Faculty Profiles - KAGAWA Shunsuke

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Exosomes as a drug delivery tool for cancer therapy: a new era for existing drugs and oncolytic viruses. Reviewed International journal

Yoshihiko Kakiuchi, Shinji Kuroda, Nobuhiko Kanaya, Shunsuke Kagawa, Hiroshi Tazawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Expert opinion on therapeutic targets 1 - 10 2023.9

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

INTRODUCTION: Exosomes are cell-derived nanovesicles involved in cell-to-cell communications. These nanovesicles are generally considered to contain important carriers of information such as DNA and RNA, and show specific tropism. AREAS COVERED: The combination of existing therapeutic agents with exosomes enhances therapeutic effects by increasing uptake into the tumor. Induction of immunogenic cell death (ICD) may also be triggered more strongly than with the drug alone. Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are even more effective as a drug in combination with exosomes. Although OVs are more likely to cause immune activity, combination with exosomes can exert synergistic effects. OVs have potent anti-tumor effects, but many limitations, such as being limited to local administration and vulnerability to attack by antibodies. Incorporation into exosomes can overcome these limitations and may allow effects against distant tumors. EXPERT OPINION: Novel therapies using exosomes are very attractive in terms of enhancing therapeutic efficacy and reducing side effects. This approach also contains elements overcoming disadvantages in OVs, which have not been used clinically until now, and may usher in a new era of cancer treatments.

DOI： 10.1080/14728222.2023.2259102

Dual antiplatelet therapy inhibits neutrophil extracellular traps to reduce liver micrometastases of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Reviewed International journal

Masashi Yoshimoto, Shunsuke Kagawa, Hiroki Kajioka, Atsuki Taniguchi, Shinji Kuroda, Satoru Kikuchi, Yoshihiko Kakiuchi, Tomohiko Yagi, Shohei Nogi, Fuminori Teraishi, Kunitoshi Shigeyasu, Ryuichi Yoshida, Yuzo Umeda, Kazuhiro Noma, Hiroshi Tazawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Cancer letters 567 216260 - 216260 2023.7

Authorship：Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

The involvement of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in cancer metastasis is being clarified, but the relationship between intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) and NETs remains unclear. The presence of NETs was verified by multiple fluorescence staining in clinically resected specimens of iCCA. Human neutrophils were co-cultured with iCCA cells to observe NET induction and changes in cellular characteristics. Binding of platelets to iCCA cells and its mechanism were also examined, and their effects on NETs were analyzed in vitro and in in vivo mouse models. NETs were present in the tumor periphery of resected iCCAs. NETs promoted the motility and migration ability of iCCA cells in vitro. Although iCCA cells alone had a weak NET-inducing ability, the binding of platelets to iCCA cells via P-selectin promoted NET induction. Based on these results, antiplatelet drugs were applied to these cocultures in vitro and inhibited the binding of platelets to iCCA cells and the induction of NETs. Fluorescently labeled iCCA cells were injected into the spleen of mice, resulting in the formation of liver micrometastases coexisting with platelets and NETs. These mice were treated with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) consisting of aspirin and ticagrelor, which dramatically reduced micrometastases. These results suggest that potent antiplatelet therapy prevents micrometastases of iCCA cells by inhibiting platelet activation and NET production, and it may contribute to a novel therapeutic strategy.

DOI： 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216260

Collagenous Colitis in a Patient With Gastric Cancer Who Underwent Chemotherapy. Reviewed International journal

Masaya Iwamuro, Takehiro Tanaka, Shunsuke Kagawa, Shoko Inoo, Motoyuki Otsuka

Cureus 15 ( 5 ) e39466 2023.5

Language：English

Herein, we present a case of collagenous colitis in a patient who underwent chemotherapy for gastric cancer, comprising five cycles of S-1 plus oxaliplatin and trastuzumab, followed by five cycles of paclitaxel and ramucirumab and seven cycles of nivolumab. The subsequent initiation of trastuzumab deruxtecan chemotherapy led to the development of grade 3 diarrhea after the second cycle of treatment. Collagenous colitis was diagnosed via colonoscopy and biopsy. The patient's diarrhea improved following the cessation of lansoprazole. This case highlights the importance of considering collagenous colitis as a differential diagnosis, in addition to chemotherapy-induced colitis and immune-related adverse event (irAE) colitis, in patients with similar clinical presentations.

