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  1. Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) phase I clinical trial for newly diagnosed glioblastoma by newly developed accelerator at University of Tsukuba

    Article • Applied Radiation and Isotopes, December 2025, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  2. Platelet Recovery and Its Impact on Outcomes After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Japanese Nationwide Retrospective Study

    Article • American Journal of Hematology, October 2025, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  3. Effects of optimal timed automatic awakening from a short daytime nap on cognitive performance, alertness, and fatigue

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  4. Diabetes mellitus and cardiac disease as key predictors of rituximab-induced acute thrombocytopenia in ANCA-associated vasculitis

    Article • Rheumatology, October 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  5. Association of social network with the incidence of frailty and depressive symptoms among older adults: a two-year longitudinal study

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, October 2025, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  6. Identification of metabolites associated with the development of sarcopenia in older women: A longitudinal nested case–control study

    Article • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, October 2025, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  7. Hybrid Control Design with Commensurate Prior Constructed Using Propensity Score-Matched External Controls: A Simulation Study

    Article • Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research, September 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  8. Simple imputation method for meta-analysis of survival rates when precision information is missing

    Article • Research Synthesis Methods, September 2025, Cambridge University Press

    Kazushi Maruo

  9. The prognostic effect of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after esophagectomy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A multi-center retrospective study

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, September 2025, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  10. Corrigendum to “The prognostic effect of recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after esophagectomy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A multi-center retrospective study” [Europ J Surg Oncol 51 (9) (2025) 110151]

    Article • European Journal of Surgical Oncology, September 2025, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  11. Randomized, controlled trial comparing the efficacy of intercostal nerve block in thoracoscopic surgery by timing: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

    Article • Trials, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  12. A systematic review and meta-analysis of x-ray therapy versus proton beam therapy for pediatric central nervous system germ cell tumors: TRP-Germinoma 2025

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Oncology, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  13. Valproate and lamotrigine combination therapy in children with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: an observational analysis focusing on neuroimaging abnormalities

    Article • Brain and Development, August 2025, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  14. Agreement Between TDK Silmee W22 and ActiGraph wGT3X-BT for Estimating Daily Step Counts and Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Free-Living Adults: Comparative Study

    Article • JMIR Formative Research, July 2025, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Kazushi Maruo

  15. Nonparametric Bayesian approach for dynamic borrowing of historical control data

    Article • Biometrics, July 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  16. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Proton Beam Therapy Versus Photon Radiotherapy for Medulloblastoma: TRP-Medulloblastoma 2025

    Article • Cancers, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  17. Role of particle therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma; meta-analysis for comparison with standard therapy: TRP-Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma 2025

    Article • Liver Cancer, June 2025, Karger Publishers

    Kazushi Maruo

  18. Systematic review and meta-analysis of photon radiotherapy versus proton beam therapy for pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: TRP-rhabdomyosarcoma 2024

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Oncology, June 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  19. Random Matching Can Give Random Results in Research

    Article • PLOS One, June 2025, PLOS

    Kazushi Maruo

  20. Clinical outcomes of proton beam therapy for inoperable stage I-IIA non-small cell lung cancer: Japanese nationwide registry study

    Article • Radiotherapy and Oncology, June 2025, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  21. Phase II trial dedicated to non-selected, pretreated cutaneous angiosarcoma: Efficacy of nivolumab (AngioCheck Study)

    Article • European Journal of Cancer, June 2025, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  22. Permutation-based global rank test with adaptive weights for multiple primary endpoints

    Article • Statistical Methods in Medical Research, May 2025, SAGE Publications

    Kazushi Maruo

  23. Impact of Sedation on Ventilator‐Induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Extremely Preterm Infants

    Article • Pediatric Pulmonology, May 2025, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  24. Effectiveness of short active breaks for reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity among Japanese office workers: one-year quasi-experimental study

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health, April 2025, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

    Kazushi Maruo

  25. Association of potentially inappropriate medications with frailty and frailty components in community‐dwelling older women in Japan: The Otassha Study

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, March 2025, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  26. Longitudinal association of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1RAs on falls in persons with type 2 diabetes

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  27. Statistical Inference for a Two‐Stage Adaptive Seamless Design Using Different Binary Endpoints

