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学位論文

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中川, 学之 ; Nakagawa, Takayuki
出版情報: 博士論文要旨Abstract
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/40268
概要: 博士論文要旨Abstract 以下に掲載:Cancer Research 73(8) pp.2428-2434 2013. AACR publication. 共著者:Nakagawa T, Takeuchi S, Yamada T, Ebi H, Sano T, Nanjo S, Ishikawa D, Sato M, Hasegawa Y, Sekido Y, Yano S. 
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学位論文

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中川, 学之 ; Nakagawa, Takayuki
出版情報: 博士論文本文Full
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/40474
概要: 博士論文本文Full 以下に掲載:Cancer Research 73(8) pp.2428-2434 2013. AACR publication. 共著者:Nakagawa T, Takeuchi S, Yamada T, Ebi H, Sano T, Nanjo S, Ishikawa D, Sato M, Hasegawa Y, Sekido Y, Yano S. 
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Nanjo, Shigeki ; Yamada, Tadaaki ; Nishihara, Hiroshi ; Takeuchi, Shinji ; Sano, Takako ; Nakagawa, Takayuki ; Ishikawa, Daisuke ; Zhao, Lu ; Ebi, Hiromichi ; Yasumoto, Kazuo ; Matsumoto, Kunio ; Yano, Seiji
出版情報: PLoS ONE.  8  pp.84700-,  2013-12-26.  Public Library of Science
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/36492
概要: Purpose: Although EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) have shown dramatic effects against EGFR mutant lun g cancer, patients ultimately develop resistance by multiple mechanisms. We therefore assessed the ability of combined treatment with the Met inhibitor crizotinib and new generation EGFR-TKIs to overcome resistance to first-generation EGFR-TKIs. Experimental Design: Lung cancer cell lines made resistant to EGFR-TKIs by the gatekeeper EGFR-T790M mutation, Met amplification, and HGF overexpression and mice with tumors induced by these cells were treated with crizotinib and a new generation EGFR-TKI. Results: The new generation EGFR-TKI inhibited the growth of lung cancer cells containing the gatekeeper EGFRT790M mutation, but did not inhibit the growth of cells with Met amplification or HGF overexpression. In contrast, combined therapy with crizotinib plus afatinib or WZ4002 was effective against all three types of cells, inhibiting EGFR and Met phosphorylation and their downstream molecules. Crizotinib combined with afatinib or WZ4002 potently inhibited the growth of mouse tumors induced by these lung cancer cell lines. However, the combination of high dose crizotinib and afatinib, but not WZ4002, triggered severe adverse events. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the dual blockade of mutant EGFR and Met by crizotinib and a new generation EGFR-TKI may be promising for overcoming resistance to reversible EGFR-TKIs but careful assessment is warranted clinically. © 2013 Nanjo et al. 続きを見る
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論文

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Yano, Seiji ; Takeuchi, Shinji ; Nakagawa, Takayuki ; Yamada, Tadaaki
出版情報: Cancer Science.  103  pp.1189-1194,  2012-07-01.  Japanese Cancer Association / Wiley-Blackwell
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/31370
概要: Recent advances in molecular biology have led to the identification of new molecular targets, such as epidermal growth f actor receptor ( EGFR ) mutations and echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4) - anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion gene, in lung cancer. Dramatic response has been achieved with EGFR inhibitors (gefitinib and erlotinib) and an ALK inhibitor (crizotinib) in lung cancer expressing corresponding targets. However, cancer cells acquire resistance to these drugs and cause recurrence. Known major mechanisms for resistance to molecular targeted drugs include gatekeeper mutations in the target gene and activation of bypass survival signal via receptors other than the target receptors. The latter mechanism can involve receptor gene amplification and ligand-triggered receptor activation as well. For example, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), the ligand of a tyrosine kinase receptor Met, activates Met and the downstream PI3K/Akt pathway and triggers resistance to EGFR inhibitors in EGFR mutant lung cancer cells. Moreover, EGFR ligands activate EGFR and downstream pathways and trigger resistance to crizotinib in EML4-ALK lung cancer cells. These observations indicate that signals from oncogenic drivers (EGFR signaling in EGFR -mutant lung cancer and ALK signaling in EML4-ALK lung cancer) and ligand-triggered bypass signals (HGF-Met and EGFR ligands-EGFR, respectively) must be simultaneously blocked to avoid the resistance. This review focuses specifically on receptor activation by ligand stimulation and discusses novel therapeutic strategies that are under development for overcoming resistance to molecular targeted drugs in lung cancer. © 2012 Japanese Cancer Association.<br />発行後1年より全文を公開 続きを見る
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Wang, Wei ; Li, Qi ; Takeuchi, Shinji ; Yamada, Tadaaki ; Koizumi, Hitomi ; Nakamura, Takahiro ; Matsumoto, Kunio ; Mukaida, Naofumi ; Nishioka, Yasuhiko ; Sone, Saburo ; Nakagawa, Takayuki ; Uenaka, Toshimitsu ; Yano, Seiji
出版情報: Clinical Cancer Research.  18  pp.1663-1671,  2012-03-15. 