DOI： 10.7759/cureus.39466

Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Invading the Gluteus Maximus Muscle Completely Responded to Total Neoadjuvant Therapy. Reviewed

Masaki Sakamoto, Fuminori Teraishi, Kunitoshi Shigeyasu, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Acta medica Okayama 77 ( 2 ) 209 - 213 2023.4

Language：English

A 70-year-old male with anal pain and fever was diagnosed with rectal cancer perforation and abscess in the right gluteus maximus (GM) muscle. He underwent a transverse colon colostomy followed by preoperative capecitabine+oxaliplatin. Some local control was achieved but a residual abscess was observed in the right GM muscle. To secure circumferential resection margin by tumor reduction, he received chemoradiotherapy as total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) and underwent laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection, D3 lymph node dissection, combined coccyx resection, and partial resection of the right GM muscle. The skin defect and pelvic dead space were filled with a right lateral vastus lateral great muscle flap. Histopathologically, the resected specimen showed no tumor cells in the primary tumor or lymph nodes, indicating a pathological complete response (pCR). This case suggests that TNT might improve the R0 resection and pCR rates and overall survival.

DOI： 10.18926/AMO/65152

Removing the Esophageal Stump During Reconstruction for Esophagojejunostomy in Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: the Modified Overlap Method. Reviewed International journal

Yoshihiko Kakiuchi, Shinji Kuroda, Satoru Kikuchi, Hajime Kashima, Masahiko Nishizaki, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 27 ( 3 ) 643 - 645 2023.3

A Case Report of Non-typical Annular Pancreas Diagnosed during Laparoscopic Gastric Surgery. Reviewed

Toshiaki Takahashi, Yoshihiko Kakiuchi, Satoru Kikuch, Shinji Kuroda, Sho Takeda, Kunitoshi Shigeyasu, Yoshitaka Kondo, Fuminori Teraishi, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Acta medica Okayama 77 ( 1 ) 91 - 95 2023.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

An annular pancreas is a rare anomaly of the pancreas, defined as pancreatic tissue that totally or partly encircles the duodenum, usually the descending portion. A 76-year-old man who was diagnosed with gastric cancer cT3N0M0 Stage IIB underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection. Intraoperatively, the dorsal half of the duodenal bulb was seen to be half surrounded by the pancreas, and a non-typical annular pancreas was diagnosed. Because of the risk to the pancreas, it was considered impossible to perform anastomosis by a linear stapler as in the usual laparoscopic procedure. Therefore, we performed laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy and Billroth-I reconstruction using a circular stapler, and the surgery was completed without difficulties. His postoperative course was good despite the development of a pancreatic fistula, which was an International Study Group for Pancreas Fistula biochemical leak. Some APs can be diagnosed preoperatively, but the rarer subtypes such as ours are more difficult to visualize on imaging. In gastrectomy, it is both oncologically important and technically challenging to perform lymph node dissection around the pancreas. In this case with an especially proximal pancreas, a circular stapler was considered better suited for gastroduodenal anastomosis and required a broader field than that afforded by laparoscopy. A case of non-typical annular pancreas diagnosed during laparoscopic gastric surgery is described.

DOI： 10.18926/AMO/64368

【こだわりの体腔内縫合・吻合術】胃外科腹腔鏡下/ロボット支援下噴門側胃切除後の観音開き法による再建 Reviewed

黒田新士, 菊地覚次, 垣内慶彦, 香川俊輔, 藤原俊義

手術 77 ( 2 ) 189 - 195 2023.2

Survival Impact of Postoperative Skeletal Muscle Loss in Gastric Cancer Patients Who Underwent Gastrectomy. Reviewed International journal

Kazuya Kuwada, Satoru Kikuchi, Shinji Kuroda, Ryuichi Yoshida, Kosei Takagi, Kazuhiro Noma, Masahiko Nishizaki, Shunsuke Kagawa, Yuzo Umeda, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Anticancer research 43 ( 1 ) 223 - 230 2023.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

