Spatial profiling technologies illuminate the tumor microenvironment

Ofer Elhanani, Raz Ben-Uri, Leeat Keren

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Abstract

The tumor microenvironment (TME) is composed of many different cellular and acellular components that together drive tumor growth, invasion, metastasis, and response to therapies. Increasing realization of the significance of the TME in cancer biology has shifted cancer research from a cancer-centric model to one that considers the TME as a whole. Recent technological advancements in spatial profiling methodologies provide a systematic view and illuminate the physical localization of the components of the TME. In this review, we provide an overview of major spatial profiling technologies. We present the types of information that can be extracted from these data and describe their applications, findings and challenges in cancer research. Finally, we provide a future perspective of how spatial profiling could be integrated into cancer research to improve patient diagnosis, prognosis, stratification to treatment and development of novel therapeutics.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)404-420
Number of pages17
JournalCancer Cell
Volume41
Issue number3
Early online date16 Feb 2023
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Mar 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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