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ヒゴ ヒサオ
肥後 寿夫
HIGO Hisao
所属
医歯薬学域 助教
職名
助教
外部リンク

学位

  • 医学博士 ( 2019年12月   岡山大学 )

  • 博士(医学)

経歴

  • 岡山大学   学術研究院医歯薬学域   助教

    2022年1月 - 現在

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  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia mortality risk associated with preceding long-term steroid use for the underlying disease: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study. 国際誌

    Kohei Miyake, Satoru Senoo, Ritsuya Shiiba, Junko Itano, Goro Kimura, Tatsuyuki Kawahara, Tomoki Tamura, Kenichiro Kudo, Tetsuji Kawamura, Yasuharu Nakahara, Hisao Higo, Daisuke Himeji, Nagio Takigawa, Nobuaki Miyahara

    PloS one   19 ( 2 )   e0292507   2024年

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)  

    OBJECTIVE: Long-term steroid use increases the risk of developing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PcP), but there are limited reports on the relation of long-term steroid and PcP mortality. METHODS: Retrospective multicenter study to identify risk factors for PcP mortality, including average steroid dose before the first visit for PcP in non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-PcP patients. We generated receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for 90-day all-cause mortality and the mean daily steroid dose per unit body weight in the preceding 10 to 90 days in 10-day increments. Patients were dichotomized by 90-day mortality and propensity score-based stabilized inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) adjusted covariates of age, sex, and underlying disease. Multivariate analysis with logistic regression assessed whether long-term corticosteroid use affected outcome. RESULTS: Of 133 patients with non-HIV-PcP, 37 died within 90 days of initial diagnosis. The area under the ROC curve for 1-40 days was highest, and the optimal cutoff point of median adjunctive corticosteroid dosage was 0.34 mg/kg/day. Past steroid dose, underlying interstitial lung disease and emphysema, lower serum albumin and lower lymphocyte count, higher lactate dehydrogenase, use of therapeutic pentamidine and therapeutic high-dose steroids were all significantly associated with mortality. Underlying autoimmune disease, past immunosuppressant use, and a longer time from onset to start of treatment, were associated lower mortality. Logistic regression analysis after adjusting for age, sex, and underlying disease with IPTW revealed that steroid dose 1-40 days before the first visit for PcP (per 0.1 mg/kg/day increment, odds ratio 1.36 [95% confidence interval = 1.16-1.66], P<0.001), low lymphocyte counts, and high lactate dehydrogenase revel were independent mortality risk factor, while respiratory failure, early steroid, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim for PcP treatment did not. CONCLUSION: A steroid dose before PcP onset was strongly associated with 90-day mortality in non-HIV-PcP patients, emphasizing the importance of appropriate prophylaxis especially in this population.

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  • Severe Cytokine Release Syndrome and Immune Effector Cell-associated Neurotoxicity Syndrome in a Man Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Lung Cancer: A Case Report.

    Takaaki Tanaka, Masataka Taoka, Go Makimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Hisao Higo, Masanori Fujii, Eiki Ichihara, Kadoaki Ohashi, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda

    Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)   2023年9月

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    A 55-year-old man with stage IV lung adenocarcinoma was treated with cisplatin, pemetrexed, nivolumab, and ipilimumab. Approximately 100 days after treatment initiation, he became disoriented and presented to the emergency department with a high fever. Blood tests revealed liver and kidney dysfunctions. Subsequently, the patient developed generalized convulsions that required intensive care. He was clinically diagnosed with cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). Organ damage was gradually controlled with immunosuppressive drugs, including steroids, and the patient was discharged. Successful treatment is rare in patients with CRS, including ICANS, during immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment for solid tumors.

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  • Pulmonary fibrosis and type-17 immunity. 国際誌

    Satoru Senoo, Hisao Higo, Akihiko Taniguchi, Katsuyuki Kiura, Yoshinobu Maeda, Nobuaki Miyahara

    Respiratory investigation   61 ( 5 )   553 - 562   2023年9月

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    Fibrosis of the lung can occur in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, collagen vascular diseases, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis, among other diseases. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, vascular epithelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, and platelet-derived growth factor contribute to the pathophysiology of fibrosis. TGF-β and other cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and IL-23, activate type-17 immunity, which is involved in pulmonary fibrosis. The components of type-17 immunity include type-17 helper T cells, γδT cells, IL-17A-producing CD8-positive T cells, invariant NKT cells, and group 3 innate lymphoid cells. IL-17A, the main cytokine of type-17 immunity, is able to induce the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in epithelial cells via a production of TGF-β, directly stimulate fibroblasts and fibrocytes, and inhibit autophagy, which otherwise protects against pulmonary fibrosis. IL-23 induces type-17 immunity and plays an important role in the acute exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis. Clinical studies have also linked type-17 immunity to the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. Consequently, targeting type-17 immunity may serve as a new therapeutic strategy to prevent the development or exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis.

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  • Switching to Dupilumab from Other Biologics without a Treatment Interval in Patients with Severe Asthma: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Hirohisa Ichikawa, Yukako Arakawa, Yoshihiro Mori, Junko Itano, Akihiko Taniguchi, Satoru Senoo, Goro Kimura, Yasushi Tanimoto, Kohei Miyake, Tomoya Katsuta, Mikio Kataoka, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura, Nobuaki Miyahara, Okayama Respiratory Disease Study Group Ordsg

    Journal of clinical medicine   12 ( 16 )   2023年8月

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    BACKGROUND: Dupilumab is a fully humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 signals. Several large clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of dupilumab in patients with severe asthma. However, few studies have examined a switch to dupilumab from other biologics. METHODS: This retrospective, multi-center observational study was conducted by the Okayama Respiratory Disease Study Group. Consecutive patients with severe asthma who were switched to dupilumab from other biologics without a treatment interval between May 2019 and September 2021 were enrolled. Patients with a treatment interval of more than twice the standard dosing interval for the previous biologic prior to dupilumab administration were excluded. RESULTS: The median patient age of the 27 patients enrolled in this study was 57 years (IQR, 45-68 years). Eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS)/chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyp (CRSwNP) was confirmed in 23 patients. Previous biologics consisted of omalizumab (n = 3), mepolizumab (n = 3), and benralizumab (n = 21). Dupilumab significantly improved FEV1 (median improvement: +145 mL) and the asthma control test score (median improvement: +2). The overall response rate in patients receiving dupilumab for asthma as determined using the Global Evaluations of Treatment Effectiveness (GETE) was 77.8%. There were no significant differences in the baseline characteristics of the GETE-improved group vs. the non-GETE-improved group. ECRS/CRSwNP improved in 20 of the 23 patients (87.0%). Overall, 8 of the 27 patients (29.6%) developed transient hypereosinophilia (>1500/μL), but all were asymptomatic and able to continue dupilumab therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Dupilumab was highly effective for the treatment of severe asthma and ECRS/CRSwNP, even in patients switched from other biologics without a treatment interval.

