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Next-generation tumor microenvironment analysis through integration of pathological and immunological analyses

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23K27387
Project/Area Number (Other) 23H02696 (2023)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2024)
Single-year Grants (2023)
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 49020:Human pathology-related
Research InstitutionSapporo Medical University

Principal Investigator

廣橋 良彦  札幌医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (30516901)

Project Period (FY) 2024-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,320,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥7,020,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,620,000)
Keywords腫瘍浸潤リンパ球 / 腫瘍抗原 / 1細胞遺伝子発現解析 / T細胞受容体 / 腫瘍微小環境 / 空間遺伝子発現解析 / 1細胞解析
Outline of Research at the Start

腫瘍微小環境解析は、がん免疫療法、irAEなどの病態を解明する上で重要な解析である。腫瘍微小環境解析において、組織学的解析、分子生物学的解析、免疫学的解析などがあるが、いずれの解析においても得られる情報に偏りがある。しかしながら、複数の解析結果を統合することは困難である。我々はT細胞受容体(TCR)遺伝子配列に着目し、TCR配列は特異な配列を示す事から、TCR配列をアンカーに複数の解析結果の統合を試みる。

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

免疫チェックポイント阻害剤(ICI)を使ったがん免疫療法は、おおむね10%-40%程度の奏効率を示す。細胞傷害性T細胞(CTL)浸潤が多い症例ではICIの有効性が高いとされている。しながら、腫瘍に浸潤するCTL (TIL) の抗原特異性と、抗原特異性による病態形成の概要は未だに不明である。一方では、single cell RNA解析 (scRNA解析)などの技術進歩により、TILの遺伝子発現情報に関して、情報が蓄積されつつある。本研究において、TILの遺伝子発現情報に、抗原特異性情報を合わせて病態解明を目的とする。
本研究では、TILおよび、irAE症例における病的リンパ球が認識する抗原の同定を試みる。具体的に、TILまたは、病的リンパ球のsingle cell TCR(scTCR)解析を行う。また、scRNA解析を行う。scRNA解析結果を統計解析し、疲弊T細胞分画を同定する。抗原特異的T細胞は疲弊T細胞形質を有するからである。疲弊T細胞分画に集積するTCR配列から、TCR遺伝子を合成する。TCR遺伝子を用い、TCR遺伝子改変T細胞(TCR-T細胞)を作製する。TCR-T細胞を用い、抗原スクリーニングを行う。抗原スクリーニング法として、T-Scan法を用いる。また、スクリーニングに用いるcDNAライブラリは、標的となる悪性黒色腫あるいは、肝芽腫細胞を用いる。抗原を同定後、組織内における抗原発現解析を行う。TCR遺伝子情報から、in situ hybridization プローブをデザインし、in situ hybridization によるTCR検出を試みる。抗原発現部位と、抗原特異的T細胞の位置情報を統合的に解析する。

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

本研究において、CTLが病態に関わると考えられる症例の解析を行っている。具体的に、ICI治療悪性黒色腫症例およびirAE肝炎症例である。ICI治療悪性黒色腫症例では、ICI奏功例および不応例のTILをsingle cell TCR解析(scTCR解析)を行うと同時にsingle cell RNA-seq解析(scRNA解析)を行った。その結果、ICI奏功例および不応例いずれにおいても、scRNA解析からは、疲弊T細胞が存在する事が明らかとなった。この結果は、ICI奏功例、不応例いずれにおいてもTILは腫瘍特異的である可能性が示唆される。また、scTCR解析から得られたTCR配列をもとに、疲弊T細胞由来TCRを導入したTCR-T細胞を作製した。合計20種類のTCR-T細胞を作製した。悪性黒色腫症例の全エキソン配列 (WES) 解析を行った。遺伝子変異情報から、遺伝子変異にコードされるネオアンチゲン候補に対する反応性をスクリーニングした。その結果、当該症例において、ネオアンチゲン特異的TCRは存在しなかった。さらに、悪性黒色腫細胞からcDNAライブラリを作製し、TCR-T細胞でスクリーニングした結果、TCR-T細胞が認識する抗原の一つは、過剰発現型共通抗原であった。
irAE肝炎症例の病的リンパ球scTCR解析から得られたTCR配列をもとに、TCR-T細胞を作製した。このTCR-T細胞が認識する抗原を同定するために、患者HLA遺伝子を過剰発現させた肝芽腫細胞株に対する反応性を検討した。その結果、当該TCR-T細胞はHLA-A24拘束性に反応性を示す事が判明した。現在、当該抗原遺伝子を解析中である。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

