Cell Reports MedicinePub Date : 2025-04-15Epub Date: 2025-03-20DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102032
Maria Balaguer-Montero, Adrià Marcos Morales, Marta Ligero, Christina Zatse, David Leiva, Luz M Atlagich, Nikolaos Staikoglou, Cristina Viaplana, Camilo Monreal, Joaquin Mateo, Jorge Hernando, Alejandro García-Álvarez, Francesc Salvà, Jaume Capdevila, Elena Elez, Rodrigo Dienstmann, Elena Garralda, Raquel Perez-Lopez
{"title":"A CT-based deep learning-driven tool for automatic liver tumor detection and delineation in patients with cancer.","authors":"Maria Balaguer-Montero, Adrià Marcos Morales, Marta Ligero, Christina Zatse, David Leiva, Luz M Atlagich, Nikolaos Staikoglou, Cristina Viaplana, Camilo Monreal, Joaquin Mateo, Jorge Hernando, Alejandro García-Álvarez, Francesc Salvà, Jaume Capdevila, Elena Elez, Rodrigo Dienstmann, Elena Garralda, Raquel Perez-Lopez","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Liver tumors, whether primary or metastatic, significantly impact the outcomes of patients with cancer. Accurate identification and quantification are crucial for effective patient management, including precise diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy evaluation. We present SALSA (system for automatic liver tumor segmentation and detection), a fully automated tool for liver tumor detection and delineation. Developed on 1,598 computed tomography (CT) scans and 4,908 liver tumors, SALSA demonstrates superior accuracy in tumor identification and volume quantification, outperforming state-of-the-art models and inter-reader agreement among expert radiologists. SALSA achieves a patient-wise detection precision of 99.65%, and 81.72% at lesion level, in the external validation cohorts. Additionally, it exhibits good overlap, achieving a dice similarity coefficient (DSC) of 0.760, outperforming both state-of-the-art and the inter-radiologist assessment. SALSA's automatic quantification of tumor volume proves to have prognostic value across various solid tumors (p = 0.028). SALSA's robust capabilities position it as a potential medical device for automatic cancer detection, staging, and response evaluation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"102032"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047525/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143673343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Five Years of Cell Reports Medicine.","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102086","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":"6 4","pages":"102086"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047455/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143983991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Catalytic neural stem cell exosomes for multi-stage targeting and synergistical therapy of retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury.","authors":"Weiqiang Yang, Xiaojun Wang, Diwei Zheng, Jing Feng, Wenjun Kong, Yue Li, Guanghui Ma, Wei Wei, Yong Tao","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102052","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neuronal damage of the retina is a leading cause of visual impairment in patients with retinal ischemia-reperfusion injury (RIRI). Building on our clinical and experimental findings, the substantial decrease in catalase activity correlates with increased hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)-mediated oxidative stress that is primarily localized to the outer nuclear layer (ONL) situated in the posterior segment of the retina. Accordingly, we design a neural stem cell exosome with polylysine (K<sub>10</sub>) decoration and catalase expression, named CataKNexo, which reaches the ONL and exerts synergistic antioxidant and neuroprotective therapy. Utilizing an in vitro retinal model recapitulating the layered architecture of the retina, we confirm that CataKNexo reaches the ONL through K<sub>10</sub>-mediated transcytosis. In RIRI model mice, CataKNexo prevents the retina from H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced cell death, exerts neuroprotection, and restores vision function to near-normal levels. Moreover, CataKNexo shows promising antioxidative, neuroprotective, and safety profiles in RIRI model Bama miniature pigs, highlighting its potential for clinical translation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":"6 4","pages":"102052"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047469/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143967877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joseph J Sacco, Peter Kirk, Emma Leach, Alexander N Shoushtari, Richard D Carvajal, Camille Britton-Rivet, Sophie Khakoo, Laura Collins, Luis de la Cruz-Merino, Zeynep Eroglu, Alexandra P Ikeguchi, Paul Nathan, Omid Hamid, Marcus O Butler, Sarah Stanhope, Koustubh Ranade, Takami Sato
