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Analysis of intra-tumor immune response toward development of autologous gamma-delta T-cell transfer therapy in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K10577
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Urology
Research InstitutionTeikyo University (2017-2018)
The University of Tokyo (2015-2016)

Principal Investigator

Nakagawa Tohru  帝京大学, 医学部, 教授 (40591730)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 久米 春喜  東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 教授 (10272577)
垣見 和宏  東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 特任教授 (80273358)
松下 博和  愛知県がんセンター(研究所), 腫瘍免疫制御TR分野, 分野長 (80597782)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords尿路上皮癌 / 腫瘍免疫 / 次世代シーケンサー / CIBERSORT / γδT細胞 / NKG2D / 免疫療法 / ガンマデルタT細胞 / 免疫チェックポイント阻害剤 / PD-1 / Tim-3 / 癌精巣抗原 / ネオアンチゲン
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Advanced urothelial cancer is notorious for its poor prognosis, and development of novel therapies has long been awaited. We examined the anti-tumor immune response of urothelial cancer in order to develop novel immunotherapies, specifically, gamma-delta T cell therapy as a combination immunotherapy with checkpoint blockades or as a sole treatment for the cases resistant to them. Gamma-delta T cells could be expanded from patients’ PBMC if their percentage exceeded 1.5% in all PBMC and they were not CD27-CD45RAhi exhausted phenotype. Cultured gamma-delta T cells expressed Tim-3 but not PD-1, suggesting that they are less likely suppressed by PD-1/PD-L1 pathways. Therefore, we considered that gamma-delta T cell therapy can be applied even in the cases resistant to checkpoint blockades. The analyses of RNA-seq of surgical specimens revealed that the expression levels of gamma-delta T cell ligands differed according to the extent of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells infiltration into the tumor.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

抗がん剤治療が無効な進行した膀胱がんに対して、免疫チェックポイント阻害剤が承認された。しかし同薬も無効な症例があり、免疫治療の効果を一層高める方法の開発が求められている。本研究では、免疫細胞の一種であるγδT細胞を膀胱がん治療に応用することを目指した。γδT細胞を確実に増殖できる症例の選定、γδT細胞の効果を減弱させる分子の同定・特に抗PD-1抗体薬との併用の可能性、γδT細胞の標的分子の候補を同定した。γδT細胞療法は、免疫チェックポイント阻害剤の効果が期待できない腫瘍に対する対策として、また免疫チェックポイント阻害剤との併用治療での治療効果の増強が期待される。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (23 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 15 results,  Open Access: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 4 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Clinical significance of random bladder biopsy in primary T1 bladder cancer2018

    • Author(s)
      Otsuka Masafumi、Taguchi Satoru、Nakagawa Tohru、Morikawa Teppei、Maekawa Shigekatsu、Miyakawa Jimpei、Matsumoto Akihiko、Miyazaki Hideyo、Fujimura Tetsuya、Fukuhara Hiroshi、Kume Haruki、Igawa Yasuhiko、Homma Yukio
    • Journal Title

      Molecular and Clinical Oncology

      Volume: 8 Pages: 665-670

    • DOI

      10.3892/mco.2018.1587

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] NK cell and IFN signatures are positive prognostic biomarkers for resectable pancreatic cancer2018

    • Author(s)
      Hoshikawa Mayumi、Aoki Taku、Matsushita Hirokazu、Karasaki Takahiro、Hosoi Akihiro、Odaira Kosuke、Fujieda Nao、Kobayashi Yukari、Kambara Kaori、Ohara Osamu、Arita Junichi、Hasegawa Kiyoshi、Kakimi Kazuhiro、Kokudo Norihiro
    • Journal Title

      Biochem Biophys Res Commun

      Volume: 495 Issue: 2 Pages: 2058-2065

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.12.083

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Increased diversity with reduced "diversity evenness" of tumor infiltrating T-cells for the successful cancer immunotherapy.2018

    • Author(s)
      Hosoi A, Takeda K, Nagaoka K, Iino T, Matsushita H, Ueha S, Aoki S, Matsushima K, Kubo M, Morikawa T, Kitaura K, Suzuki R, Kakimi K.
    • Journal Title