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  • 抗IL-4受容体抗体 他の生物学的製剤からデュピルマブへ切り替えた喘息症例に関する多施設共同後ろ向き観察研究

    肥後 寿夫, 角南 良太, 市川 裕久, 荒川 裕佳子, 森 由弘, 板野 純子, 木村 五郎, 谷本 安, 三宅 剛平, 片岡 幹男, 木浦 勝行, 宮原 信明

    アレルギー   72 ( 6-7 )   908 - 908   2023年8月

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  • 抗IL-4受容体抗体 他の生物学的製剤からデュピルマブへ切り替えた喘息症例に関する多施設共同後ろ向き観察研究

    肥後 寿夫, 角南 良太, 市川 裕久, 荒川 裕佳子, 森 由弘, 板野 純子, 木村 五郎, 谷本 安, 三宅 剛平, 片岡 幹男, 木浦 勝行, 宮原 信明

    アレルギー   72 ( 6-7 )   908 - 908   2023年8月

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  • 増悪と抑制を司るアレルギーメディエーター ダニ抗原による気道過敏性誘発マウスモデルにおけるインターロイキン-22 binding proteinの役割の検討

    角南 良太, 肥後 寿夫, 尾関 太一, 中村 尚季, 妹尾 賢, 谷口 暁彦, 前田 嘉信, 宮原 信明

    アレルギー   72 ( 6-7 )   909 - 909   2023年8月

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  • 重症喘息患者の増悪予測因子に関する前向き観察研究(Okayama-SARP)

    肥後 寿夫, 後川 真輝, 谷口 暁彦, 板野 純子, 小田 尚廣, 塩田 雄太郎, 荒川 裕佳子, 森 由弘, 國近 尚美, 高田 一郎, 洲脇 俊充, 中西 徳彦, 谷本 安, 前田 嘉信, 木浦 勝行, 宮原 信明

    日本呼吸器学会誌   12 ( 増刊 )   315 - 315   2023年3月

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  • 間質性肺炎急性増悪に対する免疫グロブリン静注療法の効果

    市川 裕久, 肥後 寿夫, 中村 尚季, 藤井 昌学, 松岡 克浩, 関 祥子, 和田 学政, 須崎 規之, 永田 拓也, 荒川 裕佳子, 宮原 信明, 森 由弘, 丸川 雅臣, 前田 嘉信, 木浦 勝行

    日本呼吸器学会誌   12 ( 増刊 )   289 - 289   2023年3月

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  • Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection successfully treated with clarithromycin, rifampicin, and ethambutol. 国際誌

    Kayo Nakamura, Etsuko Murakami, Daizo Kishino, Shuko Mashimo, Yusuke Kurioka, Yusaku Shibata, Arihiko Taniguchi, Hisao Higo, Yasushi Hiramatsu, Yoshinobu Maeda, Nobuaki Miyahara

    Respiratory medicine case reports   45   101894 - 101894   2023年

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    We present the case of a 59-year-old woman diagnosed with Mycobacterium shinjukuense infection using mass spectrometry of bronchioalveolar lavage fluid. We initiated treatment with clarithromycin, rifampicin, and ethambutol based on the results of drug susceptibility testing, which improved lung opacities. Most previous cases were treated with the standard regimen for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, our regimen may provide a therapeutic option for this rare nontuberculous Mycobacterium infection.

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  • Association between early corticosteroid administration and long-term survival in non-infectious pulmonary complications after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

    Yui Kambara, Nobuharu Fujii, Yoshiaki Usui, Akira Yamamoto, Hisao Higo, Hideaki Fujiwara, Noboru Asada, Daisuke Ennishi, Hisakazu Nishimori, Keiko Fujii, Ken-Ichi Matsuoka, Yoshinobu Maeda

    International journal of hematology   117 ( 4 )   578 - 589   2022年12月

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    Non-infectious pulmonary complications (NIPCs) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are associated with poor outcomes. It is important to maximize the effectiveness of primary treatment because secondary treatment has not been established. We analyzed data from 393 patients who underwent allogeneic HSCT during a 10-year period. Thirty-seven were diagnosed with NIPCs, which consisted of idiopathic pneumonia syndrome, bronchiolitis obliterans, and interstitial lung disease including cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. Among these, 18 died (Dead group) while 19 remained alive (Alive group) during the study period. The median time between NIPC diagnosis and first administration of ≥ 1 mg/kg/day corticosteroids (prednisolone dose equivalent) was significantly longer in the Dead group than the Alive group, at 9 days versus 4 days (p = 0.01). We further divided these cases into those who received prednisolone within seven days and after 8 days. We found that the ≤ 7 days group were more likely to survive after their NIPC diagnosis compared to the ≥ 8 days group (p = 0.06). Our analysis showed that early initiation of corticosteroid therapy is associated with long-term survival in NIPCs.

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  • Intravenous immunoglobulin for acute exacerbation of fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Hirohisa Ichikawa, Naoki Nakamura, Masanori Fujii, Katsuhiro Matsuoka, Shoko Seki, Takamasa Wada, Noriyuki Suzaki, Takuya Nagata, Yukako Arakawa, Yoshihiro Mori, Masaomi Marukawa, Katsuyuki Kiura, Yoshinobu Maeda, Nobuaki Miyahara

    Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG   39 ( 4 )   e2022038   2022年12月

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    BACKGROUND AND AIM: Acute exacerbation (AE) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal condition with no established treatment. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a unique therapy with both anti-inflammatory and anti-infective effects. Therefore, we hypothesized that IVIG may have a positive effect on AE of interstitial pneumonia. This study aimed to determine the effect of IVIG in patients with AE of fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs), including IPF. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed consecutive patients who were diagnosed with AE of fibrotic IIPs and treated with pulse corticosteroid therapy (methylprednisolone 500-1000 mg/day for 3 days) between April 2018 and May 2021 at Kagawa Rosai Hospital and KKR Takamatsu Hospital. RESULTS: This study included 52 patients with AE of fibrotic IIPs (IPF,41; fibrotic IIPs other than IPF,11). Thirteen patients received IVIG (5 g/day for 3-5 days) concurrently with pulse corticosteroid therapy. The remaining 39 patients were assigned to the control group. The survival rate on day 90 was significantly higher in the IVIG group than that in the control group (76.9% vs. 38.5%, p = 0.02). IVIG administration (odds ratio [OR], 0.11; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.02-0.69; p = 0.02) and C- reactive protein (OR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.06-1.33, p < 0.01) were independently associated with 90-day mortality. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that administration of IVIG may improve the survival of patients with AE of fibrotic IIPs. We are now conducting a prospective study to confirm the effect of IVIG on AE of IPF since May 2022 (jRCT1061220010).

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  • Fulminant Myocarditis for Non-small-cell Carcinoma of the Lung with Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Plus Chemotherapy: A Case Report.

    Tomoka Nishimura, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Mitsutaka Nakashima, Satoshi Akagi, Tadahiro Kuribayashi, Hisao Higo, Katsuyuki Hotta, Yoshinobu Maeda, Hiroshi Ito, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)   62 ( 9 )   1319 - 1322   2022年9月

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    A 59-year-old man with a high level of antinuclear antibody received nivolumab and ipilimumab plus chemotherapy for lung cancer. Two weeks after the second course, he was admitted with a fever and severe fatigue. Laboratory studies showed elevated markers of myocardial damage, and a myocardial biopsy showed inflammatory cell infiltration, damaged myocardial fibers. Myocarditis was diagnosed as an immune-related adverse event (irAE), and high-dose corticosteroids were initiated. However, his cardiac function rapidly worsened, and he died on the fifth day after admission. There is no established treatment strategy for fulminant myocarditis as an irAE, and the further exploration of viable treatment strategies is required.