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, March 2025, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  28. Effects of β-glucans on fatigue: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  29. Network meta-analysis combining survival and count outcome data: A simple frequentist approach

    Article • January 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Kazushi Maruo

  30. Comparison of Omron and ActiGraph monitors in estimating daily step counts and time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity in free-living adults

    Article • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, January 2025, BMJ

    Kazushi Maruo

  31. Association of serum metabolites with frailty phenotype and its components: a cross-sectional case–control study

    Article • Biogerontology, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  32. Potential Bias Models With Bayesian Shrinkage Priors for Dynamic Borrowing of Multiple Historical Control Data

    Article • Pharmaceutical Statistics, November 2024, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  33. geessbin: an R package for analyzing small-sample binary data using modified generalized estimating equations with bias-adjusted covariance estimators

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, November 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  34. Balance Ability Characteristics and Related Factors in Athletes Across Different Sports: A Preliminary Study

    Article • Healthcare, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  35. Kinetics of Recipients with Thrombocytopenia and Its Impact on Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Nationwide Retrospective Study

    Article • Blood, November 2024, American Society of Hematology

    Kazushi Maruo

  36. A new small sample adjustment method for MMRM when model assumption is violated

    Article • Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  37. Determining the prior mean in Bayesian logistic regression with sparse data: a nonarbitrary approach

    Article • Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics), October 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  38. Effects of Radio-Taiso on Health-related Quality of Life in Older Adults With Frailty: a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, October 2024, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Kazushi Maruo, Prof Takuya Omura

  39. Risk of postoperative pneumonia after extubation with the positive pressure versus normal pressure technique: a single-center retrospective observational study

    Article • Journal of Anesthesia, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  40. Particle Therapy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Multicenter Prospective Registry Study, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Liver Cancer, August 2024, Karger Publishers

    Kazushi Maruo

  41. Variability of urinary albumin to creatinine ratio and eGFR are independently associated with eGFR slope in Japanese with type 2 diabetes: a three-year, single-center, retrospective cohort study

    Article • BMC Nephrology, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  42. Cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index on metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese adults under national health guidance: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Public Health, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  43. Correction: Comparison of proton-based Definitive chemoradiotherapy and surgery-based therapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a multi-center retrospective Japanese cohort study

    Article • Esophagus, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  44. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Particle Beam Therapy versus Photon Radiotherapy for Skull Base Chordoma: TRP-Chordoma 2024

    Article • Cancers, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  45. Correction to: Performance Evaluation of Interim Analysis in Bioequivalence Studies

    Article • Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  46. Comparison of proton-based definitive chemoradiotherapy and surgery-based therapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a multi-center retrospective Japanese cohort study

    Article • Esophagus, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  47. A Bayesian method to detect drug‐drug interaction using external information for spontaneous reporting system

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, June 2024, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  48. Performance Evaluation of Interim Analysis in Bioequivalence Studies

    Article • Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  49. 0143 Effects of Optimal-timed Automatic Awakening from a Short Daytime Nap on Cognitive Performance and Fatigue

    Article • SLEEP, April 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  50. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Potential Efficacy of a Mobile Health Application for Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Frailty and Pre-Frailty: A Pilot Study

    Article • Nutrients, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  51. A systematic review and meta-analysis of radiotherapy and particle beam therapy for skull base chondrosarcoma: TRP-chondrosarcoma 2024

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, March 2024, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  52. A novel predictive formula for highly accurate discrimination between truly Helicobacter pylori-uninfected and currently infected/spontaneously eradicated individuals for gastric cancer screening

    Article • Medicine, March 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Kazushi Maruo

  53. Proton Beam Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Multicenter Prospective Registry Study in Japan

    Article • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, March 2024, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  54. An analysis of muscle growth after proton beam therapy for pediatric cancer

    Article • Journal of Radiation Research, January 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  55. Multivariate generalized mixed-effects models for screening multiple adverse drug reactions in spontaneous reporting systems

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, January 2024, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  56. Tumor Response on Diagnostic Imaging after Proton Beam Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Article • Cancers, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  57. Three-dimensional analysis reveals a high incidence of lung adenocarcinoma in the upper region

    Article • Surgery Today, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  58. Risk Factors for Radiation Necrosis and Local Recurrence after Proton Beam Therapy for Skull Base Chordoma or Chondrosarcoma

