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Novel strategy of cancer virotherapy for radical cure of both primary and metastatic tumors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H03515
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 50020:Tumor diagnostics and therapeutics-related
Research InstitutionTottori University

Principal Investigator

NAKAMURA Takafumi  鳥取大学, 医学部, 教授 (70432911)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,320,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥6,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,410,000)
Keywords癌 / ウイルス療法 / 遺伝子治療 / バイオテクノロジー / トランスレーショナルリサーチ
Outline of Research at the Start

生きたウイルスを利用したがんウイルス療法は、感染した細胞・組織内で増殖伝播しながらそれらを死滅させるウイルス本来の性質をがん治療に利用する方法である。がんウイルス療法では局所療法が全身に治療効果を発揮するという、既存のがん治療法にはない新しい概念が実証されつつある。一方、ウイルスを投与したがん原発巣における治療効果は十分であるが、ウイルスを直接投与しない転移巣での治療効果は限定的であるという問題点も明らかになってきた。そこで本研究では、この問題点を克服すべく、より高い抗がん効果を発揮させるためのウイルスの改良、及びより高い効果を期待できるがんを見分けるためのバイオマーカーの同定を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In bilateral tumor-bearing mice, antitumor activity was assessed by unilateral injection of oncolytic vaccinia virus. The treated tumor and untreated tumor was evaluated as primary and metastatic tumor, respectively. Antitumor effects were enhanced by induction of cell-cell fusion and expression of multiple immunomodulators, leading to potent therapeutic effects on not only treated tumor but also untreated tumor. Furthermore, host cell factors, which regulates oncolytic activity of vaccinia virus, might be considered a promising biomarker to predict its antitumor activity.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ウイルス療法は、局所療法が全身のがんにも治療効果を及ぼす革新的がん治療法であるが、ウイルスを投与しない転移巣における治療効果は限定的となる。この問題を克服すべく本研究では、ウイルスのがんを溶かす能力を増強する、全身のがん免疫を高める、ウイルスの抗がん効果を予測する新戦略を提案し、がんモデルマウスや臨床検体を用いて、がん原発巣と転移巣の両方の根治を可能にする抗がんウイルス療法になり得ることを示した。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 8 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (3 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (4 results) (of which Overseas: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Anti-Tumor Effects of MAPK-Dependent Tumor-Selective Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus Armed with CD/UPRT against Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in Mice2021

    • Author(s)
      Kurosaki H, Nakatake M, Sakamoto T, Kuwano N, Yamane M, Ishii K, Fujiwara Y, Nakamura T
    • Journal Title

      Cells

      Volume: 10 Issue: 5 Pages: 985-985

    • DOI

      10.3390/cells10050985

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Fusogenic oncolytic vaccinia virus enhances systemic antitumor immune response by modulating the tumor microenvironment2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakatake M, Kuwano N, Kaitsurumaru E, Kurosaki H, Nakamura T
    • Journal Title

      Molecular Therapy

      Volume: 29 Issue: 5 Pages: 1782-1793

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ymthe.2020.12.024

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Intratumoral Expression of IL-7 and IL-12 Using an Oncolytic Virus Increases Systemic Sensitivity to Immune Checkpoint Blockade2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakao S, Arai Y, Tasaki M, Yamashita M, Murakami R, Kawase T, Amino N, Nakatake M, Kurosaki H, Mori M, Takeuchi M, Nakamura T
    • Journal Title

      Science Translational Medicine

      Volume: 12 Issue: 526

    • DOI

      10.1126/scitranslmed.aax7992

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Partial Deletion of Glycoprotein B5R Enhances Vaccinia Virus Neutralization Escape while Preserving Oncolytic Function2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakatake Motomu、Kurosaki Hajime、Kuwano Nozomi、Horita Kosuke、Ito Mai、Kono Hiromichi、Okamura Tomotaka、Hasegawa Kosei、Yasutomi Yasuhiro、Nakamura Takafumi
    • Journal Title

      Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics

      Volume: 14 Pages: 159-171

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.omto.2019.05.003

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 次世代腫瘍溶解性ワクシニアウイルスによる腫瘍微小環境の統合的制御を介したウイルス療法の新戦略2022

    • Author(s)
      中村貴史
    • Organizer
      第28回日本遺伝子細胞治療学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 次世代がん治療用遺伝子組換えワクシニアウイルスの開発と臨床展開2022