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  • IL-5製剤無効気管支喘息症例におけるdupilumabの使用経験

    肥後 寿夫, 中村 尚季, 角南 良太, 妹尾 賢, 田端 雅弘, 木浦 勝行, 宮原 信明

    アレルギー   71 ( 6-7 )   856 - 856   2022年8月

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  • CD8+ T-cell responses are boosted by dual PD-1/VEGFR2 blockade after EGFR inhibition in Egfr-mutant lung cancer. 国際誌

    Kazuya Nishii, Kadoaki Ohashi, Shuta Tomida, Takamasa Nakasuka, Atsuko Hirabae, Sachi Okawa, Jun Nishimura, Hisao Higo, Hiromi Watanabe, Hirohisa Kano, Chihiro Ando, Go Makimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Yuka Kato, Toshio Kubo, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Shinichi Toyooka, Heiichiro Udono, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Cancer immunology research   10 ( 9 )   1111 - 1126   2022年7月

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    Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is the most frequently mutated driver oncogene in non-smoking-related, non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). EGFR-mutant NSCLC has a non-inflamed tumor microenvironment (TME), with low infiltration by CD8+ T cells and, thus, immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-programmed cell death-1 (anti-PD-1) have weak anti-tumor effects. Here, we showed that CD8+ T-cell responses were induced by an EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) in syngeneic Egfr-mutant NSCLC tumors, which was further pronounced by sequential dual blockade of PD-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2). However, simultaneous triple blockade had no such effect. PD-1/VEGFR2 dual blockade did not exert tumor-inhibitory effects without pre-treatment with the EGFR-TKI, suggesting that treatment schedule is crucial for efficacy of the dual blockade therapy. Pre-treatment with EGFR-TKI increased the CD8+ T-cell/regulatory T-cell (Treg) ratio, while also increasing expression of immunosuppressive chemokines and chemokine receptors, as well as increasing the number of M2-like macrophages, in the TME. Discontinuing EGFR-TKI treatment reversed the transient increase of immunosuppressive factors in the TME. The subsequent PD-1/VEGFR2 inhibition maintained increased numbers of infiltrating CD8+ T cells and CD11c+ dendritic cells. Depletion of CD8+ T cells in vivo abolished tumor growth inhibition by EGFR-TKI alone and the sequential triple therapy, suggesting that EGFR inhibition is a prerequisite for the induction of CD8+ T-cell responses. Our findings could aid in developing an alternative immunotherapy strategy in patients with cancers that have driver mutations and a non-inflamed TME.

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  • 大量喀血に対して気管支動脈塞栓術と気管支充填術が奏効したALK陽性肺癌の1例

    藤岡 佑輔, 田岡 征高, 槇本 剛, 栗林 忠弘, 松浦 宏昌, 下西 惇, 二宮 貴一朗, 肥後 寿夫, 久保 寿夫, 大橋 圭明, 堀田 勝幸, 宮原 信明, 田端 雅弘, 木浦 勝行

    気管支学   44 ( Suppl. )   S307 - S307   2022年5月

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  • 大量喀血に対して気管支動脈塞栓術と気管支充填術が奏効したALK陽性肺癌の1例

    藤岡 佑輔, 田岡 征高, 槇本 剛, 栗林 忠弘, 松浦 宏昌, 下西 惇, 二宮 貴一朗, 肥後 寿夫, 久保 寿夫, 大橋 圭明, 堀田 勝幸, 宮原 信明, 田端 雅弘, 木浦 勝行

    気管支学   44 ( Suppl. )   S307 - S307   2022年5月

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  • 慢性好酸球性肺炎合併重症喘息に対してBenralizumabを投与した症例

    妹尾 賢, 谷口 暁彦, 藤井 昌学, 中村 尚季, 角南 良太, 肥後 寿夫, 前田 嘉信, 木浦 勝行, 宮原 信明

    日本呼吸器学会誌   11 ( 増刊 )   295 - 295   2022年4月

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  • Identification of targetable kinases in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Kadoaki Ohashi, Shuta Tomida, Sachi Okawa, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Satoru Senoo, Go Makimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Takamasa Nakasuka, Kazuya Nishii, Akihiko Taniguchi, Toshio Kubo, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Nobuaki Miyahara, Yoshinobu Maeda, Shinichi Toyooka, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Respiratory research   23 ( 1 )   20 - 20   2022年2月

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    BACKGROUND: Tyrosine kinase activation plays an important role in the progression of pulmonary fibrosis. In this study, we analyzed the expression of 612 kinase-coding and cancer-related genes using next-generation sequencing to identify potential therapeutic targets for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). METHODS: Thirteen samples from five patients with IPF (Cases 1-5) and eight samples from four patients without IPF (control) were included in this study. Six of the thirteen samples were obtained from different lung segments of a single patient who underwent bilateral pneumonectomy. Gene expression analysis of IPF lung tissue samples (n = 13) and control samples (n = 8) was performed using SureSelect RNA Human Kinome Kit. The expression of the selected genes was further confirmed at the protein level by immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS: Gene expression analysis revealed a correlation between the gene expression signatures and the degree of fibrosis, as assessed by Ashcroft score. In addition, the expression analysis indicated a stronger heterogeneity among the IPF lung samples than among the control lung samples. In the integrated analysis of the 21 samples, DCLK1 and STK33 were found to be upregulated in IPF lung samples compared to control lung samples. However, the top most upregulated genes were distinct in individual cases. DCLK1, PDK4, and ERBB4 were upregulated in IPF case 1, whereas STK33, PIM2, and SYK were upregulated in IPF case 2. IHC revealed that these proteins were expressed in the epithelial layer of the fibrotic lesions. CONCLUSIONS: We performed a comprehensive kinase expression analysis to explore the potential therapeutic targets for IPF. We found that DCLK1 and STK33 may serve as potential candidate targets for molecular targeted therapy of IPF. In addition, PDK4, ERBB4, PIM2, and SYK might also serve as personalized therapeutic targets of IPF. Additional large-scale studies are warranted to develop personalized therapies for patients with IPF.

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  • Successful and Prompt Treatment with Tepotinib for Lung Adenocarcinoma Harboring MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutation Combined with Lung Abscess Formation: A Case Report. 国際誌

    Go Makimoto, Atsushi Shimonishi, Kadoaki Ohashi, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Hisao Higo, Yuka Kato, Masanori Fujii, Toshio Kubo, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Case reports in oncology   15 ( 2 )   494 - 498   2022年

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    Tepotinib, the novel MET-tyrosine kinase inhibitor, shows an antitumor effect for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring MET exon 14 skipping mutation. In January 2022, the AmoyDx® Pan Lung Cancer polymerase chain reaction Panel (AmoyDx® panel), which had a shorter turnaround time than the conventional test, was launched in Japan as a tepotinib companion test. We report a patient with an advanced MET-mutant NSCLC promptly diagnosed using the AmoyDx® panel and successfully treated with tepotinib. Although the patient's performance status (PS) worsened due to the rapid tumor progression and lung abscess formation, the tumor shrank immediately after tepotinib treatment with marked PS improvement.

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  • Massive hemoptysis in a post-operative patient with recurrent lung cancer successfully treated by the combination therapy of Endobronchial Watanabe Spigot and bronchial artery embolization

    Masataka Taoka, Go Makimoto, Noriyuki Umakoshi, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Hisao Higo, Yuka Kato, Masanori Fujii, Toshio Kubo, Eiki Ichihara, Kadoaki Ohashi, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Respiratory Medicine Case Reports   38   101669 - 101669   2022年

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  • Indications for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification test for areas with low endemicity. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Yoshinori Taguchi, Noriyuki Suzaki, Takuya Nagata, Masaomi Marukawa

    Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy   2021年11月

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    INTRODUCTION: The optimal indication for the nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) in areas with low endemicity for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unclear. This study aimed to identify patients who should undergo the NAAT for COVID-19 diagnosis. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of patients with suspected COVID-19 who underwent NAAT between October 5, 2020, and May 31, 2021 in our institution. RESULTS: A total of 1238 patients were enrolled and NAAT positive results were observed in 40 patients (3.2%). The NAAT positivity rate was 34.3% (23/67) in patients with a history of close contact and 1.5% (17/1171) in patients without a history of close contact. Olfactory/gustatory dysfunction and a history of stay in other prefectures were independent risk factors of COVID-19 in patients without a history of close contact. On the other hand, the NAAT positivity rate was only 0.7% (8/1073) in patients without olfactory/gustatory dysfunction and a history of stay in other prefectures. Among them, the group without respiratory symptoms/sign had only one NAAT-positive case (0.1%: 1/1073). CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that a history of close contact, olfactory/gustatory dysfunction, and a history of stay in other prefectures are key eligibility criteria for NAAT in areas with relatively few patients with COVID-19. On the other hand, NAAT may not be necessary in cases without all of these factors and respiratory symptoms/sign.

