Pub Date : 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.001
Bovannak S Chap, Nicolas Rayroux, Alizée J Grimm, Eleonora Ghisoni, Denarda Dangaj Laniti
Ovarian cancer (OC) represents ecosystems of highly diverse tumor microenvironments (TMEs). The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is linked to enhanced immune responses and long-term survival. In this review we present emerging evidence suggesting that cellular crosstalk tightly regulates the distribution of TILs within the TME, underscoring the need to better understand key cellular networks that promote or impede T cell infiltration in OC. We also capture the emergent methodologies and computational techniques that enable the dissection of cell-cell crosstalk. Finally, we present innovative ex vivo TME models that can be leveraged to map and perturb cellular communications to enhance T cell infiltration and immune reactivity.
卵巢癌(OC)代表着高度多样化的肿瘤微环境(TME)生态系统。肿瘤浸润淋巴细胞(TILs)的存在与增强的免疫反应和长期生存有关。在这篇综述中,我们介绍了新出现的证据,这些证据表明细胞间的串联密切调节着 TILs 在 TME 中的分布,强调了更好地了解促进或阻碍 T 细胞浸润 OC 的关键细胞网络的必要性。我们还捕捉了新出现的方法和计算技术,这些方法和技术有助于剖析细胞-细胞串联。最后,我们介绍了创新的体外 TME 模型,这些模型可用于绘制和扰乱细胞通讯,以增强 T 细胞浸润和免疫反应性。
{"title":"Crosstalk of T cells within the ovarian cancer microenvironment.","authors":"Bovannak S Chap, Nicolas Rayroux, Alizée J Grimm, Eleonora Ghisoni, Denarda Dangaj Laniti","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ovarian cancer (OC) represents ecosystems of highly diverse tumor microenvironments (TMEs). The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is linked to enhanced immune responses and long-term survival. In this review we present emerging evidence suggesting that cellular crosstalk tightly regulates the distribution of TILs within the TME, underscoring the need to better understand key cellular networks that promote or impede T cell infiltration in OC. We also capture the emergent methodologies and computational techniques that enable the dissection of cell-cell crosstalk. Finally, we present innovative ex vivo TME models that can be leveraged to map and perturb cellular communications to enhance T cell infiltration and immune reactivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.003
Cesar Nava Gonzales, Mikias B Negussie, Saritha Krishna, Vardhaan S Ambati, Shawn L Hervey-Jumper
Tumor-associated epilepsy is the most common presenting symptom in patients diagnosed with diffuse gliomas. Recent evidence illustrates the requirement of synaptic activity to drive glioma proliferation and invasion. Class 1, 2, and 3 evidence is limited regarding the use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) as antitumor therapy in combination with chemotherapy. Furthermore, no central mechanism has emerged as the most targetable. The optimal timing of AED regimen remains unknown. Targeting aberrant neuronal activity is a promising avenue for glioma treatment. Clinical biomarkers may aid in identifying patients most likely to benefit from AEDs. Quality evidence is needed to guide treatment decisions.
{"title":"Malignant glioma remodeling of neuronal circuits: therapeutic opportunities and repurposing of antiepileptic drugs.","authors":"Cesar Nava Gonzales, Mikias B Negussie, Saritha Krishna, Vardhaan S Ambati, Shawn L Hervey-Jumper","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tumor-associated epilepsy is the most common presenting symptom in patients diagnosed with diffuse gliomas. Recent evidence illustrates the requirement of synaptic activity to drive glioma proliferation and invasion. Class 1, 2, and 3 evidence is limited regarding the use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) as antitumor therapy in combination with chemotherapy. Furthermore, no central mechanism has emerged as the most targetable. The optimal timing of AED regimen remains unknown. Targeting aberrant neuronal activity is a promising avenue for glioma treatment. Clinical biomarkers may aid in identifying patients most likely to benefit from AEDs. Quality evidence is needed to guide treatment decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.002
Halima Alnaqbi, Lisa M. Becker, Mira Mousa, Fatima Alshamsi, Sarah K. Azzam, Besa Emini Veseli, Lauren A. Hymel, Khalood Alhosani, Marwa Alhusain, Massimiliano Mazzone, Habiba Alsafar, Peter Carmeliet
Growing evidence highlights the importance of tumor endothelial cells (TECs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) for promoting tumor growth and evading immune responses. Immunomodulatory endothelial cells (IMECs) represent a distinct plastic phenotype of ECs that exerts the ability to modulate immunity in health and disease. This review discusses our current understanding of IMECs in cancer biology, scrutinizing insights from single-cell reports to compare their characteristics and function dynamics across diverse tumor types, conditions, and species. We investigate possible implications of exploiting IMECs in the context of cancer treatment, particularly examining their influence on the efficacy of existing therapies and the potential to leverage them as targets in optimizing immunotherapeutic strategies.