    Article • Cancers, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  59. Efficacy of Low-Dose Isoproterenol Infusion for the Exclusion of a Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients With Dense Spontaneous Echo Contrast Caused by Atrial Fibrillation

    Article • Circulation Journal, November 2023, Japanese Circulation Society

    Kazushi Maruo

  60. Efficacy and Safety of Bladder Preservation Therapy in Combination with Atezolizumab and Radiation Therapy (BPT-ART) for Invasive Bladder Cancer: Interim Analysis from a Multicenter, Open-label, Prospective Phase 2 Trial

    Article • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, November 2023, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  61. Correlation of motor-auditory cross-modal and auditory unimodal N1 and mismatch responses of schizophrenic patients and normal subjects: an MEG study

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, October 2023, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  62. Retrospective Analysis of the Areas Responsible for Light Flash and Odor During Proton Beam Therapy and Photon Therapy

    Article • Cureus, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  63. Development and validation of a prediction model for rehospitalization among people with schizophrenia discharged from acute inpatient care

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, August 2023, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  64. Safety of romiplostim administered immediately after cord-blood transplantation: a phase 1 trial

    Article • Annals of Hematology, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  65. Do the Impacts of Mentally Active and Passive Sedentary Behavior on Dementia Incidence Differ by Physical Activity Level? A 5-year Longitudinal Study

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, August 2023, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Kazushi Maruo

  66. Proton Beam Therapy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Multicenter Prospective Registry Study in Japan

    Article • Liver Cancer, July 2023, Karger Publishers

    Kazushi Maruo

  67. A prediction model for low functional status after colorectal cancer surgery: A retrospective cohort study using administrative data

    Article • International Journal of Surgery Open, July 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Kazushi Maruo

  68. Antigen-specific T cell balance reveals Why patients with atopic dermatitis fail to achieve immune tolerance

    Article • Clinical Immunology, July 2023, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  69. Publisher Correction: “Bias in odds ratios from logistic regression methods with sparse data sets” [J Epidemiol 33(6) (2023) 265-275]

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, June 2023, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Kazushi Maruo

  70. Bias in Odds Ratios From Logistic Regression Methods With Sparse Data Sets

    Article • Journal of Epidemiology, June 2023, Japan Epidemiological Association

    Kazushi Maruo

  71. A genome-wide association study for allergen component sensitizations identifies allergen component–specific and allergen protein group–specific associations

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global, May 2023, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  72. Optimal biological dose selection in dose-finding trials with model-assisted designs based on efficacy and toxicity: a simulation study

    Article • Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, April 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  73. Proton beam therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A systematic review and analysis with Proton-Net, a multicenter prospective patient registry database

    Article • Journal of Radiation Research, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  74. A formula for predicting postoperative functional decline using routine medical data in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery

    Article • Current Orthopaedic Practice, April 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Kazushi Maruo

  75. A comparison of bias‐adjusted generalized estimating equations for sparse binary data in small‐sample longitudinal studies

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, April 2023, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  76. A Japanese registry study and systematic review of particle therapy for renal cell carcinoma

    Article • Journal of Radiation Research, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  77. Comparison of postoperative analgesic effects of thoracic epidural analgesia and rectus sheath block in laparoscopic abdominal surgery: A randomized controlled noninferiority trial

    Article • Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, March 2023, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  78. Occupational Fall Risk Assessment Tool for older workers

    Article • Occupational Medicine, March 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  79. Multifocal Contact Lenses and 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops for Myopia Control Study: Research Protocol for a 1-Year, Randomized, Four-Arm, Clinical Trial in Schoolchildren

    Article • Eye & Contact Lens Science & Clinical Practice, February 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Kazushi Maruo

  80. Smartware for Atrial Fibrillation Management

    Article • PLOS One, February 2023, PLOS

    Takeshi Machino, Kazushi Maruo

  81. Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction in extremely preterm infants: a pilot ultrasound study

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  82. Retrospective analysis of the areas responsible for light flash and odor during proton beam therapy and photon therapy

    Article • January 2023, Research Square

    Kazushi Maruo

  83. A Retrospective Study of Renal Growth Changes after Proton Beam Therapy for Pediatric Malignant Tumor

    Article • Current Oncology, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  84. Effects of lymphopenia on survival in proton therapy with chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

