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Therapeutic efficacy prediction based on DNA methylation, and elucidation of molecular mechanism in HNSCC oncogenesis

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K18722
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 56050:Otorhinolaryngology-related
Research InstitutionChiba University

Principal Investigator

Kurokawa Tomoya  千葉大学, 医学部附属病院, 助教 (80837120)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords頭頸部癌 / エピゲノム / 治療効果予測 / 中咽頭癌 / エビゲノム / 化学放射線療法 / 個別化医療
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、頭頸部癌におけるエピゲノム変化に基づく、発癌分子機構の解明とこれまでになかった化学放射線療法に対する効果予測因子の確立を目的とする。
平成31年度は、ビーズアレイを用いた網羅的な遺伝子メチル化解析とPyrosequencingによる、中咽頭癌の層別化および化学放射線療法感受性マーカー候補遺伝子の同定を行う。
平成32年度以降は、当該候補遺伝子の機能解析および臨床検体を用いて当該遺伝子群の治療効果予測因子としての妥当性を検討し、化学放射線療法の個別化へと展開するための研究基盤確立を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to establish predictive markers for radiotherapy efficacy by utilizing gene methylation analysis technology in the treatment system for mesopharyngeal cancer.
Using 75 biopsy specimens of nasopharyngeal carcinoma prior to radical radiotherapy, the results of comprehensive methylation analysis using the Infinium 450K showed that there is a correlation between treatment efficacy and gene methylation, and that it is possible to predict radiotherapy efficacy using a panel of markers established from the results of this analysis. The final prediction performance of the treatment effect after verification of methylation status by pyrosequence and refinement of marker genes was high, with a 94% positive diagnosis rate and an AUC value of 0.98. The results of prognostic analysis also verified the prediction performance of the treatment effect.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

頭頸部癌は他の癌腫と同様に治療成績は不十分であることに加え、治療による体へのダメージが大きいことから、個々の患者のがんの特徴に合わせた治療の選択が求められている。これまで、治療選択のために有用な指標がなかったものの、今回の研究によりがんの遺伝子に付けられた化学修飾(メチル化)がその糸口になることを解明した。8つの遺伝子メチル化マーカーを用いてこれまでに治療が行われた患者のがん組織を解析しなおしたところ、このマーカーにより高い治療効果予測ができることが明らかとなった。今後実際の医療現場での使用に向けて期待の持てる結果であり、さらなる開発研究が求められる。

Report

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

    (12 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 8 results) Presentation (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Novel prognostic value and potential utility of opioid receptor gene methylation in liquid biopsy for oral cavity cancer2022

    • Author(s)
      Ishikawa Ryuji、Imai Atsushi、Mima Masato、Yamada Satoshi、Takeuchi Kazutaka、Mochizuki Daiki、Shinmura Daichi、Kita Jun-ya、Nakagawa Takuya、Kurokawa Tomoya、Misawa Yuki、Nakanishi Hiroshi、Takizawa Yoshinori、Misawa Kiyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Current Problems in Cancer

      Volume: 46 Issue: 2 Pages: 100834-100834

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2021.100834

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] DNA Methylation and HPV-Associated Head and Neck Cancer.2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakagawa T, Kurokawa T, Mima M, Imamoto S, Mizokami H, Kondo S, Okamoto Y, Misawa K, Hanazawa T, Kaneda A.
    • Journal Title

      Microorganisms

      Volume: 9 Issue: 4 Pages: 801-801

    • DOI

      10.3390/microorganisms9040801

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Establishment of epigenetic markers to predict irradiation efficacy against oropharyngeal cancer.2020

    • Author(s)
      Kurokawa T, Nakagawa T, Matsusaka K, Fukuyo M, Mima M, Misawa K, Rahmutulla B, Ikeda JI, Hanazawa T, Okamoto Y, Kaneda A
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Sci.

