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Therapeutic approaches targeting p53 gain-of-function mutations for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K08390
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 53010:Gastroenterology-related
Research InstitutionSapporo Medical University

Principal Investigator

Sasaki Yasushi  札幌医科大学, 医療人育成センター, 教授 (70322328)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywordsp53 / 機能獲得変異 / p53ファミリー / 食道扁平上皮癌 / 機能獲得変
Outline of Research at the Start

予後不良な消化器癌である食道扁平上皮癌ではp53変異が高頻度に認められるが,変異p53自体は治療標的とはならず,有効な分子標的薬も存在しない.本研究では,p53の機能獲得(GOF)変異に着目し, p53ネットワークにかかわるトランスクリプトームの全容をゲノム情報を駆使して効率的に分析し,機能解析へと展開する.さらに発現異常,遺伝子変異の有無,悪性度および治療効果との関連性を解析することで,食道癌の新しい診断・治療効果予測システムを開発しようとするものである.ゲノム情報に基づいたがんの個別化医療の理想に近づく基礎研究を目指す.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

TP53 is one of the most thoroughly studied tumor suppressor genes in human cancer. Genetic mutations in TP53 are present in more than 50% of human cancers, leading to dysregulation of its downstream targets. NGS studies have confirmed that TP53 is the most commonly mutated gene in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Several mutant p53 proteins promote tumor progression through the gain-of-function (GOF) mechanism. In this study, to identify protein coding and non-coding genes regulated by GOF mutant p53, we performed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), microarray and other functional assays. Our results indicated a p53-mediated transcriptional network involved in various biological functions and tumor suppression.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

食道扁平上皮癌では,ほぼ全例でp53変異が検出され,CDKN2A, p63などp53ネットワークに関わる遺伝子の異常に加え,p53ファミリーの腫瘍原性isoformであるΔNp63のコピー数の増加を認めるなど,p53ネットワークの破綻が発症,進展に深く関わっていると考えられる.本研究では,意義が充分解明されていないp53の機能獲得変異を有する腫瘍で変化する転写ネットワークの同定を試みた.この成果は食道扁平上皮癌の有力な分子標的開発につながる基盤研究に発展する可能性がある.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Journal Article (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 15 results,  Open Access: 15 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Remarks (5 results)

  • [Journal Article] Association of serum superoxide dismutase activity and the incidence of colorectal cancer in a nested case-control study2023

    • Author(s)
      Adachi Yasushi、Nojima Masanori、Mori Mitsuru、Yamano Hiro-o、Sasaki Yasushi、Nakase Hiroshi、Lin Yingsong、Wakai Kenji、Tamakoshi Akiko
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Epidemiology

      Volume: 87 Pages: 102455-102455

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.canep.2023.102455

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Esophageal intraepithelial squamous cell neoplasia with epidermalization?A case with molecular analysis2023

    • Author(s)
      Endo Takao、Kubo Toshiyuki、Sasaki Yasushi、Takahoshi Hiroaki、Ishii Yoshifumi、Adachi Yasushi
    • Journal Title

      Pathology International

      Volume: 73 Issue: 7 Pages: 327-329

    • DOI

      10.1111/pin.13348

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Serum Soluble Fas Levels and Incidence of Liver Cancer in Nested Case?Control Study2022

    • Author(s)
      Adachi Yasushi、Nojima Masanori、Mori Mitsuru、Kubo Toshiyuki、Akutsu Noriyuki、Sasaki Yasushi、Nakase Hiroshi、Lin Yingsong、Kurozawa Youichi、Wakai Kenji、Tamakoshi Akiko、for the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

      Volume: 32 Issue: 2 Pages: 260-265

    • DOI

      10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-0902

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Genomic analysis of an aggressive case with metastatic intrahepatic mucinous cholangiocarcinoma.2022

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiharu Masaki
    • Journal Title

      Clin J Gastroenterol.

      Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Pages: 809-817

    • DOI

      10.1007/s12328-022-01649-x

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Individualized circulating tumor <scp>DNA</scp> monitoring in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma2022

    • Author(s)
      Kogo Ryunosuke、Manako Tomomi、Iwaya Takeshi、Nishizuka Satoshi、Hiraki Hayato、Sasaki Yasushi、Idogawa Masashi、Tokino Takashi、Koide Ayaka、Komune Noritaka、Yasumatsu Ryuji、Nakagawa Takashi
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Medicine

      Volume: - Issue: 21 Pages: 3960-3968

    • DOI

      10.1002/cam4.4726

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Mutation Analysis of Radioresistant Early-Stage Cervical Cancer2021