BACKGROUND/AIM: It has recently been recognized that preoperative sarcopenia contributes to postoperative complications and overall survival in gastric cancer (GC). However, few studies have investigated the relationship between postoperative skeletal muscle loss (SML) and survival in GC, despite the inevitability of body weight loss after gastrectomy in most GC patients. Herein, we studied the impact of postoperative SML on GC prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 370 patients with GC who underwent curative gastrectomy were retrospectively evaluated in this study. Postoperative SML was assessed on computed tomography (CT) images taken before surgery and 1 year after surgery. The impact of postoperative SML on survival was evaluated. RESULTS: Postoperative severe SML was significantly associated with presence of comorbidities, higher tumor stage, higher postoperative complication rate and longer hospital stay. Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognostic factors for overall survival revealed that SML was an independent indicator of poor prognosis, along with age, tumor stage, preoperative sarcopenia, and operation time (hazard ratio, 2.65; 95% confidence interval, 1.68-4.20, p<0.0001). There was a strong association of severe postoperative SML with decreased overall survival in patients with preoperative sarcopenia. CONCLUSION: To improve the prognosis of GC patients after surgery, it is important to prevent postoperative SML as well as preoperative sarcopenia. Perioperative multimodal interventions including nutritional counseling, oral nutritional supplements, and exercise are required to prevent SML after gastrectomy.

DOI： 10.21873/anticanres.16153

A Case of a Transwoman with Colorectal Cancer after Flap Vaginoplasty Reviewed

Shiho Watanabe, Fuminori Teraishi, Sari Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Sho Takeda, Shuhei Narita, Koya Yamashita, Kunitoshi Shigeyasu, Shunsuke Kagawa, Yuzaburo Namba, Yoshihiro Kimata

Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2 ( 3 ) 98 - 101 2023

p53-armed oncolytic adenovirus induces autophagy and apoptosis in KRAS and BRAF-mutant colorectal cancer cells. Reviewed International journal

Shuta Tamura, Hiroshi Tazawa, Naoto Hori, Yuncheng Li, Motohiko Yamada, Satoru Kikuchi, Shinji Kuroda, Yasuo Urata, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

PloS one 18 ( 11 ) e0294491 2023

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Colorectal cancer (CRC) cells harboring KRAS or BRAF mutations show a more-malignant phenotype than cells with wild-type KRAS and BRAF. KRAS/BRAF-wild-type CRCs are sensitive to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeting agents, whereas KRAS/BRAF-mutant CRCs are resistant due to constitutive activation of the EGFR-downstream KRAS/BRAF signaling pathway. Novel therapeutic strategies to treat KRAS/BRAF mutant CRC cells are thus needed. We recently demonstrated that the telomerase-specific replication-competent oncolytic adenoviruses OBP-301 and p53-armed OBP-702 exhibit therapeutic potential against KRAS-mutant human pancreatic cancer cells. In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic potential of OBP-301 and OBP-702 against human CRC cells with differing KRAS/BRAF status. Human CRC cells with wild-type KRAS/BRAF (SW48, Colo320DM, CACO-2), mutant KRAS (DLD-1, SW620, HCT116), and mutant BRAF (RKO, HT29, COLO205) were used in this study. The antitumor effect of OBP-301 and OBP-702 against CRC cells was analyzed using the XTT assay. Virus-mediated modulation of apoptosis, autophagy, and the EGFR-MEK-ERK and AKT-mTOR signaling pathways was analyzed by Western blotting. Wild-type and KRAS-mutant CRC cells were sensitive to OBP-301 and OBP-702, whereas BRAF-mutant CRC cells were sensitive to OBP-702 but resistant to OBP-301. Western blot analysis demonstrated that OBP-301 induced autophagy and that OBP-702 induced autophagy and apoptosis in human CRC cells. In BRAF-mutant CRC cells, OBP-301 and OBP-702 suppressed the expression of EGFR, MEK, ERK, and AKT proteins, whereas mTOR expression was suppressed only by OBP-702. Our results suggest that p53-armed oncolytic virotherapy is a viable therapeutic option for treating KRAS/BRAF-mutant CRC cells via induction of autophagy and apoptosis.

