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ArticleCancer research communications2024

Spatial Landscape of Malignant Pleural and Peritoneal Mesothelioma Tumor Immune Microenvironments.

Xiaojun Ma, David Lembersky, Elena S Kim, Michael J Becich, Joseph R Testa, Tullia C Bruno, Hatice U Osmanbeyoglu

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Article in Cancer research communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Xiaojun MaUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Cancer Biology Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0009-0002-3812-0473
David LemberskyUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Cancer Biology Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-7377-7027
Elena S KimUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Cancer Biology Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-8666-5681
Michael J BecichUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Cancer Biology Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-5998-8074
Joseph R TestaCancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0003-1301-5175
Tullia C BrunoUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Cancer Biology Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-6433-0207
Hatice U OsmanbeyogluUPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Cancer Biology Program, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0002-3175-1777

Funding

The internship in Biomedical Research, Informatics, and Computer Science (iBRIC): Biomedical Informatics and Data Science research experiences for students from Minority Serving InstitutionsT15LM007059 · NLM · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HARRY S HOCHHEISER · 1987 to 2026
$23.9M
Sustaining the Expansion of the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank (NMVB)U24OH009077 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BECICH, MICHAEL JOHN, DACIC, SANJA · 2008 to 2025
$18.0M
Algorithms to link signaling pathways with transcriptional programs for precision medicineR00CA207871 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI OSMANBEYOGLU, HATICE ULKU · 2019 to 2022
$738k
NCI NIH HHS R00 CA207871NIOSH CDC HHS U24 OH009077NLM NIH HHS T15 LM007059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapies have demonstrated limited clinical efficacy in malignant mesothelioma treatment. We conducted multiplex immunofluorescence analyses on tissue microarrays (n = 3) from patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM, n = 88) and malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM, n = 25). Our study aimed to elucidate spatial distributions of key immune cell populations and their association with lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG3), BRCA1-associated protein 1 (BAP1), neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), and methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP), with MTAP serving as a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A/2B (CDKN2A/B) surrogate marker. Additionally, we examined the relationship between the spatial distribution of major immune cell types and prognosis and clinical characteristics of patients with malignant mesothelioma. We observed a higher degree of interaction between immune cells and tumor cells in MPM compared with MPeM. Notably, within MPM tumors, we detected a significantly increased interaction between tumor cells and CD8+ T cells in tumors with low BAP1 expression compared with those with high BAP1 expression. To support the broader research community, we have developed The Human Spatial Atlas of Malignant Mesothelioma, containing hematoxylin and eosin and multiplex immunofluorescence images with corresponding metadata. SIGNIFICANCE: Considering the limited therapeutic options available to patients with malignant mesothelioma, there is substantial translational potential in understanding the correlation between the spatial architecture of the malignant mesothelioma tumor immune microenvironment and tumor biology. Our investigation reveals critical cell-cell interactions that may influence the immune response against malignant mesothelioma tumors, potentially contributing to the differential behaviors observed in MPM and MPeM. These findings represent a valuable resource for the malignant mesothelioma cancer research community.

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MesotheliomaMesothelioma, MalignantPeritoneal NeoplasmsPleural NeoplasmsPurine-Nucleoside PhosphorylaseTumor MicroenvironmentUbiquitin ThiolesteraseAgedAntigens, CDBiomarkers, TumorCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle Aged5'-methylthioadenosine phosphorylaseAntigens, CDBAP1 protein, humanBiomarkers, TumorNeurofibromin 2NF2 protein, humanPurine-Nucleoside PhosphorylaseTumor Suppressor ProteinsUbiquitin Thiolesterase

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PMID38994676
PMCPMC11328914

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