HRA008234
Title:
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing in Esophageal Small Cell Carcinoma Following Chemotherapy Treatment
Release date:
2024-12-21
Description:
Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCCE) is a rare, aggressive malignancy presenting significant clinical challenges. Chemotherapy manages early-stage symptoms but has limited long-term effectiveness, with mechanisms poorly understood. We used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze SCCE samples from a patient before and after chemotherapy. Our findings showed notable cellular plasticity and changes in the tumor microenvironment. Tumor cell diversity increased, while T cells, B cells, and myeloid-like cells decreased. Pre-treatment samples featured carcinoma cells in a middle transitional state, while post-treatment samples showed cells in terminal, initial-to-terminal (IniTerm), and universally altered states. Further analysis revealed dynamic tumor-immune cell interactions and changes in key signaling pathways like TIGIT-PVR and MDK-SDC4. This study sheds light on cell plasticity dynamics in SCCE post-chemotherapy, offering new insights and potential therapeutic targets for improved treatment.
Data Accessibility:   
Controlled access Request Data
BioProject:
Study type:
Disease Study
Disease name:
esophageal carcinoma
Data Access Committee

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DAC NO.:
DAC name:
Data Management Committee
Contact person:
Wei Zhao
Email:
zhaowei23@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Description:
The Data Management Committee is responsible for managing data and processing data access requests.
Individuals & samples
Submitter:   Wei Zhao / zhaowei23@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Organization:   Sun Yat-sen University
Submission date:   2024-08-08
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