    • Author(s)
      Oike Tae、Sekiguchi Yoshihito、Yoshimoto Yuya、Oike Takahiro、Ando Ken、Gu Wenchao、Sasaki Yasushi、Tokino Takashi、Iwase Akira、Ohno Tatsuya
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Molecular Sciences

      Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Pages: 51-51

    • DOI

      10.3390/ijms23010051

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] DLEU1 promotes oral squamous cell carcinoma progression by activating interferon-stimulated genes2021

    • Author(s)
      Hatanaka Yui、Niinuma Takeshi、Kitajima Hiroshi、Nishiyama Koyo、Maruyama Reo、Ishiguro Kazuya、Toyota Mutsumi、Yamamoto Eiichiro、Kai Masahiro、Yorozu Akira、Sekiguchi Shohei、Ogi Kazuhiro、Dehari Hironari、Idogawa Masashi、Sasaki Yasushi、Tokino Takashi、Miyazaki Akihiro、Suzuki Hiromu
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Pages: 20438-20438

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41598-021-99736-5

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Early dynamics of circulating tumor DNA predict chemotherapy responses for patients with esophageal cancer2021

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Fujisawa , Takeshi Iwaya, Fumitaka Endo, Masashi Idogawa, Noriyuki Sasaki, Hayato Hiraki, Shoichiro Tange, Tomomi Hirano, Yuka Koizumi , Masakazu Abe, Tomoko Takahashi, Mizunori Yaegashi , Yuji Akiyama, Mari Masuda, Akira Sasaki, Fumiaki Takahashi, Yasushi Sasaki, Takashi Tokino, Satoshi S Nishizuka
    • Journal Title

      Carcinogenesis

      Volume: 42(10) Issue: 10 Pages: 1239-1249

    • DOI

      10.1093/carcin/bgab088

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Generation of functional liver organoids on combining hepatocytes and cholangiocytes with hepatobiliary connections ex vivo2021

    • Author(s)
      Tanimizu Naoki、Ichinohe Norihisa、Sasaki Yasushi、Itoh Tohru、Sudo Ryo、Yamaguchi Tomoko、Katsuda Takeshi、Ninomiya Takafumi、Tokino Takashi、Ochiya Takahiro、Miyajima Atsushi、Mitaka Toshihiro
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 3390-3401

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-021-23575-1

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Frequent Tumor Burden Monitoring of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Circulating Tumor DNA Using Individually Designed Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction2021

    • Author(s)
      Iwaya Takeshi、Endo Fumitaka、Takahashi Fumiaki、Tokino Takashi、Sasaki Yasushi、Nishizuka Satoshi S.
    • Journal Title

      Gastroenterology

      Volume: 160 Issue: 1 Pages: 463-465

    • DOI

      10.1053/j.gastro.2020.09.035

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Whole-exome sequencing of 79 xenografts as a potential approach for the identification of genetic variants associated with sensitivity to cytotoxic anticancer drugs2020

    • Author(s)
      Udagawa Chihiro、Sasaki Yasushi、Tanizawa Yasuhiro、Suemizu Hiroshi、Ohnishi Yasuyuki、Nakamura Yasukazu、Tokino Takashi、Zembutsu Hitoshi
    • Journal Title

      PLOS ONE

      Volume: 15 Issue: 9 Pages: e0239614-e0239614

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0239614

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Aggressive variant of splenic marginal zone lymphoma characterized using a cancer panel test and treated with rituximab-containing chemotherapy2020

    • Author(s)
      Ishiguro Kazuya、Sasaki Yasushi、Takagi Yoshitake、Niinuma Takeshi、Suzuki Hiromu、Tokino Takashi、Hayashi Toshiaki、Takahashi Tohru、Igarashi Tetsuyuki、Matsuno Yoshihiro
    • Journal Title

      Medicine

      Volume: 99 Issue: 35 Pages: e21938-e21938

    • DOI

      10.1097/md.0000000000021938

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Mutation profiling of uterine cervical cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy2020

    • Author(s)
      Yoshimoto Yuya、Sasaki Yasushi、Murata Kazutoshi、Noda Shin-ei、Miyasaka Yuhei、Hamamoto Junko、Furuya Mio、Hirato Junko、Suzuki Yoshiyuki、Ohno Tatsuya、Tokino Takashi、Oike Takahiro、Nakano Takashi
    • Journal Title

      Gynecologic Oncology

      Volume: 159 Issue: 2 Pages: 546-553

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.08.020

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Combination of KRAS and SMAD4 mutations in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded tissues as a biomarker for pancreatic cancer2020

