Cancer cell states: Lessons from ten years of single-cell RNA-sequencing of human tumors

I Tirosh, ML Suva - Cancer Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Human tumors are intricate ecosystems composed of diverse genetic clones and malignant
cell states that evolve in a complex tumor micro-environment. Single-cell RNA-sequencing …

IL-1β+ macrophages fuel pathogenic inflammation in pancreatic cancer

N Caronni, F La Terza, FM Vittoria, G Barbiera… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal disease with high resistance to
therapies. Inflammatory and immunomodulatory signals co-exist in the pancreatic tumour …

The resurgence of the Adora2b receptor as an immunotherapeutic target in pancreatic cancer

LN Strickland, EY Faraoni, W Ruan, X Yuan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by a dense desmoplastic
stroma that impedes drug delivery, reduces parenchymal blood flow, and suppresses the …

The hallmarks of precancer

MM Stangis, Z Chen, J Min, SE Glass, JO Jackson… - Cancer discovery, 2024 - AACR
Research on precancers, as defined as at-risk tissues and early lesions, is of high
significance given the effectiveness of early intervention. We discuss the need for risk …

Pancreatic Epithelial IL17/IL17RA Signaling Drives B7-H4 Expression to Promote Tumorigenesis

S Castro-Pando, RM Howell, L Li… - Cancer Immunology …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
IL17 is required for the initiation and progression of pancreatic cancer, particularly in the
context of inflammation, as previously shown by genetic and pharmacological approaches …

Expression of the membrane tetraspanin claudin 18 on cancer cells promotes T lymphocyte infiltration and antitumor immunity in pancreatic cancer

F De Sanctis, S Dusi, S Caligola, C Anselmi, V Petrova… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Tumors weakly infiltrated by T lymphocytes poorly respond to immunotherapy. We aimed to
unveil malignancy-associated programs regulating T cell entrance, arrest, and activation in …

Spatial transcriptomic analysis of primary and metastatic pancreatic cancers highlights tumor microenvironmental heterogeneity

AM Khaliq, M Rajamohan, O Saeed, K Mansouri… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Although the spatial, cellular and molecular landscapes of resected pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are well documented, the characteristics of its metastatic ecology …

Spatial transcriptomic analysis drives PET imaging of tight junction protein expression in pancreatic cancer theranostics

J Wang, JW Seo, AJ Kare, M Schneider… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Molecular imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) provides sensitive detection
and mapping of molecular targets. While cancer-associated fibroblasts and integrins have …

PanIN and CAF transitions in pancreatic carcinogenesis revealed with spatial data integration

ATF Bell, JT Mitchell, AL Kiemen, M Lyman, K Fujikura… - Cell Systems, 2024 - cell.com
This study introduces a new imaging, spatial transcriptomics (ST), and single-cell RNA-
sequencing integration pipeline to characterize neoplastic cell state transitions during …

From precursor to cancer: decoding the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia progression

S Graham, M Dmitrieva, DB Vendramini-Costa… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This review explores the progression of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) to
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma through a dual lens of intrinsic molecular alterations and …