Tokyo University of Science Foundation

Etsuko Toda

Kouji Matsushima

Yuya Terashima

Meiji Itakura

Hiroaki Terasawa

Mikiya Otsuji

Sosuke Yoshinaga

Novel means that enables prediction of prognosis of a patient with cancer or inflammatory disease is disclosed. In the method for prediction of prognosis of a patient with cancer or inflammatory disease according to the present invention, the expression level of the FROUNT gene in a sample collected from the patient is measured. Since FROUNT is a poor prognostic factor, the lower the expression level of the FROUNT gene is, the better the prognosis in the patient is predicted to be. Or, the expression level of the CC chemokine receptor/ligand gene in a sample collected from the patient is measured. Since the CC chemokine receptor/ligand gene such as CCR2 or CCR5 is a good prognostic factor, the higher the expression level of the CC chemokine receptor/ligand gene is, the better the prognosis in the patient is predicted to be.

Method for predicting prognosis of patient with cancer or inflammatory disease

An agent according to the present invention comprises as an effective component any of (1) disulfiram, diethyldithiocarbamate, or a metal complex of diethyldithiocarbamate; (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of (1); or (3) a solvate of (1) or (2), and is used for inhibition of interaction between CR2B or CCR5 and FROUNT protein, inhibition of macrophages, control of cells constituting a cancer microenvironment or inflammatory microenvironment, or enhancement of anticancer activity of an anticancer drug. It is also possible to provide a compound with a reduced side effect and an increased pharmacological effect by identifying a disulfiram derivative having a lower aldehyde dehydrogenase-inhibiting activity and a higher FROUNT-inhibiting activity among derivatives prepared by structural modification of disulfiram.

Agent for controlling cells constituting cancer microenvironment or inflammatory microenvironment

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