Single-cell Analysis Technologies for Immuno-oncology Research: from Mechanistic Delineation to Biomarker Discovery

The successes with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy in treating multiple cancer types have established immunotherapy as a powerful curative option for patients with advanced cancers. Unfortunately, many patients do not derive benefit or long-term re...

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Autores principales: Zhiliang Bai, Graham Su, Rong Fan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e7e7c7dbc16e406b86036798eb30d0312021-11-16T04:09:26ZSingle-cell Analysis Technologies for Immuno-oncology Research: from Mechanistic Delineation to Biomarker Discovery1672-022910.1016/j.gpb.2021.02.004https://doaj.org/article/e7e7c7dbc16e406b86036798eb30d0312021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672022921000772https://doaj.org/toc/1672-0229The successes with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy in treating multiple cancer types have established immunotherapy as a powerful curative option for patients with advanced cancers. Unfortunately, many patients do not derive benefit or long-term responses, highlighting a pressing need to perform complete investigation of the underlying mechanisms and the immunotherapy-induced tumor regression or rejection. In recent years, a large number of single-cell technologies have leveraged advances in characterizing immune system, profiling tumor microenvironment, and identifying cellular heterogeneity, which establish the foundations for lifting the veil on the comprehensive crosstalk between cancer and immune system during immunotherapies. In this review, we introduce the applications of the most widely used single-cell technologies in furthering our understanding of immunotherapies in terms of underlying mechanisms and their association with therapeutic outcomes. We also discuss how single-cell analyses help to deliver new insights into biomarker discovery to predict patient response rate, monitor acquired resistance, and support prophylactic strategy development for toxicity management. Finally, we provide an overview of applying cutting-edge single-cell spatial-omics to point out the heterogeneity of tumor–immune interactions at higher level that can ultimately guide to the rational design of next-generation immunotherapies.Zhiliang BaiGraham SuRong FanElsevierarticleSingle-cell analysisImmunotherapyBiomarker discoveryCheckpoint blockadeCAR-TBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENGenomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 191-207 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Single-cell analysis
Immunotherapy
Biomarker discovery
Checkpoint blockade
CAR-T
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle Single-cell analysis
Immunotherapy
Biomarker discovery
Checkpoint blockade
CAR-T
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Zhiliang Bai
Graham Su
Rong Fan
Single-cell Analysis Technologies for Immuno-oncology Research: from Mechanistic Delineation to Biomarker Discovery
description The successes with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy in treating multiple cancer types have established immunotherapy as a powerful curative option for patients with advanced cancers. Unfortunately, many patients do not derive benefit or long-term responses, highlighting a pressing need to perform complete investigation of the underlying mechanisms and the immunotherapy-induced tumor regression or rejection. In recent years, a large number of single-cell technologies have leveraged advances in characterizing immune system, profiling tumor microenvironment, and identifying cellular heterogeneity, which establish the foundations for lifting the veil on the comprehensive crosstalk between cancer and immune system during immunotherapies. In this review, we introduce the applications of the most widely used single-cell technologies in furthering our understanding of immunotherapies in terms of underlying mechanisms and their association with therapeutic outcomes. We also discuss how single-cell analyses help to deliver new insights into biomarker discovery to predict patient response rate, monitor acquired resistance, and support prophylactic strategy development for toxicity management. Finally, we provide an overview of applying cutting-edge single-cell spatial-omics to point out the heterogeneity of tumor–immune interactions at higher level that can ultimately guide to the rational design of next-generation immunotherapies.
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author Zhiliang Bai
Graham Su
Rong Fan
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Rong Fan
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title Single-cell Analysis Technologies for Immuno-oncology Research: from Mechanistic Delineation to Biomarker Discovery
title_short Single-cell Analysis Technologies for Immuno-oncology Research: from Mechanistic Delineation to Biomarker Discovery
title_full Single-cell Analysis Technologies for Immuno-oncology Research: from Mechanistic Delineation to Biomarker Discovery
title_fullStr Single-cell Analysis Technologies for Immuno-oncology Research: from Mechanistic Delineation to Biomarker Discovery
title_full_unstemmed Single-cell Analysis Technologies for Immuno-oncology Research: from Mechanistic Delineation to Biomarker Discovery
title_sort single-cell analysis technologies for immuno-oncology research: from mechanistic delineation to biomarker discovery
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