Professor FURUKAWA Jyunya
Main research projects in the Department of Urology are as follows.
Basic research :
- Elucidation of pathogenesis of cancer cachexia.
- The role of crosstalk between cancer cells and stromal cells in invasive urothelial carcinoma.
- Development of new therapeutic approaches using patient-derived xenograft models.
- Development of new therapeutic approaches targeting cancer-specific factors.
- Application of LED technology for male infertility.
Clinical research :
- Reduction of complications（incontinence and erectile dysfunction）in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.
- Development of devices useful for laparoscopic surgery.
- Identification of the factors to predict successful outcome and adverse events in prostate brachytherapy.