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  • Triple therapy with osimertinib, bevacizumab and cetuximab in EGFR-mutant lung cancer with HIF-1α/TGF-α expression. 国際誌

    Kazuya Nishii, Kadoaki Ohashi, Hiromi Watanabe, Go Makimoto, Takamasa Nakasuka, Hisao Higo, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Yuka Kato, Toshio Kubo, Kammei Rai, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Oncology letters   22 ( 3 )   639 - 639   2021年9月

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    Osimertinib, a third generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is the standard treatment for patients with lung cancer harboring EGFR T790M; however, acquired resistance is inevitable due to genetic and epigenetic changes in cancer cells. In addition, a recent randomized clinical trial revealed that the combination of osimertinib and bevacizumab failed to exhibit superior progression-free survival compared with osimertinib alone. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of triple therapy with osimertinib, bevacizumab and cetuximab in xenograft tumors with different initial tumor volumes (conventional model, 200 mm3 and large model, 500 mm3). The results demonstrated that osimertinib significantly inhibited tumor growth in both the conventional and large models; however, maximum tumor regression was attenuated in the large model in which hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) expression levels increased. Although the combination of osimertinib and bevacizumab exerted a greater inhibitory effect on tumor growth compared with osimertinib in the conventional model, the effect of this combination therapy was attenuated in the large model. TGF-α attenuated sensitivity to osimertinib in vitro; however, this negative effect was counteracted by the combination of osimertinib and cetuximab, but not osimertinib and bevacizumab. In the large xenograft tumor model, the triple therapy induced the greatest inhibitory effect on tumor growth compared with osimertinib alone and its combination with bevacizumab. Clinical trials of the triple therapy are required for patients with lung cancer with EGFR mutations and HIF-1α/TGF-α.

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  • 非感染性移植後肺合併症診断後1週間以内の大量ステロイドの投与は予後を改善し得る(High-dose steroids within 7 days after diagnosis may improve prognosis of NIPC post HSCT)

    神原 由依, 藤井 伸治, 碓井 喜明, 山本 晃, 肥後 寿夫, 藤原 英晃, 淺田 騰, 遠西 大輔, 西森 久和, 藤井 敬子, 松岡 賢市, 前田 嘉信

    日本血液学会学術集会   83回   OS3 - 1   2021年9月

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  • VEGFR2 blockade augments the effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors by inhibiting angiogenesis and oncogenic signaling in oncogene-driven non-small-cell lung cancers. 国際誌

    Hiromi Watanabe, Eiki Ichihara, Hiroe Kayatani, Go Makimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Kazuya Nishii, Hisao Higo, Chihiro Ando, Sachi Okawa, Takamasa Nakasuka, Hirohisa Kano, Naofumi Hara, Atsuko Hirabae, Yuka Kato, Takashi Ninomiya, Toshio Kubo, Kammei Rai, Kadoaki Ohashi, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Cancer science   112 ( 5 )   1853 - 1864   2021年5月

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    Molecular agents targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)- or c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1) alterations have revolutionized the treatment of oncogene-driven non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the emergence of acquired resistance remains a significant challenge, limiting the wider clinical success of these molecular targeted therapies. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of various molecular targeted agents, including erlotinib, alectinib, and crizotinib, combined with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) 2 therapy. The combination of VEGFR2 blockade with molecular targeted agents enhanced the anti-tumor effects of these agents in xenograft mouse models of EGFR-, ALK-, or ROS1-altered NSCLC. The numbers of CD31-positive blood vessels were significantly lower in the tumors of mice treated with an anti-VEGFR2 antibody combined with molecular targeted agents compared with in those of mice treated with molecular targeted agents alone, implying the antiangiogenic effects of VEGFR2 blockade. Additionally, the combination therapies exerted more potent antiproliferative effects in vitro in EGFR-, ALK-, or ROS1-altered NSCLC cells, implying that VEGFR2 inhibition also has direct anti-tumor effects on cancer cells. Furthermore, VEGFR2 expression was induced following exposure to molecular targeted agents, implying the importance of VEGFR2 signaling in NSCLC patients undergoing molecular targeted therapy. In conclusion, VEGFR2 inhibition enhanced the anti-tumor effects of molecular targeted agents in various oncogene-driven NSCLC models, not only by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis but also by exerting direct antiproliferative effects on cancer cells. Hence, combination therapy with anti-VEGFR2 antibodies and molecular targeted agents could serve as a promising treatment strategy for oncogene-driven NSCLC.

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  • Invasion of small cell lung cancer into the limbic system from leptomeningeal metastases. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Takuro Igawa, Katsuhiro Matsuoka, Hiromichi Kawaji, Noriyuki Suzaki, Takuya Nagata, Masako Nagayama, Masaomi Marukawa

    Respiratory medicine case reports   33   101417 - 101417   2021年

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    The diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastases is sometimes difficult when the cytology of cerebrospinal fluid is negative. We report a rare case of leptomeningeal metastases that required differentiation from paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis. A 67-year-old man with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer was admitted for a sudden decrease in the level of consciousness. He suffered memory disturbances that began the day before admission. Diffusion-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed bilateral symmetric areas of hyperintensity in the hippocampus, amygdala, insular cortex, and medial temporal lobe; contrast enhancement was positive. Cytology of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was negative. Anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antibody and herpes simplex virus DNA were not detected in the CSF. Paraneoplastic Limbic encephalitis was suspected due to his symptoms and brain MRI scan. The patient developed generalized seizures after admission. High-dose methylprednisolone and intravenous immune globulin were administered, but his condition did not improve. Uncontrollable seizures persisted and he died in the hospital at day 13. Autopsy revealed leptomeningeal metastasis and invasion of cancer cells into the limbic system. Contrast-enhanced MRI should be performed even if limbic encephalitis is suspected, and leptomeningeal metastases should be suspected if the lesions are enhanced.

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  • Detection of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in exhaled breath condensate using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction. 国際誌

    Kazuya Nishii, Kadoaki Ohashi, Tomoki Tamura, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Takehiro Matsubara, Satoru Senoo, Hirohisa Kano, Hiromi Watanabe, Naohiro Oda, Go Makimoto, Hisao Higo, Yuka Kato, Takashi Ninomiya, Toshio Kubo, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Shuta Tomida, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Shinichi Toyooka, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Oncology letters   20 ( 6 )   393 - 393   2020年12月

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    The detection of certain oncogenic driver mutations, including those of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), is essential for determining treatment strategies for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The current study assessed the feasibility of testing exhaled breath condensate (EBC) for EGFR mutations by droplet digital PCR (ddPCR). Samples were collected from 12 patients with NSCLC harboring EGFR mutations that were admitted to Okayama University Hospital between June 1, 2014 and December 31, 2017. A total of 21 EBC samples were collected using the RTube™ method and EGFR mutations (L858R, exon 19 deletions or T790M) were assessed through ddPCR analysis (EBC-ddPCR). A total of 3 healthy volunteer samples were also tested to determine a threshold value for each mutation. Various patient characteristics were determined, including sex (3 males and 9 females), age (range 54-81 years; median, 66 years), smoking history (10 had never smoked; 2 were former smokers), histology (12 patients exhibited adenocarcinoma), clinical stage (9 patients were stage IV; 3 exhibited post-operative recurrence) and EGFR mutation type (4 had L858R; 8 had exon 19 deletions; 8 had T790M). EBC-ddPCR demonstrated positive droplets in 8 of the 12 patients. The sensitivity and specificity of each mutation was as follows: 27.3 and 80.0% for EGFR L858R, 30.0 and 90.9% for EGFR Ex19del, and 22.2 and 100% for EGFR T790M. EBC-ddPCR analysis of EGFR mutations exhibited modest sensitivity and acceptable specificity. EBC-ddPCR is a minimally invasive and replicable procedure and may be a complementary method for EGFR testing in patients where blood or tissue sampling proves difficult.

