Pub Date : 2025-09-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.009
Simona Migliozzi, Bruno Adabbo, Luciano Garofano, Fan Wu, Pedro Davila, Ricardo J. Komotar, Michael E. Ivan, Ashish H. Shah, Benjamin B. Currall, Sion Williams, Daniel Bilbao Cortes, Melinda Minucci Boone, Macarena I. de la Fuente, Sakir H. Gultekin, Michele Ceccarelli, Antonio Iavarone, Anna Lasorella
Tumor heterogeneity fueled by plasticity of cancer cells is a key to therapy failure. Here, we define the role of proximal communications of malignant cells in glioblastoma plasticity. We find that tumor cell state coherence is maximal in cells organized in homotypic clusters with defined relationships with non-malignant cells, whereas randomly dispersed cells downregulate the original state, acquire alternative phenotypes and exhibit changes in the microenvironment. We demonstrate the intrinsic propensity of glioblastoma cells to develop into clustered and dispersed spatial patterns in orthotopic mouse models and experimentally validate the cell state-specific mechanisms of cell-cell adhesion that prevent phenotype deviation with pharmacologic perturbations in patients-derived glioblastoma models. We establish the generality of “homotypic clustered cell identity” in circulating clustered and single breast cancer cells and show that the glioblastoma glycolytic-plurimetabolic dispersed cellular state uniquely confers shorter survival, thus assigning clinical significance to the spatial patterning of cancer cells in human tumors.
{"title":"Restraint of cancer cell plasticity by spatial homotypic clustering","authors":"Simona Migliozzi, Bruno Adabbo, Luciano Garofano, Fan Wu, Pedro Davila, Ricardo J. Komotar, Michael E. Ivan, Ashish H. Shah, Benjamin B. Currall, Sion Williams, Daniel Bilbao Cortes, Melinda Minucci Boone, Macarena I. de la Fuente, Sakir H. Gultekin, Michele Ceccarelli, Antonio Iavarone, Anna Lasorella","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"Tumor heterogeneity fueled by plasticity of cancer cells is a key to therapy failure. Here, we define the role of proximal communications of malignant cells in glioblastoma plasticity. We find that tumor cell state coherence is maximal in cells organized in homotypic clusters with defined relationships with non-malignant cells, whereas randomly dispersed cells downregulate the original state, acquire alternative phenotypes and exhibit changes in the microenvironment. We demonstrate the intrinsic propensity of glioblastoma cells to develop into clustered and dispersed spatial patterns in orthotopic mouse models and experimentally validate the cell state-specific mechanisms of cell-cell adhesion that prevent phenotype deviation with pharmacologic perturbations in patients-derived glioblastoma models. We establish the generality of “homotypic clustered cell identity” in circulating clustered and single breast cancer cells and show that the glioblastoma glycolytic-plurimetabolic dispersed cellular state uniquely confers shorter survival, thus assigning clinical significance to the spatial patterning of cancer cells in human tumors.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078556","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 : 2025-09-11DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.004
Tristan Courau, Arpita Desai, Allon Wagner, Alexis J. Combes, Matthew F. Krummel
We propose an emerging strategy for advanced cancer treatment based on progressive, stepwise remodeling of tumor microenvironments (TMEs). TMEs are variable but show conserved archetypes across patients and tissue origins. Deep learning over single-cell atlases collected from perturbed tumors can uncover gene and cellular networks shifting between archetypes. This allows for designing “nudge” or “state-shifting” drugs whose sequential application achieves stepwise transformation of a TME from an adverse to a more favorable state, dismantling deleterious tumor-host interactions to achieve patient remission.
{"title":"The coming era of nudge drugs for cancer","authors":"Tristan Courau, Arpita Desai, Allon Wagner, Alexis J. Combes, Matthew F. Krummel","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"We propose an emerging strategy for advanced cancer treatment based on progressive, stepwise remodeling of tumor microenvironments (TMEs). TMEs are variable but show conserved archetypes across patients and tissue origins. Deep learning over single-cell atlases collected from perturbed tumors can uncover gene and cellular networks shifting between archetypes. This allows for designing “nudge” or “state-shifting” drugs whose sequential application achieves stepwise transformation of a TME from an adverse to a more favorable state, dismantling deleterious tumor-host interactions to achieve patient remission.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145043290","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}
Intertumoral heterogeneity complicates treatment of IDH-mutant astrocytoma. We analyze spatiotemporal multi-omics data and discover four clusters: adipogenesis/fatty-acid-metabolism (AFM), proliferative/progenitor (PPR), immune/mesenchymal-enriched (IME), and neuronal (NEU). PPR and IME are associated with poorer prognosis, a result validated in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and a Chinese cohort of 273 IDH-mutant astrocytomas. Longitudinal analysis of 189 initial-recurrent pairs shows an evolutionary shift toward PPR/IME subtypes. Mechanistically, PPR is enriched for CDKN2A/B deletions, whereas IME features increased gemistocytic differentiation (GD) and infiltration by exhausted T cells and plasma cells. Spatial multi-omics link GD morphology to mesenchymal-like (MES-like) tumor cell aggregates and lymphocyte-rich niches. MES-like tumor cells in IME overexpress interferon-stimulated genes such as GBP1, which we show promotes proliferation and migration. Finally, we develop an AI-powered classifier for patient stratification. Our work delineates protein-based clustering of IDH-mutant astrocytoma and reveals an immune-hot subgroup that may inform therapeutic development.
