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Genetic dissection of intratumor heterogeneity in lung cancer harboring driver mutations based on tumor PD-L1 expression

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K17694
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 53030:Respiratory medicine-related
Research InstitutionOsaka International Cancer Institute

Principal Investigator

Kunimasa Kei  地方独立行政法人大阪府立病院機構大阪国際がんセンター(研究所), その他部局等, 呼吸器内科 副部長 (30838892)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
KeywordsPD-L1 / EGFR / 腫瘍内不均一性 / ドライバー変異 / 次世代シーケンサー / ゲノムバイオマーカー / 肺がん / ドライバー遺伝子変異
Outline of Research at the Start

肺癌は本邦における男性の死亡原因の一位であり、年間5万人もの患者が命を落としている(2017年統計)。現在、肺癌の化学療法ではドライバー遺伝子変異の検索と免疫療法のバイオマーカーであるPD-L1の腫瘍発現を評価のもと治療方針を決定するが、これらのマーカーの組み合わせでも最適な治療が決められないことが多い。本研究ではこれらのマーカーに加え、ひとつの腫瘍内でこうしたマーカーを有する癌がどのように共存しているか(腫瘍内不均一性)を遺伝学的に解析し、新たな治療方針の決定につながるバイオマーカーの選定を目的とする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We investigated the association between PD-L1 expression in tumor cells and underlying genetic mutations. Surgical resection specimens were used to extract sufficient amounts of nucleic acids for analysis, and the high (Tumor proportion score (TPS):100%) and low (TPS:0%) PD-L1-expressing parts of the tumor were each laser microdissected to examine the association between PD-L1 expression heterogeneity and genetic mutations within the same tumor The association between PD-L1 heterogeneity and gene mutations within the same tumour was investigated. Analysis showed no association between PD-L1 expression heterogeneity and genetic variants, which were found to be almost identical. However, PD-L1 expression was found to be associated with the number of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) present in the tumor, which may be related to whether or not lymphocytes can infiltrate into the tumor depending on the tumor histological type and other factors.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

腫瘍細胞におけるPD-L1の発現の程度は抗PD-1/PD-L1抗体薬の効果の予測因子として確立されており、ひいては本因子が予後因子にもつながる。これまで同一腫瘍組織内でPD-L1の不均一性の背景の遺伝子変異の評価を行った研究はなく、本研究により腫瘍細胞におけるPD-L1発現の制御には腫瘍自体の遺伝子変異ではなく、その他の要因が重要である可能性が示唆された。腫瘍微小環境における組織構造などが関与している可能性もあり、今後の癌免疫療法の効果を引き出すためには、腫瘍自体の変異ではなく、微小環境を標的とした治療開発、戦略が求められる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (21 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] TP53 Loss of Heterozygosity Induces De Novo SCLC Formation in EGFR-Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report2022

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Hirotsu Yosuke、Amemiya Kenji、Nakamura Harumi、Nishino Kazumi、Honma Keiichiro、Okami Jiro、Omata Masao、Kumagai Toru
    • Journal Title

      JTO Clinical and Research Reports

      Volume: 3 Issue: 5 Pages: 100305-100305

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100305

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Comparison of sampling methods for next generation sequencing for patients with lung cancer2022

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Matsumoto Shingo、Nishino Kazumi、Honma Keiichiro、Maeda Noboru、Kuhara Hanako、Tamiya Motohiro、Inoue Takako、Kawamura Takahisa、Kimura Toru、Maniwa Tomohiro、Okami Jiro、Goto Koichi、Kumagai Toru
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Medicine

      Volume: - Issue: 14 Pages: 2744-2754

    • DOI

      10.1002/cam4.4632

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Atezolizumab with bevacizumab, paclitaxel and carboplatin was effective for patients with SMARCA4-deficient thoracic sarcoma2021

    • Author(s)
      Kawachi Hayato、Kunimasa Kei、Kukita Yoji、Nakamura Harumi、Honma Keiichiro、Kawamura Takahisa、Inoue Takako、Tamiya Motohiro、Kuhara Hanako、Nishino Kazumi、Mizote Yu、Akazawa Takashi、Tahara Hideaki、Kumagai Toru
    • Journal Title

      Immunotherapy

      Volume: 13 Issue: 10 Pages: 799-806

    • DOI

      10.2217/imt-2020-0311

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] EML4-ALK fusion variant.3 and co-occurrent PIK3CA E542K mutation exhibiting primary resistance to three generations of ALK inhibitors2021

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Hirotsu Yosuke、Kukita Yoji、Ueda Yumi、Sato Yoshiharu、Kimura Madoka、Otsuka Tomoyuki、Hamamoto Yuichiro、Tamiya Motohiro、Inoue Takako、Kawamura Takahisa、Nishino Kazumi、Amemiya Kenji、Goto Taichiro、Mochizuki Hitoshi、Honma Keiichiro、Omata Masao、Kumagai Toru
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Genetics

      Volume: 256-257 Pages: 131-135

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.cancergen.2021.05.010

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Conversion Surgery for Advanced Thoracic SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumor With Atezolizumab in Combination With Bevacizumab, Paclitaxel, and Carboplatin Treatment: A Case Report2021

