2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Impact of plasma-derived exosomal PD-L1 on radioresistance
Project/Area Number |
20K16724
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 52040:Radiological sciences-related
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Research Institution | Osaka University |
Principal Investigator |
Tamari Keisuke 大阪大学, 大学院医学系研究科, 助教 (30718995)
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Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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Keywords | 細胞外小胞 / 放射線治療 / リキッドバイオプシー / PD-L1 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
PDL1 is a protein mainly expressed on the surface of cancer cells and binds to PD-1 on the surface of cytotoxic T cells, thereby suppressing T cells and inactivating tumor immunity. It has recently been suggested that PDL1 may be a biomarker for tumor immunity in cancer patients. In the present study, we measured exosomal PDL1 in plasma of head and neck cancer patients before radiotherapy within this study period and showed that its high concentration is an independent prognostic factor.
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Free Research Field |
放射線腫瘍学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
リキッドバイオプシーによるがんの治療の予後予測は重要な研究課題の一つである。また放射線治療の分野でリキッドバイオプシーの研究はあまり進んでいない状況である。今回の研究で、血液中のexosomal PDL1を測定することで、頭頸部癌患者の放射線治療後の予後予測がリキッドバイオプシーでできる可能性が示唆された。将来的な臨床実装に向けては、頭頸部以外の癌でも予後に関わるのかどうかなど、さらなる検討が必要である。
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