A Comprehensive Approach Encompassing New Therapeutics for Microsatellite-instability Associated Colorectal Neoplasms

• Project/Area Number: 25253080
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Digestive surgery
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Watanabe Toshiaki 東京大学, 医学部附属病院, 教授 (80210920)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): Sato Toshiro 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 准教授 (70365245)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥43,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥33,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,050,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥8,710,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,010,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥14,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,390,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥20,150,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,650,000)
• Keywords: 大腸癌 / マイクロサテライト不安定性 / オルガノイド / DNAメチル化 / 鋸歯状腺腫 / 次世代シーケンス / マイクロアレイ / 発癌 / 幹細胞 / 遺伝子導入 / メチル化 / 大腸鋸歯状腺腫 / 大腸幹細胞 / エピジェネティクス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We generated 55 organoid lines from colorectal neoplasms, including serrated lesions and MSI colon cancers, and elaborated their biological properties. The organoids pathophysiologically recapitulated the patient tumors and exhibited unique gene expression and genetic mutation patterns. MSI colon cancers harbored substantial number of non-synonymous mutations, allowing their robust growth in hostile conditions with poor growth factors. Similar property of the MSI colon cancer organodis was observed in the xenograft models, in which the MSI colon cancer organoids displayed significantly higher tumorigenic capacity. These data suggested that the MSI colorectal cancers distinctively differ from the other sporadic colorectal cancers in molecular and biological characters, highlighting the significance of the individual therapeutics toward eradication of the MSI colorectal cancers.

Research Products

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  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Efficient genetic engineering of human intestinal organoids using electroporation. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Modelling colorectal cancer using CRISPR-Cas9-mediated engineering of human intestinal organoids. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR) Guidelines 2014 for treatment of colorectal cancer. (2015)
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  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Benefit of primary tumor resection in stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis: a multicenter retrospective study using a propensity score analysis. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Phospholipase A2 Group III and Group X Have Opposing Associations with Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Initial safety report on the tolerability of modified FOLFOX6 as adjuvant therapy in patients with curatively resected stage II or III colon cancer (JFMC41-1001-C2: JOIN trial). (2015)
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• [Journal Article] High RAD54B expression: an independent predictor of postoperative distant recurrence in colorectal cancer patients. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Prognostic Impact of Histologic Type in Curatively Resected Stage IV Colorectal Cancer: A Japanese Multicenter Retrospective Study. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] CD133 Expression in Lymph Node Metastases Is Associated with Tumor Aggressiveness During Lymph Node Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Predictors and outcome of complete removal of colorectal cancer with synchronous lung metastases. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Outcome of salvage surgery for colorectal cancer initially treated by upfront endoscopic therapy. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] A multicenter phase II study of preoperative chemoradiotherapy with S-1 plus oxaliplatin for locally advanced rectal cancer (SHOGUN trial). (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Surveillance colonoscopy for colitis-associated dysplasia and cancer in ulcerative colitis patients. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Recent advances in robotic surgery for rectal cancer. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] The preoperative platelet to lymphocyte ratio is a prognostic marker in patients with stage II colorectal cancer. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Prediction of the preoperative chemoradiotherapy response for rectal cancer by peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Phosphatidylserine-specific phospholipase A1 (PS-PLA1) expression in colorectal cancer correlates with tumor invasion and hematogenous metastasis. (2015)
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  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Log odds of positive lymph nodes as a prognostic indicator in stage IV colorectal cancer patients undergoing curative resection. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] A phase I dose escalation study of oxaliplatin plus oral S-1 and pelvic radiation in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (SHOGUN trial). (2015)
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  • Journal Title: Radiat Oncol Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 24-24
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• [Journal Article] Prognostic Significance of the Lymph Node Ratio in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Patients who have Undergone Curative Resection. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Nomogram prediction of metachronous colorectal neoplasms in patients with colorectal cancer. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Detection of carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA in peritoneal lavage by the transcription-reverse transcription concerted method indicates poor prognosis in patients with stage II and III colon cancer. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Incidence and prognostic significance of positive peritoneal lavage in colorectal cancer. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Characteristics and prognosis of colorectal cancer associated with rheumatic disease. (2015)
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• [Journal Article] Prognostic impact of primary tumor resection and lymph node dissection in stage IV colorectal cancer with unresectable metastasis: a propensity score analysis in a multicenter retrospective study. (2014)
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• [Journal Article] Nuclear Notch3 expression is associated with tumor recurrence in patients with stage II and III colorectal cancer. (2014)
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• [Journal Article] Prediction of response to preoperative chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer by using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis of four genes. (2014)
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• [Journal Article] Changes in the plasma levels of cytokines/chemokines for predicting the response to chemoradiation therapy in rectal cancer patients. (2014)
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• [Journal Article] KLF5 Regulates the Integrity and Oncogenicity of Intestinal Stem Cells. (2014)
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• [Journal Article] Macrophages and dendritic cells emerge in the liver during intestinal inflammation and predjspose the liver to inflammation. (2014)
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• [Journal Article] Clinical benefit of surgery for stage IV colorectal cancer with synchronous peritoneal metastasis. (2014)
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