      Sci Rep

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 1058-1058

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-018-19548-y

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Expression of multiple immune checkpoint molecules on T cells in malignant ascites from epithelial ovarian carcinoma2018

    • Author(s)
      Imai Yuichi、Hasegawa Kosei、Matsushita Hirokazu、Fujieda Nao、Sato Sho、Miyagi Etsuko、Kakimi Kazuhiro、Fujiwara Keiichi
    • Journal Title

      Oncology Letters

      Volume: 15 Pages: 6457-6468

    • DOI

      10.3892/ol.2018.8101

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] High CCR4 expression in the tumor microenvironment is a poor prognostic indicator in lung adenocarcinoma.2018

    • Author(s)
      Karasaki T, Qiang G, Anraku M, Sun Y, Shinozaki-Ushiku A, Sato E, Kashiwabara K, Nagayama K, Nitadori JI, Sato M, Murakawa T, Kakimi K, Fukayama M, Nakajima J.
    • Journal Title

      J Thorac Dis

      Volume: 10 Issue: 8 Pages: 4741-4750

    • DOI

      10.21037/jtd.2018.07.45

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Preoperative chronic kidney disease is predictive of oncological outcome of radical cystectomy for bladder cancer2018

    • Author(s)
      4.Matsumoto A, Nakagawa T, Kanatani A, Ikeda M, Kawai T, Miyakawa J, Taguchi, S, Naito A, Otsuka M, Nakanishi Y, Suzuki M, Koga F, Nagase Y, Kondo Y, Okaneya T, Tanaka Y, Miyazaki H, Fujimura T, Fukuhara H, Kume H, Igawa Y,Homma Y.
    • Journal Title

      World J Urol

      Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Pages: 249

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00345-017-2141-2

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Loss of Stromal Antigen 2 (STAG2) Expression in Upper Urinary Tract Carcinoma: Differential Prognostic Effect According to the Ki-67 Proliferating Index2017

    • Author(s)
      1.Miyakawa J, Morikawa T, Miyama Y, Nakagawa T, Kawai T, Homma Y, Fukayama M.
    • Journal Title

      Ann Surg Oncol

      Volume: 24 Issue: 13 Pages: 4059

    • DOI

      10.1245/s10434-017-6097-7

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Efficacy of post-nephroureterectomy cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a multi-institutional retrospective study2017

    • Author(s)
      2.Nakagawa T, Komemushi Y, Kawai T, Otsuka M, Miyakawa J, Uemura Y, Kanatani A, Taguchi S, Naito A, Suzuki M, Nishimatsu H, Hirano Y, Tanaka Y, Matsumoto A, Miyazaki H, Fujimura T, Fukuhara H, Kume H, Igawa Y, Homma Y.
    • Journal Title

      World J Urol

      Volume: 35 Issue: 10 Pages: 1569

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00345-017-2032-6

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Oncologic Outcome of Metastasectomy for Urothelial Carcinoma: Who Is the Best Candidate?2017

    • Author(s)
      3.Nakagawa T, Taguchi S, Kanatani A, Kawai T, Ikeda M, Urakami S, Matsumoto A, Komemushi Y, Miyakawa J, Yamada D, Suzuki M, Enomoto Y, Nishimatsu H, Kondo Y, Nagase Y, Hirano Y, Okaneya T, Tanaka Y, Miyazaki H, Fujimura T, Fukuhara H, Kume H, Igawa Y, Homma Y
    • Journal Title

      Ann Surg Oncol.

      Volume: 24 Issue: 9 Pages: 2794

    • DOI

      10.1245/s10434-017-5970-8

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Prediction and prioritization of neoantigens: integration of RNA sequencing data with whole-exome sequencing.2017

    • Author(s)
      Karasaki T, Nagayama K, Kuwano H, Nitadori JI, Sato M, Anraku M, Hosoi A, Matsushita H, Takazawa M, Ohara O, Nakajima J, Kakimi K.
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Sci.

