Nature cancerPub Date : 2025-10-10DOI: 10.1038/s43018-025-01048-4
Amy C Gladstein, David M Feldser
{"title":"Primary tumor chromatin landscape governs metastatic organotropism.","authors":"Amy C Gladstein, David M Feldser","doi":"10.1038/s43018-025-01048-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s43018-025-01048-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18885,"journal":{"name":"Nature cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":28.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature cancerPub Date : 2025-10-07DOI: 10.1038/s43018-025-01053-7
William Zhao, Thinh T Nguyen, Atharva Bhagwat, Akhil Kumar, Bruno Giotti, Benjamin Kepecs, Jason L Weirather, Navin R Mahadevan, Asa Segerstolpe, Komal Dolasia, Jamshid Abdul-Ghafar, Naomi R Besson, Stephanie M Jones, Brian Y Soong, Chendi Li, Sebastien Vigneau, Michal Slyper, Isaac Wakiro, Mei-Ju Su, Karla Helvie, Allison Frangieh, Judit Jane-Valbuena, Orr Ashenberg, Mark Awad, Asaf Rotem, Raphael Bueno, Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen, Kathleen Pfaff, Scott Rodig, Aaron N Hata, Aviv Regev, Bruce E Johnson, Alexander M Tsankov
{"title":"A cellular and spatial atlas of TP53-associated tissue remodeling defines a multicellular tumor ecosystem in lung adenocarcinoma.","authors":"William Zhao, Thinh T Nguyen, Atharva Bhagwat, Akhil Kumar, Bruno Giotti, Benjamin Kepecs, Jason L Weirather, Navin R Mahadevan, Asa Segerstolpe, Komal Dolasia, Jamshid Abdul-Ghafar, Naomi R Besson, Stephanie M Jones, Brian Y Soong, Chendi Li, Sebastien Vigneau, Michal Slyper, Isaac Wakiro, Mei-Ju Su, Karla Helvie, Allison Frangieh, Judit Jane-Valbuena, Orr Ashenberg, Mark Awad, Asaf Rotem, Raphael Bueno, Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen, Kathleen Pfaff, Scott Rodig, Aaron N Hata, Aviv Regev, Bruce E Johnson, Alexander M Tsankov","doi":"10.1038/s43018-025-01053-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s43018-025-01053-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tumor protein p53 (TP53) is the most frequently mutated gene across many cancers and is associated with shorter overall survival in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Here, to define how TP53 mutations affect the LUAD tumor microenvironment (TME), we constructed a multiomic cellular and spatial atlas of 23 treatment-naive human lung tumors. We found that TP53-mutant malignant cells lose alveolar identity and upregulate highly proliferative and entropic gene expression programs consistently across LUAD tumors from resectable clinical samples, genetically engineered mouse models, and cell lines harboring a wide spectrum of TP53 mutations. We further identified a multicellular tumor niche composed of SPP1<sup>+</sup> macrophages and collagen-expressing fibroblasts that coincides with hypoxic, prometastatic expression programs in TP53-mutant tumors. Spatially correlated angiostatic and immune checkpoint interactions, including CD274-PDCD1 and PVR-TIGIT, are also enriched in TP53-mutant LUAD tumors and likely engender a more favorable response to checkpoint blockade therapy. Our systematic approach can be used to investigate genotype-associated TMEs in other cancers.</p>","PeriodicalId":18885,"journal":{"name":"Nature cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":28.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145244765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature cancerPub Date : 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1038/s43018-025-01054-6
Carl Sandén, Niklas Landberg, Pablo Peña-Martínez, Hanna Thorsson, Shruti Daga, Noelia Puente-Moncada, Maria Rodriguez-Zabala, Sofia von Palffy, Marianne Rissler, Vladimir Lazarevic, Gunnar Juliusson, Mats Ohlin, Axel Hyrenius-Wittsten, Christina Orsmark-Pietras, Henrik Lilljebjörn, Helena Ågerstam, Thoas Fioretos
{"title":"Aberrant expression of SLAMF6 constitutes a targetable immune escape mechanism in acute myeloid leukemia.","authors":"Carl Sandén, Niklas Landberg, Pablo Peña-Martínez, Hanna Thorsson, Shruti Daga, Noelia Puente-Moncada, Maria Rodriguez-Zabala, Sofia von Palffy, Marianne Rissler, Vladimir Lazarevic, Gunnar Juliusson, Mats Ohlin, Axel Hyrenius-Wittsten, Christina Orsmark-Pietras, Henrik Lilljebjörn, Helena Ågerstam, Thoas Fioretos","doi":"10.1038/s43018-025-01054-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s43018-025-01054-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immunotherapy has shown limited success in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), indicating an incomplete understanding of the underlying immunoregulatory mechanisms. Here we identify an immune evasion mechanism present in 60% of AML cases, wherein primitive AML cells aberrantly express the lymphoid surface protein SLAMF6 (signaling lymphocyte activation molecule family member 6). Knockout of SLAMF6 in AML cells enables T cell activation and highly efficient killing of leukemia cells in coculture systems, demonstrating that SLAMF6 protects AML cells from recognition and elimination by the immune system in a mode analogous to the programmed cell death protein-ligand (PDL1/PD1) axis. Targeting SLAMF6 with an antibody against the SLAMF6 dimerization site inhibits the SLAMF6-SLAMF6 interaction and induces T cell activation and killing of AML cells both in vitro and in humanized in vivo models. In conclusion, we show that aberrant expression of SLAMF6 is a common and targetable immune escape mechanism that could pave the way for immunotherapy in AML.</p>","PeriodicalId":18885,"journal":{"name":"Nature cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":28.5,"publicationDate":"2025-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145225533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature cancerPub Date : 2025-09-25DOI: 10.1038/s43018-025-01047-5