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  • Beneficial effect of erlotinib and trastuzumab emtansine combination in lung tumors harboring EGFR mutations. 国際誌

    Hiroe Kayatani, Kadoaki Ohashi, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Go Makimoto, Kazuya Nishii, Hisao Higo, Hiromi Watanabe, Hirohisa Kano, Yuka Kato, Takashi Ninomiya, Toshio Kubo, Kammei Rai, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Biochemical and biophysical research communications   532 ( 3 )   341 - 346   2020年11月

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    Epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) is the standard therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR mutations, but the resistance is inevitable. The drug-tolerant persister cancer cells are thought to be involved in the resistance. We recently reported that HER2 expression had a negative impact on time-to-treatment-failure in patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC. In this study, we hypothesized that HER2 might be a potential target for alternative combination therapy in NSCLC harboring EGFR mutations. In vitro study showed that the level of HER2 expression had no correlation with the sensitivity to EGFR-TKI, erlotinib but showed some correlation with HER2-inhibitor, ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in multiple EGFR-mutant lung cancer cell lines. In addition, HER2 expression was increased in persister cancer cells in 11-18 cell line harboring EGFR L858R or HCC827 cell line harboring EGFR exon 19 deletion after the exposure to erlotinib in vitro and in vivo. The combination of erlotinib and T-DM1 showed a superior inhibitory effect on cell proliferation compared with those of the erlotinib or T-DM1 alone in either 11-18 or HCC827 cells in vitro. The combination therapy also induced a significantly greater inhibitory effect on tumor growth in xenograft model in mice transplanted with either 11-18 or HCC827 cells compared with erlotinib alone or T-DM1 alone. No body weight loss was observed in these mice. These results suggested that the combination therapy with EGFR-TKI and T-DM1 might be a potentially promising strategy for treating lung cancer harboring EGFR mutations.

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  • Characteristics and prognosis of interstitial pneumonias complicated with pneumomediastinum. 国際誌

    Shojiro Minomo, Toru Arai, Hisao Higo, Taisuke Tsuji, Kazunobu Tachibana, Masanori Akira, Yoshikazu Inoue

    Respiratory investigation   58 ( 4 )   262 - 268   2020年7月

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    BACKGROUND: The clinical characteristics and prognostic impact of complication with pneumomediastinum in patients with interstitial pneumonias (IPs) are not well studied due to the relatively limited nature of available reports. The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics and prognostic factors of IPs complicated with pneumomediastinum. METHODS: Consecutive patients with IPs complicated with pneumomediastinum detected by computed tomography (CT) between July 1, 2011, and April 30, 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinical data including symptoms associated with pneumomediastinum, laboratory data, lung function tests, treatments, and mortality were collected from medical records. RESULTS: Forty-five patients (25 males, 20 females), including 32 with idiopathic IP (IIPs) and 13 connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases (CTD-ILDs) were identified. The median age of onset of pneumomediastinum was 72 years (interquartile range [IQR] 68-79 years). The most common symptom associated with occurrence of pneumomediastinum was appearance or worsening of dyspnoea. No specific treatment was performed for most (84%) of the cases. The median period between occurrence and improvement of pneumomediastinum was 29 days (IQR 5-69 days). Multivariate analysis revealed that IIPs and no improvement of pneumomediastinum were associated with poor prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with IIPs complicated with pneumomediastinum and those without improvement of pneumomediastinum had poor prognosis.

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  • Deterioration of high-resolution computed tomography findings predicts disease progression after initial decline in forced vital capacity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients treated with pirfenidone. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Nobuaki Miyahara, Akihiko Taniguchi, Satoru Senoo, Junko Itano, Hiromi Watanabe, Naohiro Oda, Hiroe Kayatani, Hirohisa Ichikawa, Takuo Shibayama, Kazuhiro Kajimoto, Yasushi Tanimoto, Arihiko Kanehiro, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Respiratory investigation   58 ( 3 )   185 - 189   2020年5月

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    BACKGROUND: Pirfenidone suppresses the decline of forced vital capacity (FVC) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, IPF progresses in some patients despite treatment. We analyzed patients with meaningful FVC declines during pirfenidone treatment and explored the factors predictive of disease progression after FVC decline. METHODS: This study was a retrospective, multicenter, observational study conducted by the Okayama Respiratory Disease Study Group. We defined initial decline in %FVC as 5% or greater per 6-month period during pirfenidone treatment. IPF patients who were treated with pirfenidone and experienced an initial decline from December 2008 to September 2017 were enrolled. RESULTS: We analyzed 21 patients with IPF. After the initial decline, 4 (19.0%) patients showed improvement in disease, 11 (52.4%) showed stable disease, and 6 (28.6%) showed progressive disease. There was no significant correlation between %FVC reduction on initial decline and subsequent %FVC change (p = 0.475). Deterioration of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings on initial decline was observed significantly more often in the progressive versus improved/stable disease groups (100% vs 20.0%, p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS: We revealed that deterioration of HRCT findings may predict disease progression after the initial decline in %FVC in IPF patients treated with pirfenidone.

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  • Pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis from gallbladder cancer mimicking diffuse alveolar haemorrhage. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Noriyuki Suzaki, Takuya Nagata, Taro Togami, Nobuya Ohara, Masaomi Marukawa

    Respirology case reports   8 ( 3 )   e00540   2020年4月

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    Diagnosis in cases with pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis as a primary manifestation is difficult due to unawareness of the cancer. An 81-year-old man was admitted due to a one-week history of dyspnoea and haemoptysis. Chest computed tomography showed diffuse bilateral ground-grass opacity and partial consolidation. We suspected diffuse alveolar haemorrhage. High-dose methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide did not improve his condition and he died from respiratory failure. Autopsy revealed pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis of whole lungs and primary gallbladder cancer. We should consider pulmonary lymphangitic carcinomatosis in the differential diagnosis of patients with haemoptysis and diffuse lung opacity of unknown origin.

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  • Successful Re-administration of Osimertinib in Osimertinib-induced Interstitial Lung Disease with an Organizing Pneumonia Pattern: A Case Report and Literature Review.

    Junko Itano, Hisao Higo, Kadoaki Ohashi, Go Makimoto, Kazuya Nishii, Katsuyuki Hotta, Nobuaki Miyahara, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)   59 ( 6 )   823 - 828   2020年3月

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    Osimertinib is the standard therapy for epidermal-growth-factor-receptor (EGFR)-mutant lung cancers. We herein report a case of osimertinib-induced interstitial lung disease (OsiILD) with an organizing pneumonia (OP) pattern and provide a literature-based review. Six months after osimertinib administration, a 75-year-old woman with right pleural carcinomatosis developed ILD with an OP pattern. After salvage chemotherapy, osimertinib with corticosteroid was successfully re-administered. A literature review suggested that 1) OsiILD with an OP pattern was rare but should be recognized, and 2) re-administration of osimertinib in OsiILD was successful in select patients. A criterion that determines whether a patient would benefit from re-administration is warranted.