上記、悪性黒色腫症例において、腫瘍特異的反応を示したT細胞および、irAE肝炎症例において、肝芽腫特異的反応を示したT細胞が認識する抗原は、おのおのの病態を理解する上で重要な情報となる。今年度において、引き続き、これらのTCR-T細胞が認識する抗原のスクリーニングを行う。具体的には、悪性黒色腫症例では、悪性黒色腫細胞からcDNAライブラリを作製する。また、irAE肝炎症例では肝芽腫細胞株HepG2からcDNAライブラリを作製する。これら作製したcDNAライブラリを用いて、TCR-T細胞が認識する抗原スクリーニングを行う。また、TCR配列をもとに、in situ hybridizationプローブを作製し、アッセイを行う。TCRの抗原特異性情報、TCRを有する細胞のT細胞フェノタイプ、TCRの組織上での配置の3情報を統合する。組織上において、T細胞機能を解釈する。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2024 Research-status Report
  • 2023 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2025 2024 2023

All Journal Article (26 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 25 results,  Open Access: 11 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Large number of CD68+/CD163+ Hofbauer cells and characteristic vascular structural alterations in the placental villi of cases with placenta accreta spectrum2025

    • Author(s)
      Kashiwagi H, Shigehara K, Kubo T, Hirohashi Y, Mariya T, Matsuo K, Minowa T, Ishioka SI, Murata K, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Hasegawa T, Saito T, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Med Mol Morphol

      Volume: Online ahead of print. Issue: 4 Pages: 281-289

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00795-025-00432-4

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Characteristic TARC/CCL17 expression in the salivary gland of IgG4-related disease: potential diagnostic utility and insights into pathogenesis2025

    • Author(s)
      Kikuchi N, Hatanaka S, Kubo T, Kamekura R, Kanda M, Kakuki T, Sasaya T, Mita K, Kobayashi H, Ikai H, Sasaki K, Shijubou N, Murata K, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Hirohashi Y, Hasegawa T, Miyazaki A, Takahashi H, Takano KI, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Immunol Med

      Volume: Online ahead of print Issue: 3 Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.1080/25785826.2025.2460910

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] MHC class I trafficking signal improves induction of cytotoxic T lymphocyte using artificial antigen presenting cells2025

    • Author(s)
      Sasaki K, Murata K, Minowa T, Shijubou N, Kobayashi H, Nakatsugawa M, Murai A, Mizue Y, Kubo T, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Uhara H, Ishida-Yamamoto A, Hirohashi Y, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Biochem Biophys Rep

      Volume: 41 Pages: 101946-101946

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrep.2025.101946

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of a T cell engaging bispecific antibody targeting long non-coding RNA PVT12025

    • Author(s)
      Kato H, Tsukahara T, Murata K, Nishikata H, Mizue Y, Sasaya T, Kubo T, Kanaseki T, Hirohashi Y, Oyagi A, Maeda T, Miyazaki A, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Immunol Immunother

      Volume: 74 Issue: 4 Pages: 133-133

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00262-025-03976-7

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Identification and Phenotypic Characterization of Neoantigen-Specific Cytotoxic CD4+ T Cells in Endometrial Cancer2025

    • Author(s)
      Fusagawa M, Tokita S, Murata K, Mariya T, Umemoto M, Sugita S, Matsuo K, Hirohashi Y, Saito T, Kanaseki T, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Immunol Res