    • Author(s)
      中村貴史
    • Organizer
      第81回日本癌学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Next-generation oncolytic vaccinia viral platform2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      14th International Oncolytic Virotherapy Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Fusogenic oncolytic vaccinia virus enhances systemic antitumor immune response and sensitivity to immune checkpoint blockade by remodeling the tumor microenvironment2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakatake M, Kuwano N, Kaitsurumaru E, Kurosaki H, Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      第27回日本遺伝子細胞治療学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Oncolytic vaccinia virus carrying IL-7 and IL-12 alters intratumoral TCR repertoire, systemically sensitizing tumors to immune checkpoint blockade2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakao S, Tasaki M, Yamashita M, Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      第27回日本遺伝子細胞治療学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Novel Poxvirus Vectors2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      24th Annual Meeting of American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 日本発がん治療用ウイルスによる次世代バイオ創薬2021

    • Author(s)
      中村 貴史
    • Organizer
      日本薬学会創薬セミナー
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Fusogenic oncolytic vaccinia virus changes the tumor immune microenvironment by cell fusion and enhances systemic anti-tumor immunity2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakatake M, Kuwano N, Kaitsurumaru E, Kurosaki H, Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      23th Annual Meeting of American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Oncolytic vaccinia virus encoding IL-7 and IL-12 systemically sensitizes tumors to anti-PD-1 antibody in a syngeneic mouse model2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakao S, Yamashita M, Tasaki M, Kawase T, Nakatake M, Kurosaki H, Mori M, Takeuchi M, Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting of American Association for Cancer Research 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fusogenic oncolytic vaccinia virus enhances systemic antitumor immune response by modulating the tumor microenvironment2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      第79回日本癌学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本発がん治療用ウイルスの創薬2019

    • Author(s)
      中村貴史
    • Organizer
      金沢大学薬学シンポジウム2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Next-generation oncolytic vaccinia virus for cancer virotherapy2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Consortium of Gene and Cell Therapy 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Tumor-specific replication-competent oncolytic vaccinia virus with stealth effect by engineering viral glycoprotein B5R2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakatake M, Kurosaki H, Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      The 12th International Oncolytic Virotherapy Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Novel approach for systemic cancer virotherapy by using oncolytic vaccinia virus2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakatake M, Kurosaki H, Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      第25回日本遺伝子治療学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Next-generation oncolytic vaccinia virus for cancer virotherapy2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakamura T
    • Organizer
      国際遺伝子細胞治療シンポジウムIGCT
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] 腫瘍内科:特集 新しいがん免疫療法研究の展開と臨床応用2023

    • Author(s)
      中村貴史
    • Total Pages
      6
    • Publisher
      科学評論社
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 鳥取大学医学部医学科 ゲノム再生医学講座 ゲノム医療学分野

    • URL

      https://www.med.tottori-u.ac.jp/introduction/medicine/about/3318/3708/27470.html

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 鳥取大学医学部医学科 ゲノム再生医学講座 分子医学分野

    • URL

      https://www.med.tottori-u.ac.jp/introduction/medicine/about/3318/3708/27470.html

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 分子医学分野

    • URL

      https://www.med.tottori-u.ac.jp/introduction/medicine/about/3318/3708/27470.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 新規遺伝子組換えワクシニアウイルス及びその利用2021

    • Inventor(s)
      中村貴史, 飼鶴丸恵美, 中武大夢, 黒崎創
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      鳥取大学
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Overseas
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 細胞融合を誘導するワクシニアウイルス及びその利用2020

    • Inventor(s)
      中村貴史、桑野望、中武大夢、黒崎創
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      鳥取大学、 (株)エボル ブ・バイオセラ
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Overseas
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 新規遺伝子組換えワクシニアウイルス及びその利用2020

    • Inventor(s)
      中村貴史、飼鶴丸恵美、中武大夢、黒崎創
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      鳥取大学
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2020-191128
    • Filing Date
      2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 細胞融合を誘導するワクシニアウイルス及びその利用2019

    • Inventor(s)
      中村貴史、桑野望、中武大夢、黒﨑創
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      鳥取大学、(株)エボルブ・バイオセラピューティクス
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2019-091609
    • Filing Date
      2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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