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2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

Identification of resistant clone for the chemotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma using cell free DNA

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21K07950
Research InstitutionKindai University

Principal Investigator

工藤 正俊  近畿大学, 医学部, 教授 (10298953)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 西田 直生志  近畿大学, 医学部, 教授 (60281755)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Keywords肝細胞癌 / アジュバント / 免疫チェックポイント阻害剤 / ctDNA / 再発 / 腫瘍免疫微小環境 / 遺伝子変異
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

肝細胞癌(肝癌)根治術後にアジュバントで免疫チェックポイント阻害剤(ICI)が投与された32例にて、術後血漿でのcirculating tumor DNA(ctDNA)の存在と再発の関連を検討した。CAPP-sequenceにてctDNAを解析、valiantが10 copy/ml以上をminimum residual disease (MRD) 陽性とした。免疫染色 (IHC) にて腫瘍のCD8、PD-1、PD-L1、Foxp3、β-catenin、glutamine synthetase (GS)陽性細胞を検討し、腫瘍免疫微小環境(TME)を分類した。Tumor Mutation Load Assayにて変異解析、copy number gain (CNG)検出を行った。β-cateninとGSの染色結果より2群 (β-catenin経路活性化、非活性化)、TMEにより4群(hot型、exhausted型、cold型、Treg型)に分類した。
ICI投与による術後無再発生存期間 (RFS) はβ-catenin経路非活性化群、及びhot/exhausted型で有意に長かった(それぞれp=0.0191、p<0.0001)。62.5%にctDNA陽性、ミスセンス変異が95.6%を占め、TP53、ALK、LPPR4にナンセンス変異、ALK、METにsplicing異常が検出された。MDR陽性例のRFS中央値は26.2ヶ月、MDR陰性例はNRであり、MRD陽性例ではRFSが短い傾向にあった(p = 0.2024)。切除後に血清AFP>8の例は全例MRD陽性、AFP<8 の例では半数がMRD陰性であった(p=0.0023)。
β-cateninにより活性化される転写因子TCF3/4、MYC遺伝子座位にCNGのある例はPD-1抗体投与下でのRFSが有意に短かかった(p=0.0148)。

  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2024 2023

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Peer Reviewed: 9 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Adjuvant and neoadjuvant immunotherapies in hepatocellular carcinoma2024

    • Author(s)
      Llovet Josep M.、Pinyol Roser、Yarchoan Mark、Singal Amit G.、Marron Thomas U.、Schwartz Myron、Pikarsky Eli、Kudo Masatoshi、Finn Richard S.
    • Journal Title

      Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

      Volume: 21 Pages: 294~311

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41571-024-00868-0

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Characteristics and outcomes of immunotherapy-related liver injury in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma versus other advanced solid tumours2024

    • Author(s)
      Celsa Ciro、Cabibbo Giuseppe、Fulgenzi Claudia A.M.、、Nishida Naoshi、Kudo Masatoshi, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Hepatology

      Volume: 80 Pages: 431~442

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jhep.2023.10.040

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Objective Response to Systemic Therapy Is a Strong Predictor of Overall Survival in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma2023

    • Author(s)
      Kudo Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Liver Cancer

      Volume: 13 Pages: 1~5

    • DOI

      10.1159/000535516

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Atezolizumab in Combination with Bevacizumab for the Management of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the First-Line Setting: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis2023

    • Author(s)
      Vogel Arndt、Finn Richard S.、Kudo Masatoshi, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Liver Cancer

      Volume: 12 Pages: 510~520

    • DOI

      10.1159/000533166

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Current Therapeutic Strategies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Kudo Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Liver Cancer

      Volume: 12 Pages: 497~509

    • DOI

      10.1159/000534304

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Genetic/Epigenetic Alteration and Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Transforming the Immune Microenvironment with Molecular-Targeted Agents2023

    • Author(s)
      Nishida Naoshi、Kudo Masatoshi
    • Journal Title

      Liver Cancer

      Volume: ー Pages: 1~14

    • DOI

      10.1159/000534443

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] α‐FAtE: A new predictive score of response to atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma2023

    • Author(s)
      Rossari Federico、Tada Toshifumi、Suda Goki、Shimose Shigeo、Kudo Masatoshi、et al.
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Cancer

      Volume: 154 Pages: 1043~1056

    • DOI

      10.1002/ijc.34799

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Development and clinical validation of a novel algorithmic score (GAAD) for detecting HCC in prospective cohort studies2023

    • Author(s)
      Piratvisuth Teerha、Hou Jinlin、Tanwandee Tawesak、Berg Thomas、Vogel Arndt、Trojan Jorg、De Toni Enrico N.、Kudo Masatoshi、et al.
    • Journal Title

      Hepatology Communications

      Volume: 7 Pages: ー

    • DOI

      10.1097/HC9.0000000000000317

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab versus active surveillance in patients with resected or ablated high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma (IMbrave050): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial2023

    • Author(s)
      Qin Shukui、Chen Minshan、Cheng Ann-Lii、Kaseb Ahmed O、Kudo Masatoshi、et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Lancet

      Volume: 402 Pages: 1835~1847

    • DOI

      10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01796-8

    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Atezolizumab plus Bevacisumab versus lenvatinib for BCLC-B stage patients with hepatocellular carcinoma : a large real life worldwide population2024

    • Author(s)
      Vitiello F, Rimini M, Persano M, Tada T, Shimose S, Kudo M, et al.
    • Organizer
      EASL Liver Cancer Summit
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lenvatinib (L) versus sorafenib (S) second-line therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients progressed to atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (AB)2024

    • Author(s)
      Persano M, Rimini M, Tada T, Suda G, Shimose S, Kudo M, et al.
    • Organizer
      EASL Liver Cancer Summit
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Intermediate Stage肝細胞癌の治療戦略-ABC conversion therapy-2024

    • Author(s)
      工藤正俊
    • Organizer
      第27回日本肝がん分子標的治療研究会
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 複合免疫療法時代における最適な治療戦略を考える2023

    • Author(s)
      工藤正俊
    • Organizer
      Gunma HCC Expert Meeting
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Effectiveness of lenvatinib in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter observational study in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Izumi N, Kudo M, et al.
    • Organizer
      ESMO-Asia
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2024-12-25  

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