      Volume: 108(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 170-177

    • DOI

      10.1111/cas.13131

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Advances in personalized cancer immunotherapy.2017

    • Author(s)
      Kakimi K, Karasaki T, Matsushita H, Sugie T.
    • Journal Title

      Breast Cancer

      Volume: 24(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 16-24

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12282-016-0688-1

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Nomogram for predicting survival of postcystectomy recurrent urothelial carcinoma of the bladder2017

    • Author(s)
      Nakagawa T, Taguchi S, Uemura Y, Kanatani A, Ikeda M, Matsumoto A, Yoshida K, Kawai T, Nagata M, Yamada D, Komemushi Y, Suzuki M, Enomoto Y, Nishimatsu H, Ishikawa A, Nagase Y, Kondo Y, Tanaka Y, Okaneya T, Hirano Y, Shinohara M, Miyazaki H, Fujimura T, Fukuhara H, Kume H, Igawa Y, Homma Y
    • Journal Title

      Urol Oncol

      Volume: 35 Issue: 7 Pages: 457.e15-457.e21

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.urolonc.2016.12.010

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] CD27(-)CD45(+) γδ T cells can be divided into two populations, CD27(-)CD45(int) and CD27(-)CD45(hi) with little proliferation potential.2016

    • Author(s)
      Odaira K, Kimura SN, Fujieda N, Kobayashi Y, Kambara K, Takahashi T, Izumi T, Matsushita H, Kakimi K
    • Journal Title

      Biochem Biophys Res Commun.

      Volume: 478 Issue: 3 Pages: 1298-303

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.08.115

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] MAGE-A expression, immune microenvironment, and prognosis in upper urinary tract carcinoma2016

    • Author(s)
      Makise N, Morikawa T, Nakagawa T, Ichimura T, Kawai T, Matsushita H, Kakimi K, Kume H, Homma Y, Fukayama M.
    • Journal Title

      Human Pathology

      Volume: 50 Pages: 62

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.humpath.2015.11.007

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Neoantigen load, antigen presentation machinery, and immune signatures determine prognosis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma2016

    • Author(s)
      Matsushita H, Sato Y, Karasaki T, Nakagawa T, Kume H, Ogawa S, Homma Y, Kakimi K.
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Immunol Res.

      Volume: 4 Issue: 5 Pages: 463

    • DOI

      10.1158/2326-6066.cir-15-0225

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 進行性膀胱癌に対する膀胱全摘術後の補助化学療法の有用性の検討:多施設共同研究.2018

    • Author(s)
      1.金谷淳志、松本明彦、川合剛人、池田勝臣、宮川仁平、田口慧、内藤晶裕、大塚真史、中西泰一、東剛司、鈴木基文、古賀文隆、近藤靖司、岡根谷利一、田中良典、久米春喜、中川徹.
    • Organizer
      第106回日本泌尿器科学会総会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] γδT細胞を用いたがん免疫治療2018

    • Author(s)
      垣見和宏
    • Organizer
      第16回 日本臨床腫瘍学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 次世代シーケンサーを用いた免疫モニタリング2018

    • Author(s)
      垣見和宏
    • Organizer
      第22回 日本がん免疫学会総会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 次世代シーケンサーを活用したネオアンチゲンと抗腫瘍免疫応答の解析2018

    • Author(s)
      松下博和
    • Organizer
      第22回 日本がん免疫学会総会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 転移性腎細胞癌に対するスニチニブ併用樹状細胞療法2017

    • Author(s)
      1.中川徹、松下博和、垣見和宏、松本明彦、宮嵜英世、藤村哲也、福原浩、榎本裕、久米春喜、本間之夫.
    • Organizer
      第105回日本泌尿器科学会総会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] An Immunogram for the Cancer Immunotherapy2017

    • Author(s)
      Kazuhiro Kakimi
    • Organizer
      The 32nd Nagoya International Cancer Treatment Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagoya, Japan
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Vγ9Vδ2T細胞を用いたがん免疫治療2016

    • Author(s)
      垣見和宏
    • Organizer
      第64回日本輸血・細胞治療学会総会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都府京都市
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Expression of candidate neoantigens in ccRCC patients and its implication on prognosis2015

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu Matsushita, Manami Miyai, Yusuke Sato, Tohru Nakagawa, Haruki Kume, Seishi Ogawa, Yukio Homma, Kazuhiro Kakimi
    • Organizer
      第19回日本がん免疫学会総会(ICCIM2015)
    • Place of Presentation
      伊藤国際学術研究センター(東京都文京区)
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-09
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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