{"title":"Immunomodulation by endothelial cells: prospects for cancer therapy","authors":"Halima Alnaqbi, Lisa M. Becker, Mira Mousa, Fatima Alshamsi, Sarah K. Azzam, Besa Emini Veseli, Lauren A. Hymel, Khalood Alhosani, Marwa Alhusain, Massimiliano Mazzone, Habiba Alsafar, Peter Carmeliet","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Growing evidence highlights the importance of tumor endothelial cells (TECs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) for promoting tumor growth and evading immune responses. Immunomodulatory endothelial cells (IMECs) represent a distinct plastic phenotype of ECs that exerts the ability to modulate immunity in health and disease. This review discusses our current understanding of IMECs in cancer biology, scrutinizing insights from single-cell reports to compare their characteristics and function dynamics across diverse tumor types, conditions, and species. We investigate possible implications of exploiting IMECs in the context of cancer treatment, particularly examining their influence on the efficacy of existing therapies and the potential to leverage them as targets in optimizing immunotherapeutic strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-14DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.005
Benjamin N. Gantner, Flavio R. Palma, Madhura R. Pandkar, Marcelo J. Sakiyama, Daniel Arango, Gina M. DeNicola, Ana P. Gomes, Marcelo G. Bonini
Emerging evidence indicates that metabolism not only is a source of energy and biomaterials for cell division but also acts as a driver of cancer cell plasticity and treatment resistance. This is because metabolic changes lead to remodeling of chromatin and reprogramming of gene expression patterns, furthering tumor cell phenotypic transitions. Therefore, the crosstalk between metabolism and epigenetics seems to hold immense potential for the discovery of novel therapeutic targets for various aggressive tumors. Here, we highlight recent discoveries supporting the concept that the cooperation between metabolism and epigenetics enables cancer to overcome mounting treatment-induced pressures. We discuss how specific metabolites contribute to cancer cell resilience and provide perspective on how simultaneously targeting these key forces could produce synergistic therapeutic effects to improve treatment outcomes.
{"title":"Metabolism and epigenetics: drivers of tumor cell plasticity and treatment outcomes","authors":"Benjamin N. Gantner, Flavio R. Palma, Madhura R. Pandkar, Marcelo J. Sakiyama, Daniel Arango, Gina M. DeNicola, Ana P. Gomes, Marcelo G. Bonini","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Emerging evidence indicates that metabolism not only is a source of energy and biomaterials for cell division but also acts as a driver of cancer cell plasticity and treatment resistance. This is because metabolic changes lead to remodeling of chromatin and reprogramming of gene expression patterns, furthering tumor cell phenotypic transitions. Therefore, the crosstalk between metabolism and epigenetics seems to hold immense potential for the discovery of novel therapeutic targets for various aggressive tumors. Here, we highlight recent discoveries supporting the concept that the cooperation between metabolism and epigenetics enables cancer to overcome mounting treatment-induced pressures. We discuss how specific metabolites contribute to cancer cell resilience and provide perspective on how simultaneously targeting these key forces could produce synergistic therapeutic effects to improve treatment outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142260218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-11DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.008
Nadieh Khalili, Francesco Ciompi
Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have revolutionized computational pathology (CPath), particularly through deep learning (DL) and neural networks (NNs). In a recent study, Vorontsov et al. introduced Virchow, a new foundation model (FM) for CPath, which has shown promising results in cancer detection and biomarker prediction.
{"title":"Scaling data toward pan-cancer foundation models","authors":"Nadieh Khalili, Francesco Ciompi","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have revolutionized computational pathology (CPath), particularly through deep learning (DL) and neural networks (NNs). In a recent study, <span><span>Vorontsov <em>et al.</em></span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span> introduced Virchow, a new foundation model (FM) for CPath, which has shown promising results in cancer detection and biomarker prediction.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142206022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.007
Dingjiacheng Jia, Shujie Chen
‘Bad bacteria’ could alter the toxicokinetics of environmental pollutants, thereby exacerbating chemically induced tumorigenesis. Recently, Roje et al. reported that specific gut microbiota can metabolize nitrosamine compounds to a toxic oxidation product, aggravating bladder cancer development and progression. These findings have important implications for tumor intervention through the gut microbiota.