DOI： 10.1371/journal.pone.0294491

Oncolytic virus-mediated p53 overexpression promotes immunogenic cell death and efficacy of PD-1 blockade in pancreatic cancer. Reviewed International journal

Hiroyuki Araki, Hiroshi Tazawa, Nobuhiko Kanaya, Yoshinori Kajiwara, Motohiko Yamada, Masashi Hashimoto, Satoru Kikuchi, Shinji Kuroda, Ryuichi Yoshida, Yuzo Umeda, Yasuo Urata, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Molecular therapy oncolytics 27 3 - 13 2022.12

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, including anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) antibody, provide improved clinical outcome in certain cancers. However, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is refractory to PD-1 blockade therapy due to poor immune response. Oncolytic virotherapy is a novel approach for inducing immunogenic cell death (ICD). We demonstrated the therapeutic potential of p53-expressing telomerase-specific oncolytic adenovirus OBP-702 to induce ICD and anti-tumor immune responses in human PDAC cells with different p53 status (Capan-2, PK-59, PK-45H, Capan-1, MIA PaCa-2, BxPC-3) and murine PDAC cells (PAN02). OBP-702 significantly enhanced ICD with secretion of extracellular adenosine triphosphate and high-mobility group box protein B1 by inducing p53-mediated apoptosis and autophagy. OBP-702 significantly promoted the tumor infiltration of CD8+ T cells and the anti-tumor efficacy of PD-1 blockade in a subcutaneous PAN02 syngeneic tumor model. Our results suggest that oncolytic adenovirus-mediated p53 overexpression augments ICD and the efficacy of PD-1 blockade therapy against cold PDAC tumors. Further in vivo experiments would be warranted to evaluate the survival benefit of tumor-bearing mice in combination therapy with OBP-702 and PD-1 blockade.

DOI： 10.1016/j.omto.2022.09.003

Involvement in the tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cell expression by the initial disease of remnant gastric cancer. Reviewed International journal

Yoshihiko Kakiuchi, Satoru Kikuchi, Shinji Kuroda, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

World journal of surgical oncology 20 ( 1 ) 374 - 374 2022.11

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

BACKGROUND: Remnant gastric cancer (RGC) has been increasing for various reasons such as a longer life span, medical progress, and others. It generally has a poor prognosis, and its mechanism of occurrence is unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathological features of and clarify the oncological features of RGC. METHODS: Between January 2002 and January 2017, 39 patients with RGC following distal gastrectomy underwent curative surgical resection at the Okayama University Hospital; their medical records and immunohistochemically stained extracted specimens were used for retrospective analysis. RESULTS: On univariate analysis, initial gastric disease, pathological lymph node metastasis, and pathological stage were the significant factors associated with poor overall survival (p=0.014, 0.0061, and 0.016, respectively). Multivariate analysis of these 3 factors showed that only initial gastric disease caused by malignant disease was an independent factor associated with a poor prognosis (p=0.014, hazard ratio: 4.2, 95% confidence interval: 1.3-13.0). In addition, tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells expression was higher in the benign disease group than in the malignant group (p=0.046). CONCLUSIONS: Initial gastrectomy caused by malignant disease was an independent poor prognostic factor of RGC, and as one of the causes, lower level of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in RGC may involve in.

DOI： 10.1186/s12957-022-02853-2

Oncolytic virus-mediated reducing of myeloid-derived suppressor cells enhances the efficacy of PD-L1 blockade in gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic cancer. Reviewed International journal

Yoshinori Kajiwara, Hiroshi Tazawa, Motohiko Yamada, Nobuhiko Kanaya, Takuro Fushimi, Satoru Kikuchi, Shinji Kuroda, Toshiaki Ohara, Kazuhiro Noma, Ryuichi Yoshida, Yuzo Umeda, Yasuo Urata, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII 72 ( 5 ) 1285 - 1300 2022.11

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is often refractory to treatment with gemcitabine (GEM) and immune checkpoint inhibitors including anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibody. However, the precise relationship between GEM-resistant PDAC and development of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the immunosuppressive TME in parental and GEM-resistant PDAC tumors and assessed the therapeutic potential of combination therapy with the telomerase-specific replication-competent oncolytic adenovirus OBP-702, which induces tumor suppressor p53 protein and PD-L1 blockade against GEM-resistant PDAC tumors. Mouse PDAC cells (PAN02) and human PDAC cells (MIA PaCa-2, BxPC-3) were used to establish GEM-resistant PDAC lines. PD-L1 expression and the immunosuppressive TME were analyzed using parental and GEM-resistant PDAC cells. A cytokine array was used to investigate the underlying mechanism of immunosuppressive TME induction by GEM-resistant PAN02 cells. The GEM-resistant PAN02 tumor model was used to evaluate the antitumor effect of combination therapy with OBP-702 and PD-L1 blockade. GEM-resistant PDAC cells exhibited higher PD-L1 expression and produced higher granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) levels compared with parental cells, inducing an immunosuppressive TME and the accumulation of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). OBP-702 significantly inhibited GEM-resistant PAN02 tumor growth by suppressing GM-CSF-mediated MDSC accumulation. Moreover, combination treatment with OBP-702 significantly enhanced the antitumor efficacy of PD-L1 blockade against GEM-resistant PAN02 tumors. The present results suggest that combination therapy involving OBP-702 and PD-L1 blockade is a promising antitumor strategy for treating GEM-resistant PDAC with GM-CSF-induced immunosuppressive TME formation.