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  • Nintedanib can be used safely and effectively for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with predicted forced vital capacity ≤ 50%: A multi-center retrospective analysis. 国際誌

    Satoru Senoo, Nobuaki Miyahara, Akihiko Taniguchi, Naohiro Oda, Junko Itano, Hisao Higo, Naofumi Hara, Hiromi Watanabe, Hirohisa Kano, Toshimitsu Suwaki, Yasuko Fuchimoto, Kazuhiro Kajimoto, Hirohisa Ichikawa, Kenichiro Kudo, Takuo Shibayama, Yasushi Tanimoto, Shoichi Kuyama, Arihiko Kanehiro, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    PloS one   15 ( 8 )   e0236935   2020年

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    BACKGROUND: Nintedanib is a multi-kinase inhibitor approved for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); however, its efficacy and safety for patients with IPF and restricted pulmonary function remain unclear. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of nintedanib for patients with IPF and forced vital capacity (FVC) ≤ 50%. METHODS: This was a multi-center retrospective study performed by the Okayama Respiratory Disease Study Group. Patients were allocated into FVC ≤ 50% and FVC > 50% groups based on their predicted FVC. The primary endpoints were FVC changes from baseline after 6 and 12 months. RESULTS: 45 patients were eligible for the study. 18 patients had FVC ≤ 50%, and 27 patients had FVC > 50%. Overall, 31 and 19 patients underwent pulmonary function tests at 6 and 12 months after initiating nintedanib, respectively. FVC changes from baseline at 6 and 12 months after initiating nintedanib were comparable between the two groups. Adverse events were seen in all patients, and the rates of patients who discontinued nintedanib were also comparable (38.9% vs. 37.0%, p = 1.000). Multiple regression analysis showed that age and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/FVC were negatively correlated with changes in FVC at 6 months after initiating nintedanib. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that nintedanib can be a useful agent for IPF patients, including those with a low FVC, and that age and FEV1/FVC are predictive markers for changes in FVC following nintedanib treatment.

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  • Rapid Acquisition of Alectinib Resistance in ALK-Positive Lung Cancer With High Tumor Mutation Burden. 国際誌

    Go Makimoto, Kadoaki Ohashi, Shuta Tomida, Kazuya Nishii, Takehiro Matsubara, Hiroe Kayatani, Hisao Higo, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Akiko Sato, Hiromi Watanabe, Hirohisa Kano, Takashi Ninomiya, Toshio Kubo, Kammei Rai, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Shinichi Toyooka, Minoru Takata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer   14 ( 11 )   2009 - 2018   2019年11月

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    INTRODUCTION: The highly selective ALK receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK) inhibitor alectinib is standard therapy for ALK-positive lung cancers; however, some tumors quickly develop resistance. Here, we investigated the mechanism associated with rapid acquisition of resistance using clinical samples. METHODS: Autopsied samples were obtained from lung, liver, and renal tumors from a 51-year-old male patient with advanced ALK-positive lung cancer who had acquired resistance to alectinib in only 3 months. We established an alectinib-resistant cell line (ABC-14) from pleural effusion and an alectinib/crizotinib-resistant cell line (ABC-17) and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model from liver tumors. Additionally, we performed next-generation sequencing, direct DNA sequencing, and quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: ABC-14 cells harbored no ALK mutations and were sensitive to crizotinib while also exhibiting MNNG HOS transforming gene (MET) gene amplification and amphiregulin overexpression. Additionally, combined treatment with crizotinib/erlotinib inhibited cell growth. ABC-17 and PDX tumors harbored ALK G1202R, and PDX tumors metastasized to multiple organs in vivo, whereas the third-generation ALK-inhibitor, lorlatinib, diminished tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Next-generation sequencing indicated high tumor mutation burden and heterogeneous tumor evolution. The autopsied lung tumors harbored ALK G1202R (c. 3604 G>A) and the right renal metastasis harbored ALK G1202R (c. 3604 G>C); the mutation thus comprised different codon changes. CONCLUSIONS: High tumor mutation burden and heterogeneous tumor evolution might be responsible for rapid acquisition of alectinib resistance. Timely lorlatinib administration or combined therapy with an ALK inhibitor and other receptor tyrosine-kinase inhibitors might constitute a potent strategy.

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  • EGFR-TKI acquired resistance in lung cancers harboring EGFR mutations in immunocompetent C57BL/6J mice. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Kadoaki Ohashi, Go Makimoto, Kazuya Nishii, Kenichiro Kudo, Hiroe Kayatani, Hiromi Watanabe, Hirohisa Kano, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Katsuyuki Hotta, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)   136   86 - 93   2019年10月

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    OBJECTIVES: Lung cancers harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations inevitably develop resistance to EGFR tyrosine-kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs). Therefore, we sought to establish clinically relevant lung-cancer mouse models to achieve deep remission of cancers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We previously established two transgenic lung-cancer mouse models harboring human EGFR exon 21 L858R substitution (hLR) and mouse Egfr exon 19 deletion (mDEL) in the C57BL/6 J background. Lung tumors from these two transgenic mouse strains were transplanted subcutaneously into BALB/c-nunu mice or C57BL/6 J mice. RESULTS: The transplanted tumors developed the ability to grow on the subcutaneous tissue, peritoneum, or lung of C57BL/6 J mice. While hLR tumors could grow only in C57BL/6 J mice carrying the transgene, mDEL tumors could grow in wild-type C57BL/6 J mice. The tumors maintained EGFR-dependency, and, thus, the EGFR-TKI gefitinib inhibited tumor growth; however, similar to human lung cancers, hLR and mDEL tumors acquired resistance in 60 and 200 days, respectively, following gefitinib administration. Secondary EGFR T790 M mutation in hLR tumors and secondary Egfr T792I mutation in mDEL tumors developed; however, no MET activation was detected. Accordingly, the third-generation EGFR-TKI osimertinib effectively inhibited gefitinib-resistant tumors in vivo. Furthermore, gefitinib-resistant tumors developed resistance to osimertinib in 100 days. CONCLUSION: These syngeneic lung-cancer mouse models harboring EGFR mutations are suitable for studying the drug-resistance mechanisms and the role of the tumor microenvironment. Further investigation with these mouse models is warranted for developing next-generation treatment strategies for lung cancer.

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  • Cause of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Nobuaki Miyahara, Akihiko Taniguchi, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Respiratory investigation   57 ( 4 )   321 - 324   2019年7月

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    Late-onset noninfectious pulmonary complications (LONIPCs) are life-threatening complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a LONIPC, but its etiology remains elusive. Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) and alkylating agents used for conditioning have been considered possible causes of PPFE. Therefore, to investigate the primary cause of PPFE in allogeneic HSCT, we compared three secondary PPFE groups, namely, the post-lung-transplantation, post-autologous-HSCT or chemotherapy-alone, and post-allogeneic-HSCT groups, and focused on the coexistence of bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), a typical phenotype of cGVHD. We found a trend towards higher rates of PPFE with BO in the post-allogeneic-HSCT and post-lung-transplantation groups (71% and 90%, respectively) than in the post-autologous-HSCT or chemotherapy-alone group (25%). The incidence of BO following allogeneic HSCT is reportedly <10%. If PPFE in the post-allogeneic-HSCT group has no association with BO and is induced by alkylating agents rather than cGVHD, the incidence of BO in PPFE in this group is estimated to be <10%, which is inconsistent with our data (71%). Thus, this study suggests that PPFE following allogeneic HSCT could be mainly induced by cGVHD because the majority of cases are associated with BO, a typical phenotype of cGVHD.

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  • Chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer patients with interstitial lung abnormalities. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Toshio Kubo, Satoko Makimoto, Go Makimoto, Hiroki Ihara, Yoshihisa Masaoka, Takashi Ninomiya, Eiki Ichihara, Kadoaki Ohashi, Akiko Sato, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Nagio Takigawa, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Japanese journal of clinical oncology   49 ( 5 )   458 - 464   2019年5月

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    INTRODUCTION: Although chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer has the potential for cure, treatment is avoided in patients with interstitial lung disease because of the risk for severe radiation pneumonitis. Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) can be evaluated using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) to assess interstitial changes. In this study, we retrospectively examined the feasibility and efficacy of chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer patients with ILA. METHODS: Patients who underwent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer at Okayama University Hospital between 2012 and 2015 were reviewed retrospectively. HRCT prior to treatment was evaluated by one pulmonologist and two radiologists using a sequential reading method. RESULTS: Of the 77 patients enrolled in this study, ILA was present in 25 (32.5%) and indeterminate ILA in 24 patients; 28 patients did not have ILA. Desaturation at rest (SpO2 < 95%) and honeycombing on HRCT were not observed in ILA patients. Only one patient with ILA had a low vital capacity (%VC < 80%). Severe radiation pneumonitis (≥Grade 2) occurred in 36.0% of the patients with ILA, but it was controllable; Grade 4 or 5 was not observed. Multivariate analysis showed that >25% of the lung volume receiving >20 Gy was risk factors of severe radiation pneumonitis, but ILA was not. The 2-year survival rates of patients with and without ILA were 56.8% and 74.1%, respectively, but the difference was not significant (P = 0.33). CONCLUSIONS: Chemoradiotherapy was feasible and effective in some patient population with ILA without desaturation, low VC and honeycombing on HRCT.

