A pan-cancer analysis of the microbiome in metastatic cancer Journal Article


Authors: Battaglia, T. W.; Mimpen, I. L.; Traets, J. J. H.; van Hoeck, A.; Zeverijn, L. J.; Geurts, B. S.; de Wit, G. F.; Noë, M.; Hofland, I.; Vos, J. L.; Cornelissen, S.; Alkemade, M.; Broeks, A.; Zuur, C. L.; Cuppen, E.; Wessels, L.; van de Haar, J.; Voest, E.
Article Title: A pan-cancer analysis of the microbiome in metastatic cancer
Abstract: Microbial communities are resident to multiple niches of the human body and are important modulators of the host immune system and responses to anticancer therapies. Recent studies have shown that complex microbial communities are present within primary tumors. To investigate the presence and relevance of the microbiome in metastases, we integrated mapping and assembly-based metagenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and clinical data of 4,160 metastatic tumor biopsies. We identified organ-specific tropisms of microbes, enrichments of anaerobic bacteria in hypoxic tumors, associations between microbial diversity and tumor-infiltrating neutrophils, and the association of Fusobacterium with resistance to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) in lung cancer. Furthermore, longitudinal tumor sampling revealed temporal evolution of the microbial communities and identified bacteria depleted upon ICB. Together, we generated a pan-cancer resource of the metastatic tumor microbiome that may contribute to advancing treatment strategies. © 2024 The Authors
Keywords: clinical article; controlled study; treatment response; nonhuman; cancer immunotherapy; metastasis; cohort analysis; tumor biopsy; transcriptomics; neutrophil; immunotherapy; genomics; tumor immunity; cell hypoxia; bacterial genome; bacterial dna; hypoxia inducible factor 1alpha; longitudinal study; fusobacterium nucleatum; non small cell lung cancer; tumor microenvironment; microbial community; microbial diversity; fusobacterium; microbiome; immune checkpoint blockade; immune checkpoint inhibitor; metagenomics; human; article; whole genome sequencing; rna sequencing; pan-cancer; bacterial evolution; malignant neoplasm; metastatic cancers; assembly-based metagenomics; longitudinal sampling; tumor microbiome
Journal Title: Cell
Volume: 187
Issue: 9
ISSN: 0092-8674
Publisher: Cell Press  
Date Published: 2024-04-25
Start Page: 2324
End Page: 2335.e19
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.021
PUBMED: 38599211
PROVIDER: scopus
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