Project description:To evaluate the characteristics of the tumor immune-microenvironment in brain metastases of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we investigated the immunophenotype of primary NSCLC and its brain metastasis.
Project description:Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most fatal form of lung cancer. Intra-tumoral heterogeneity, marked by neuroendocrine (NE) and non-neuroendocrine (non-NE) cell states, defines SCLC, but the drivers of SCLC plasticity are poorly understood. To map the landscape of SCLC tumor microenvironment (TME), we apply spatially resolved transcriptomics and quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics to metastatic SCLC tumors obtained via rapid autopsy. The phenotype and overall composition of non-malignant cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) exhibits substantial variability, closely mirroring the tumor phenotype, suggesting TME-driven reprogramming of NE cell states. We identify cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) as a crucial element of SCLC TME heterogeneity, contributing to immune exclusion, and predicting an exceptionally poor prognosis. Together, our work provides the first comprehensive map of SCLC tumor and TME ecosystems, emphasizing their pivotal role in SCLCs adaptable nature, opening possibilities for re-programming the intercellular communications that shape SCLC tumor states.
Project description:Through multidimensional genomic/protein multiomics analysis and clinical information integration of cancer tissue samples, a prognostic method for lung cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is developed and applied to precision medical care after discovering new drug targets.
Project description:Through multidimensional genomic/protein multiomics analysis and clinical information integration of cancer tissue samples, a prognostic method for lung cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is developed and applied to precision medical care after discovering new drug targets.
Project description:Through multidimensional genomic/protein multiomics analysis and clinical information integration of cancer tissue samples, a prognostic method for lung cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is developed and applied to precision medical care after discovering new drug targets.
