Kuang Junjie, Zhong Guofang, Zhao Linfeng, Yuan Xia, Zhou Yundong, Li Jun
Cancer Center, Huizhou First Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong, China.
The Second Department of Cancer Center, Huizhou First Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong, China.
NPJ Digit Med. 2025 Sep 2;8(1):565. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-01967-7.
Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, with tumor heterogeneity and drug resistance posing significant challenges to treatment. We integrated single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, and bulk RNA-seq deconvolution to analyze BRCA samples. Our analysis identified 15 major cell clusters, including neoplastic epithelial, immune, stromal, and endothelial populations. Notably, low-grade tumors showed enriched subtypes, such as CXCR4+ fibroblasts, IGKC+ myeloid cells, and CLU+ endothelial cells, with distinct spatial localization and immune-modulatory functions. These subtypes were paradoxically linked to reduced immunotherapy responsiveness, despite their association with favorable clinical features. High-grade tumors exhibited reprogrammed intercellular communication, with expanded MDK and Galectin signaling. Bulk RNA-seq deconvolution further supported the prognostic significance of low-grade-enriched subtypes. Our findings highlight the heterogeneity of the tumor microenvironment and provide new insights into immune evasion and therapeutic resistance in breast cancer.
乳腺癌是癌症相关死亡的主要原因,肿瘤异质性和耐药性给治疗带来了重大挑战。我们整合了单细胞RNA测序、空间转录组学和批量RNA-seq反卷积分析来分析乳腺癌样本。我们的分析确定了15个主要细胞簇,包括肿瘤上皮细胞、免疫细胞、基质细胞和内皮细胞群体。值得注意的是,低级别肿瘤显示出富集的亚型,如CXCR4+成纤维细胞、IGKC+髓样细胞和CLU+内皮细胞,具有独特的空间定位和免疫调节功能。尽管这些亚型与良好的临床特征相关,但矛盾的是,它们与免疫治疗反应性降低有关。高级别肿瘤表现出细胞间通讯重编程,MDK和半乳糖凝集素信号传导增强。批量RNA-seq反卷积进一步支持了低级别富集亚型的预后意义。我们的研究结果突出了肿瘤微环境的异质性,并为乳腺癌的免疫逃逸和治疗耐药性提供了新的见解。
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