Clinical insights into small cell lung cancer: Tumor heterogeneity, diagnosis, therapy, and future directions

Z Megyesfalvi, CM Gay, H Popper… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by rapid growth and high metastatic capacity.
It has strong epidemiologic and biologic links to tobacco carcinogens. Although the majority …

Molecular profiles of small cell lung cancer subtypes: therapeutic implications

A Schwendenwein, Z Megyesfalvi, N Barany… - Molecular Therapy …, 2021 - cell.com
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC; accounting for approximately 13%–15% of all lung cancers)
is an exceptionally lethal malignancy characterized by rapid doubling time and high …

[HTML][HTML] Signatures of plasticity, metastasis, and immunosuppression in an atlas of human small cell lung cancer

JM Chan, A Quintanal-Villalonga, VR Gao, Y Xie… - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive malignancy that includes subtypes defined
by differential expression of ASCL1, NEUROD1, and POU2F3 (SCLC-A,-N, and-P …

Radiotherapy in combination with CD47 blockade elicits a macrophage-mediated abscopal effect

Y Nishiga, AP Drainas, M Baron, D Bhattacharya… - Nature Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Radiation therapy is a mainstay of cancer treatment but does not always lead to complete
tumor regression. Here we combine radiotherapy with blockade of the 'don't-eat-me'cell …

Multiomic analysis of malignant pleural mesothelioma identifies molecular axes and specialized tumor profiles driving intertumor heterogeneity

L Mangiante, N Alcala, A Sexton-Oates, A Di Genova… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer with rising incidence and
challenging clinical management. Through a large series of whole-genome sequencing …

Proteogenomic characterization of small cell lung cancer identifies biological insights and subtype-specific therapeutic strategies

Q Liu, J Zhang, C Guo, M Wang, C Wang, Y Yan, L Sun… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
We performed comprehensive proteogenomic characterization of small cell lung cancer
(SCLC) using paired tumors and adjacent lung tissues from 112 treatment-naive patients …

Expression patterns and prognostic relevance of subtype‐specific transcription factors in surgically resected small‐cell lung cancer: an international multicenter study

Z Megyesfalvi, N Barany, A Lantos… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tissue distribution and prognostic relevance of subtype‐specific proteins (ASCL1,
NEUROD1, POU2F3, YAP1) present an evolving area of research in small‐cell lung cancer …

Killing SCLC: insights into how to target a shapeshifting tumor

KD Sutherland, AS Ireland, TG Oliver - Genes & Development, 2022 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a rapidly growing, highly metastatic, and relatively immune-
cold lung cancer subtype. Historically viewed in the laboratory and clinic as a single …

Targeting lysine-specific demethylase 1 rescues major histocompatibility complex class I antigen presentation and overcomes programmed death-ligand 1 blockade …

EM Nguyen, H Taniguchi, JM Chan, YA Zhan… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction SCLC is a highly aggressive neuroendocrine tumor that is characterized by
early acquired therapeutic resistance and modest benefit from immune checkpoint blockade …

[HTML][HTML] The role of stem cells in small-cell lung cancer: evidence from chemoresistance to immunotherapy

W Guo, T Qiao, T Li - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most aggressive subtype of lung cancer, accounting for
approximately 15% among all lung cancers. Despite the ability of chemotherapy, the first …