    Article • Journal of Radiation Research, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  85. Predictors of psychological distress and sleep deprivation in caregivers of stroke survivors

    Article • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, January 2023, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  86. Proton beam therapy versus radiofrequency ablation for patients with treatment-naïve single hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score analysis

    Article • Liver Cancer, December 2022, Karger Publishers

    Kazushi Maruo

  87. Effectiveness of an online support program to help female cancer patients manage their health and illness: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, December 2022, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  88. TMPRSS2 gene polymorphism common in East Asians confers decreased COVID-19 susceptibility

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, November 2022, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  89. Adherence, safety and potential effectiveness of a home‐based Radio‐Taiso exercise program in older adults with frailty: A pilot randomized controlled trial

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, November 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  90. Association of social participation (including inconsistent participation) with the progression of frailty among older adults: Community‐based cohort study in Japan

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, November 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  91. Psychotic relapse in people with schizophrenia within 12 months of discharge from acute inpatient care: protocol for development and validation of a prediction model based on a retrospective cohort study in three psychiatric hospitals in Japan

    Article • Diagnostic and Prognostic Research, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  92. Levetiracetam versus fosphenytoin as a second-line treatment after diazepam for adult convulsive status epilepticus: a multicentre non-inferiority randomised control trial

    Article • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, October 2022, BMJ

    Kazushi Maruo

  93. Plasma Exchange May Enhance Antitumor Effects by Removal of Soluble Programmed Death-Ligand 1 and Extracellular Vesicles: Preliminary Study

    Article • Biomedicines, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  94. Effects of Image Processing Using Honeycomb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms on Visibility of 27-Gauge Endoscopic Vitrectomy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  95. Effects of intergenerational contact on social capital in community-dwelling adults aged 25–84 years: a non-randomized community-based intervention

    Article • BMC Public Health, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  96. Effects of a home-based Radio-Taiso exercise programme on health-related quality of life in older adults with frailty: protocol for an assessor-blind randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2022, BMJ

    Kazushi Maruo, Prof Takuya Omura

  97. 1740P Bladder preservation therapy in combination with atezolizumab and radiation therapy for invasive bladder cancer (BPT-ART): An open-label, single-arm, multicenter, phase II trial

    Article • Annals of Oncology, September 2022, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  98. Blood Levels of Ammonia and Carnitine in Patients Treated with Valproic Acid: A Meta-analysis

    Article • Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience, August 2022, Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology (KAMJE)

    Kazushi Maruo

  99. Light flash and odor during proton beam therapy for pediatric patients: a prospective observational study

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, August 2022, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  100. The Optimal Cut-off of the Latex Immunoassay (LZ Test) for <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection Based on the Stool Antigen Test and <i>Helicobacter pylori</i>-associated Gastritis

    Article • Internal Medicine, July 2022, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Kazushi Maruo

  101. Abnormal sensation during total body irradiation: a prospective observational study

    Article • Journal of Radiation Research, July 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  102. Statistical tests for two‐stage adaptive seamless design using short‐ and long‐term binary outcomes

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, June 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  103. Confirmatory efficacy testing for individual dose–placebo comparisons using serial gatekeeping procedure in dose‐finding trials with multiple comparison procedures–modeling

    Article • Pharmaceutical Statistics, June 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  104. Comparison of the Clinical Outcome of Carotid Artery Stenting Between Institutions With a Treatment Strategy Based on Risk Factors and Those With First-Line Treatment

    Article • Journal of Endovascular Therapy, June 2022, SAGE Publications

    Kazushi Maruo

  105. Finite-sample performance of the robust variance estimator in the presence of missing data

    Article • Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  106. Perceptual inference, accuracy, and precision in temporal reproduction in schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research Cognition, June 2022, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  107. Shoplifting Behavior Among Patients With an Eating Disorder at a Medical Correctional Center in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, May 2022, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  108. Maternal BMI and allergy in children until 3 years of age (JECS)

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global, May 2022, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  109. Phase II trial of nivolumab monotherapy and biomarker screening in patients with chemo‐refractory germ cell tumors

    Article • International Journal of Urology, April 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  110. Improvement in Dacryoendoscopic Visibility after Image Processing Using Comb-Removal and Image-Sharpening Algorithms

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  111. Using horseshoe prior for incorporating multiple historical control data in randomized controlled trials

    Article • Statistical Methods in Medical Research, April 2022, SAGE Publications

    Kazushi Maruo

  112. Modifiable intrinsic factors related to occupational falls in older workers

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, March 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  113. Olfactory Sensations During Proton and Photon Radiotherapy: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study

    Article • Cureus, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  114. Physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour and the development of functional disability in community-dwelling older adults in Tsuru, Japan: a prospective cohort study (the Tsuru Longitudinal Study)

    Article • BMJ Open, March 2022, BMJ

    Kazushi Maruo

  115. Boys with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder perform wider and fewer finger tapping than typically developing boys – Peer comparisons and the effects of methylphenidate from an exploratory perspective

    Article • Brain and Development, March 2022, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  116. Unique Lewy pathology in myotonic dystrophy type 1

    Article • Neuropathology, February 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  117. Ifenprodil for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder: An exploratory, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial

    Article • Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, January 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  118. Multiple imputation for longitudinal data using Bayesian lasso imputation model

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, January 2022, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  119. Psychological Distress in Caregivers for People with Dementia: A Population-Based Analysis of a National Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, January 2022, IOS Press

    Kazushi Maruo

  120. Aspiration pneumonia and anesthesia techniques in hip fracture surgery in elderly patients: A retrospective cohort study using administrative data

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Kazushi Maruo

  121. The effect of a multicomponent intervention on occupational fall-related factors in older workers: A pilot randomized controlled trial

    Article • Journal of Occupational Health, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  122. Light flashes during proton and photon radiotherapy: A multicenter prospective observational study

    Article • Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, December 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  123. Bidirectional relationship between insomnia and frailty in older adults: A 2-year longitudinal study

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, November 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  124. Prediction Models for Impending Death Using Physical Signs and Vital Signs in Noncancer Patients: A Prospective Longitudinal Observational Study

    Article • Palliative Medicine Reports, October 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    JUN HAMANO, Kazushi Maruo

  125. Novel method for selecting slices of the same cross-sectional view from digital tomosynthesis for monitoring posterior spinal instrumentation

    Article • Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, October 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  126. Effects of an unsupervised Nordic walking intervention on cognitive and physical function among older women engaging in volunteer activity

    Article • Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, October 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  127. CONGENITAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES

    Article • Neuromuscular Disorders, October 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  128. Conduction disorders after perimembranous ventricular septal defect closure: continuous versus interrupted suturing techniques

    Article • European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, September 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  129. Hybrid Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Interoceptive Exposure for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Feasibility Study

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, September 2021, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  130. 943P Long-term outcome of the oldest-old patients (85 years or older) underwent proton beam therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • Annals of Oncology, September 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  131. Changes in self-efficacy in Japanese school-age children with and without high autistic traits after the Universal Unified Prevention Program: a single-group pilot study

    Article • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  132. Gravity-induced loss of aeration and atelectasis development in the preterm lung: a serial sonographic assessment

    Article • Perinatal Journal, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Yusuke Hoshino, Kazushi Maruo

  133. Effect of Covariate Omission in Randomised Controlled Trials: A Review and Simulation Study

    Article • International Statistical Review, August 2021, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  134. Efficacy and Safety Study of Wearable Cyborg HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) in Hemiplegic Patients With Acute Stroke (EARLY GAIT Study): Protocols for a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, July 2021, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  135. Risk factor of pneumonitis on dose-volume relationship for chemoradiotherapy with durvalumab: Multi-institutional research in Japan

    Article • Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, July 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  136. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia, patient-controlled intravenous analgesia, and conventional intravenous opioids for gynecologic interstitial brachytherapy: A single-center retrospective study

    Article • Brachytherapy, July 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  137. Analysis of the Association Between Low Dose Bone, Lung, and Heart Irradiation and Survival Rates for Patients Who Received High-dose Proton Beam Therapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy for Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

    Article • May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  138. D-Dimer As An Indicator of Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Control Study

    Article • May 2021, Research Square

    Kazushi Maruo

  139. Levetiracetam versus fosphenytoin as a second-line treatment after diazepam for status epilepticus: study protocol for a multicenter non-inferiority designed randomized control trial

    Article • Trials, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  140. Practical Review and Comparison of Modified Covariance Estimators for Linear Mixed Models in Small‐sample Longitudinal Studies with Missing Data

    Article • International Statistical Review, April 2021, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  141. Bladder preservation therapy in combination with atezolizumab and radiation therapy for invasive bladder cancer (BPT-ART) – A study protocol for an open-label, phase II, multicenter study

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, March 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo, Professor Toyonori Tsuzuki

  142. An Analysis of Vertebral Body Growth after Proton Beam Therapy for Pediatric Cancer

    Article • Cancers, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  143. Psychological Distress in Caregivers for People With Dementia: A Population-Based Analysis of A National Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • January 2021, Research Square

    Kazushi Maruo

  144. Re-evaluation of the comparative effectiveness of bootstrap-based optimism correction methods in the development of multivariable clinical prediction models

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  145. Longitudinal associations of social group engagement with physical activity among Japanese older adults

    Article • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, January 2021, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  146. Effects of multisession transcranial direct current stimulation as an augmentation to cognitive tasks in patients with neurocognitive disorders in Japan: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMJ Open, December 2020, BMJ

    Kazushi Maruo

  147. Prevalence of perinatal depression among Japanese men: a meta-analysis

    Article • Annals of General Psychiatry, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  148. Prediction of true Helicobacter pylori-uninfected status using a combination of age, serum antibody and pepsinogen: Logistic regression analysis

    Article • PLOS One, October 2020, PLOS

    Kazushi Maruo

  149. The effects of PSA kinetics on the outcome of hypofractionated salvage radiotherapy for biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after prostatectomy

    Article • Journal of Radiation Research, September 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  150. An application of the mixed‐effects model and pattern mixture model to treatment groups with differential missingness suspected not‐missing‐at‐random

    Article • Pharmaceutical Statistics, August 2020, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  151. The Risks of Exfoliative Esophagitis in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Article • Medicine, August 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Kazushi Maruo

  152. Gamma-Polyglutamic Acid-Rich Natto Suppresses Postprandial Blood Glucose Response in the Early Phase after Meals: A Randomized Crossover Study

    Article • Nutrients, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  153. Prevalence of perinatal depression among Japanese women: a meta-analysis

    Article • Annals of General Psychiatry, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  154. Assessment of Hazard Ratios in Oncology Clinical Trials Terminated Early for Superiority

    Article • JAMA Network Open, June 2020, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Kazushi Maruo

  155. Borrowing external information to improve Bayesian confidence propagation neural network

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  156. Quantitative assessment of fine motor skills in children using magnetic sensors

    Article • Brain and Development, June 2020, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  157. Predicting antidepressant response through early improvement of individual symptoms of depression incorporating baseline characteristics of patients: An individual patient data meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, June 2020, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  158. Working status of caregivers for people with dementia: Analysis data from a Japanese Nationwide Survey

    Article • PLOS One, May 2020, PLOS

    Kazushi Maruo

  159. Statistical Inference Based on Accelerated Failure Time Models Under Model Misspecification and Small Samples

    Article • Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  160. Rebuttal to Letter to Editor: Determining Novel Urinary Biomarkers for Acute Kidney Injury and Prediction of Clinical Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

    Article • Pediatric Cardiology, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  161. The Possibility of Suppression of Increased Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels by Gamma-Polyglutamic Acid-Rich Natto in the Early Phase after Eating: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Study

    Article • Nutrients, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  162. Pain thresholds are unaffected by age in a Japanese population

    Article • Muscle & Nerve, February 2020, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  163. Effectiveness of enhanced cognitive behavior therapy for bulimia nervosa in Japan: a randomized controlled trial protocol

    Article • BioPsychoSocial Medicine, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  164. Tracking intermediate performance of vigilant attention using multiple eye metrics

    Article • SLEEP, February 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kazushi Maruo

  165. Effect of multi-session prefrontal transcranial direct current stimulation on cognition in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, February 2020, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  166. DE-MDCT Predicts Regional Functional Improvement After Reperfused AMI

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, February 2020, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  167. Confidence intervals for difference between two binomial proportions derived from logistic regression

    Article • Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  168. Effects of Gait Treatment With a Single-Leg Hybrid Assistive Limb System After Acute Stroke: A Non-randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, January 2020, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  169. A note on the bias of standard errors when orthogonality of mean and variance parameters is not satisfied in the mixed model for repeated measures analysis