{"title":"Protein-based classification reveals an immune-hot subtype in IDH mutant astrocytoma with worse prognosis","authors":"Jihong Tang, Wenhua Fan, Yuyan Ruan, Xing Liu, Fufang Qiu, Jie Feng, Guoshi Huang, Mengli Yan, Hui Wang, Quanhua Mu, Ran Liu, Yingxi Yang, Zhi Huang, Yimeng Qiao, Xuejie Wang, Yumeng Guo, Mingchen Yu, Ying Zhang, Ruichao Chai, Fan Wu, Jiguang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"Intertumoral heterogeneity complicates treatment of IDH-mutant astrocytoma. We analyze spatiotemporal multi-omics data and discover four clusters: adipogenesis/fatty-acid-metabolism (AFM), proliferative/progenitor (PPR), immune/mesenchymal-enriched (IME), and neuronal (NEU). PPR and IME are associated with poorer prognosis, a result validated in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and a Chinese cohort of 273 IDH-mutant astrocytomas. Longitudinal analysis of 189 initial-recurrent pairs shows an evolutionary shift toward PPR/IME subtypes. Mechanistically, PPR is enriched for <em>CDKN2A/B</em> deletions, whereas IME features increased gemistocytic differentiation (GD) and infiltration by exhausted T cells and plasma cells. Spatial multi-omics link GD morphology to mesenchymal-like (MES-like) tumor cell aggregates and lymphocyte-rich niches. MES-like tumor cells in IME overexpress interferon-stimulated genes such as <em>GBP1</em>, which we show promotes proliferation and migration. Finally, we develop an AI-powered classifier for patient stratification. Our work delineates protein-based clustering of IDH-mutant astrocytoma and reveals an immune-hot subgroup that may inform therapeutic development.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145043279","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 : 2025-08-28DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.001
Yuefan Wang, Tung-Shing M. Lih, Jae W. Lee, Takao Ohtsuka, Yuto Hozaka, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Nazmi Volkan Adsay, Claudio Luchini, Aldo Scarpa, Ajay V. Maker, Grace E. Kim, Jorge Paulino, Lijun Chen, Jongmin Woo, Liyuan Jiao, Zhenyu Sun, Davina Goodman, Michael J. Pflüger, Nicholas J. Roberts, Hanno Matthaei, Ralph H. Hruban
To enable early detection of pancreatic cancer from precancerous lesions, we analyze proteins and glycoproteins from 64 intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs), 55 cyst fluid samples, 104 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs), and various types of normal samples using mass spectrometry. High-grade IPMNs show enrichment of glycosylation level and tumor progression pathways compared to low-grade lesions. High-grade IPMN associated proteins, such as PLOD3, IRS2, LGALS9, and Trop-2, are identified and validated using immunolabeling and laser microdissection. Some high-grade associated proteins are also detected in pancreatic cyst fluids, which allows us to link proteins and glycoproteins expressed in neoplastic cells to clinically accessible biospecimens. Altered glycosylation level of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins is observed in IPMNs compared to normal ducts. Additionally, we identify a subset of IPMNs with PDAC-like features, including elevated expression of ECM proteins. These findings offer insight into progression-associated proteins and emphasize the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of these proteins in pancreatic tumors.
