Transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by Visium, GeoMx DSP, and Chromium reveals patient heterogeneity

Abstract Recent advancements in probe-based, full-transcriptome technologies for FFPE tissues, such as Visium CytAssist, Chromium Flex, and GeoMx DSP, enable analysis of archival samples, facilitating the generation of data from extensive cohorts. However, these methods can be labor-intensive and co...

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Main Authors: Yixing Dong, Chiara Saglietti, Quentin Bayard, Almudena Espin Perez, Sabrina Carpentier, Daria Buszta, Stephanie Tissot, Rémy Dubois, Atanas Kamburov, Senbai Kang, Carla Haignere, Rita Sarkis, Sylvie Andre, Marina Alexandre Gaveta, Silvia Lopez Lastra, Nathalie Piazzon, Rita Santos, Katharina von Loga, Caroline Hoffmann, George Coukos, Solange Peters, Vassili Soumelis, Eric Yves Durand, Laurence de Leval, Raphael Gottardo, Krisztian Homicsko, Elo Madissoon
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59005-9
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Chiara Saglietti
Quentin Bayard
Almudena Espin Perez
Sabrina Carpentier
Daria Buszta
Stephanie Tissot
Rémy Dubois
Atanas Kamburov
Senbai Kang
Carla Haignere
Rita Sarkis
Sylvie Andre
Marina Alexandre Gaveta
Silvia Lopez Lastra
Nathalie Piazzon
Rita Santos
Katharina von Loga
Caroline Hoffmann
George Coukos
Solange Peters
Vassili Soumelis
Eric Yves Durand
Laurence de Leval
Raphael Gottardo
Krisztian Homicsko
Elo Madissoon
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Quentin Bayard
Almudena Espin Perez
Sabrina Carpentier
Daria Buszta
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Rémy Dubois
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Senbai Kang
Carla Haignere
Rita Sarkis
Sylvie Andre
Marina Alexandre Gaveta
Silvia Lopez Lastra
Nathalie Piazzon
Rita Santos
Katharina von Loga
Caroline Hoffmann
George Coukos
Solange Peters
Vassili Soumelis
Eric Yves Durand
Laurence de Leval
Raphael Gottardo
Krisztian Homicsko
Elo Madissoon
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description Abstract Recent advancements in probe-based, full-transcriptome technologies for FFPE tissues, such as Visium CytAssist, Chromium Flex, and GeoMx DSP, enable analysis of archival samples, facilitating the generation of data from extensive cohorts. However, these methods can be labor-intensive and costly, requiring informed selection based on research objectives. We compare these methods on FFPE tumor samples in Breast, NSCLC and DLBCL showing 1) good-quality, highly reproducible data from all methods; 2) GeoMx data containing cell mixtures despite marker-based preselection; 3) Visium and Chromium outperform GeoMx in discovering tumor heterogeneity and potential drug targets. We recommend the use of Visium and Chromium for high-throughput and discovery projects, while the manually more challenging GeoMx platform with targeted regions remains valuable for specialized questions.
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spelling doaj-art-e63c8c51df484be4b26b236ff5fc5c302025-08-20T03:53:58ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-05-0116111810.1038/s41467-025-59005-9Transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by Visium, GeoMx DSP, and Chromium reveals patient heterogeneityYixing Dong0Chiara Saglietti1Quentin Bayard2Almudena Espin Perez3Sabrina Carpentier4Daria Buszta5Stephanie Tissot6Rémy Dubois7Atanas Kamburov8Senbai Kang9Carla Haignere10Rita Sarkis11Sylvie Andre12Marina Alexandre Gaveta13Silvia Lopez Lastra14Nathalie Piazzon15Rita Santos16Katharina von Loga17Caroline Hoffmann18George Coukos19Solange Peters20Vassili Soumelis21Eric Yves Durand22Laurence de Leval23Raphael Gottardo24Krisztian Homicsko25Elo Madissoon26Biomedical Data Science Center, Lausanne University Hospital; University of LausanneInstitute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of LausanneOwkinOwkinOwkinDepartment of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital; Swiss Cancer Center LemanDepartment of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital; Swiss Cancer Center LemanOwkinOwkinBiomedical Data Science Center, Lausanne University Hospital; University of LausanneOwkinInstitute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of LausanneDepartment of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital; Swiss Cancer Center LemanDepartment of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital; Swiss Cancer Center LemanOwkinInstitute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of LausanneOwkinOwkinOwkinDepartment of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital; Swiss Cancer Center LemanDepartment of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital; Swiss Cancer Center LemanOwkinOwkinInstitute of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of LausanneBiomedical Data Science Center, Lausanne University Hospital; University of LausanneDepartment of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital; Swiss Cancer Center LemanOwkinAbstract Recent advancements in probe-based, full-transcriptome technologies for FFPE tissues, such as Visium CytAssist, Chromium Flex, and GeoMx DSP, enable analysis of archival samples, facilitating the generation of data from extensive cohorts. However, these methods can be labor-intensive and costly, requiring informed selection based on research objectives. We compare these methods on FFPE tumor samples in Breast, NSCLC and DLBCL showing 1) good-quality, highly reproducible data from all methods; 2) GeoMx data containing cell mixtures despite marker-based preselection; 3) Visium and Chromium outperform GeoMx in discovering tumor heterogeneity and potential drug targets. We recommend the use of Visium and Chromium for high-throughput and discovery projects, while the manually more challenging GeoMx platform with targeted regions remains valuable for specialized questions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59005-9
spellingShingle Yixing Dong
Chiara Saglietti
Quentin Bayard
Almudena Espin Perez
Sabrina Carpentier
Daria Buszta
Stephanie Tissot
Rémy Dubois
Atanas Kamburov
Senbai Kang
Carla Haignere
Rita Sarkis
Sylvie Andre
Marina Alexandre Gaveta
Silvia Lopez Lastra
Nathalie Piazzon
Rita Santos
Katharina von Loga
Caroline Hoffmann
George Coukos
Solange Peters
Vassili Soumelis
Eric Yves Durand
Laurence de Leval
Raphael Gottardo
Krisztian Homicsko
Elo Madissoon
Transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by Visium, GeoMx DSP, and Chromium reveals patient heterogeneity
Nature Communications
title Transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by Visium, GeoMx DSP, and Chromium reveals patient heterogeneity
title_full Transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by Visium, GeoMx DSP, and Chromium reveals patient heterogeneity
title_fullStr Transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by Visium, GeoMx DSP, and Chromium reveals patient heterogeneity
title_full_unstemmed Transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by Visium, GeoMx DSP, and Chromium reveals patient heterogeneity
title_short Transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by Visium, GeoMx DSP, and Chromium reveals patient heterogeneity
title_sort transcriptome analysis of archived tumors by visium geomx dsp and chromium reveals patient heterogeneity
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59005-9
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