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/30192
概要: PURPOSE: Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) induces resistance to reversible and irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) in EGFR mutant lung cancer cells by activating Met and the downstream PI3K/Akt pathway. Moreover, continuous exposure to HGF accelerates the emergence of EGFR-TKI-resistant clones. We assayed whether a new Met kinase inhibitor, E7050, which is currently being evaluated in clinical trials, could overcome these three mechanisms of resistance to EGFR-TKIs. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The effects of E7050 on HGF-induced resistance to reversible (gefitinib), irreversible (BIBW2992), and mutant-selective (WZ4002) EGFR-TKIs were determined using the EGFR-mutant human lung cancer cell lines PC-9 and HCC827 with an exon 19 deletion, and H1975 with an T790M secondary mutation. PC-9 cells were mixed with HGF-producing fibroblasts, MRC-5 cells, and subcutaneously inoculated into SCID mice and the therapeutic effects of E7050 plus gefitinib were assayed. RESULTS: E7050 circumvented resistance to all of the reversible, irreversible, and mutant-selective EGFR-TKIs induced by exogenous and/or endogenous HGF in EGFR mutant lung cancer cell lines, by blocking the Met/Gab1/PI3K/Akt pathway in vitro. E7050 also prevented the emergence of gefitinib-resistant HCC827 cells induced by continuous exposure to HGF. In the in vivo model, E7050 plus gefitinib resulted in marked regression of tumor growth associated with inhibition of Akt phosphorylation in cancer cells. CONCLUSIONS: A new Met kinase inhibitor, E7050, reverses the three HGF-induced mechanisms of gefitinib resistance, suggesting that E7050 may overcome HGF-induced resistance to gefitinib and next-generation EGFR-TKIs. 続きを見る
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Nanjo, Shigeki ; Nakagawa, Takayuki ; Takeuchi, Shinji ; Kita, Kenji ; Fukuda, Koji ; Nakada, Mitsutoshi ; Uehara, Hisanori ; Nishihara, Hiroshi ; Hara, Eiji ; Uramoto, Hidetaka ; Tanaka, Fumihiro ; Yano, Seiji
出版情報: Cancer Science.  106  pp.244-252,  2015-03-01.  Japanese Cancer Association / Blackwell Publishing Ltd
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/45961
概要: がん進展制御研究所<br />EML4-ALK lung cancer accounts for approximately 3-7% of non-small-cell lung cancer cases. To investigate the molecular mechanism underlying tumor progression and targeted drug sensitivity/resistance in EML4-ALK lung cancer, clinically relevant animal models are indispensable. In this study, we found that the lung adenocarcinoma cell line A925L expresses an EML4-ALK gene fusion (variant 5a, E2:A20) and is sensitive to the ALK inhibitors crizotinib and alectinib. We further established highly tumorigenic A925LPE3 cells, which also have the EML4-ALK gene fusion (variant 5a) and are sensitive to ALK inhibitors. By using A925LPE3 cells with luciferase gene transfection, we established in vivo imaging models for pleural carcinomatosis, bone metastasis, and brain metastasis, all of which are significant clinical concerns of advanced EML4-ALK lung cancer. Interestingly, crizotinib caused tumors to shrink in the pleural carcinomatosis model, but not in bone and brain metastasis models, whereas alectinib showed remarkable efficacy in all three models, indicative of the clinical efficacy of these ALK inhibitors. Our in vivo imaging models of multiple organ sites may provide useful resources to analyze further the pathogenesis of EML4-ALK lung cancer and its response and resistance to ALK inhibitors in various organ microenvironments. © 2015 The Authors. 続きを見る
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論文
Yano, Seiji ; Takeuchi, Shinji ; Nakagawa, Takayuki ; Yamada, Tadaaki
出版情報: Cancer Science.  103  pp.1189-1194,  2012-07-01.  Japanese Cancer Association / Blackwell Publishing Ltd
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/45963
