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ArticleCancer science2023

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals tumor heterogeneity, microenvironment, and drug-resistance mechanisms of recurrent glioblastoma.

Haibin Wu, Chengcheng Guo, Chaoye Wang, Jiang Xu, Suyue Zheng, Jian Duan, Yiyun Li, Hongming Bai, Qiuyan Xu, Fangling Ning and 2 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers.

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71 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Haibin WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8628-4232
Chengcheng GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Chaoye WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Jiang XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Suyue ZhengDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jian DuanDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Yiyun LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Hongming BaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA, Guangzhou, China.
Qiuyan XuDepartment of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
Fangling NingDepartment of Medical Oncology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China.
Feng WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China.
Qunying YangDepartment of Neurosurgery/Neuro-oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9018-8067
Nanchang University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNBinzhou Medical University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2019A1515010702Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province 20202BABL206059Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province 20202BABL216049
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastomas are highly heterogeneous brain tumors. Despite the availability of standard treatment for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), i.e., Stupp protocol, which involves surgical resection followed by radiotherapy and chemotherapy, glioblastoma remains refractory to treatment and recurrence is inevitable. Moreover, the biology of recurrent glioblastoma remains unclear. Increasing evidence has shown that intratumoral heterogeneity and the tumor microenvironment contribute to therapeutic resistance. However, the interaction between intracellular heterogeneity and drug resistance in recurrent GBMs remains controversial. The aim of this study was to map the transcriptome landscape of cancer cells and the tumor heterogeneity and tumor microenvironment in recurrent and drug-resistant GBMs at a single-cell resolution and further explore the mechanism of drug resistance of GBMs. We analyzed six tumor tissue samples from three patients with primary GBM and three patients with recurrent GBM in which recurrence and drug resistance developed after treatment with the standard Stupp protocol using single-cell RNA sequencing. Using unbiased clustering, nine major cell clusters were identified. Upregulation of the expression of stemness-related and cell-cycle-related genes was observed in recurrent GBM cells. Compared with the initial GBM tissues, recurrent GBM tissues showed a decreased proportion of microglia, consistent with previous reports. Finally, vascular endothelial growth factor A expression and the blood-brain barrier permeability were high, and the O

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaDrug ResistanceHumansSequence Analysis, RNATumor MicroenvironmentVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Acancer microenvironmentdrug resistancerecurrent glioblastomascRNA-seqtumor heterogeneity

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