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Minoru Kawatani

Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science TokyoORCID 0000-0002-0192-4366Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cancer Biology· 1

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Akihiro NakadaiD· 1 shared Jun NakajimaiD· 1 shared Kanami Yamazaki· 1 shared Kimihiko KobayashiiD· 1 shared Kyohhei FujitaiD· 1 shared Mako KamiyaiD· 1 shared Miyuki Tani· 1 shared Nobuyoshi MatsumotoiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Enzyme activity as an actionable axis for small-molecule precision oncology

Kyohhei Fujita, Mako Kamiya, Shingo Dan, Ryo Tachibana, Minoru Kawatani, Ryosuke Kojima, Rumi Hino, Kimihiko Kobayashi, Shotaro Inoue, Miyuki Tani, Yuko Hirata, Shun Kawashima, Kanami Yamazaki, Yumiko H. Nishimura, Yoshimi Ohashi, , Yasuteru Urano

This paper develops enzyme activity-based prodrugs for precision oncology, showing reduced toxicity and improved efficacy in tumor models.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology