Abstract: Provided is a thrombin-carrying hemostatic sheet that is suitable for hemostasis during surgery, in particular, for hemostasis during spine surgery, that is convenient without preparation before use, and that is bioabsorbable and can be embedded in the body as it is. The hemostatic sheet is composed of a gelatin sponge carrying an effective amount of thrombin, wherein (A) the density is 30 to 55 mg/cm3, and (B) the shape maintaining angle in wet conditions is 55 to 120°.

Abstract: The present inventors have studied and found that the substituted quinoline derivatives have acetylcholine receptor clustering-inducing action and can be useful as an active ingredient in the pharmaceutical compositions for preventing and/or treating neuromuscular diseases. The substituted quinoline derivative of the present invention may be used as an agent for preventing and/or treating neuromuscular diseases.

Abstract: A compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer having resistance to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy is provided. The present inventors have conducted studies on a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer having resistance to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, and found that a pyridazinyl-thiazolecarboxamide compound has DGK ? (DGKzeta) inhibitory effect, leading to completion of the present invention. The pyridazinyl-thiazolecarboxamide compound of the present invention has DGK ? inhibitory effect, and can be used as a therapeutic agent for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer having resistance to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an anti-CLDN4/anti-CD137 bispecific antibody usable in treatment of cancer. An anti-CLDN4/anti-CD137 bispecific antibody produced using an anti-CLDN4 antibody binding to CLDN4 and an anti-CD137 antibody binding to CD137 had agonistic activity for CD137, promoted production of interferon ? by a T cell, and exhibited cytotoxic activity against a cancer cell expressing CLDN4 on a cell surface thereof. Besides, it was shown that the anti-CLDN4/anti-CD137 bispecific antibody can be safely administered to monkeys. Therefore, the anti-CLDN4/anti-CD137 bispecific antibody is usable in treatment of human cancer.

Abstract: Provided is an anti-human Fn14 antibody which binds to human Fn14 to inhibit an action via the human Fn14, thereby preventing or treating cancer cachexia. The inventors have conducted studies on an anti-human Fn14 antibody, and provided an anti-human Fn14 antibody comprising a heavy chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 and a light chain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4.

Abstract: An antibody-drug conjugate of formula (I) or salt thereof of formula I: may have Ab as an anti-CLDN6 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.

Abstract: Provided are a conjugate comprising an anti-human MUC1 antibody Fab fragment and a peptide linker and/or a ligand, a composition for diagnosis and/or a pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate, a method for diagnosing and/or treating a cancer using the conjugate, and the like. In the conjugate used, the anti-human MUC1 antibody Fab fragment is bound to the ligand via the peptide linker or the like.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods and compositions for the prediction of therapeutic efficacy of cancer treatments and the prognosis of cancer. The invention discloses markers that are associated with favorable and unfavorable outcomes, respectively, in certain cancer treatments and are useful as prognostic markers for cancer. Methods involving these markers are disclosed for predicting cancer therapy benefit and prognosing clinical outcome for cancer patients.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition containing 6-ethyl-3-{3-methoxy-4-[4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl]anilino}-5-[(oxan-4-yl)amino]pyrazine-2-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a sweetener for reducing the bitterness of gilteritinib, suppressing the decrease in dissolution stability of gilteritinib due to, for example, stress such as heat and/or humidity over time, and having excellent dissolution stability. The pharmaceutical composition contains gilteritinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a sweetener, and sugars and/or sugar alcohols.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a dosage regimen for co-administration of enzalutamide and a strong CYP3A4 inducer.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pericyte-like cell having high angiogenic potential with a higher cell proliferation ability than a primary pericyte available in the past and high VEGF expression, and a method for producing the same. Provided are a method for producing a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell, the method including selecting a CD56(?) pericyte-like cell from a population including a pericyte-like cell obtained by inducing differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell; and a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell produced by the production method.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a pericyte-like cell having high angiogenic potential with a higher cell proliferation ability than a primary pericyte available in the past and high VEGF expression, and a method for producing the same. Provided are a method for producing a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell, the method including selecting a CD56(?) pericyte-like cell from a population including a pericyte-like cell obtained by inducing differentiation of a pluripotent stem cell; and a VEGF-highly expressing pericyte-like cell produced by the production method.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cell penetrating peptide having a penetrating ability into cells. The present inventors provided a cell penetrating peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, a cell penetrating peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 and a cell penetrating peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and a complex comprising any one of the cell penetrating peptide and a functional molecule.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for modified release comprising (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4?-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)amino]ethyl]acetic acid anilide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a carrier for a sustained release pharmaceutical composition, wherein a maximum blood drug concentration (Cmax) when administered in fasted state is 400 ng/ml or less, is disclosed.

Abstract: A compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy is provided. The present inventors have conducted studies on a compound useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy, and confirmed that a heteroaryl carboxamide compound has DGK ? (DGKzeta) inhibitory effect, leading to completion of the present invention. The heteroaryl carboxamide compound of the present invention has DGK ? inhibitory effect, and can be used as a therapeutic agent for treatment of cancer related to activation of immune cells or cancer resistant to anti-PD-1 antibody/anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy.

Abstract: Provided is a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising a labeling moiety-anti-human antibody Fab fragment conjugate, and the like. In the pharmaceutical composition comprising a labeling moiety-anti-human antibody Fab fragment conjugate, citric acid, phosphoric acid, 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethanesulfonic acid or trishydroxymethyl aminomethane is added as a buffering agent, sucrose or glycerin is added as a stabilizer, a nonionic surfactant is added, and the pH is adjusted to 6.5 to 7.5. This enables suppression of generation of multimers and insoluble subvisible particles during preservation of the labeling moiety-anti-human antibody Fab fragment conjugate.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for modified release, comprising (1) (R)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-4?-[2-[(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl) amino]ethyl] acetic acid anilide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (2) at least one additive which ensures penetration of water into the pharmaceutical composition and which has a solubility such that the volume of water required for dissolving 1 g of the additive is 10 mL or less, and (3) a hydrogel-forming polymer having an average molecular weight of approximately 100,000 or more, or a viscosity of 12 mPa·s or more at a 5% aqueous solution at 25 C is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combination therapy for effectively treating and/or preventing diseases associated with cells expressing CLDN18.2, including cancer diseases such as gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, colon cancer, hepatic cancer, head-neck cancer, and cancer of the gallbladder and metastases thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration in which the solubility and/or dissolution properties of enzalutamide are improved and supersaturation is maintained. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration in which the oral absorbability of enzalutamide is improved. The pharmaceutical composition for oral administration comprises enzalutamide and polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: Provided is a labeled fatty acid derivative for diagnostic imaging that enables quantification of fatty acid metabolic activity in the heart muscle. [Means for Solution] The present inventors have conducted intensive investigations on a method that enables quantification of fatty acid metabolic activity and thus have found that a labeled fatty acid derivative typified by 3-{[(5Z)-3-[18F]fluorotetradeca-5-en-1-yl]sulfanyl}propanoic acid or a salt thereof has excellent accumulation to the heart muscle and thus enables imaging of fatty acid metabolic activity by positron emission tomography (PET). Therefore, the labeled fatty acid derivative of the present invention can be used as a radiolabeled tracer for rapid and non-invasive quantification of fatty acid metabolic activity in the heart muscle, diagnostic imaging of heart disease typified by an ischemic heart disease, diagnostic imaging of the therapeutic effect of a therapeutic drug for heart disease, and the like.