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Comprehensive analysis of immune microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H07089
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Human pathology
Research InstitutionKeio University

Principal Investigator

Kurebayashi Yutaka  慶應義塾大学, 医学部(信濃町), 助教 (40805123)

Project Period (FY) 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords肝細胞癌 / 肝 / 免疫 / 微小環境 / B細胞 / 形質細胞 / 免疫学 / 病理学 / 腫瘍免疫 / 病理
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To analyze the patterns of anti-tumor immunity against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we performed multi-color immunohistochemistry to histopathologically evaluate various immune cells and analyzed the number and distribution of each type of immune cells using microscopy. Consequently, we revealed that the patterns of anti-tumor immunity against HCC can be classified into 3 patterns, among which "Immune-high pattern" was characterized by the co-infiltration of T cells and B/plasma cells and significantly associated with better prognosis after surgical resection of HCC. We also revealed how the pattern of anti-tumor immunity changes during the course of multi-step carcinogenesis of HCC.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

癌に含まれる多様な免疫細胞がどのような組み合わせて浸潤して免疫微小環境を形成しているのかに関しては不明な点が多かった。本研究の学術的意義は、肝細胞癌における免疫微小環境の全体像を組織病理学的に最も直接的な形で示すことで、その疑問に答えた点にある。社会的意義としては、免疫微小環境の分類が、従来の病理学的・分子生物学的分類に加えて肝細胞癌の予後予測因子として重要であり、臨床病理学的にも応用が可能であることを示した点が挙げられる。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Landscape of immune microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma and its additional impact on histological and molecular classification.2018

    • Author(s)
      Yutaka Kurebayashi, Hidenori Ojima, Hanako Tsujikawa, Naoto Kubota, Junki Maehara, Yuta Abe, Minoru Kitago, Masahiro Shinoda, Yuko Kitagawa, and Michiie Sakamoto
    • Journal Title

      HEPATOLOGY

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 3 Pages: 1025-1041

    • DOI

      10.1002/hep.29904

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 肝細胞癌において、組織学的・分子生物学的分類に加えて免疫微小環境を評価する意義について2018

    • Author(s)
      紅林 泰、尾島 英知、辻川 華子、久保田 直人、前原 純樹、坂元 亨宇
    • Organizer
      第107回日本病理学会総会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-08-25   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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