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Okami Jiro、Takenaka Satoshi、Honma Keiichiro、Kukita Yoji、Nagata Shigenori、Kawamura Takahisa、Inoue Takako、Tamiya Motohiro、Kuhara Hanako、Nishino Kazumi、Tahara Hideaki、Kumagai Toru
    • Journal Title

      JTO Clinical and Research Reports

      Volume: 2 Issue: 11 Pages: 100235-100235

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jtocrr.2021.100235

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] STK11 loss drives rapid progression in a breast cancer patient resulting in pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy2021

    • Author(s)
      Fujisawa Fumie、Kunimasa Kei、Kano-Fujiwara Rieko、Sato Yoshiharu、Kusama Hiroki、Nishio Minako、Matsui Saki、Yoshinami Tetsuhiro、Kittaka Nobuyoshi、Nakamura Harumi、Nagata Shigenori、Honma Keiichiro、Yagi Toshinari、Nakayama Takahiro、Tamaki Yasuhiro、Imamura Fumio
    • Journal Title

      Breast Cancer

      Volume: 28 Issue: 3 Pages: 765-771

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12282-020-01200-1

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Late recurrence of lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion (A763_Y764insFQEA) mutation successfully treated with osimertinib2021

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Nishino Kazumi、Kukita Yoji、Matsumoto Shingo、Kawachi Hayato、Kawamura Takahisa、Inoue Takako、Tamiya Motohiro、Honma Keiichiro、Sugimoto Naotoshi、Yamasaki Tomoyuki、Imamura Fumio、Goto Koichi、Kumagai Toru
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Genetics

      Volume: 256-257 Pages: 57-61

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.cancergen.2021.04.001

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Improvement strategies for successful next-generation sequencing analysis of lung cancer2020

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Matsumoto Shingo、Nishino Kazumi、Nakamura Harumi、Kuhara Hanako、Tamiya Motohiro、Inoue Takako、Kawamura Takahisa、Kawachi Hayato、Kuno Kika、Kimura Toru、Maniwa Tomohiro、Okami Jiro、Nakatsuka Shin-ichi、Goto Koichi、Kumagai Toru
    • Journal Title

      Future Oncology

      Volume: 16(22) Issue: 22 Pages: 1597-1606

    • DOI

      10.2217/fon-2020-0332

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Multiregional sequence revealed SMARCA4 R1192C mutant clones acquired EGFR C797S mutation in the metastatic site of an EGFR-mutated NSCLC patient2020

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Hirotsu Yosuke、Miyashita Yoshihiro、Goto Taichiro、Amemiya Kenji、Mochizuki Hitoshi、Samamoto Ikuko、Ohki Takamasa、Oyama Toshio、Honma Keiichiro、Imamura Fumio、Nishino Kazumi、Kumagai Toru、Omata Masao
    • Journal Title

      Lung Cancer

      Volume: 148 Pages: 28-32

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.07.035

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Rapid progressive lung cancers harbouring multiple clonal driver mutations with big bang evolution model2020

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Hirotsu Yosuke、Nakamura Harumi、Tamiya Motohiro、Iijima Yuki、Ishida Hiroto、Hamamoto Yuichiro、Maniwa Tomohiro、Kimura Toru、Nishino Kazumi、Goto Taichiro、Amemiya Kenji、Mochizuki Hitoshi、Oyama Toshio、Nakatsuka Shin-ichi、Kumagai Toru、Okami Jiro、Higashiyama Masahiko、Imamura Fumio、Omata Masao
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Genetics

      Volume: 241 Pages: 51-56

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.cancergen.2019.12.006

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Genome analysis of peeling archival cytology samples detects driver mutations in lung cancer2020

    • Author(s)
      Kunimasa Kei、Hirotsu Yosuke、Amemiya Kenji、Nagakubo Yuki、Goto Taichiro、Miyashita Yoshihiro, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Medicine

      Volume: 00 Issue: 13 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.1002/cam4.3089

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] ABCP複合療法を6コース施行後に完全切除に成功した進行期SMARCA4-Deficient Undifferentiated Tumorの一例2021

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第62回日本肺癌学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Oncogenic mutation count as a prognostic predictor of 1st Pembrolizumab for PD-L1-positive NSCLC2021

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第62回日本肺癌学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] EGFR-A763_Y764insFGEA変異を有する晩期再発症例にOsimertinibが著効した一例2021

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第113回日本肺癌学会関西支部学術集会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Multiregion sequenceによりSMARCA4変異クローンが転移先でEGFRC797S耐性変異を獲得したEGFR遺伝子変異症例2020

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第109回日本病理学会総会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] LC-SCRUM Japanでの次世代シーケンサーによる遺伝子解析成功率向上を目指した取り組み2020

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第43回日本呼吸器内視鏡学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 肺癌診療におけるゲノム解析と免疫療法2020

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第82回日本臨床外科学会総会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] EGFR C797S, SMARCA4 R1192Cクローンがafatinib耐性転移巣を形成した一症例2020

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第61回日本肺癌学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 抗PD-1抗体治療が著効したSubclonal EGFR mutationを有する肺腺癌症例2020

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第61回日本肺癌学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 肺癌における保存細胞診検体と腫瘍組織検体の次世代シーケンサー解析結果一致率の検討2020

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第109回日本病理学会総会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Rapid progressive multiple clonal driver lung adenocarcinomaの一例2019

    • Author(s)
      國政啓
    • Organizer
      第60回日本肺癌学会学術集会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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