Applications of single-cell RNA sequencing in drug discovery and development

B Van de Sande, JS Lee, E Mutasa-Gottgens… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Single-cell technologies, particularly single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) methods,
together with associated computational tools and the growing availability of public data …

Patient-derived xenograft models in cancer therapy: technologies and applications

Y Liu, W Wu, C Cai, H Zhang, H Shen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models, in which tumor tissues from patients are implanted
into immunocompromised or humanized mice, have shown superiority in recapitulating the …

Anti-tumor efficacy of a potent and selective non-covalent KRASG12D inhibitor

J Hallin, V Bowcut, A Calinisan, DM Briere, L Hargis… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Recent progress in targeting KRASG12C has provided both insight and inspiration for
targeting alternative KRAS mutants. In this study, we evaluated the mechanism of action and …

Clinical management of metastatic colorectal cancer in the era of precision medicine

F Ciardiello, D Ciardiello, G Martini… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents approximately 10% of all cancers and is the second
most common cause of cancer deaths. Initial clinical presentation as metastatic CRC …

Tumor microenvironment: barrier or opportunity towards effective cancer therapy

A Tiwari, R Trivedi, SY Lin - Journal of biomedical science, 2022 - Springer
Tumor microenvironment (TME) is a specialized ecosystem of host components, designed
by tumor cells for successful development and metastasis of tumor. With the advent of 3D …

Single-cell and spatial analysis reveal interaction of FAP+ fibroblasts and SPP1+ macrophages in colorectal cancer

J Qi, H Sun, Y Zhang, Z Wang, Z Xun, Z Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most common malignancies with limited treatments
other than surgery. The tumor microenvironment (TME) profiling enables the discovery of …

Warburg effect in colorectal cancer: the emerging roles in tumor microenvironment and therapeutic implications

X Zhong, X He, Y Wang, Z Hu, H Huang, S Zhao… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of
cancer-related death worldwide. Countless CRC patients undergo disease progression. As …

Machine learning-based integration develops an immune-derived lncRNA signature for improving outcomes in colorectal cancer

Z Liu, L Liu, S Weng, C Guo, Q Dang, H Xu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are recently implicated in modifying immunology in
colorectal cancer (CRC). Nevertheless, the clinical significance of immune-related lncRNAs …

Single-cell and bulk transcriptome sequencing identifies two epithelial tumor cell states and refines the consensus molecular classification of colorectal cancer

I Joanito, P Wirapati, N Zhao, Z Nawaz, G Yeo, F Lee… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The consensus molecular subtype (CMS) classification of colorectal cancer is based on bulk
transcriptomics. The underlying epithelial cell diversity remains unclear. We analyzed …

Combined PD-1, BRAF and MEK inhibition in BRAFV600E colorectal cancer: a phase 2 trial

J Tian, JH Chen, SX Chao, K Pelka, M Giannakis… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
While BRAF inhibitor combinations with EGFR and/or MEK inhibitors have improved clinical
efficacy in BRAFV600E colorectal cancer (CRC), response rates remain low and lack …