      Volume: 13 Issue: 2 Pages: 171-184

    • DOI

      10.1158/2326-6066.cir-24-0514

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Single-cell profiling of acral melanoma infiltrating lymphocytes reveals a suppressive tumor microenvironment2024

    • Author(s)
      Minowa T, Murata K, Mizue Y, Murai A, Nakatsugawa M, Sasaki K, Tokita S, Kubo T, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Handa T, Sato S, Horimoto K, Kato J, Hida T, Hirohashi Y, Uhara H, Torigoe T.
    • Journal Title

      Sci Transl Med

      Volume: 16 Issue: 776

    • DOI

      10.1126/scitranslmed.adk8832

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Identification of immunogenic HLA class I and II neoantigens using surrogate immunopeptidomes2024

    • Author(s)
      Tokita S, Fusagawa M, Matsumoto S, Mariya T, Umemoto M, Hirohashi Y, Hata F, Saito T, Kanaseki T, Torigoe T.
    • Journal Title

      Sci Adv.

      Volume: 10 Issue: 38 Pages: 6491-6491

    • DOI

      10.1126/sciadv.ado6491

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] HLA class II neoantigen presentation for CD4+ T cell surveillance in HLA class II-negative colorectal cancer2024

    • Author(s)
      Matsumoto S, Tsujikawa T, Tokita S, Mohamed Bedeir M, Matsuo K, Hata F, Hirohashi Y, Kanaseki T, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Oncoimmunology

      Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 2404665-2404665

    • DOI

      10.1080/2162402x.2024.2404665

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Prognostic significance of immunohistochemical classification utilizing biopsy specimens in patients with extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer treated with first-line chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors2024

    • Author(s)
      Shijubou Naoki、Sumi Toshiyuki、Kubo Terufumi、Sasaki Kenta、Tsukahara Tomohide、Kanaseki Takayuki、Murata Kenji、Keira Yoshiko、Terai Kotomi、Ikeda Tatsuru、Yamada Yuichi、Chiba Hirofumi、Hirohashi Yoshihiko、Torigoe Toshihiko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

      Volume: 150 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-1

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00432-024-05652-2

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report 2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Identification and Quantification of Radiotherapy-related Protein Expression in Cancer Tissues Using the Qupath Software and Prediction of Treatment Response2024

    • Author(s)
      Hasegawa T, Someya M, Tsuchiya T, Kitagawa M, Fukushima Y, Gocho T, Mafune S, Okuda R, Kaguchi J, Ohguro A, Kamiyama R, Ashina A, Toshima Y, Hirohashi Y, Torigoe T, Sakata KI
    • Journal Title

      In Vivo

      Volume: 38 Issue: 3 Pages: 1470-1476

    • DOI

      10.21873/invivo.13593

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Assessment of cancer cell-expressed HLA class I molecules and their immunopathological implications2024

    • Author(s)
      Terufumi Kubo, Shiori Asano, Kenta Sasaki, Kenji Murata, Takayuki Kanaseki, Tomohide Tsukahara, Yoshihiko Hirohashi, Toshihiko Torigoe
    • Journal Title

      HLA

      Volume: 103 Issue: 5

    • DOI

      10.1111/tan.15472

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report 2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Establishment of potent TCR-T cells specific for cisplatin-resistance related tumor-associated antigen, CLSPN using codon-optimization2024

    • Author(s)
      Hori K, Yamada S, Murata K, Miyata H, Mizue Y, Murai A, Minowa T, Sasaki K, Shijubou N, Kubo T, Morita R, Tokita S, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Abe T, Shinohara N, Hirohashi Y, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Hum Vaccin Immunother

      Volume: 20( Issue: 1 Pages: 2414542-2414542

    • DOI

      10.1080/21645515.2024.2414542

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] NF9 peptide specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte clone cross react to Y453F mutation of SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein2024

