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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Single-cell sequencing reveals the tumor immune microenvironment in thyroid cancer: a narrow review.

Kangcong Liang, Ziyu Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Gengluan Liu, Xidi Wang, Heng Cao, Ming Zhong, Liping Ye, Xin Zhong, Jingyu Xun and 2 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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12 authors.

Kangcong Liang *Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Ziyu Wang *Department of General Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Zhiqiang Zhang *Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Gengluan Liu *Tomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Xidi WangDepartment of General Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Heng CaoDepartment of General Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Ming ZhongDepartment of General Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Liping YeScientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Xin ZhongTomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Jingyu XunDepartment of General Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Kefeng LeiDepartment of General Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Ningning LiTomas Lindahl Nobel Laureate Laboratory, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immune microenvironment profoundly shapes the progression and therapeutic response of thyroid carcinoma. Through comprehensive analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data, this review delineates the immune landscapes of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas (PDTC), and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas (ATC), revealing a differentiation dependent trajectory of tumor immune microenvironment remodeling-from immune activation suppression coexistence in PTC, to immune exclusion in PDTC, and terminal exhaustion in ATC. This single-cell based approach enables high resolution dissection of cellular heterogeneity, immune crosstalk, and spatial organization that are often masked in bulk analyses. Such insights provide a scientific basis for precision immunotherapy, offering guidance for differentiation tailored strategies to overcome immune escape and improve clinical outcomes in thyroid cancer.

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Single-Cell AnalysisThyroid NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansImmunotherapySingle-Cell Gene Expression Analysisimmuneprecision immunotherapysingle-cell gene expression analysisthyroid neoplasmstumor microenvironment

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PMCPMC12813015

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