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Generation and Expansion of Primary, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Tumor Lines
Published on: April 21, 2022
Unraveling the cellular heterogeneity of malignant pleural mesothelioma through a deconvolution approach
Yuna Blum1, Marie-Claude Jaurand2,3, Aurélien De Reyniès1
1Programme Cartes d'Identité des Tumeurs (CIT), Ligue Nationale Contre Le Cancer, Paris, France.
Abstract:
We determined the proportions of epithelioid-like and sarcomatoid-like cellular entities within malignant pleural mesothelioma samples, by deconvolution of their transcriptomes. These proportions are associated with prognosis and may guide therapeutic strategies. This novel approach describes both intra- and inter-tumor heterogeneity and provides a new way of thinking about cancer pathology.
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