Project description:We obtained small cell lung cancer specimens and normal lung specimens from patients who died of drug-resistant SCLC. The small lung cancer specimens include primary lesions and metastatic lesions. Next generation sequencing was performed to assess the expression of miRNA in drug-resistant small cell lung cancer.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE31546: UMCCC Primary Lung Cancer Specimens GSE31547: MSKCC-A Primary Lung Cancer Specimens GSE31548: MSKCC-B Primary Lung Cancer Specimens Refer to individual Series
Project description:There is increasing evidence for a crucial contribution of the tumor microenvironment to cancer development and progression since several stromal components, including fibroblasts, interact with cancer cells regulating their behavior and ultimately affecting tumor phenotype. To investigate the cross-talk between cancer cells and lung-derived fibroblasts we have prospectively collected surgical specimens of lung cancer and normal lung tissue and established primary fibroblast cultures from different areas of the lungs. We have generated cultures from cancer specimens (Cancer Associated Fibroblasts, CAF) and cultures from normal lung tissue either proximal (Adjacent Fibroblasts, AF) or distant from the neoplastic lesion (Normal fibroblasts, NF). Gene and miRNA expression profiles were obtained from 60 cultures to identify fibroblast properties related to cancer progression.
Project description:The biggest problem with lung cancer organoid (LCO) is that most lung cancer organoids are derived from surgical specimens of early-stage lung cancer patients. In fact, patients who initially need chemotherapy are patients with advanced lung cancer who cannot undergo a surgery. So, making lung organoids from biopsy specimens successfully is an urgent task. The success rate of culturing LCO from biopsy tissues is very low because conventional lung biopsies such as transthoracic needle biopsy and forcep biopsy only get a small amount of lung tissue. The possibility of critical complications such as bleeding and pneumothorax makes it difficult to obtain enough specimens. Overgrowth of normal lung cells in late passages is also a critical problem in LCO and optimized culture conditions for LCO remain to be identified. To overcome the hurdles of lung cancer organoid, we made LCOs from cryobiopsy specimens of all stages of lung cancer patients. Transbronchial cryobiopsy can obtain over 10 times greater volume of tissue compared to bronchoscopic forceps biopsy and it can be applied to even peripheral lesions with radial endobronchial ultrasonography. The success rate of LCO culture was also markedly improved and recapitulated the characteristics of primary tumors. LCOs derived from cryobiopsy specimens can overcome the critical limitations of present lung cancer organoids. We expect that cryobiopsy will be a breakthrough strategy of clinical application of LCO in all stages of lung cancer.
Project description:We obtained primary lesions, brain metastases, and normal lung tissues from lung adenocarcinoma patients. Next generation sequencing was performed to assess the expressions of miRNA in these specimens.
Project description:The differential diagnosis between head & neck squamous cell carcinomas and lung squamous cell carcinomas is often unresolved because the histologic appearance of these two tumor types is similar. In the development of a gene expression profile test (GEP-HN-LS) that distinguishes these 2 cancer types, a collection of poorly differentiated primary and metastatic tumor specimens were used. Here we describe 76 such tumor specimens that were used for validation of GEP-HN-LS. The specimens are either head & neck squamous cell carcinomas or lung squamous cell carcinomas. All tissue specimens were formalin fixed paraffin embedded specimens. Gene expression was profiled using Affymetrix GeneChip platform.