    • Author(s)
      Murai Aiko、Kubo Terufumi、Ohkuri Takayuki、Yanagawa Junko、Yajima Yuki、Kosaka Akemi、Li Dongliang、Nagato Toshihiro、Murata Kenji、Kanaseki Takayuki、Tsukahara Tomohide、Nagasaki Takeshi、Hirohashi Yoshihiko、Kobayashi Hiroya、Torigoe Toshihiko
    • Journal Title

      Immunological Medicine

      Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-7

    • DOI

      10.1080/25785826.2024.2304363

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] CD8-positive T Cell Infiltration With Human Leukocyte Antigen Class 1 Expression Predicts Patients With Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Survival.2024

    • Author(s)
      Satoyoshi T, Hirohashi Y, Okuya K, Miyo M, Akizuki E, Ishii M, Miura R, Kubo T, Murata K, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Takemasa I, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Anticancer Res

      Volume: 44 Issue: 4 Pages: 1603-1610

    • DOI

      10.21873/anticanres.16958

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report 2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Aldehyde Dehydrogenese-1 High Cancer Stem-like Cells/Cancer-initiating Cells Escape from Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes due to Lower Expression of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class 12024

    • Author(s)
      Shirosaki T, Kawai N, Ebihara Y, Murai A, Kubo T, Morita R, Murata K, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Shichinohe T, Hirohashi Y, Hirano S, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Anticancer Res

      Volume: 44 Issue: 5 Pages: 1877-1883

    • DOI

      10.21873/anticanres.16989

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report 2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Analysis of Treatment Response With Proteins Related to Tumor Immunity in Postoperative Irradiated Cervical Cancer Patients2024

    • Author(s)
      Mafune S, Someya M, Hasegawa T, Tsuchiya T, Kitagawa M, Gocho T, Okuda R, Iwasaki M, Matsuura M, Kubo T, Hirohashi Y, Torigoe T, Saito T, Sakata KI
    • Journal Title

      Anticancer Res

      Volume: 44 Issue: 7 Pages: 3077-3086

    • DOI

      10.21873/anticanres.17121

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Prognostic Impact of Human Lymphocyte Antigen (HLA) Class I Expression in Patients With Breast Cancer2024

    • Author(s)
      Uchiyama M, Shima H, Kutomi G, Kyuno D, Wada A, Kuga Y, Tamura Y, Hirohashi Y, Torigoe T, Takemasa I
    • Journal Title

      Anticancer Res

      Volume: 44 Issue: 9 Pages: 4039-4047

    • DOI

      10.21873/anticanres.17233

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Distinct induction pathways of heat shock protein 27 in human keratinocytes: Heat stimulation or capsaicin through phosphorylation of heat shock factor 1 at serine 326 and/or suppression of ΔNp632024

    • Author(s)
      Kubo T, Sasaki K, Sato S, Minowa T, Hida T, Murata K, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Hirohashi Y, Uhara H, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Biochem Biophys Res Commun

      Volume: 708 Pages: 149817-149817

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.bbrc.2024.149817

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Prediction of Treatment Response Based on Nutritional Status and Tumor Immunity in Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Treated With Chemoradiotherapy2024

    • Author(s)
      KITAGAWA MIO、KAGUCHI JUNO、SOMEYA MASANORI、FUKUSHIMA YUKI、HASEGAWA TOMOKAZU、TSUCHIYA TAKAAKI、GOCHO TOSHIO、MAFUNE SHOH、IKEUCHI YUTARO、OKUDA RYU、OHGURO ATSUYA、KAMIYAMA RYO、ASHINA AYATO、TOSHIMA YUKA、HIROHASHI YOSHIHIKO、TORIGOE TOSHIHIKO、SAKATA KOH-ICHI
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Diagnosis & Prognosis

      Volume: 4 Issue: 6 Pages: 789-796

    • DOI

      10.21873/cdp.10397

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Restoration of ARID1A Protein in ARID1A-deficient Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary Attenuates Reactivity to Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes2024

