TEL. 03-3353-8111
〒162-8666 8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Our department focuses on urologic oncology, renal transplantation, and benign urologic diseases such as female urology, urinary stone, or voiding disorder. As to urologic oncology, most patient receive surgery using robotic technique, and the number of robotic surgeries surpasses 400 per year in 2022. Using robotic surgery, we have succeeded in resecting cancers in patients who were previously considered inoperable. Particularly, the number of cases of robotic partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer is nearly 300 per year, which compare with high volume center in United States. The Prostate Oncology Center collaborates with the Department of Radiology to provide the best treatment for each patient. All patients undergo robotic surgery using the da Vinci, and it is also possible to receive radiation therapy at the Department of Radiology. Our renal transplantation results are among the best in the world, with a 10-year graft-survival rate approaching 90%. As a urology team, we have performed nearly 150 kidney transplants and are recognized as one of the leading renal transplant teams in the world. Our department is always at the forefront of medical treatment, providing world-class medical care to meet the diversifying needs of our patients.
In S2, students learn basic physiology, biochemistry, and anatomy of the renal and urinary tract system, and in S4, they build on this basic knowledge by learning the pathophysiology of renal and urinary tract disorders such as malignant diseases, kidney transplantation, congenital urinary tract malformation, neurogenic bladder, and tests related to the renal and urinary tract system in lectures on renal and urinary tract system 1 and 2. The students will also learn clinical concepts and, in the practical training, they will actually perform a urine sediment test and discuss the results. In S5, students learn about the male reproductive system, infertility, and ED in lectures on reproductive system 1 and 2; in S8, students practice surgical suturing and hand washing as basic techniques for clinical practice; and in S9, they attend clinical examinations, tests, and surgeries as student physicians and learn differential diagnosis and treatment strategies. They experience summarizing clinical progress by presenting treatment progress and will also have the opportunity to review their manner and attitude as a doctor.
1. Basic and clinical research on immune tolerance
2. Basic and clinical research on renal transplantation
3. Basic and clinical studies on renal cysticercosis and carcinogenesis
4. Basic and clinical studies on urologic cancer using novel radiosensitizers
5. Research on chemoablation for prostate cancer
6. Investigation of urinary tract obstructive renal dysfunction (hydronephrosis)
7. Clinico-pathological and molecular biological research on prostate cancer progression and metastasis
8. Research on high-dose chemotherapy using peripheral blood stem cell transplantation for advanced cancer
9. Basic and clinical studies on urinary tract stones
10. Research on the efficacy of partial nephrectomy with preservation of renal function for renal cancer
11. Clinical and basic research on prevention of recurrence of bladder cancer
12. Research on diagnosis and treatment of renal vascular hypertension
13. Research on immunotherapy (gamma-delta therapy) for genitourinary cancers
14. Research on regenerative medicine of the urinary tract using autologous regenerative epithelium
Toshio Takagi
Junpei Iizuka
Hirohito Kobayashi
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Yasunobu Hashimoto
Tomokazu Shimizu
Kazuya Omoto
Kazuhiko Yoshida
Taichi kanzawa
Toshihito Hirai
In the graduate school, research activities are always conducted on themes that meet the questions and demands of clinical practice. Specifically, projects in progress include induction of immune tolerance in monkeys, basic experiments using small animals (transplantation-related and tumor-related), measurement of anti-HLA antibodies and analysis of clinical renal transplantation data, and clinical analysis using pathological specimens. We are also conducting basic studies on adjunctive radiation therapy for urologic cancer using a novel radiosensitizer and are considering clinical application of this therapy in the future. In each of these research projects, we collaborate extensively with the Institute of Life Science, Tokyo University of Science; the CMIC Bioresearch Center; the Department of Radiology, Nihon University School of Veterinary Medicine; the IMS-RCAI Vaccine Design Research Team, RIKEN; Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology and Institute of Advanced Life Science of our university, and Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
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〒162-8666
8-1, Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
TEL +81-3-3353-8111