学歴
- 1995: 三重大学医学部医学科卒業
- 1998-2002: 三重大学大学院医学研究科内科学専攻
職歴
- 2002-2003: 三重大学医学部附属病院 内科医員
- 2003-2006: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centerリサーチフェロー
- 2006-2010: 三重大学大学院医学系研究科 病態解明医学講座 講師
- 2010-2015: 大阪大学免疫学フロンティア研究センター 実験免疫学 特任准教授
- 2012-2015: Department of Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Adjunct Associate Professor(兼任)
- 2015~: 国立がん研究センター 研究所 腫瘍免疫研究 分野長/先端医療開発センター 免疫TR分野 分野長
- 2016~: 名古屋大学大学院医学系研究科 微生物・免疫学講座 分子細胞免疫学教授 (クロスアポイントメント)
- 2024~: 京都大学大学院医学研究科附属がん免疫総合研究センター がん免疫多細胞システム制御部門 教授 (クロスアポイントメント)
受賞
- 2006年 日本癌学会奨励賞
- 2008年 Cancer Research Institute, Investigator Award
- 2013年 Cancer Research Institute, CLIP Award
- 2017年 JCA (Japanese Cancer Association)-Mauvernay Award
- 2020年 AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Elected fellow 2020
- 2020年 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), SITC Team Science Award
- 2022年 文部科学大臣表彰 科学技術賞 (研究部門)
- 2022年 JCA (Japanese Cancer Association)-永山賞
- 2022年 日本免疫学会 ヒト免疫研究賞
- 2022年 安田医学賞
- 2023年 高松宮妃癌研究基金 学術賞
- 2023年 小林がん学術賞
- 2023年 SGH特別賞
- 2023年 上原賞
- 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023年 Highly Cited Researcher (Web of science, ClarivateTM)
所属学会
- 日本癌学会 (理事、評議員)
- 日本がん免疫学会 (副理事長、理事、評議員)
- 日本免疫学会 (評議員)
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR, Active Member)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO, Member)
- Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC, Member)
編集委員会
- 2022~: Scientific Advisory Board, Science Translational Medicine
- 2022~: Senior Editor, Cancer Immunology Research (AACR official Journal)
- 2017~: Associate Editor, International Immunology (JSI official Journal)
- 2016~: Associate Editor, Cancer Science (JCA official Journal)
- 2013~: Academic Editor, PLOS One
Selected Publications
Original Articles
1. Itahashi K, IrieT, Yuda J, Kumagai S, Tanegashima T, Lin Y-Z, Watanabe S, Goto Y, Suzuki J, Aokage K, Tsuboi M, Minami Y, Ishii G, Ohe Y, Ise W, Kurosaki T, Suzuki Y, Koyama S, and Nishikawa H: BATF epigenetically and transcriptionally controls the activation program of regulatory T cells in human tumors. Sci Immunol. 14;7(76):eabk0957 2022.
2. Kumagai S, Koyama S, Itahashi K, Tanegashima T, Lin, Y-T, Togashi Y, Kamada T, Irie T, Okumura G, Kohno H, Ito D, Fujii R, Watanabe S, Sai A, Fukuoka S, Sugiyama E, Watanabe G, Owari T, Nishinakaumra H, Sugiyama D, Maeda Y, Kawazoe A, Yukami H, Cida K, Ohara Y, Yoshida T, Shinno Y, Takeyasu Y, Shirasawa M, Nakama K, Aokage K, Suzuki J, Ishii G, Kuwata T, Sakamoto N, Kawazu M, Ueno T, Mori T, Yamazaki N, Tsuboi M, Yatabe Y, Kinoshita T, Doi T, Shitara K, Mano H, and Nishikawa H: Lactic acid promotes PD-1 expression in regulatory T cells in highly glycolytic tumor microenvironments. Cancer Cell. Jan 25:S1535-6108(22)00003-4 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2022.01.001
3. Maeda Y, Wada H, Sugiyama D, Saito T, Irie T, Itahashi K, Minoura K, Suzuki S, Kojima T, Kakimi K, Nakajima J, Funakoshi T, Iida S, Oka M, Shimamura T, Doi T, Doki Y, Nakayama E, Ueda R, and Nishikawa H: Depletion of central memory CD8 + T cells might impede the antitumor therapeutic effect of Mogamulizumab. Nat Commun. 12(1):7280 2021. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27574-0
4. Takeuchi Y, Tanegashima T, Sato E, Irie T, Sai A, Itahashi K, Kumagai S, Tada Y, Togashi Y, Koyama S, Akbay E.A, Karasaki T, Kataoka K, Funaki S, Shintani Y, Nagatomo I, Kida H, Ishii G, Miyoshi T, Aokage K, Kakimi K, Ogawa S, Okumura M, Eto M, Kumanogoh A, Tsuboi M, and Nishikawa H: Highly immunogenic cancer cells require activation of the WNT pathway for immunological escape. Sci Immunol.6(65):eabc6424 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.abc6424
5. Kumagai S, TogashiY, Kamada T, Sugiyama E, Nishinakaumra H, Takeuchi Y, Kochin, V, Itahashi K, Maeda Y, Matsui S, Shibahara,T, Yamashita Y, Irie T, Tsuge A, Fukuoka S, Kawazoe A, Udagawa H, Kirita K, Aokage K, Ishii G, Kuwata T, Nakama K, KawazuM, UenoT, Yamazaki N, Goto K, Tsuboi M, Mano H, Doi T, Shitara K, and Nishikawa H: The PD-1expression balance between effector and regulatory T cell predicts the clinical efficacy of PD-1 blockade therapies. Nat Immunol.21(11):1346-1358 2020.
