The single-cell spatial landscape of stage III colorectal cancers
Abstract We conducted a spatial analysis of stage III colorectal adenocarcinomas using Hyperion Imaging Mass Cytometry, examining 52 tumors to assess the tumor microenvironment at the single-cell level. This approach identified 10 distinct cell phenotypes in the tumor microenvironment, including str...
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| author | Andrew Su HoJoon Lee Minh Tran Richard C. dela Cruz Anuja Sathe Xiangqi Bai Ignacio Wichmann Lance Pflieger Bryce Moulton Tyler Barker Derrick Haslem David Jones Lincoln Nadauld Quan Nguyen Hanlee P. Ji Terence Rhodes |
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| description | Abstract We conducted a spatial analysis of stage III colorectal adenocarcinomas using Hyperion Imaging Mass Cytometry, examining 52 tumors to assess the tumor microenvironment at the single-cell level. This approach identified 10 distinct cell phenotypes in the tumor microenvironment, including stromal and immune cells, with a subset showing a proliferative phenotype. By focusing on spatial neighborhood interactions and tissue niches, particularly regions with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, we investigated how cellular organization relates to clinicopathological and molecular features such as microsatellite instability (MSI) and recurrence. We determined that microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancers had an increased risk of recurrence if they had the following features: 1) a low level of stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and 2) low interactions between CD4 + T cells and stromal cells. Our results point to the utility of spatial single-cell interaction analysis in defining novel features of the tumor immune microenvironments and providing useful clinical cell-related spatial biomarkers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b824288491bd45a0bdeaebd825021e9a2025-08-20T03:10:09ZengNature Portfolionpj Precision Oncology2397-768X2025-04-019111310.1038/s41698-025-00853-5The single-cell spatial landscape of stage III colorectal cancersAndrew Su0HoJoon Lee1Minh Tran2Richard C. dela Cruz3Anuja Sathe4Xiangqi Bai5Ignacio Wichmann6Lance Pflieger7Bryce Moulton8Tyler Barker9Derrick Haslem10David Jones11Lincoln Nadauld12Quan Nguyen13Hanlee P. Ji14Terence Rhodes15Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of QueenslandIntermountain HealthcareDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineIntermountain HealthcareIntermountain HealthcareIntermountain HealthcareIntermountain HealthcareIntermountain HealthcareIntermountain HealthcareInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of QueenslandDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of MedicineIntermountain HealthcareAbstract We conducted a spatial analysis of stage III colorectal adenocarcinomas using Hyperion Imaging Mass Cytometry, examining 52 tumors to assess the tumor microenvironment at the single-cell level. This approach identified 10 distinct cell phenotypes in the tumor microenvironment, including stromal and immune cells, with a subset showing a proliferative phenotype. By focusing on spatial neighborhood interactions and tissue niches, particularly regions with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, we investigated how cellular organization relates to clinicopathological and molecular features such as microsatellite instability (MSI) and recurrence. We determined that microsatellite stable (MSS) colorectal cancers had an increased risk of recurrence if they had the following features: 1) a low level of stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and 2) low interactions between CD4 + T cells and stromal cells. Our results point to the utility of spatial single-cell interaction analysis in defining novel features of the tumor immune microenvironments and providing useful clinical cell-related spatial biomarkers.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-025-00853-5 |
| spellingShingle | Andrew Su HoJoon Lee Minh Tran Richard C. dela Cruz Anuja Sathe Xiangqi Bai Ignacio Wichmann Lance Pflieger Bryce Moulton Tyler Barker Derrick Haslem David Jones Lincoln Nadauld Quan Nguyen Hanlee P. Ji Terence Rhodes The single-cell spatial landscape of stage III colorectal cancers npj Precision Oncology |
| title | The single-cell spatial landscape of stage III colorectal cancers |
| title_full | The single-cell spatial landscape of stage III colorectal cancers |
| title_fullStr | The single-cell spatial landscape of stage III colorectal cancers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The single-cell spatial landscape of stage III colorectal cancers |
| title_short | The single-cell spatial landscape of stage III colorectal cancers |
| title_sort | single cell spatial landscape of stage iii colorectal cancers |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-025-00853-5 |
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