The cellular landscape of breast cancer associated malignant pleural effusions
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ABSTRACT: Malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are a common complication of advanced cancers, particularly those adjacent to the pleura such as lung and breast cancer and are a frequent complication in metastatic disease. The pathophysiology of MPE formation in advanced breast cancer remains poorly understood, and their composition and biology are understudied. To characterise the phenotypic diversity of malignant pleural effusion, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing on 10 MPEs from 7 metastatic breast cancer patients with diverse molecular subtypes: two triple negative (TNBC) patients, three luminal B patients including one with a rare inflammatory subtype, and two luminal A patients. For all patients, we sequenced cells from the entire MPE, without performing any enrichment or selection, in order to ascertain the cellular composition and molecular phenotypes in an unbiased manner. Our dataset presents the first unbiased and unselected assessment of breast cancer associated MPEs at single cell resolution, providing the community with a vital resource for the study of MPEs. Our work highlights the molecular and cellular diversity captured in MPEs and advances the use of these clinically relevant biopsies both in monitoring disease progression and in the development of targeted therapeutics for patients with advanced breast cancer.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE208532 | GEO | 2022/11/30
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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