups
ESMO Open 2024cited by 19position: middledoi
First-line pembrolizumab (pembro) plus chemotherapy (chemo) for advanced esophageal cancer: 5-year outcomes from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2024cited by 17position: middledoi
1437P Tislelizumab (TIS) + chemotherapy (CT) vs placebo (PBO) + CT in HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GC/GEJC): RATIONALE-305 study minimum 3-year survival follow-up
Annals of Oncology 2024cited by 6position: middledoi
O3-4 First-line tislelizumab plus chemotherapy in gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer: RATIONALE-305 Asian Subgroup
Annals of Oncology 2024cited by 0position: firstdoi
Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced or metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (RATIONALE-306): a global, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study
The Lancet Oncology 2023cited by 282position: middledoi
LBA80 Tislelizumab (TIS) plus chemotherapy (Chemo) vs placebo (PBO) plus chemo as first-line (1L) treatment of advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GC/GEJC): Final analysis results of the RATIONALE-305 study
Annals of Oncology 2023cited by 16position: middledoi
Nivolumab Combination Therapy in Advanced Esophageal Squamous-Cell Carcinoma
UCL Discovery (University College London) 2022cited by 532position: middle
Tislelizumab Versus Chemotherapy as Second-Line Treatment for Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (RATIONALE-302): A Randomized Phase III Study
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2022cited by 304position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for first-line treatment of advanced oesophageal cancer (KEYNOTE-590): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study
The Lancet 2021cited by 1,549position: lastdoi
KEYNOTE-975 Study Design: a Phase III Study of Definitive Chemoradiotherapy Plus Pembrolizumab in Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma
Future Oncology 2021cited by 129position: middledoi
RATIONALE 302: Randomized, phase 3 study of tislelizumab versus chemotherapy as second-line treatment for advanced unresectable/metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2021cited by 52position: middledoi
Randomized Phase III KEYNOTE-181 Study of Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy in Advanced Esophageal Cancer
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2020cited by 1,163position: middledoi
LBA8_PR Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy as first-line therapy in patients with advanced esophageal cancer: The phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 study
Annals of Oncology 2020cited by 130position: firstdoi
Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy as first-line therapy in patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2020cited by 9position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy as second-line therapy for advanced esophageal cancer: Phase III KEYNOTE-181 study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2019cited by 207position: middledoi
KEYNOTE-590: Phase III Study of First-Line Chemotherapy with or Without Pembrolizumab for Advanced Esophageal Cancer
Future Oncology 2019cited by 171position: firstdoi
Monitoring of cancer patients via next‐generation sequencing of patient‐derived circulating tumor cells and tumor <scp>DNA</scp>
Cancer Science 2019cited by 68position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy as second-line therapy for advanced esophageal cancer: Phase 3 KEYNOTE-181 study.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2019cited by 52position: middledoi
The phase 3 KEYNOTE-181 study: pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy as second-line therapy for advanced esophageal cancer
Annals of Oncology 2019cited by 31position: middledoi
Pembrolizumab versus paclitaxel for previously treated, advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer (KEYNOTE-061): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial
The Lancet 2018cited by 1,311position: middledoi
Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab for Heavily Pretreated Patients With Advanced, Metastatic Adenocarcinoma or Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
JAMA Oncology 2018cited by 517position: lastdoi
Pan-Asian adapted ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with metastatic oesophageal cancer: a JSMO–ESMO initiative endorsed by CSCO, KSMO, MOS, SSO and TOS
Annals of Oncology 2018cited by 287position: middledoi
Live single cell mass spectrometry reveals cancer‐specific metabolic profiles of circulating tumor cells
Cancer Science 2018cited by 119position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Peter C. Enzinger · Harvard University10 papers (2018–2024)Takashi Kojima · Kurume University10 papers (2018–2024)Manish A. Shah · Cornell University9 papers (2018–2024)Pooja Bhagia · Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)9 papers (2018–2024)Toshihiko Doi · National Cancer Center Hospital East8 papers (2019–2024)Antoine Adenis · Université de Montpellier8 papers (2019–2024)Josep Tabernero · Medical Research Network7 papers (2018–2025)Sung‐Bae Kim · Ulsan College7 papers (2018–2024)Roberto Pazo-Cid · Instituto de Salud Carlos III6 papers (2021–2025)Markus Moehler · Seoul National University Hospital6 papers (2020–2025)Lucjan Wyrwicz · Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny6 papers (2023–2025)Lin Shen · Qinghai University6 papers (2019–2024)Yuxian Bai · Harbin Medical University5 papers (2023–2025)Hendrik‐Tobias Arkenau · Sarah Cannon Research Institute5 papers (2018–2025)Soonmo Peter Kang · Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States)5 papers (2018–2019)David R. Spigel · Henan Cancer Hospital5 papers (2023–2025) · 5 papers (2023–2025)Byoung Chul Cho · Université Grenoble Alpes5 papers (2018–2024)Jean‐Philippe Metges · Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest5 papers (2019–2024)Rui‐Hua Xu · Henan Medical University4 papers (2020–2025)