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  • Lung transplant candidates with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and long-term pirfenidone therapy: Treatment feasibility influences waitlist survival. 国際誌

    Shin Tanaka, Kentaroh Miyoshi, Hisao Higo, Takeshi Kurosaki, Shinji Otani, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Masaomi Yamane, Katsuyuki Kiura, Shinichi Toyooka, Takahiro Oto

    Respiratory investigation   57 ( 2 )   165 - 171   2019年3月

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    BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronically progressive lung disease with exceptionally poor prognosis. While lung transplantation (LTx) is considered the last-resort therapeutic option, dismal waitlist mortality still hampers the salvage of patients with IPF. Pirfenidone, originally designed for IPF treatment, has increasingly been utilized. This study aimed to evaluate whether Pirfenidone could influence outcomes of patients with IPF on the Japanese LTx waitlist. METHODS: This retrospective single-center cohort study included 25 consecutive patients with IPF who were registered as LTx candidates at our institution between July 1999 and August 2016. Patients with a history of pretransplant Pirfenidone therapy (Pirfenidone group) were compared with those with no history (non-Pirfenidone group). RESULTS: In total, 6 (24%) patients received Pirfenidone as pretransplant therapy for 45.2 (range, 18.6-66.8) months. During the treatment period, the Pirfenidone group achieved a significant reduction in the decline rate of the forced vital capacity (-6.2% vs. -0.3%, p = 0.04) and a lower lung allocation score (31 vs. 41, p = 0.013) compared with the non-Pirfenidone group. The Pirfenidone group exhibited 100% waitlist survival three years after registration that was comparable to other indications, and 66% of the patients were still alive at the time of organ availability. No patient in the Pirfenidone group developed Pirfenidone-related surgical complications postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with IPF successfully managed with long-term Pirfenidone therapy achieved favorable outcomes after LTx registration, comparable to other patients with LTx indications. The tolerability to antifibrotic therapy can be a predictor of waitlist survival.

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  • MET or NRAS amplification is an acquired resistance mechanism to the third-generation EGFR inhibitor naquotinib. 国際誌

    Kiichiro Ninomiya, Kadoaki Ohashi, Go Makimoto, Shuta Tomida, Hisao Higo, Hiroe Kayatani, Takashi Ninomiya, Toshio Kubo, Eiki Ichihara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Scientific reports   8 ( 1 )   1955 - 1955   2018年1月

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    As a third-generation epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), osimeritnib is the standard treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer harboring the EGFR T790M mutation; however, acquired resistance inevitably develops. Therefore, a next-generation treatment strategy is warranted in the osimertinib era. We investigated the mechanism of resistance to a novel EGFR-TKI, naquotinib, with the goal of developing a novel treatment strategy. We established multiple naquotinib-resistant cell lines or osimertinib-resistant cells, two of which were derived from EGFR-TKI-naïve cells; the others were derived from gefitinib- or afatinib-resistant cells harboring EGFR T790M. We comprehensively analyzed the RNA kinome sequence, but no universal gene alterations were detected in naquotinib-resistant cells. Neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog (NRAS) amplification was detected in naquotinib-resistant cells derived from gefitinib-resistant cells. The combination therapy of MEK inhibitors and naquotinib exhibited a highly beneficial effect in resistant cells with NRAS amplification, but the combination of MEK inhibitors and osimertinib had limited effects on naquotinib-resistant cells. Moreover, the combination of MEK inhibitors and naquotinib inhibited the growth of osimertinib-resistant cells, while the combination of MEK inhibitors and osimertinib had little effect on osimertinib-resistant cells. Clinical assessment of this novel combination (MEK inhibitors and naquotinib) is worth considering in osimertinib-resistant lung tumors.

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  • Clinical characteristics of Japanese candidates for lung transplant for interstitial lung disease and risk factors for early death while on the waiting list. 国際誌

    Hisao Higo, Takeshi Kurosaki, Eiki Ichihara, Toshio Kubo, Kentaroh Miyoshi, Shinji Otani, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Masaomi Yamane, Nobuaki Miyahara, Katsuyuki Kiura, Shinichiro Miyoshi, Takahiro Oto

    Respiratory investigation   55 ( 4 )   264 - 269   2017年7月

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    BACKGROUND: Lung transplants have produced very favorable outcomes for patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) in Japan. However, because of the severe donor lung shortage, patients must wait approximately 2.5 years before they can undergo transplantation and many candidates die before allocation. We reveal the clinical characteristics of Japanese patients with ILD who are candidates for lung transplants and the risk factors for early death while on the waiting list. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of patients registered in the Japan Organ Transplant Network from Okayama University Hospital who are candidates for cadaveric lung transplants for ILD between 1999 and 2015. RESULTS: Fifty-three patients with ILD were included (24 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and 29 others). They had severe pulmonary dysfunction and low exercise tolerability. The median waiting time for transplantation was 462 days, and 22 patients died before allocation. Patients who died before 462 days without undergoing transplantation had more severe dyspnea, shorter 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), and lower performance status than those who waited ≥462 days. CONCLUSIONS: Japanese candidates for cadaveric lung transplants for ILD have severe pulmonary dysfunction. Severe dyspnea, short 6MWD, and low performance status are risk factors for early death while on the waiting list.

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  • Triplet therapy with afatinib, cetuximab, and bevacizumab induces deep remission in lung cancer cells harboring EGFR T790M in vivo. 国際誌

    Kenichiro Kudo, Kadoaki Ohashi, Go Makimoto, Hisao Higo, Yuka Kato, Hiroe Kayatani, Yasuko Kurata, Yoichiro Takami, Daisuke Minami, Takashi Ninomiya, Toshio Kubo, Eiki Ichihara, Akiko Sato, Katsuyuki Hotta, Tadashi Yoshino, Mitsune Tanimoto, Katsuyuki Kiura

    Molecular oncology   11 ( 6 )   670 - 681   2017年6月

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    Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have changed the treatment strategy for EGFR-mutant lung cancers; however, resistance usually occurs due to a secondary mutation, T790M, in EGFR. Combination therapy using afatinib and cetuximab has had good results in lung tumors harboring EGFRT790M mutations in clinical trials. The effect of bevacizumab, an antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody, combined with EGFR-TKIs has also been investigated. We hypothesized that the dose of afatinib and cetuximab could be reduced by combination with bevacizumab and that the triplet therapy may result in better tumor inhibition with tolerable toxicity. Using a xenograft mouse model with H1975-harboring EGFRL858R+T790M and RPC-9-harboring EGFR19DEL+T790M , we tested the efficacy of the triplet therapy with a modified dose of afatinib, cetuximab, and bevacizumab, and compared this therapy to single and double therapies. Triplet therapy with afatinib, cetuximab, and bevacizumab induced pathological complete remission in xenograft tumors with H1975 and RPC-9 cells versus tumors treated with single or double therapies. We saw no body weight loss in the mice. The triple therapy induced a significant reduction in CD31-positive vascular endothelial cells and increased cleaved caspase-3-positive cells in the tumors. This suggests that one mechanism underlying the deep remission could be suppression of neovascularization and induction of apoptosis by intensive inhibition of driver oncoproteins and VEGF. These results highlight the potential of afatinib, cetuximab, and bevacizumab to induce deep remission in tumors harboring EGFRT790M mutations. Therefore, clinical trials of this combination therapy are warranted.