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, January 2020, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  170. A Comparison Between a Meta-analytic Approach and Power Prior Approach to Using Historical Control Information in Clinical Trials With Binary Endpoints

    Article • Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  171. <p>Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Diameter and Cardiac Mortality in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy</p>

    Article • Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  172. Psychiatric and neurodevelopmental aspects of Becker muscular dystrophy

    Article • Neuromuscular Disorders, December 2019, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  173. Augmentation of Positive Valence System–Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Inaudible High-Frequency Sounds for Anhedonia

    Article • JAMA Network Open, November 2019, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Kazushi Maruo

  174. A pilot study on efficacy and tolerability of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT‐FD) for Japanese patients with focal dystonia

    Article • Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience, November 2019, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  175. Trajectory of criterion symptoms of major depression under newly started antidepressant treatment: sleep disturbances and anergia linger on while suicidal ideas and psychomotor symptoms disappear early

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, November 2019, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  176. P.344Assessment of longitudinal developmental milestones in Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy

    Article • Neuromuscular Disorders, October 2019, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  177. FUKUYAMA CONGENITAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

    Article • Neuromuscular Disorders, October 2019, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  178. Safety and Feasibility of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Patients With Mild or Major Neurocognitive Disorders: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Pilot Study

    Article • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, September 2019, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  179. Childhood‐onset cerebellar ataxia in Japan: A questionnaire‐based survey

    Article • Brain and Behavior, August 2019, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  180. A Comparison Between a Meta-analytic Approach and Power Prior Approach to Using Historical Control Information in Clinical Trials With Binary Endpoints

    Article • Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science, July 2019, SAGE Publications

    Kazushi Maruo

  181. Multiple imputation for longitudinal data in the presence of heteroscedasticity between treatment groups

    Article • Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  182. Cognitive behavioral therapy with interoceptive exposure and complementary video materials for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial in Japan

    Article • BioPsychoSocial Medicine, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  183. Exploratory analyses of effect modifiers in the antidepressant treatment of major depression: Individual-participant data meta-analysis of 2803 participants in seven placebo-controlled randomized trials

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, May 2019, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  184. Factors associated with the use and longer duration of seclusion and restraint in psychiatric inpatient settings: a retrospective chart review

    Article • International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  185. Improved Small Sample Inference Methods for a Mixed-Effects Model for Repeated Measures Approach in Incomplete Longitudinal Data Analysis

    Article • Stats, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Kazushi Maruo

  186. Discrete effect of each mild behavioural impairment category on dementia conversion or cognitive decline in patients with mild cognitive impairment

    Article • Psychogeriatrics, March 2019, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  187. Bivariate beta-binomial model using Gaussian copula for bivariate meta-analysis of two binary outcomes with low incidence

    Article • Japanese Journal of Statistics and Data Science, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  188. Efficient two-step multivariate random effects meta-analysis of individual participant data for longitudinal clinical trials using mixed effects models

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  189. Study of effects of ifenprodil in patients with methamphetamine dependence: Protocol for an exploratory, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial

    Article • Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, February 2019, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  190. Development and validation of a prediction model for the probability of responding to placebo in antidepressant trials: a pooled analysis of individual patient data

    Article • Evidence-Based Mental Health, January 2019, BMJ

    Kazushi Maruo

  191. Personality traits of Japanese patients with focal dystonia—Variable classification by affected body part and occupation—

    Article • Rinsho Shinkeigaku, January 2019, Societas Neurologica Japonica

    Kazushi Maruo

  192. Longitudinal analysis of risk factors for dementia based on Mild Cognitive Impairment Screen results and questionnaire responses from healthy Japanese individuals registered in an online database

    Article • Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, January 2019, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  193. SignalDetDDI: An SAS macro for detecting adverse drug-drug interactions in spontaneous reporting systems

    Article • PLOS One, November 2018, PLOS

    Kazushi Maruo

  194. National registry of patients with Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy in Japan

    Article • Neuromuscular Disorders, October 2018, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  195. Attentional bias modification alters intrinsic functional network of attentional control: A randomized controlled trial

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, October 2018, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  196. A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Multisession Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Cognition in Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Article • Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, September 2018, SAGE Publications