DOI： 10.1007/s00262-022-03334-x

Dual-targeted near-infrared photoimmunotherapy for esophageal cancer and cancer-associated fibroblasts in the tumor microenvironment. Reviewed International journal

Hiroaki Sato, Kazuhiro Noma, Toshiaki Ohara, Kento Kawasaki, Masaaki Akai, Teruki Kobayashi, Noriyuki Nishiwaki, Toru Narusaka, Satoshi Komoto, Hajime Kashima, Yuki Katsura, Takuya Kato, Satoru Kikuchi, Hiroshi Tazawa, Shunsuke Kagawa, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Hisataka Kobayashi, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Scientific reports 12 ( 1 ) 20152 - 20152 2022.11

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) play a significant role in tumor progression within the tumor microenvironment. Previously, we used near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT), a next-generation cancer cell-targeted phototherapy, to establish CAF-targeted NIR-PIT. In this study, we investigated whether dual-targeted NIR-PIT, targeting cancer cells and CAFs, could be a therapeutic strategy. A total of 132 cases of esophageal cancer were analyzed for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2), and fibroblast activation protein (FAP) expression using immunohistochemistry. Human esophageal cancer cells and CAFs were co-cultured and treated with single- or dual-targeted NIR-PIT in vitro. These cells were co-inoculated into BALB/c-nu/nu mice and the tumors were treated with single-targeted NIR-PIT or dual-targeted NIR-PIT in vivo. Survival analysis showed FAP- or EGFR-high patients had worse survival than patients with low expression of FAP or EGFR (log-rank, P < 0.001 and P = 0.074, respectively), while no difference was observed in HER2 status. In vitro, dual (EGFR/FAP)-targeted NIR-PIT induced specific therapeutic effects in cancer cells and CAFs along with suppressing tumor growth in vivo, whereas single-targeted NIR-PIT did not show any significance. Moreover, these experiments demonstrated that dual-targeted NIR-PIT could treat cancer cells and CAFs simultaneously with a single NIR light irradiation. We demonstrated the relationship between EGFR/FAP expression and prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer and the stronger therapeutic effect of dual-targeted NIR-PIT than single-targeted NIR-PIT in experimental models. Thus, dual-targeted NIR-PIT might be a promising therapeutic strategy for cancer treatment.

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-022-24313-3

OBP-702を用いたウイルス治療による膵癌の長期抗腫瘍免疫賦活効果

橋本将志, 黒田新士, 金谷信彦, 垣内慶彦, 菊地覚次, 田澤大, 香川俊輔, 浦田泰生, 藤原俊義

癌と化学療法 49 ( 10 ) 1127 - 1129 2022.10

Language：Japanese Publisher：(株)癌と化学療法社

膵癌は予後不良な癌であり,近年話題の癌免疫療法に対しても免疫細胞の浸潤が乏しい腫瘍として知られている。また,近年術前化学療法の有効性が注目されている。我々は,腫瘍特異的に増殖する腫瘍融解アデノウイルス製剤(OBP-301)を開発し,食道癌において放射線療法+OBP-301治療の臨床試験が進行中である。臨床試験のなかで腫瘍浸潤リンパ球やPD-L1の発現増強を認め,免疫学的な治療効果も期待されている。次世代の薬剤としてOBP-301にp53遺伝子を搭載したOBP-702を開発し,膵癌に対して強力な治療効果を発揮することを確認した。今回,膵癌におけるOBP-702の有効性に関し,長期抗腫瘍免疫の指標としてCD8陽性メモリーT細胞に注目して検討した。(著者抄録)

