Project description:RNA extracted from diagnostic tumor samples of 82 patients affected by Diffuse Pleural Mesothelioma was analyzed on the nCounter system using the PanCancer Immune Profiling Panel.
Project description:We performed a cytoscanHD array to analyze copy number variations in the genome of 33 human pleural mesothelioma cell lines established from patient pleural effusion. We were particularly interested in the analysis of the p21.3 region of chromosome 9 which contains CDKN2A tumor suppressor genes and the gene encoding type I interferons that are often deleted and confer sensitivity to oncolytic Measles virus
Project description:This GEO submission contains processed bulk RNA sequencing data generated from pleural mesothelioma tumors and comparator pleural specimens. Raw sequencing data are available through controlled access in dbGaP under accession phs004285. Processed gene expression matrices and sample-level metadata for the bulk RNA-seq libraries are provided in this submission.
Project description:Diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is difficult, the most common differential diagnosis being benign pleural diseases and metastatic adenocarcinomas. In order to identify novel markers able to improve diagnostic accuracy, we performed a genome-wide gene expression analysis on tumor cells lines established from pleural effusions (13 MPM and 4 lung adenocarcinoma). Our microarray analysis led to the identification of genes encoding novel cellular and soluble markers whose expression was validated by RT-qPCR. Immunohistochemical staining of tumor biopsies with anti-type-III collagen antibodies were positive in mesothelioma cells but not in adenocarcinoma cells. Using ELISA, we showed that the C-C motif chemokine 2 (CCL2) concentration was significantly higher in pleural effusions from patients with mesothelioma (n = 61) than in subjects with adenocarcinoma (n = 25) or with benign pleural effusions (n = 15): median (interquartile range) = 2.99 ng/mL (1.76-6.01) versus 0.99 ng/mL (0.51-1.83) and 1.47 ng/mL (0.80-1.56), respectively, P < 0.0001. Conversely, the galectin-3 concentration was lower in mesothelioma: 11.50 ng/mL (6.73-23.53) versus 24.74 ng/mL (20.42-70.35) and 17.64 ng/mL (14.81-24.68), respectively, P < 0.0001. The AUC for CCL2 were 0.8030 and 0.7716 for differentiating mesothelioma from adenocarcinoma or benign effusions, respectively. Similarly, the AUC obtained for galectin-3 were 0.7980 and 0.6923, respectively. In conclusion, type-III collagen, CCL2 and galectin-3 are promising new diagnostic markers for mesothelioma.
Project description:This GEO submission contains processed single-cell RNA sequencing data generated using the Seq-Well platform from pleural mesothelioma tumors and comparator pleural specimens. Raw sequencing data are available through controlled access in dbGaP under accession phs004285. Processed expression matrices and cell-level metadata for the single-cell libraries are provided in this submission.
Project description:Targeted spatial transcriptomic profiling was performed on seven formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded pleural mesothelioma tumor samples from four cases using the 10x Genomics Xenium platform. The Xenium Human Immuno-Oncology panel supplemented with 100 additional custom genes selected from known pleural mesothelioma biomarkers and single-cell RNA-seq-derived marker genes was used. Raw and processed Xenium files are provided for each sample. To ensure data integrity with downloaded Xenium files, md5 checksums are provided in 'Xenium_GEO.md5'. This dataset is part of a multi-modality study including matched scRNA-seq, bulk RNA-seq, and Xenium spatial transcriptomics generated from overlapping pleural mesothelioma samples. Related controlled-access sequencing data are available in dbGaP under accession phs004285.
Project description:RATIONALE: Using BG00001 to insert the gene for interferon-beta into a person’s pleural cavity may improve the body’s ability to fight cancer.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of intrapleural BG00001 in treating patients who have malignant pleural mesothelioma or malignant pleural effusions.