Development of Novel Treatment Strategies Targeting Cancer Stem Cells

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Development of Novel Treatment Strategies Targeting Cancer Stem Cells
• Project/Area Number: 22130001
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Biological Sciences
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: AKASHI Koichi 九州大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80380385)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): GOTO Noriko 金沢大学, がん進展制御研究所, 教授 (10251448) ; KITABAYASHI Issei 国立がん研究センター, 研究所, 分野長 (20261175) ; TANAKA Shinji 東京医科歯科大学, 医歯学総合研究科, 教授 (30253420) ; TAGA Tetsuya 東京医科歯科大学, 難治疾患研究所, 教授 (40192629) ; SUDA Toshio 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 教授 (60118453) ; CHIBA Shigeru 筑波大学, 医学医療系, 教授 (60212049) ; SAYA Hideyuki 慶應義塾大学, 医学部, 教授 (80264282) ; NAKAYAMA Keiichi 九州大学, 生体防御医学研究所, 主幹教授 (80291508)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MORI Masaki 大阪大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (70190999) ; UEDA Ryuzo 愛知医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (20142169) ; NODA Tetsuo 癌研究会, 癌研究所, 所長 (10183550) ; CLARKE Michael F. Stanford School of Medicine, Professor ; TENEN Daniel G. Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Professor ; NOMURA Hideaki 協和キリン富士フィルムバイオロジクス株式会社, 代表取締役社長 ; TAKAGO Toru 医薬基盤研究所
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 癌幹細胞

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The executive committee, a hub of our scientific research group, consisted of 8 chief investigators and 7 cooperative advisers. Meetings have been held twice a year to catch progress in cancer stem cell research area. The major contribution of this committee was to make suggestions to each investigator about a way of improvement of him/her research. Through the activities of this committee, research materials and tools were shared within group members, and multilateral collaborative studies were markedly promoted. The remarkable achievements were introduced to the public via our original website and mass media. Furthermore, symposia for promoting young investigators have been held annually. These activities worked properly to receive acknowledgment about an importance of cancer stem cell research from the public and researchers.

Free Research Field

幹細胞学