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RNA editing facilitates the enhanced production of neoantigens during the simultaneous administration of oxaliplatin and radiotherapy in colorectal cancer. Reviewed International journal

Yasuhiro Komatsu, Kunitoshi Shigeyasu, Shuya Yano, Sho Takeda, Kazutaka Takahashi, Nanako Hata, Hibiki Umeda, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Yoshiko Mori, Kazuya Yasui, Ryuichi Yoshida, Yoshitaka Kondo, Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Fuminori Teraishi, Yuzo Umeda, Shunsuke Kagawa, Hiroyuki Michiue, Hiroshi Tazawa, Ajay Goel, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Scientific reports 12 ( 1 ) 13540 - 13540 2022.8

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Most cases of colorectal cancers (CRCs) are microsatellite stable (MSS), which frequently demonstrate lower response rates to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). RNA editing produces neoantigens by altering amino acid sequences. In this study, RNA editing was induced artificially by chemoradiation therapy (CRT) to generate neoantigens in MSS CRCs. Altogether, 543 CRC specimens were systematically analyzed, and the expression pattern of ADAR1 was investigated. In vitro and in vivo experiments were also performed. The RNA editing enzyme ADAR1 was upregulated in microsatellite instability-high CRCs, leading to their high affinity for ICIs. Although ADAR1 expression was low in MSS CRC, CRT including oxaliplatin (OX) treatment upregulated RNA editing levels by inducing ADAR1. Immunohistochemistry analyses showed the upregulation of ADAR1 in patients with CRC treated with CAPOX (capecitabine + OX) radiation therapy relative to ADAR1 expression in patients with CRC treated only by surgery (p < 0.001). Compared with other regimens, CRT with OX effectively induced RNA editing in MSS CRC cell lines (HT29 and Caco2, p < 0.001) via the induction of type 1 interferon-triggered ADAR1 expression. CRT with OX promoted the RNA editing of cyclin I, a neoantigen candidate. Neoantigens can be artificially induced by RNA editing via an OX-CRT regimen. CRT can promote proteomic diversity via RNA editing.

DOI： 10.1038/s41598-022-17773-0

Impact of Amino Acids Nutrition Following Gastrectomy in Gastric Cancer Patients. Reviewed International journal

Satoru Kikuchi, Nobuo Takata, Shinji Kuroda, Hibiki Umeda, Shunsuke Tanabe, Naoaki Maeda, Kosei Takagi, Kazuhiro Noma, Yuko Hasegawa, Kumiko Nawachi, Shunsuke Kagawa, Yuzo Umeda, Kenichi Shikata, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Anticancer research 42 ( 7 ) 3637 - 3643 2022.7

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

BACKGROUND/AIM: Postoperative body weight loss (BWL) and skeletal muscle loss (SML) after gastrectomy are associated with a decline in quality of life and worse longterm prognosis in gastric cancer (GC) patients. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of amino acids nutrition on BWL and SML in the early period following gastrectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The parameters of body composition were measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis in the patients undergoing radical gastrectomy for GC and analyzed retrospectively. Patients received either peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) of 4.3% glucose fluid with regular diet (control group, n=43) or PPN of 7.5% glucose fluid containing amino acids plus oral nutritional supplement (ONS) rich in protein with regular diet (amino acids group, n=40) following gastrectomy. The percentages of BWL and SML from preoperative values to those at 7 days and 1 month after surgery were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: The %BWL and %SML at 7 days after surgery were significantly lower in the amino acids group than those in the control group (%BWL, -2.4±1.7% vs. -4.2±1.8%; p<0.0001, %SML, -4.1±3.8 vs. -6.5±3.8; p=0.006). Moreover, the %BWL at 1 month after surgery was significantly lower in the amino acids group compared to that in the control group (- 4.6±2.9% vs. -6.1±2.6%; p=0.01); however, the %SML was similar between the two groups. The hematological nutritional parameters were similar between the two groups. CONCLUSION: Amino acids nutrition by PPN and ONS following gastrectomy prevented postoperative BWL and SML in the early period after surgery in GC patients.