    • Author(s)
      Tsunematsu R, Murai A, Mizue Y, Kubo T, Mariya T, Morita R, Murata K, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Hirohashi Y, Saito T, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Genomics Proteomics

      Volume: 21 Issue: 4 Pages: 414-420

    • DOI

      10.21873/cgp.20460

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Loss of Tapasin in Tumors Potentiates T-Cell Recognition and Anti-Tumor Effects of Immune Checkpoint Blockade2024

    • Author(s)
      Moniwa K, Tokita S, Sumi T, Saijo H, Sugita S, Arioka K, Hirohashi Y, Chiba H, Kanaseki T, Torigoe T
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Sci

      Volume: 116 Issue: 5 Pages: 1203-1213

    • DOI

      10.1111/cas.70027

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Prediction of Mismatch Repair Status in Endometrial Cancer from Histological Slide Images Using Various Deep Learning-Based Algorithms2024

    • Author(s)
      Umemoto M, Mariya T, Nambu Y, Nagata M, Horimai T, Sugita S, Kanaseki T, Takenaka Y, Shinkai S, Matsuura M, Iwasaki M, Hirohashi Y, Hasegawa T, Torigoe T, Fujino Y, Saito T
    • Journal Title

      Cancers (Basel)

      Volume: 16 Issue: 10 Pages: 1810-1810

    • DOI

      10.3390/cancers16101810

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Analysis of the immune microenvironment in the indolent form of primary cutaneous extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma: A case report2024

    • Author(s)
      Maeda R, Minowa T, Kato J, Horimoto K, Sato S, Hirohashi Y, Torigoe T, Uhara H
    • Journal Title

      J Dermatol

      Volume: 51 Issue: 4

    • DOI

      10.1111/1346-8138.17043

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Pregnancy-specific beta-1-glycoprotein 6 is a potential novel diagnostic biomarker of placenta accreta spectrum2023

    • Author(s)
      Kashiwagi Hazuki、Mariya Tasuku、Umemoto Mina、Ogawa Shiori、Hirohashi Yoshihiko、Fujibe Yuya、Kubo Terufumi、Someya Masayuki、Baba Tsuyoshi、Ishioka Shinichi、Torigoe Toshihiko、Saito Tsuyoshi
    • Journal Title

      Medical Molecular Morphology

      Volume: 57 Pages: 35-44

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00795-023-00371-y

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Development of T cell receptor‐engineered T cells targeting the sarcoma‐associated antigen papillomavirus binding factor2023

    • Author(s)
      Hamada Shuto、Tsukahara Tomohide、Watanabe Yuto、Murata Kenji、Mizue Yuka、Kubo Terufumi、Kanaseki Takayuki、Hirohashi Yoshihiko、Emori Makoto、Nakatsugawa Munehide、Teramoto Atsushi、Yamashita Toshihiko、Torigoe Toshihiko
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Science

      Volume: 115 Issue: 1 Pages: 24-35

    • DOI

      10.1111/cas.15967

    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Eribulin is an immune potentiator in breast cancer that upregulates human leukocyte antigen class I expression via the induction of NOD-like receptor family CARD domain-containing 52023

    • Author(s)
      Wada A, Hirohashi Y, Kutomi G, Murata K, Iwabuchi S, Mizue Y, Murai A, Kyuno D, Shima H, Minowa T, Sasaki K, Kubo T, Kanaseki T, Tsukahara T, Nakatsugawa M, Hashimoto S, Osanai M, Torigoe T, Takemasa I
    • Journal Title

      Cancer Sci.

      Volume: 114 Issue: 12 Pages: 4511-4520

    • DOI

      10.1111/cas.15986

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 腫瘍微小環境における 細胞傷害性T細胞解析2024

    • Author(s)
      廣橋 良彦
    • Organizer
      北海道病理談話会
    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Perspectives of histopathological analysis in cancer immunotherapy2024

    • Author(s)
      YOSHIHIKO HIROHASHI
    • Organizer
      The 1st International Symposium on Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy
    • Related Report
      2024 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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