6. Kumagai S, Togashi Y, Sakai C, Kawazoe A, Kawazu M, Ueno T, Sato E, Kuwata T, Kinoshita T, Yamamoto M, Nomura S, Tsukamoto T, Mano H, Shitara K, and Nishikawa H: An oncogenic alteration creates a tumor microenvironment that promotes tumor progression by conferring a metabolic advantage to regulatory T cells. Immunity. 53(1):187-203.e8 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.06.016
7. Sugiyama E, Togashi Y, Takeuchi Y, Shinya S, Tada Y, Kataoka K, Tane K, Sato E, Ishii G, Goto K, Shintani Y, Okumura M, Tsuboi M, and Nishikawa H:Blockade of EGFR improves responsiveness to PD1 blockade in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer. Sci Immunol. 5 (43). pii: eaav3937 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.aav3937
8. Tokunaga A, Sugiyama D, Maeda Y, Warner AB, Panageas KS, Ito S, Togashi Y, Sakai C, Wolchok JD, and Nishikawa H: Selective inhibition of low-affinity memory CD8+ T cells by corticosteroids. J Exp Med. 216(12):2701-2713 2019. DOI: 10.1084/jem.20190738
9. Saito T, Nishikawa H (Co-corresponding author), Wada H, Nagano Y, Sugiyama D, Atarashi K, Maeda Y, Hamaguchi M, Ohkura N, Sato E, Nagase H, Nishimura J, Yamamoto H, Takiguchi S, Tanoue T, Suda W, Morita H, Hattori M, Honda K, Mori M, Doki Y, Sakaguchi S: Two FOXP3+CD4+ T-cell subpopulations distinctly control the prognosis of colorectal cancers. Nat Med. 22 (6):679-684 2016. DOI: 10.1038/nm.4086
10. Maeda Y, Nishikawa H (Co-corresponding author), Sugiyama D, Ha D, Hamaguchi M, Saito T, Nishioka M, Wing JB, Adeegbe D, Katayama I, Sakaguchi S: Detection of self-reactive CD8+ T cells with an anergic phenotype in healthy individuals. Science. 346(6216):1536-1540 2014. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa1292
Review Articles
1. Kumagai S, Itahashi K, and Nishikawa H: Regulatory T cell-mediated immunosuppression orchestrated by cancer: towards an immuno‑genomic paradigm for precision medicine. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 21(5):337-353 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41571-024-00870-6
2. Itahashi K, Irie T, and Nishikawa H: Regulatory T-cell development in the tumor microenvironment. Eur J Immunol. 52(8):1216-1227 2022. DOI: 10.1002/eji.202149358
3. Kumagai S, Koyama S, and Nishikawa H: Antitumour immunity regulated by aberrant ERBB family signalling. Nat Rev Cancer. 21(3):181-197 2021. DOI: 10.1038/s41568-020-00322-0
4. Koyama S, Nishikawa H: Mechanisms of regulatory T cell infiltration in tumors: implications for innovative immune precision therapies. J Immunother Cancer. 9(7):e002591 2021. DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002591
5. Togashi Y, Shitara K, and Nishikawa H: Regulatory T cells in cancer immunosuppression – Implications for anticancer therapy. Nat Rev Clin Oncol.16(6):356-371 2019. DOI: 10.1038/s41571-019-0175-7