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Spatial Profiling Identifies Regionally Distinct Microenvironments and Targetable Immunosuppressive Mechanisms in Pediatric Osteosarcoma Pulmonary Metastases

  1. Author:
    Eigenbrood, Jason [ORCID]
    Wong, Nathan [ORCID]
    Mallory, Paul [ORCID]
    Pereira, Janice S [ORCID]
    Williams, Demond [ORCID]
    Morris-Ii, Douglass W [ORCID]
    Beck, Jessica A [ORCID]
    Cronk, James C [ORCID]
    Sayers, Carly M [ORCID]
    Mendez, Monica [ORCID]
    Kaiser, Linus [ORCID]
    Galindo, Julie [ORCID]
    Singh, Jatinder [ORCID]
    Cardamone, Ashley [ORCID]
    Pore, Milind [ORCID]
    Kelly,Michael [ORCID]
    LeBlanc, Amy K [ORCID]
    Cotter, Jennifer [ORCID]
    Kaplan, Rosandra N [ORCID]
    McEachron, Troy A [ORCID]

  2. Author Address

    Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center, Cambridge, United Kingdom., NIH/NCI, Bethesda, MD, United States., National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States., National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, United States., Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, United States., Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States., Frederick National Lab, Frederick, MD, United States., NCI-Frederick, Bethesda, MD, United States., National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States., Children 39;s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.,
    1. Year: 2025
    2. Date: Apr 02
    3. Epub Date: 2025 04 02
  2. Journal: Cancer Research
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor in young patients and remains a significant clinical challenge, particularly at the metastatic stage. Studies detailing the immunosuppressive mechanisms within the metastatic osteosarcoma microenvironment are needed to elucidate the cellular communities in the metastatic microenvironment that support metastatic growth and to identify therapeutic approaches to target the crosstalk between cancer cells and the microenvironment. Here, we performed spatial transcriptional profiling on a cohort of osteosarcoma pulmonary metastases from pediatric patients. The data revealed a conserved spatial gene expression pattern resembling a foreign body granuloma, characterized by peripheral inflammatory signaling, fibrocollagenous encapsulation, lymphocyte exclusion, and peritumoral macrophage accumulation. The intratumoral microenvironment of these lesions, however, lacked inflammatory signaling. Exploration of spatially distinct drug-gene interactions identified the CXCR4 signaling axis, which displayed spatial heterogeneity and complexity, as a potential therapeutic target that bridges both the intratumoral and extratumoral microenvironments. Collectively, this study reveals that metastatic osteosarcoma is comprised of multiple regionally distinct immunosuppressive microenvironments.

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  2. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-24-3723
  3. PMID: 40173049
  4. PII : 754596

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  1. Fiscal Year: FY2024-2025
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