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  • ガイドシース併用気管支腔内超音波断層法の肺癌診断への導入効果

    南 大輔, 瀧川 奈義夫, 二宮 貴一朗, 小田 尚廣, 豊田 容輔, 槙本 剛, 肥後 寿夫, 久保 寿夫, 大橋 圭明, 佐藤 晃子, 堀田 勝幸, 宮原 信明, 金廣 有彦, 田端 雅弘, 谷本 光音, 木浦 勝行

    肺癌   54 ( 5 )   534 - 534   2014年10月

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  • Diffuse parenchymal pulmonary amyloidosis showing an objective response to bortezomib-based chemotherapy.

    Hisao Higo, Keiichi Fujiwara, Hiromi Watanabe, Go Makimoto, Nobuhisa Kameyama, Mizuho Matsushita, Kammei Rai, Ken Sato, Tomoko Inomata, Kazutaka Sunami, Takuo Shibayama

    Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)   53 ( 16 )   1809 - 12   2014年

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    A 77-year-old woman was admitted because of bilateral hand numbness and dyspnea on exertion. Her serum IgG was increased, and a bone marrow aspiration analysis supported a diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Additionally, computed tomography scans of the chest showed bilateral ground glass attenuations, linear opacities, and consolidations. Transbronchial lung biopsy revealed Congo Red-positive amorphous eosinophilic deposits. She was therefore diagnosed with diffuse parenchymal pulmonary amyloidosis accompanied by multiple myeloma. Following combination chemotherapy including bortezomib, her serum monoclonal protein levels were normalized, and pulmonary function and oxygenation improved.

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  • 脊髄横断症状にて発症した原発性肺癌症例の検討

    時政 雄平, 松尾 潔, 槇本 剛, 肥後 寿夫, 亀山 伸久, 松下 瑞穂, 佐藤 賢, 藤原 慶一, 米井 敏郎, 佐藤 利雄

    日本呼吸器学会誌   2 ( 4 )   321 - 326   2013年7月

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    肺癌の脊椎転移による脊髄横断症状はquality of life、performance statusの急激な低下をきたし、積極的な治療介入が困難な場合も多い。2004年5月から2012年5月までに、脊髄横断症状が初発症状であった原発性肺癌13例を経験した。症例の年齢中央値は64歳、男性10例、女性3例、組織型は腺癌10例、扁平上皮癌2例、小細胞癌1例、脊椎固定術・除圧術は8例に施行し、6例に横断症状の改善を認めた。化学療法施行例は10例、放射線療法施行例は8例。生存期間中央値は232日(6〜428日)であり、3例は1年以上生存した。予後不良とされる脊髄横断症状であるが、治療法の選択によりquality of life、予後の改善が得られる可能性がある。(著者抄録)

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  • 高周波スネアにて切除した気管原発MALTリンパ腫の1例

    太田 徹, 松尾 潔, 槇本 剛, 肥後 寿夫, 時政 雄平, 亀山 伸久, 萱谷 紘枝, 松下 瑞穂, 佐藤 賢, 藤原 慶一, 米井 敏郎, 佐藤 利雄

    呼吸と循環   61 ( 4 )   379 - 382   2013年4月

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    原発性気管腫瘍は稀な腫瘍であり,その多くは上皮系の腫瘍である.気管原発悪性リンパ腫の報告は非常に稀である.今回,気管原発MALTリンパ腫に対し高周波スネアを用いた内視鏡的治療を行った.症例は74歳,女性で気管腫瘍は声門直下に存在したため,挿管を回避するためにラリンジアルマスクを用い全身麻酔下に施行した.それにより内視鏡的治療時の空間を確保することが可能となり,安全に切除可能であった.長年,気管支喘息として加療されてきたが,腫瘍摘出後,自覚症状は軽快し肺機能検査も著明に改善した.(著者抄録)

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  • 胸腺カルチノイド5例の臨床的検討

    肥後 寿夫, 松尾 潔, 槇本 剛, 亀山 伸久, 時政 雄平, 佐藤 賢, 藤原 慶一, 米井 敏郎, 佐藤 利雄

    肺癌   52 ( 5 )   781 - 781   2012年10月

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  • 当院における進行非小細胞肺癌に対するBevacizumabの使用経験

    亀山 伸久, 藤原 慶一, 槇本 剛, 時政 雄平, 肥後 寿夫, 松下 瑞穂, 佐藤 賢, 米井 敏郎, 佐藤 利雄

    肺癌   52 ( 5 )   553 - 553   2012年10月

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  • 当院で治療された胸腺癌11症例の臨床的検討

    肥後 寿夫, 藤原 慶一, 槇本 剛, 時政 雄平, 亀山 伸久, 萱谷 紘枝, 松下 瑞穂, 佐藤 賢, 米井 敏郎, 安藤 陽夫, 佐藤 利雄

    日本癌治療学会誌   47 ( 3 )   2130 - 2130   2012年10月

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  • 21.気管支内腔に小隆起性病変を多数呈したサルコイドーシスの1例(第19回 日本呼吸器内視鏡学会中国四国支部会)

    萱谷 紘枝, 時政 雄平, 肥後 寿夫, 工藤 健一郎, 藤原 慶一, 松尾 潔, 米井 敏郎, 佐藤 利雄

    気管支学   33 ( 3 )   199 - 199   2011年

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  • 14.高周波スネアにて切除した気管原発悪性リンパ腫の1例(第19回 日本呼吸器内視鏡学会中国四国支部会)

    太田 徹, 松尾 潔, 肥後 寿夫, 時政 雄平, 萱谷 紘枝, 工藤 健一郎, 藤原 慶一, 米井 敏郎, 佐藤 利雄

    気管支学   33 ( 3 )   198 - 198   2011年

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  • ケモカイン抑制能を強化した新規間葉系幹細胞による慢性閉塞性肺疾患の細胞療法開発

    研究課題/領域番号:21K08155  2021年04月 - 2025年03月

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  基盤研究(C)

    宮原 信明, 中山 享之, 谷口 暁彦, 肥後 寿夫

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    慢性閉塞性肺疾患(COPD)は進行性の肺および気道の炎症および破壊を生じる疾患であり、肺や気道の変化は不可逆的であり、現在のところ治療としては気管支拡張剤等による対症療法しかない。間葉系幹細胞(MSC)は、血管内皮細胞や神経細胞などの間葉系に属する細胞への分化能を有し、2型肺胞上皮への分化能も有する。炎症抑制作用も有しており、急性、慢性炎症性疾患での治療効果が報告されているが、COPDの臨床試験では炎症反応や肺機能の有意な改善効果が認められず、抗炎症作用、組織修復作用のより優れたMSCの開発が必須である。
    CCL2はマクロファージやリンパ球の遊走に関わる炎症性ケモカインであり、COPDの気道炎症、破壊に深く関与している。CCL2のドミナントネガティブ阻害剤導入MSC(7ND-MSC)は強力なCCL2抑制効果を有しており、マクロファージ等の抑制による抗炎症効果が通常のMSCより優れていると考えられる。本研究では7ND-MSCの肺気腫治療効果を通常のMSCと比較検討し、7ND-MSCの肺気腫治療への有用性を明らかにすることを目的とする。
    まず、マウスにエラスターゼを経気道投与し、肺気腫を誘導したところ、気管支肺胞洗浄液中のCCL2の有意な上昇を認め、気腫誘導へのCCL2の関与が示唆された。次にマウスエラスターゼ誘導肺気腫モデルマウスに7ND-MSCを投与したところ、通常のMSCに比較し、有意に肺気腫の進展抑制効果を得ることができた。また、7ND-MSC投与により、通常MSC投与に比較し、より強力なマクロファージ、リンパ球、好中球などの炎症細胞の増加抑制が得られており、炎症と気腫改善のより優れた改善効果を得た。

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