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ReviewJournal of hematology & oncology2025

Application of single-cell and spatial omics in deciphering cellular hallmarks of cancer drug response and resistance.

Xiaoxia Cheng, Ting Peng, Tian Chu, Yiqun Yang, Jia Liu, Qinglei Gao, Canhui Cao, Juncheng Wei

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Review in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Xiaoxia ChengDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277, Jiefang Road, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Ting PengCancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430199, Hubei, China.
Tian ChuDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277, Jiefang Road, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Yiqun YangDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277, Jiefang Road, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Jia LiuDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277, Jiefang Road, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Qinglei GaoDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277, Jiefang Road, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. qingleigao@hotmail.com.
Canhui CaoDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277, Jiefang Road, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. canhuicao@foxmail.com.
Juncheng WeiDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277, Jiefang Road, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. wjcwjc999@126.com.

Funding

Foundation of Tongji Hospital 2023CXZH014 and 24-2KYC13057-08National Key R&D Program of China 2023YFC2705802National Natural Science Foundation of China 82203453
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug resistance poses a significant challenge in cancer therapy, contributing to rapid recurrence, disease progression, and high patient mortality. Despite its critical impact, few reliable predictors for cancer drug response or failure have been established for clinical application. Tumor heterogeneity and the tumor microenvironment (TME) are pivotal factors influencing cancer drug efficacy and resistance. Tumor heterogeneity leads to variable therapeutic responses among patients, while dynamic interactions between cancer cells and the TME enhance tumor survival and proliferation, underscoring the urgent need to identify cellular hallmarks for predicting drug response and resistance. Single-cell and spatial omics technologies provide high-resolution insights into gene expression at the individual cell level, capturing intercellular heterogeneity and revealing the underlying pathologies, mechanisms, and cellular interactions. This review delves into the principles, methodologies, and workflows of single-cell and spatial omics in cancer drug research, highlighting key hallmarks involving tumor heterogeneity, TME reprogramming, cell-cell interactions, metabolic modulation, and signaling pathway regulation in drug treatment at single-cell and spatial levels. Furthermore, we synthesize predictive cellular biomarkers for cancer drug response and resistance across 25 cancer types, paving the way for advancements in cancer precision medicine.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGenomicsNeoplasmsSingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorHumansTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorDrug resistanceDrug responseHallmarksPrecision medicineSingle-cell omicsSpatial omics

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PMID40605007
PMCPMC12224702

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