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ArticleCell reports. Medicine2024

Microenvironment shapes small-cell lung cancer neuroendocrine states and presents therapeutic opportunities.

Parth Desai, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Rajesh Kumar, Samantha Nichols, Justin Malin, Allison Hunt, Christopher Schultz, Yingying Cao, Desiree Tillo, Darryl Nousome and 48 more

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58 authors.

Parth DesaiDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Hospital and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Nobuyuki TakahashiDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
Rajesh KumarDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Samantha NicholsDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Justin MalinDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Allison HuntWomen's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, USA.
Christopher SchultzDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Yingying CaoCancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Desiree TilloCCR Collaborative Bioinformatics, Resource, Office of Science and Technology Resources, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Darryl NousomeCCR Collaborative Bioinformatics, Resource, Office of Science and Technology Resources, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Lakshya ChauhanCenter for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Linda SciutoDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Kimberly JordanDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Vinodh RajapakseDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Mayank TandonCCR Collaborative Bioinformatics, Resource, Office of Science and Technology Resources, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Delphine LissaLaboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Yang ZhangDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Suresh KumarDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Lorinc PongorHCEMM Cancer Genomics and Epigenetics Research Group, Szeged, Hungary.
Abhay SinghCenter for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Brett SchroderDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Ajit Kumar SharmaDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Tiangen ChangCancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Rasa VilimasDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Danielle PinkiertDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Chante GrahamDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Donna ButcherMolecular Histopathology Laboratory, Laboratory Animal Sciences Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
Andrew WarnerMolecular Histopathology Laboratory, Laboratory Animal Sciences Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
Robin SebastianDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Mimi MahonPain and Palliative care services, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Karen BakerPain and Palliative care services, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jennifer ChengPain and Palliative care services, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Ann BergerPain and Palliative care services, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Ross LakeLaboratory of Genitourinary cancer Pathogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Melissa AbelDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Manan KrishnamurthyDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
George ChrisafisDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Peter FitzgeraldCCR Collaborative Bioinformatics, Resource, Office of Science and Technology Resources, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Micheal NirulaDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Shubhank GoyalDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Devon AtkinsonCenter for Advanced Preclinical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
Nicholas W BatemanThe Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, MD, USA.
Tamara AbulezThe Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, MD, USA.
Govind NairNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Andrea ApoloGenitourinary Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Udayan GuhaThoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Baktiar KarimMolecular Histopathology Laboratory, Laboratory Animal Sciences Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
Rajaa El MeskiniCenter for Advanced Preclinical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
Zoe Weaver OhlerCenter for Advanced Preclinical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD, USA.
Mohit Kumar JollyCenter for Biosystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
Alejandro SchafferCancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Eytan RuppinCancer Data Science Laboratory, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
David KleinerLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Markku MiettinenLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
G Tom BrownLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Stephen HewittLaboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Thomas ConradsWomen's Health Integrated Research Center, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, USA.
Anish ThomasDevelopmental Therapeutics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: anish.thomas@nih.gov.

Funding

CCR Collaborative Bioinformatics ResourceZICBC011532 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI MALIK, MARIAM · 2013 to 2025
$33.7M
Immunohistochemical and genomic analysis of tumorsZIABC011427 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI MIETTINEN, MARKKU · 2012 to 2025
$24.0M
CCR Genomics CoreZICBC011623 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI CONNER, ELIZABETH · 2015 to 2025
$20.5M
Experimental Pathology Laboratory (EPL)ZICBC011638 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI HEWITT, STEPHEN · 2015 to 2025
$16.6M
Postmortem PathologyZICBC010685 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI KLEINER, DAVID ERWIN · 2009 to 2025
$14.3M
Development of Novel Preclinical Animal Models - CAPR InfrastructureZIGBC011735 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI SHARAN, SHYAM · 2016 to 2025
$4.3M
NINDS Quantitative MRI Core FacilityZICNS009438 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI NAIR, GOVIND · 2022 to 2025
$4.3M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most fatal form of lung cancer. Intratumoral heterogeneity, marked by neuroendocrine (NE) and non-neuroendocrine (non-NE) cell states, defines SCLC, but the cell-extrinsic drivers of SCLC plasticity are poorly understood. To map the landscape of SCLC tumor microenvironment (TME), we apply spatially resolved transcriptomics and quantitative mass spectrometry-based proteomics to metastatic SCLC tumors obtained via rapid autopsy. The phenotype and overall composition of non-malignant cells in the TME exhibit substantial variability, closely mirroring the tumor phenotype, suggesting TME-driven reprogramming of NE cell states. We identify cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) as a crucial element of SCLC TME heterogeneity, contributing to immune exclusion, and predicting exceptionally poor prognosis. Our work provides a comprehensive map of SCLC tumor and TME ecosystems, emphasizing their pivotal role in SCLC's adaptable nature, opening possibilities for reprogramming the TME-tumor communications that shape SCLC tumor states.

Indexed as

Lung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTumor MicroenvironmentCancer-Associated FibroblastsFemaleHumansMaleNeuroendocrine CellsNeuroendocrine TumorsPrognosiscancer-associated fibroblastsintercellular communicationrapid research autopsysmall-cell lung cancerspatial transcriptomicstumor heterogeneitytumor microenvironment

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PMID38897168
PMCPMC11228806

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