DOI： 10.21873/anticanres.15852

Modulation of p53 expression in cancer-associated fibroblasts prevents peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer. Reviewed International journal

Toshihiro Ogawa, Satoru Kikuchi, Motoyasu Tabuchi, Ema Mitsui, Yuta Une, Hiroshi Tazawa, Shinji Kuroda, Kazuhiro Noma, Toshiaki Ohara, Shunsuke Kagawa, Yasuo Urata, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Molecular therapy oncolytics 25 249 - 261 2022.6

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment are associated with the establishment and progression of peritoneal metastasis. This study investigated the efficacy of replicative oncolytic adenovirus-mediated p53 gene therapy (OBP-702) against CAFs and peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer (GC). Higher CAF expression in the primary tumor was associated with poor prognosis of GC, and higher CAF expression was also observed with peritoneal metastasis in immunohistochemical analysis of clinical samples. And, we found transcriptional alteration of p53 in CAFs relative to normal gastric fibroblasts (NGFs). CAFs increased the secretion of cancer-promoting cytokines, including interleukin-6, and gained resistance to chemotherapy relative to NGFs. OBP-702 showed cytotoxicity to both GC cells and CAFs but not to NGFs. Overexpression of wild-type p53 by OBP-702 infection caused apoptosis and autophagy of CAFs and decreased the secretion of cancer-promoting cytokines by CAFs. Combination therapy using intraperitoneal administration of OBP-702 and paclitaxel synergistically inhibited the tumor growth of peritoneal metastases and decreased CAFs in peritoneal metastases. OBP-702, a replicative oncolytic adenovirus-mediated p53 gene therapy, offers a promising biological therapeutic strategy for peritoneal metastasis, modulating CAFs in addition to achieving tumor lysis.

DOI： 10.1016/j.omto.2022.04.009

Tumor-targeted fluorescence labeling systems for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Reviewed International journal

Hiroshi Tazawa, Kunitoshi Shigeyasu, Kazuhiro Noma, Shunsuke Kagawa, Fuminori Sakurai, Hiroyuki Mizuguchi, Hisataka Kobayashi, Takeshi Imamura, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Cancer science 113 ( 6 ) 1919 - 1929 2022.6

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

Conventional imaging techniques are available for clinical identification of tumor sites. However, detecting metastatic tumor cells that are spreading from primary tumor sites using conventional imaging techniques remains difficult. In contrast, fluorescence-based labeling systems are useful tools for detecting tumor cells at the single-cell level in cancer research. The ability to detect fluorescent-labeled tumor cells enables investigations of the biodistribution of tumor cells for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. For example, the presence of fluorescent tumor cells in the peripheral blood of cancer patients is a predictive biomarker for early diagnosis of distant metastasis. The elimination of fluorescent tumor cells without damaging normal tissues is ideal for minimally invasive treatment of cancer. To capture fluorescent tumor cells within normal tissues, however, tumor-specific activated target molecules are needed. This review focuses on recent advances in tumor-targeted fluorescence labeling systems, in which indirect reporter labeling using tumor-specific promoters is applied to fluorescence labeling of tumor cells for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Telomerase promoter-dependent fluorescence labeling using replication-competent viral vectors produces fluorescent proteins that can be used to detect and eliminate telomerase-positive tumor cells. Tissue-specific promoter-dependent fluorescence labeling enables identification of specific tumor cells. Vimentin promoter-dependent fluorescence labeling is a useful tool for identifying tumor cells that undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The evaluation of tumor cells undergoing EMT is important for accurately assessing metastatic potential. Thus, tumor-targeted fluorescence labeling systems represent novel platforms that enable the capture of tumor cells for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

DOI： 10.1111/cas.15369

[The Chugoku-Shikoku GanPro Produces Advanced Cancer Specialists to Provide Whole Person Medical Care]. Invited

Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy 49 ( 6 ) 638 - 641 2022.6

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)

The 3rd Chugoku-Shikoku GanPro has set a plan to train advanced cancer specialists to provide whole person medical care, and 11 partner universities have formed a consortium, and 18 working groups have been working to provide graduate school education. Through a unique e-learning system and an exercise to learn team medicine, we trained medical professionals who have advanced expertise and can provide cancer care through multidisciplinary team medicine. The project has produced a wide range of personnel including doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, radiologists, medical physicists, and nutritionists. The graduates who have acquired various specialized cancer qualifications practice at regional cancer treatment centers, contributing to the enhancement and improvement of cancer treatment in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions.

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