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ArticleNature cancer2025

An organoid library unveils subtype-specific IGF-1 dependency via a YAP-AP1 axis in human small cell lung cancer.

Takahiro Fukushima, Kazuhiro Togasaki, Junko Hamamoto, Katsura Emoto, Toshiki Ebisudani, Akifumi Mitsuishi, Kai Sugihara, Taro Shinozaki, Masahiko Okada, Ayaka Saito and 21 more

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Article in Nature cancer, 2025. 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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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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31 authors.

Takahiro Fukushima *Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiro Togasaki *Department of Organoid Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Junko HamamotoDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Katsura EmotoDepartment of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-8116
Toshiki EbisudaniDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Akifumi MitsuishiDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kai SugiharaDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Taro ShinozakiDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masahiko OkadaDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ayaka SaitoDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hatsuyo TakaokaDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Fumimaro ItoDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Lisa ShigematsuDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuki OhtaDepartment of Organoid Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Sirirat TakahashiDepartment of Organoid Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1115-2117
Mami MatanoDepartment of Organoid Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yutaka KurebayashiDepartment of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3773-0851
Keiko OhginoDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takashi SatoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2338-1665
Ichiro KawadaDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8536-0018
Keisuke AsakuraDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoyuki HishidaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hisao AsamuraDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Shinnosuke IkemuraDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Hideki TeraiDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-1930
Kenzo SoejimaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan.
Mayumi OdaDepartment of Organoid Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5102-7076
Masayuki FujiiDepartment of Organoid Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4798-3943
Koichi FukunagaDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki YasudaDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. hiroyukiyasuda@keio.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9966-8569
Toshiro SatoDepartment of Organoid Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. t.sato@keio.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-8137

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) 19cm0106206h0004Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) 21cm0106576h0002Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) 23ck0106722h0002MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJFR2215MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJMS2022MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP21J21306MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP22K08290MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) JP22KJ2670MEXT | JST | Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology (ERATO) JPMJER2303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a devastating disease with limited therapeutic advancements. Although SCLC has recently been classified into four molecular subtypes, subtype-specific therapies are still lacking. Here, we established 40 patient-derived SCLC organoid lines with predominant TP53 and RB1 alterations and rare targetable genetic lesions. Transcriptome profiling divided the SCLC organoids into neuroendocrine (NE)-type SCLC and non-NE-type SCLC, with the latter characterized by YAP1 or POU2F3 expression. NE-type SCLC organoids grew independent of alveolar niche factors, whereas non-NE-type SCLC organoids relied on insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1-driven YAP1 and AP1 activation. Therapeutic targeting of IGF-1, YAP1 and AP1 effectively suppressed the growth of non-NE-type organoids. Co-knockout of TP53 and RB1 in human alveolar cells altered their lineage toward the airway epithelium-like fate and conferred IGF-1 dependency, validating the subtype-phenotype connection. Our SCLC organoid library represents a valuable resource for developing biology-based therapies and has the potential to reshape the drug discovery landscape.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingInsulin-Like Growth Factor ILung NeoplasmsOrganoidsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTranscription FactorsCell Line, TumorGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansRetinoblastoma Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor Protein p53Ubiquitin-Protein LigasesYAP-Signaling ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingIGF1 protein, humanInsulin-Like Growth Factor IRB1 protein, humanRetinoblastoma Binding ProteinsTP53 protein, humanTranscription FactorsTumor Suppressor Protein p53Ubiquitin-Protein LigasesYAP1 protein, humanYAP-Signaling Proteins

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