    Takuma Inagawa, Kazushi Maruo

  197. Positive symptoms and time perception in schizophrenia: A meta-analysis

    Article • Schizophrenia Research Cognition, September 2018, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  198. Factors that promote new or continuous participation in social group activity among Japanese community-dwelling older adults: A 2-year longitudinal study

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, July 2018, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  199. Effect of heteroscedasticity between treatment groups on mixed-effects models for repeated measures

    Article • Pharmaceutical Statistics, July 2018, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  200. A new device-aided cognitive function test, User eXperience-Trail Making Test (UX-TMT), sensitively detects neuropsychological performance in patients with dementia and Parkinson’s disease

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  201. Analysis of risk factors for mild cognitive impairment based on word list memory test results and questionnaire responses in healthy Japanese individuals registered in an online database

    Article • PLOS One, May 2018, PLOS

    Kazushi Maruo

  202. Prevalence of underweight in patients with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, May 2018, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  203. Conditional estimation using prior information in 2-stage group sequential designs assuming asymptotic normality when the trial terminated early

    Article • Pharmaceutical Statistics, April 2018, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  204. The association of single and combined factors of sedentary behavior and physical activity with subjective cognitive complaints among community-dwelling older adults: Cross-sectional study

    Article • PLOS One, April 2018, PLOS

    Kazushi Maruo

  205. Initial severity of major depression and efficacy of new generation antidepressants: individual participant data meta-analysis

    Article • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, April 2018, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  206. A New Device-Aided Cognitive Function Test, User Experience-Trail Making Test (UX-TMT), Sensitively Detects Neuropsychological Characteristics in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease

    Article • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, March 2018, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  207. High Titer of Acquired Factor V Inhibitor Presenting with a Pseudo-deficiency of Multiple Coagulation Factors

    Article • Internal Medicine, January 2018, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Kazushi Maruo

  208. Bartlett-type corrections and bootstrap adjustments of likelihood-based inference methods for network meta-analysis

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, December 2017, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  209. An additive effect of leading role in the organization between social participation and dementia onset among Japanese older adults: the AGES cohort study

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  210. Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Functional Capacity in Schizophrenia: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, November 2017, Frontiers

    Kazushi Maruo

  211. A comparative study of care practices for young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy between Japan and European countries: Implications of early diagnosis

    Article • Neuromuscular Disorders, October 2017, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  212. A comparison of multiple imputation methods for incomplete longitudinal binary data

    Article • Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  213. A random effects meta-analysis model with Box-Cox transformation

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  214. An efficient procedure for calculating sample size through statistical simulations

    Article • Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Kazushi Maruo

  215. Chronic sleep fragmentation exacerbates amyloid β deposition in Alzheimer’s disease model mice

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, July 2017, Elsevier

    Kazushi Maruo

  216. Interpretable inference on the mixed effect model with the Box-Cox transformation

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, March 2017, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  217. Utilization of chi-square statistics for screening adverse drug-drug interactions in spontaneous reporting systems

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  218. Analysis of an incomplete longitudinal composite variable using a marginalized random effects model and multiple imputation

    Article • Statistical Methods in Medical Research, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Kazushi Maruo

  219. Statistical simulation based on right skewed distributions

    Article • Computational Statistics, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  220. Comparison of bias-corrected covariance estimators for MMRM analysis in longitudinal data with dropouts

    Article • Statistical Methods in Medical Research, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Kazushi Maruo

  221. Inference of median difference based on the Box-Cox model in randomized clinical trials

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, January 2015, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  222. Effect of covariate omission in Weibull accelerated failure time model: A caution

    Article • Biometrical Journal, June 2014, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  223. Confidence intervals based on some weighting functions for the difference of two binomial proportions

    Article • Statistics in Medicine, March 2014, Wiley

    Kazushi Maruo

  224. Percentile estimation based on the power-normal distribution

    Article • Computational Statistics, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  225. Underlying Assumptions of the Power-Normal Distribution

    Article • Behaviormetrika, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kazushi Maruo

  226. Statistical Investigation of Reference Intervals of Clinical Laboratory Data

    Article • Kodo Keiryogaku (The Japanese Journal of Behaviormetrics), January 2008, Behaviormetric Society of Japan

    Kazushi Maruo