{"title":"Multi-omic profiling of intraductal papillary neoplasms of the pancreas reveals distinct patterns and potential markers of progression","authors":"Yuefan Wang, Tung-Shing M. Lih, Jae W. Lee, Takao Ohtsuka, Yuto Hozaka, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Nazmi Volkan Adsay, Claudio Luchini, Aldo Scarpa, Ajay V. Maker, Grace E. Kim, Jorge Paulino, Lijun Chen, Jongmin Woo, Liyuan Jiao, Zhenyu Sun, Davina Goodman, Michael J. Pflüger, Nicholas J. Roberts, Hanno Matthaei, Ralph H. Hruban","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"To enable early detection of pancreatic cancer from precancerous lesions, we analyze proteins and glycoproteins from 64 intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs), 55 cyst fluid samples, 104 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs), and various types of normal samples using mass spectrometry. High-grade IPMNs show enrichment of glycosylation level and tumor progression pathways compared to low-grade lesions. High-grade IPMN associated proteins, such as PLOD3, IRS2, LGALS9, and Trop-2, are identified and validated using immunolabeling and laser microdissection. Some high-grade associated proteins are also detected in pancreatic cyst fluids, which allows us to link proteins and glycoproteins expressed in neoplastic cells to clinically accessible biospecimens. Altered glycosylation level of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins is observed in IPMNs compared to normal ducts. Additionally, we identify a subset of IPMNs with PDAC-like features, including elevated expression of ECM proteins. These findings offer insight into progression-associated proteins and emphasize the diagnostic and therapeutic potential of these proteins in pancreatic tumors.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144911219","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 : 2025-08-28DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.003
Yen Vu, Moran Amit
Glioblastoma alters normal brain function by hijacking neural circuits. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Yang et al. elucidate the mechanisms by which glioblastoma exploits cholinergic signaling pathways to disrupt the hierarchical organization of brain networks. These insights help redefine tumor-brain interactions and open new therapeutic avenues.
{"title":"Glioblastoma hijacks cholinergic networks","authors":"Yen Vu, Moran Amit","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"Glioblastoma alters normal brain function by hijacking neural circuits. In this issue of <em>Cancer Cell</em>, Yang et al. elucidate the mechanisms by which glioblastoma exploits cholinergic signaling pathways to disrupt the hierarchical organization of brain networks. These insights help redefine tumor-brain interactions and open new therapeutic avenues.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144911216","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 : 2025-08-28DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.002
Van K. Morris, Christine M. Parseghian, Vahid Bahrambeigi, Nourhan Abdelfattah, Lianchun Xiao, Anjali Agrawal, Kangyu Lin, Kanwal P.S. Raghav, Robert A. Wolff, Arvind Dasari, Ryan W. Huey, Bryan K. Kee, Michael J. Overman, Jason A. Willis, Phat H. Le, Michelle Escano, Yunyu C. Baig, Kelsey Pan, David Menter, Alda L. Tam, Scott Kopetz
The BRAF inhibitor encorafenib and anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody cetuximab modestly improve survival for patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) BRAFV600E metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), characterized by higher immune activation than MSS BRAFwild-type colorectal cancer (CRC). In this phase 1/2 study (NCT04017650) of 26 participants with MSS BRAFV600E mCRC who received encorafenib, cetuximab, and anti-PD-1 antibody nivolumab, we report an overall response rate of 50% (95% confidence interval [CI] 29–71) and median progression-free survival of 7.4 months (95% CI, 5.6–9.6). Transcriptomic profiling of pretreatment biopsies and extracellular vesicle RNA (evRNA) isolated from plasma show enrichment of non-canonical mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling and immune activation signatures for responders. Complement pathway activation enriches in non-responder biopsies. On serial evRNA profiling, decreased MAPK signature and increased interferon gamma response signature associate with sustained treatment benefit. MSS BRAFV600E mCRC with baseline MAPK activation and immune activation signatures may benefit from the triple combination but not with complement pathway activation.
