ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2025
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Ewing Sarcoma Tumors Demonstrates Transcriptional Heterogeneity and Clonal Evolution.
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- Liquid biopsy in malignant primary bone tumors: Clinical applications of circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring (Review).Oncology reports · 2026Review
- Precision oncology in the treatment of patients with bone sarcomas: an up-to-date narrative review.Exploration of targeted anti-tumor therapy · 2026Review
- Disulfidptosis-related genes define a prognostic signature and novel therapeutic targets in Ewing's sarcoma through transcriptomic analysis and experimental validation.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
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- TGFβ Inhibition during Radiotherapy Enhances Immune Cell Infiltration and Decreases Metastases in Ewing Sarcoma.Cancer research communications · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeEwing sarcoma is the second most common bone cancer in children, accounting for 2% of pediatric cancer diagnoses. Patients who present with metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis have a dismal prognosis compared with the >70% 5-year survival of those with localized disease. Novel therapeutic approaches that can impact metastatic disease are desperately needed, as well as a deeper understanding of the heterogeneity of Ewing sarcoma tumors. EXPERIMENTAL
designIn this study, we utilized single-cell RNA sequencing to characterize the transcriptional landscape of primary Ewing sarcoma tumors and the surrounding tumor microenvironment in a cohort of seven untreated patients with Ewing sarcoma, as well as in circulating tumor cells (CTC). A potential CTC therapeutic target was evaluated through immunofluorescence of fixed CTCs from a separate cohort.
resultsPrimary tumor samples demonstrate a heterogeneous transcriptional landscape with several conserved gene expression programs, including those composed of genes related to proliferation and Ewing sarcoma gene targets, which were found to correlate with overall survival. Copy-number analysis identified subclonal evolution within patients prior to treatment. Analyses of the immune microenvironment reveal an immunosuppressive microenvironment with complex intercellular communication among the tumor and immune cells. Single-cell RNA sequencing and immunofluorescence of CTCs at the time of diagnosis identified TSPAN8 as a potential therapeutic target.
conclusionsEwing sarcoma tumors demonstrate significant transcriptional heterogeneity as well as a complex immunosuppressive microenvironment. This work evaluates several proposed targets that warrant further exploration as novel therapeutic strategies.
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