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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2025

The phenogenomic landscapes of pleural mesothelioma tumor microenvironment predict clinical outcomes.

Federica Torricelli, Filomena Spada, Cynthia Bishop, Katrina Todd, Daisuke Nonaka, Nedyalko Petrov, Manuela Terranova Barberio, Alan G Ramsay, Richard Ellis, Alessia Ciarrocchi and 2 more

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12 authors.

Federica TorricelliLaboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Filomena SpadaAdvanced Cytometry Platform, R&D, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
Cynthia BishopAdvanced Cytometry Platform, R&D, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
Katrina ToddAdvanced Cytometry Platform, R&D, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
Daisuke NonakaDepartment of Cellular Pathology, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Nedyalko PetrovAdvanced Cytometry Platform, R&D, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
Manuela Terranova BarberioAdvanced Cytometry Platform, R&D, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
Alan G RamsaySchool of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
Richard EllisAdvanced Cytometry Platform, R&D, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust and King's College London, London, UK.
Alessia CiarrocchiLaboratory of Translational Research, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Benedetta Apollonio *Rare Tumors and Melanoma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II", Bari, Italy. b.apollonio@oncologico.bari.it.ORCID 0000-0003-2414-5549
Andrea Billè *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. andrea.bille@gstt.nhs.uk.

Funding

Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation C180209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options. To improve patients management and treatment, more precise stratification strategies are needed. This study aimed to characterize the phenogenomic landscapes of MPM and to understand their influence on patients clinical outcomes.

methodsWe conducted a phenogenomic analysis on 22 MPM patients using two high throughput approaches: imaging mass cytometry (IMC) with whole exome sequencing (WES). Resulting profiles were addressed for their clinical relevance to predict patients prognosis.

resultsIMC revealed a highly heterogeneous tumor microenvironment (TME) with distinct tumor cell subpopulations. Notably, we identified a novel sarcomatoid-like cellular cluster associated with poor prognosis. The TME was also infiltrated with immune cells including macrophages and CD4

conclusionsOur findings underscore the intricate interplay between the tumor genome, TME composition, and clinical outcomes in MPM. These data support the potential of integrating genomic and TME profiling to develop more precise patient stratification strategies and potentially optimize therapeutic approaches, including immunotherapy.

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Lung NeoplasmsMesotheliomaPhenomicsPleural NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAgedExome SequencingFemaleHumansMaleMesothelioma, MalignantMiddle AgedMutationPrognosisTreatment OutcomeImaging mass cytometryMesotheliomaWhole genome sequencing

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PMID39980060
PMCPMC11844119

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