Project description:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has a chemo-immuno-resistant phenotype. This study aims to elucidate druggable molecular pathways underlying such chemo-immuno-resistance.
Project description:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths world-wide. ~85% of lung carcinomas are non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Tumor cell heterogeneity is very poorly defined. However, it is known to be important for tumor response to cancer therapy and cancer agressivenes. We subjected three NSCLC tumors resected from different patients to Drop-seq in order to 1) elucidate the capability of scRNA-seq analysis in identifying different tumor cell populations; and 2) ascertain the clinical value of the genes which distinguish cancer cells from other cells in the tissue. As anticipated, the tissue composition of independently collected samples varied. Despite deficient populations in some samples, both donor and patient samples contributed to the majority of cell populations. However, cancer cells were all patient-specific. These findings emphasize the utility of single cell gene expression data in identification of tumor cell populations. The collected data might be further used for predicting of drugs specific to the biology of activated pathways and patient outcome.
Project description:Histological transformation from epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the major resistance mechanism of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). In our analysis of 59 regions of interest from EGFR-mutant NSCLC or combined SCLC/NSCLC tumors, we compared the transcriptomic profiles before and after transformation.
Project description:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a common lung disorder.Recent studies have shown that circRNA plays critical roles in a myriad of biological processes and human diseases,Since the roles of circRNA in NSCLC remain unknown,they were investigated in the study.Our findings indicate that the expression profiles of circRNAs have changed in NSCLC as compared with normal lung, and may provide novel insight into the molecular mechanism underlying the disease and potential novel diagnostic or therapeutic targets for NSCLC.
Project description:Differences in gene expression profiles regarding the expression of genes encoding for proteins with G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activity between SCLC and NSCLC and normal lung samples was successfully examined. In the present study, 8 SCLC, 16 NSCLC and 14 normal lung RNA samples (human) had been purchased from OriGene Technologies. Gene expression analysis was performed using Affymetrix microarrays (Human Exon 1.0 ST Array).
Project description:We performed single nuclei RNA-sequencing (snRNA-seq) with matched T cell receptor sequencing (TCR-seq) of 12 treatment-naïve non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) primary tumors (PTs) and 31 treatment-naïve NSCLC brain metastases (BMs) .
Project description:T lymphocytes can efficiently counteract the growth of tumors within the tumor microenvironment. Specialized immune-interacting fibroblasts, termed fibroblastic reticular cells (FRC) are responsible for the formation of specialized niches promoting immune cell activation in secondary lymphoid organs and originate from embryonic progenitors. FRCs have also been identified in tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) in tumor tissues. However, the identity and differentiation of TLS-associated FRC subsets that promote intra-tumoral T cell activity have remained unexplored. Here, we employed single cell RNA-sequencing of fibroblasts and immune cells, sampled from subpleural margin, central margin and unaffected lung tissue in non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), demonstrating the formation of specific tumor T cell environments (TTEs) underpinned by CCL19-expressing FRCs. We detected tumor-specific FRC subsets namely CCL19-expressing TRCs and perivascular reticular cells (PRCs) interacting with intratumoral T cells, and thus regulating FRC differentiation and T cell activation. Our results highlight a remarkable functionality of FRCs to efficiently determine protective antitumoral T cell responses in NSCLC.