Kaloyan M Tsanov, Francisco M Barriga, Yu-Jui Ho, Direna Alonso-Curbelo, Geulah Livshits, Sha Tian, Richard P Koche, Timour Baslan, Janelle Simon, Alexandra N Wuest, José Reyes, Jin Park, Wei Luan, John E Wilkinson, Umesh Bhanot, Jordana Ray-Kirton, Ignas Masilionis, Nevenka Dimitrova, Christine A Iacobuzio-Donahue, Ronan Chaligné, Dana Pe'er, Joan Massagué, Scott W Lowe
{"title":"SMAD4 induces opposite effects on metastatic growth from pancreatic tumors depending on the organ of residence.","authors":"Kaloyan M Tsanov, Francisco M Barriga, Yu-Jui Ho, Direna Alonso-Curbelo, Geulah Livshits, Sha Tian, Richard P Koche, Timour Baslan, Janelle Simon, Alexandra N Wuest, José Reyes, Jin Park, Wei Luan, John E Wilkinson, Umesh Bhanot, Jordana Ray-Kirton, Ignas Masilionis, Nevenka Dimitrova, Christine A Iacobuzio-Donahue, Ronan Chaligné, Dana Pe'er, Joan Massagué, Scott W Lowe","doi":"10.1038/s43018-025-01047-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s43018-025-01047-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The role of driver gene mutations in sustaining tumor growth at metastatic sites is poorly understood. SMAD4 inactivation is a paradigm of such mutations and a hallmark of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). To determine whether metastatic tumors are dependent on SMAD4 inactivation, we developed a mouse model of PDAC that enables spatiotemporal control of Smad4 expression. While Smad4 inactivation in the premalignant pancreas facilitated the formation of primary tumors, Smad4 reactivation in metastatic disease suppressed liver metastases but promoted lung metastases. These divergent effects were underpinned by organ-biased differences in the tumor cells' chromatin state that emerged in the premalignant pancreas and were distinguished by the dominance of KLF4 versus RUNX1 transcription factors. Our results show how epigenetic states favored by the organ of residence can influence the output of driver mutations in metastatic tumors, which has implications for interpreting tumor genetics and therapeutically targeting metastatic disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":18885,"journal":{"name":"Nature cancer","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":28.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145149984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature cancerPub Date : 2025-09-19DOI: 10.1038/s43018-025-01045-7
Kar Wei Chin, Wan-Qin Chong, Boon Cher Goh, Brigette B. Y. Ma
{"title":"Evolving landscape of nasopharyngeal carcinoma therapy","authors":"Kar Wei Chin, Wan-Qin Chong, Boon Cher Goh, Brigette B. Y. Ma","doi":"10.1038/s43018-025-01045-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s43018-025-01045-7","url":null,"abstract":"Propelled by a growing understanding of nasopharyngeal carcinoma pathogenesis through elucidation of its genomic and immune landscape, therapy has progressed from radiotherapy alone to combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy. This Clinical Outlook focuses on recent milestones and future directions for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.","PeriodicalId":18885,"journal":{"name":"Nature cancer","volume":"6 9","pages":"1480-1482"},"PeriodicalIF":28.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145092153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature cancerPub Date : 2025-09-12DOI: 10.1038/s43018-025-01046-6
Vincenzo Giacco
{"title":"Key highlights from the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Asia Congress 2025","authors":"Vincenzo Giacco","doi":"10.1038/s43018-025-01046-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s43018-025-01046-6","url":null,"abstract":"The ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Asia Congress took place in Hong Kong from 18–20 July 2025. Focusing on innovation, early clinical trials, and regulatory insights, the meeting advanced key discussions shaping the future of cancer research and treatment in the region.","PeriodicalId":18885,"journal":{"name":"Nature cancer","volume":"6 9","pages":"1488-1489"},"PeriodicalIF":28.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145054586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature cancerPub Date : 2025-09-11DOI: 10.1038/s43018-025-01042-w
S. Cazzamalli, E. Puca, D. Neri
{"title":"Past, present and future of drug conjugates for cancer therapy","authors":"S. Cazzamalli, E. Puca, D. Neri","doi":"10.1038/s43018-025-01042-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s43018-025-01042-w","url":null,"abstract":"Drug conjugates have emerged as promising tumor-targeted cytotoxics with an improved therapeutic index compared to classical chemotherapeutics. Although traditionally based on antibody ligands, high-throughput screening methods, such as peptide display and DNA-encoded chemical libraries, have enabled the isolation of ultra-high-affinity small ligands and the generation of drug conjugates with better tumor-targeting performance. This Perspective examines the history, major clinical milestones and future of drug conjugates for cancer treatment. We also discuss a new wave of combination modalities, linker strategies, and the development of conjugates based on large and small delivery vehicles. Neri and colleagues discuss the development of drug conjugates for cancer therapy, focusing on current and future opportunities to improve tumor-targeting efficacy with small molecule–drug conjugates and combination therapies.","PeriodicalId":18885,"journal":{"name":"Nature cancer","volume":"6 9","pages":"1494-1504"},"PeriodicalIF":28.5,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145040771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}