      Volume: 111 Issue: 4 Pages: 1407-1416

    • DOI

      10.1111/cas.14338

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report 2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Identification of novel methylation markers in HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer: genome-wide discovery, tissue verification and validation testing in ctDNA.2020

    • Author(s)
      Misawa K, Imai A, Matsui H, Kanai A, Misawa Y, Mochizuki D, Mima M, Yamada S, Kurokawa T, Nakagawa T and Mineta H
    • Journal Title

      Oncogene

      Volume: 39(24) Issue: 24 Pages: 4741-4755

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41388-020-1327-z

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Overexpression of Sal-like protein 4 in head and neck cancer: epigenetic effects and clinical correlations2020

    • Author(s)
      Misawa Kiyoshi、Misawa Yuki、Mima Masato、Yamada Satoshi、Imai Atsushi、Mochizuki Daiki、Nakagawa Takuya、Kurokawa Tomoya、Endo Shiori、Kawasaki Hideya、Brenner John Chadwick.、Mineta Hiroyuki
    • Journal Title

      Cellular Oncology

      Volume: 43 Issue: 4 Pages: 631-641

    • DOI

      10.1007/s13402-020-00509-5

    • NAID

      120007026256

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Long interspersed nuclear element 1 hypomethylation has novel prognostic value and potential utility in liquid biopsy for oral cavity cancer.2020

    • Author(s)
      Misawa K, Yamada S, Mima M, Nakagawa T, Kurokawa T, Imai A, Mochizuki D, Shinmura D, Yamada T, Kita J, Ishikawa R, Yamaguchi Y, Misawa Y, Kanazawa T, Kawasaki H and Mineta H
    • Journal Title

      Biomarker Research

      Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 53-53

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40364-020-00235-y

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Neuropeptide receptor genes GHSR and NMUR1 are candidate epigenetic biomarkers and predictors for surgically treated patients with oropharyngeal cancer.2020

    • Author(s)
      Misawa K, Mima M, Yamada S, Misawa Y, Imai A, Mochizuki D, Nakagawa T, Kurokawa T, Oguro M, Ishikawa R, Yamaguchi Y, Endo S, Kawasaki H, Kanazawa Takeharu and Mineta H
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 10(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 1007-1007

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-020-57920-z

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine and ten-eleven translocation dioxygenases in head and neck carcinoma2019

    • Author(s)
      Misawa K, Yamada S, Mima M, Nakagawa T, Kurokawa T, Imai A, Mochizuki D, Morita K, Ishikawa R, Endo S and Misawa Y
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cancer

      Volume: 10(21) Issue: 21 Pages: 5306-5314

    • DOI

      10.7150/jca.34806

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 中咽頭癌に対するエピゲノム技術を用いた 放射線治療効果予測マーカーの樹立2020

    • Author(s)
      黒川友哉、中川拓也、松坂恵介、福世真樹、三澤清、美馬勝人、花澤豊行、金田篤志
    • Organizer
      第121回日本耳鼻咽喉科学会学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] DNAメチル化マーカーを用いた中咽頭癌に対する化学放射線療法感受性予測に関する検討2019

    • Author(s)
      黒川友哉、中川拓也、松坂恵介、福世真樹、三澤清、國井直樹、櫻井大樹、花澤豊行、岡本美孝、金田篤志
    • Organizer
      第120回日本耳鼻咽喉科学会総会・学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Prediction of therapeutic efficacy of irradiation or chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer based on DNA methylation2019

    • Author(s)
      Tomoya Kurokawa, Takuya Nakagawa, Keisuke Matsusaka, Masaki Fukuyo, Yasunobu Mano, Masato Mima, Kiyoshi Misawa, Daiju Sakurai, Toyoyuki Hanazawa, Atsushi Kaneda
    • Organizer
      第78回日本癌学会学術総会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 中咽頭癌におけるメチル化遺伝子マーカーに基づく放射線療法の治療効果予測の検討2019

    • Author(s)
      黑川友哉、中川拓也、松坂恵介、福世真樹、眞野恭伸、美馬勝人、三澤清、花澤豊行、金田篤志
    • Organizer
      第30回日本消化器癌発生学会総会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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