Beck Jessica A, Garg Anjali, Church Sarah, Mazcko Christina, LeBlanc Amy K
Comparative Oncology Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
NanoString Technologies, Inc, Seattle, Washington.
Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Jul 15;31(14):2957-2962. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-25-0687.
PURPOSE: Pet dogs spontaneously develop many of the same tumor types as humans, including osteosarcoma. Recent advances in spatial transcriptomics have improved our ability to utilize formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues collected at canine autopsy. These techniques allow the canine model to be investigated alongside murine models to inform human cancer research. Herein, we present the first application of the GeoMx Canine Cancer Atlas to outcome-linked samples from canine patients enrolled in an osteosarcoma clinical trial. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: A tissue microarray of primary osteosarcoma samples was assayed using the GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler. Samples were stratified by disease-free interval (DFI). Patients within the upper and lower tertiles were assigned to the high- (n = 8) and low-DFI (n = 8) groups, respectively. Analyses included the identification of differentially expressed genes, pathway enrichment, and cell deconvolution. RESULTS: Genes enriched in high-DFI tumors included PTEN and CDKN1B. Low-DFI tumors were enriched for NCAM1. Pathways enriched in the low-DFI group included MYC, MTORC1, and oxidative phosphorylation. High-DFI tumors were enriched for IFNα response and allograft rejection pathways, among others. Macrophages and CD8+ T cells were elevated in high-DFI tumors. CONCLUSIONS: Gene and pathway enrichment found to be associated with DFI in this study overlap with that described in human patients with osteosarcoma, underscoring the value of the canine model in metastatic osteosarcoma research.
目的:宠物狗会自发产生许多与人类相同的肿瘤类型,包括骨肉瘤。空间转录组学的最新进展提高了我们利用犬类尸检时收集的福尔马林固定石蜡包埋组织的能力。这些技术使犬类模型能够与小鼠模型一起进行研究,以为人类癌症研究提供信息。在此,我们展示了GeoMx犬类癌症图谱在参与骨肉瘤临床试验的犬类患者的与预后相关样本中的首次应用。 实验设计:使用GeoMx数字空间分析仪对原发性骨肉瘤样本的组织微阵列进行检测。样本按无病生存期(DFI)分层。上三分位数组和下三分位数组中的患者分别被分配到高DFI组(n = 8)和低DFI组(n = 8)。分析包括差异表达基因的鉴定、通路富集和细胞反卷积。 结果:高DFI肿瘤中富集的基因包括PTEN和CDKN1B。低DFI肿瘤中NCAM1富集。低DFI组中富集的通路包括MYC、MTORC1和氧化磷酸化。高DFI肿瘤中除其他外还富集了IFNα反应和同种异体移植排斥通路。高DFI肿瘤中巨噬细胞和CD8 + T细胞升高。 结论:本研究中发现与DFI相关的基因和通路富集与骨肉瘤人类患者中描述的情况重叠,强调了犬类模型在转移性骨肉瘤研究中的价值。
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