{"title":"Environmental pollutants and bad bugs work hand in glove","authors":"Dingjiacheng Jia, Shujie Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p>‘Bad bacteria’ could alter the toxicokinetics of environmental pollutants, thereby exacerbating chemically induced tumorigenesis. Recently, <span><span>Roje <em>et al.</em></span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span> reported that specific gut microbiota can metabolize nitrosamine compounds to a toxic oxidation product, aggravating bladder cancer development and progression. These findings have important implications for tumor intervention through the gut microbiota.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":18.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142206023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-10DOI: 10.1016/s2405-8033(24)00176-6
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Pub Date : 2024-09-06DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.004
Claudia Galassi, Manel Esteller, Ilio Vitale, Lorenzo Galluzzi
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a poorly differentiated population of malignant cells that (at least in some neoplasms) is responsible for tumor progression, resistance to therapy, and disease relapse. According to a widely accepted model, all stages of cancer progression involve the ability of neoplastic cells to evade recognition or elimination by the host immune system. In line with this notion, CSCs are not only able to cope with environmental and therapy-elicited stress better than their more differentiated counterparts but also appear to better evade tumor-targeting immune responses. We summarize epigenetic modifications of DNA and histones through which CSCs evade immune recognition or elimination, and propose that such alterations constitute promising therapeutic targets to increase the sensitivity of some malignancies to immunotherapy.
{"title":"Epigenetic control of immunoevasion in cancer stem cells.","authors":"Claudia Galassi, Manel Esteller, Ilio Vitale, Lorenzo Galluzzi","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a poorly differentiated population of malignant cells that (at least in some neoplasms) is responsible for tumor progression, resistance to therapy, and disease relapse. According to a widely accepted model, all stages of cancer progression involve the ability of neoplastic cells to evade recognition or elimination by the host immune system. In line with this notion, CSCs are not only able to cope with environmental and therapy-elicited stress better than their more differentiated counterparts but also appear to better evade tumor-targeting immune responses. We summarize epigenetic modifications of DNA and histones through which CSCs evade immune recognition or elimination, and propose that such alterations constitute promising therapeutic targets to increase the sensitivity of some malignancies to immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.006
Xinyuan Zhou, Binyu Shi, Gang Huang, Jianjun Liu, Weijun Wei
Molecular imaging of cancer is a collaborative endeavor, uniting scientists and physicians from diverse fields. Such collaboration is actively developing and translating cutting-edge molecular imaging approaches to enhance the diagnostic landscape of human malignancies. The advent of positron emission tomography (PET) and PET imaging tracers has realized non-invasive target annotation and tumor characterization at the molecular level. In surgical procedures, novel imaging techniques, such as fluorescence or Cherenkov luminescence, help identify tumors and enhance surgical precision. Simultaneously, progress in imaging equipment, innovative algorithms, and artificial intelligence has opened avenues for next-generation cancer screening and imaging, augmenting the efficiency and accuracy of cancer diagnosis. In this review, we provide a panorama of molecular cancer imaging and ongoing developments in the field.
癌症分子成像是一项合作性工作,它将来自不同领域的科学家和医生团结在一起。这种合作正在积极开发和转化最前沿的分子成像方法,以改善人类恶性肿瘤的诊断状况。正电子发射断层扫描(PET)和 PET 成像示踪剂的出现实现了分子水平的无创靶标标注和肿瘤特征描述。在外科手术中,荧光或切伦科夫发光等新型成像技术有助于识别肿瘤并提高手术精确度。与此同时,成像设备、创新算法和人工智能的进步为下一代癌症筛查和成像开辟了道路,提高了癌症诊断的效率和准确性。在这篇综述中,我们将介绍癌症分子成像的全景以及该领域的持续发展。
{"title":"Trends in cancer imaging.","authors":"Xinyuan Zhou, Binyu Shi, Gang Huang, Jianjun Liu, Weijun Wei","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Molecular imaging of cancer is a collaborative endeavor, uniting scientists and physicians from diverse fields. Such collaboration is actively developing and translating cutting-edge molecular imaging approaches to enhance the diagnostic landscape of human malignancies. The advent of positron emission tomography (PET) and PET imaging tracers has realized non-invasive target annotation and tumor characterization at the molecular level. In surgical procedures, novel imaging techniques, such as fluorescence or Cherenkov luminescence, help identify tumors and enhance surgical precision. Simultaneously, progress in imaging equipment, innovative algorithms, and artificial intelligence has opened avenues for next-generation cancer screening and imaging, augmenting the efficiency and accuracy of cancer diagnosis. In this review, we provide a panorama of molecular cancer imaging and ongoing developments in the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142133893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}