    • Author(s)
      Yokose Takahiro、Kitago Minoru、Matsuda Sachiko、Sasaki Yasushi、Masugi Yohei、Nakamura Yuki、Shinoda Masahiro、Yagi Hiroshi、Abe Yuta、Oshima Go、Hori Shutaro、Yusuke Fujita、Nakano Yutaka、Endo Yutaka、Abe Kodai、Tokino Takashi、Kitagawa Yuko
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Science

      Volume: 111 Issue: 6 Pages: 2174-2182

    • DOI

      10.1111/cas.14425

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Chemotherapy after progression on nivolumab is essential for responders with genetic alterations of driver gene: Review of two recurrent/metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma patients2020

    • Author(s)
      Ogi, K. Kobayashi, J. Nakagaki, T. Okamoto, J. Koike, K. Hirokawa, N. Someya, M. Sakamoto, H. Takada, K. Tokino, T. Sasaki, Y. Hiratsuka, H. Miyazaki, A.
    • Journal Title

      Oral Oncol

      Volume: 102 Pages: 104509-104509

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104509

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 内視鏡的切除により診断できた皮膚様食道扁平上皮癌2023

    • Author(s)
      足立 靖 , 菊地 剛史 , 後藤 啓 , 吉田 幸成 , 石井 良文 , 高橋 宏明 , 佐々木 泰史 , 仲瀬 裕志 , 遠藤 高夫
    • Organizer
      第19回日本消化管学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 口腔がんにおけるClaudin-1発現抑制分子機構の解明2023

    • Author(s)
      丹下正一朗, 井戸川雅史, 川島秀器, 佐々木泰史, 時野隆至
    • Organizer
      第46回日本分子生物学会年会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] FGF受容体ファミリーの変異が子宮頸癌放射線治療予後に及ぼす影響2023

    • Author(s)
      吉本由哉、佐々木泰史、尾池貴洋、安藤謙、濱本純子、鈴木義行、中野隆史、時野隆至、大野達也250.吉本由哉、佐々木泰史、尾池貴洋、安藤謙、濱本純子、鈴木義行、中野隆史、時野隆至、大野達也
    • Organizer
      第20回日本免疫治療学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Simultaneous cancers of the stomach and esophagus in autoimmune gastritis with pernicious anemia2023

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Adachi, Toshiyuki Kubo, Yasushi Sasaki, Yasuyo Adachi, Yukinari Yoshida, Takao Endo, Yoshifumi Ishii, Hiroaki Takahashi, and Akira Goto
    • Organizer
      第61回日本癌治療学会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Prospective observational study of monitoring gene alterations in plasma cell-free DNA using droplet digital PCR system during anti-EGFR treatment in patients with RAS wild-type advanced colorectal cancer2023

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi N, Nakamura K ,Kito Y, Kubota E, Asayama M, Kumekawa Y, Hara H, Matsushima T, Tsuji K, Kataoka H, Tsuyada A, Sasaki Y, Idogawa M, Tokino T, Sawada T
    • Organizer
      2023 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Circulating tumor DNAの初期変動を用いた食道癌化学療法効果予測に関する検討2021

    • Author(s)
      藤澤 良介, 岩谷 岳, 遠藤 史隆, 佐々木 教之, 二階 春香, 馬場 誠朗, 秋山 有史, 開 勇人, 小泉 優香, 阿部 正和, 片桐 弘勝, 木村 聡元, 大塚 幸喜, 井戸川 雅史, 新田 浩幸, 佐々木 章, 佐々木 泰史, 時野 隆至, 西塚 哲
    • Organizer
      日本外科学会定期学術集会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 腫瘍生検組織を用いた次世代シークエンシングによりIDH1変異を同定した超高齢者Cholangiolocarcinomaの1例2021

    • Author(s)
      吉田 幸成, 岩田 徳和, 佐々木 泰史, 石井 良文, 安達 靖代, 足立 靖, 佐々木 茂, 仲瀬 裕志, 遠藤 高夫
    • Organizer
      日本消化器病学会北海道地方会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 札幌医科大学研究者データベース

    • URL

      https://researcher.sapmed.ac.jp/search?m=home&l=ja

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 札幌医科大学生物学ホームページ

    • URL

      https://web.sapmed.ac.jp/biol/sasaki.html

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 札幌医科大学 医療人育成センター 生物学教室 ホームページ

    • URL

      https://web.sapmed.ac.jp/biol/index.html

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 札幌医科大学・医療人育成センター・生物学ホームページ

    • URL

      https://web.sapmed.ac.jp/biol/index.html

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 札幌医科大学生物学ホームページ

    • URL

      https://web.sapmed.ac.jp/biol/index.html

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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