{"title":"Phase 1/2 trial of encorafenib, cetuximab, and nivolumab in microsatellite stable BRAFV600E metastatic colorectal cancer","authors":"Van K. Morris, Christine M. Parseghian, Vahid Bahrambeigi, Nourhan Abdelfattah, Lianchun Xiao, Anjali Agrawal, Kangyu Lin, Kanwal P.S. Raghav, Robert A. Wolff, Arvind Dasari, Ryan W. Huey, Bryan K. Kee, Michael J. Overman, Jason A. Willis, Phat H. Le, Michelle Escano, Yunyu C. Baig, Kelsey Pan, David Menter, Alda L. Tam, Scott Kopetz","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"The BRAF inhibitor encorafenib and anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody cetuximab modestly improve survival for patients with microsatellite stable (MSS) <em>BRAF</em><sup><em>V600E</em></sup> metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), characterized by higher immune activation than MSS <em>BRAF</em><sup><em>wild-type</em></sup> colorectal cancer (CRC). In this phase 1/2 study (<span><span>NCT04017650</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>) of 26 participants with MSS <em>BRAF</em><sup><em>V600E</em></sup> mCRC who received encorafenib, cetuximab, and anti-PD-1 antibody nivolumab, we report an overall response rate of 50% (95% confidence interval [CI] 29–71) and median progression-free survival of 7.4 months (95% CI, 5.6–9.6). Transcriptomic profiling of pretreatment biopsies and extracellular vesicle RNA (evRNA) isolated from plasma show enrichment of non-canonical mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling and immune activation signatures for responders. Complement pathway activation enriches in non-responder biopsies. On serial evRNA profiling, decreased MAPK signature and increased interferon gamma response signature associate with sustained treatment benefit. MSS <em>BRAF</em><sup><em>V600E</em></sup> mCRC with baseline MAPK activation and immune activation signatures may benefit from the triple combination but not with complement pathway activation.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144911220","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 : 2025-08-28DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.015
Jennifer R. Grandis, Katherine A. Skorupski, Ning Cheng, Zhibin Cui, Hua Li, Liam C. Woerner, Jovanka Gencel-Augusto, Yan Zeng, Jamie V. Shiah, Neil E. Bhola, Malabika Sen, Kelly Blum, Mi-Ok Kim, Daniel York, Robert B. Rebhun, Hong Chang, Natalia F. Murad, Adam B. Olshen, Ellen E. Sparger, Daniel E. Johnson
STAT3 is an oncogenic transcription factor that activates cancer cell signaling and induces an immunosuppressive immune environment, making it an attractive therapeutic target. Transcription factors are exceptionally challenging targets and there are no Food and Drug Administration-approved STAT3 inhibitors. We previously reported positive pharmacodynamics of a linear STAT3 decoy oligonucleotide administered intratumorally in a phase 0 trial in patients with head and neck cancer squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Here, we describe the anti-tumor and immune effects of a systemically administered cyclic STAT3 decoy (CS3D) in immunocompetent HNSCC murine models and the safety and efficacy of CS3D in a clinical trial in pet cats with HNSCC. Responders in the clinical trial (35% disease control rate) showed significant differences in selected peripheral blood immune parameters as well as elevated PD-1 expression in the tumors compared with non-responders. These findings support a clinical trial of CS3D in HNSCC patients.
{"title":"Safety and efficacy of a STAT3-targeted cyclic oligonucleotide: From murine models to a phase 1 clinical trial in pet cats with oral cancer","authors":"Jennifer R. Grandis, Katherine A. Skorupski, Ning Cheng, Zhibin Cui, Hua Li, Liam C. Woerner, Jovanka Gencel-Augusto, Yan Zeng, Jamie V. Shiah, Neil E. Bhola, Malabika Sen, Kelly Blum, Mi-Ok Kim, Daniel York, Robert B. Rebhun, Hong Chang, Natalia F. Murad, Adam B. Olshen, Ellen E. Sparger, Daniel E. Johnson","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.015","url":null,"abstract":"STAT3 is an oncogenic transcription factor that activates cancer cell signaling and induces an immunosuppressive immune environment, making it an attractive therapeutic target. Transcription factors are exceptionally challenging targets and there are no Food and Drug Administration-approved STAT3 inhibitors. We previously reported positive pharmacodynamics of a linear STAT3 decoy oligonucleotide administered intratumorally in a phase 0 trial in patients with head and neck cancer squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Here, we describe the anti-tumor and immune effects of a systemically administered cyclic STAT3 decoy (CS3D) in immunocompetent HNSCC murine models and the safety and efficacy of CS3D in a clinical trial in pet cats with HNSCC. Responders in the clinical trial (35% disease control rate) showed significant differences in selected peripheral blood immune parameters as well as elevated PD-1 expression in the tumors compared with non-responders. These findings support a clinical trial of CS3D in HNSCC patients.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"120 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144911218","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 : 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.025
Zhongyang Lin, Dvir Aran
Treatment resistance limits long-term effectiveness in cancer therapy. Conventional biomarkers typically rely on static gene expression levels. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Jassim et al. report a new approach, RECODR, which captures how gene relationships shift over time, uncovering hidden drivers of resistance and suggesting effective combination treatments.
{"title":"From gene lists to context drift","authors":"Zhongyang Lin, Dvir Aran","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.025","url":null,"abstract":"Treatment resistance limits long-term effectiveness in cancer therapy. Conventional biomarkers typically rely on static gene expression levels. In this issue of <em>Cancer Cell</em>, Jassim et al. report a new approach, RECODR, which captures how gene relationships shift over time, uncovering hidden drivers of resistance and suggesting effective combination treatments.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144900559","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 : 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.009
Patrizia Mondello, Stephen M. Ansell
B cell lymphomas arise from mutations that disrupt normal germinal center B cell programs and promote a microenvironment that fosters aberrant proliferation and immune escape. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Hesterberg et al. show that lymphoma accelerates T cell aging by transcriptional and epigenetic reprogramming that mirrors physiological aging.