概要: がん進展制御研究所<br />Recent advances in molecular biology have led to the identification of new molecular targets, such as epi dermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations and echinoderm microtubule-associated protein-like 4 (EML4) - anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion gene, in lung cancer. Dramatic response has been achieved with EGFR inhibitors (gefitinib and erlotinib) and an ALK inhibitor (crizotinib) in lung cancer expressing corresponding targets. However, cancer cells acquire resistance to these drugs and cause recurrence. Known major mechanisms for resistance to molecular targeted drugs include gatekeeper mutations in the target gene and activation of bypass survival signal via receptors other than the target receptors. The latter mechanism can involve receptor gene amplification and ligand-triggered receptor activation as well. For example, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), the ligand of a tyrosine kinase receptor Met, activates Met and the downstream PI3K/Akt pathway and triggers resistance to EGFR inhibitors in EGFR mutant lung cancer cells. Moreover, EGFR ligands activate EGFR and downstream pathways and trigger resistance to crizotinib in EML4-ALK lung cancer cells. These observations indicate that signals from oncogenic drivers (EGFR signaling in EGFR -mutant lung cancer and ALK signaling in EML4-ALK lung cancer) and ligand-triggered bypass signals (HGF-Met and EGFR ligands-EGFR, respectively) must be simultaneously blocked to avoid the resistance. This review focuses specifically on receptor activation by ligand stimulation and discusses novel therapeutic strategies that are under development for overcoming resistance to molecular targeted drugs in lung cancer. © 2012 Japanese Cancer Association. 続きを見る
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Zhao, Lu ; Yasumoto, Kazuo ; Kawashima, Atsuhiro ; Nakagawa, Takayuki ; Takeuchi, Shinji ; Yamada, Tadaaki ; Matsumoto, Kunio ; Yonekura, Kazuhiko ; Yoshie, Osamu ; Yano, Seiji
出版情報: Cancer Science.  104  pp.1640-1646,  2013-12-01.  Japanese Cancer Association / Blackwell Publishing Ltd
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/45962
概要: がん進展制御研究所<br />Scirrhous gastric cancer is associated with abundant stroma and frequently develops into peritoneal carci nomatosis with malignant ascites. Although malignant ascites is among the most deadly diseases worldwide, its molecular pathogenesis is poorly understood. We investigated the role of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) in the production of peritoneal carcinomatosis with malignant ascites. We examined three scirrhous and three non-scirrhous human gastric cancer cell lines for the production of peritoneal carcinomatosis in vivo and responses to HGF in vitro. Furthermore, clinical scirrhous gastric cancer specimens were examined for HGF production. Among the six cell lines examined, only two scirrhous cell lines (NUGC4 and GCIY) produced peritoneal carcinomatosis with massive ascites after intraperitoneal injection in nude mice. Their proliferation was stimulated by exogenous HGF in vitro. On the other hand, a non-scirrhous cell line, MKN45, with MET amplification generated peritoneal tumors but not ascites. MET tyrosine kinase inhibitors, crizotinib and TAS-115, inhibited HGF-stimulated proliferation of NUGC4 and GCIY as well as constitutive proliferation of MKN45. Furthermore, crizotinib and TAS-115 prolonged the survival of mice bearing established tumors by NUGC4 or MKN45. In clinical specimens, HGF was markedly produced by stromal fibroblasts. Malignant ascitic fluids from patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis contained high levels of HGF. Our results strongly suggest that paracrine HGF-induced activation of MET-mediated signaling pathways plays an important role in the pathogenesis of peritoneal carcinomatosis in scirrhous gastric cancer. Thus, MET signaling pathway may be a potential therapeutic target for peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric cancer, even without MET amplification. © 2013 Japanese Cancer Association. 続きを見る