{"title":"Unraveling lymphoma-induced immune senescence","authors":"Patrizia Mondello, Stephen M. Ansell","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.009","url":null,"abstract":"B cell lymphomas arise from mutations that disrupt normal germinal center B cell programs and promote a microenvironment that fosters aberrant proliferation and immune escape. In this issue of <em>Cancer Cell</em>, Hesterberg et al. show that lymphoma accelerates T cell aging by transcriptional and epigenetic reprogramming that mirrors physiological aging.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144900562","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 : 2025-08-21DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.021
Alexander Biederstädt, Rafet Basar, Jeong-Min Park, Nadima Uprety, Rejeena Shrestha, Francia Reyes Silva, Merve Dede, John Watts, Sunil Acharya, Donghai Xiong, Bin Liu, May Daher, Hind Rafei, Pinaki Banerjee, Ping Li, Sanjida Islam, Huihui Fan, Mayra Shanley, Jingling Jin, Bijender Kumar, Vernikka Woods, Paul Lin, Silvia Tiberti, Ana Karen Nunez Cortes, Xin Ru Jiang, Inci Biederstädt, Patrick Zhang, Ye Li, Seema Rawal, Enli Liu, Luis Muniz-Feliciano, Gary M. Deyter, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Natalie Wall Fowlkes, Ken Chen, Katayoun Rezvani
Adoptive cell therapy using engineered natural killer (NK) cells is a promising approach for cancer treatment, with targeted gene editing offering the potential to further enhance their therapeutic efficacy. However, the spectrum of actionable genetic targets to overcome tumor and microenvironment-mediated immunosuppression remains largely unexplored. We performed multiple genome-wide CRISPR screens in primary human NK cells and identified critical checkpoints regulating resistance to immunosuppressive pressures. Ablation of MED12, ARIH2, and CCNC significantly improved NK cell antitumor activity against multiple treatment-refractory human cancers in vitro and in vivo. CRISPR editing augmented both innate and CAR-mediated NK cell function, associated with enhanced metabolic fitness, increased secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, and expansion of cytotoxic NK cell subsets. Through high-content genome-wide CRISPR screening in NK cells, this study reveals critical regulators of NK cell function and provides a valuable resource for engineering next-generation NK cell therapies with improved efficacy against cancer.
{"title":"Genome-wide CRISPR screens identify critical targets to enhance CAR-NK cell antitumor potency","authors":"Alexander Biederstädt, Rafet Basar, Jeong-Min Park, Nadima Uprety, Rejeena Shrestha, Francia Reyes Silva, Merve Dede, John Watts, Sunil Acharya, Donghai Xiong, Bin Liu, May Daher, Hind Rafei, Pinaki Banerjee, Ping Li, Sanjida Islam, Huihui Fan, Mayra Shanley, Jingling Jin, Bijender Kumar, Vernikka Woods, Paul Lin, Silvia Tiberti, Ana Karen Nunez Cortes, Xin Ru Jiang, Inci Biederstädt, Patrick Zhang, Ye Li, Seema Rawal, Enli Liu, Luis Muniz-Feliciano, Gary M. Deyter, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Natalie Wall Fowlkes, Ken Chen, Katayoun Rezvani","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2025.07.021","url":null,"abstract":"Adoptive cell therapy using engineered natural killer (NK) cells is a promising approach for cancer treatment, with targeted gene editing offering the potential to further enhance their therapeutic efficacy. However, the spectrum of actionable genetic targets to overcome tumor and microenvironment-mediated immunosuppression remains largely unexplored. We performed multiple genome-wide CRISPR screens in primary human NK cells and identified critical checkpoints regulating resistance to immunosuppressive pressures. Ablation of <ce:italic>MED12</ce:italic>, <ce:italic>ARIH2</ce:italic>, and <ce:italic>CCNC</ce:italic> significantly improved NK cell antitumor activity against multiple treatment-refractory human cancers <ce:italic>in vitro</ce:italic> and <ce:italic>in vivo</ce:italic>. CRISPR editing augmented both innate and CAR-mediated NK cell function, associated with enhanced metabolic fitness, increased secretion of proinflammatory cytokines, and expansion of cytotoxic NK cell subsets. Through high-content genome-wide CRISPR screening in NK cells, this study reveals critical regulators of NK cell function and provides a valuable resource for engineering next-generation NK cell therapies with improved efficacy against cancer.","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":50.3,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144900564","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}
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