{"title":"Evolution of the tumor immune landscape during treatment with tebentafusp, a T cell receptor-CD3 bispecific.","authors":"Joseph J Sacco, Peter Kirk, Emma Leach, Alexander N Shoushtari, Richard D Carvajal, Camille Britton-Rivet, Sophie Khakoo, Laura Collins, Luis de la Cruz-Merino, Zeynep Eroglu, Alexandra P Ikeguchi, Paul Nathan, Omid Hamid, Marcus O Butler, Sarah Stanhope, Koustubh Ranade, Takami Sato","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102076","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Metastatic uveal melanoma is an aggressive disease with poor outcome, which is refractory to immune checkpoint inhibitors. A T cell receptor (TCR)-based CD3 bispecific, tebentafusp, delivers clinical benefit in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma. Understanding the molecular basis for the anti-tumor activity of tebentafusp in an indication where checkpoint inhibitors are ineffective could aid in identification of other solid tumor indications where CD3 bispecifics may serve an unmet need. By analyzing tumor biopsies taken prior to treatment, early on-treatment, and at progression (NCT02570308), using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and immunohistochemistry (IHC), we show that expression of interferon-related genes in the tumor prior to treatment is associated with improved overall survival and tumor reduction on tebentafusp, that T cell recruitment occurs even in tumors with a low baseline level of T cell infiltration, and that durability of changes induced in the tumor microenvironment is key for survival duration.</p>","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":"6 4","pages":"102076"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047528/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143974621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell Reports MedicinePub Date : 2025-04-15Epub Date: 2025-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102035
Nicholas J Tursi, Sachchidanand Tiwari, Nicole Bedanova, Toshitha Kannan, Elizabeth Parzych, Nisreen Okba, Kevin Liaw, András Sárközy, Cory Livingston, Maria Ibanez Trullen, Ebony N Gary, Máté Vadovics, Niklas Laenger, Jennifer Londregan, Mohammad Suhail Khan, Serena Omo-Lamai, Hiromi Muramatsu, Kerry Blatney, Casey Hojecki, Viviane Machado, Igor Maricic, Trevor R F Smith, Laurent M Humeau, Ami Patel, Andrew Kossenkov, Jacob S Brenner, David Allman, Florian Krammer, Norbert Pardi, David B Weiner
{"title":"Modulation of lipid nanoparticle-formulated plasmid DNA drives innate immune activation promoting adaptive immunity.","authors":"Nicholas J Tursi, Sachchidanand Tiwari, Nicole Bedanova, Toshitha Kannan, Elizabeth Parzych, Nisreen Okba, Kevin Liaw, András Sárközy, Cory Livingston, Maria Ibanez Trullen, Ebony N Gary, Máté Vadovics, Niklas Laenger, Jennifer Londregan, Mohammad Suhail Khan, Serena Omo-Lamai, Hiromi Muramatsu, Kerry Blatney, Casey Hojecki, Viviane Machado, Igor Maricic, Trevor R F Smith, Laurent M Humeau, Ami Patel, Andrew Kossenkov, Jacob S Brenner, David Allman, Florian Krammer, Norbert Pardi, David B Weiner","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102035","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nucleic acid vaccines have grown in importance over the past several years, with the development of new approaches remaining a focus. We describe a lipid nanoparticle-formulated DNA (DNA-LNP) formulation which induces robust innate and adaptive immunity with similar serological potency to mRNA-LNPs and adjuvanted protein. Using an influenza hemagglutinin (HA)-encoding construct, we show that priming with our HA DNA-LNP demonstrated stimulator of interferon genes (STING)-dependent upregulation and activation of migratory dendritic cell (DC) subpopulations. HA DNA-LNP induced superior antigen-specific CD8<sup>+</sup> T cell responses relative to mRNA-LNPs or adjuvanted protein, with memory responses persisting beyond one year. In rabbits immunized with HA DNA-LNP, we observed immune responses comparable or superior to mRNA-LNPs at the same dose. In an additional model, a SARS-CoV-2 spike-encoding DNA-LNP elicited protective efficacy comparable to spike mRNA-LNPs. Our study identifies a platform-specific priming mechanism for DNA-LNPs divergent from mRNA-LNPs or adjuvanted protein, suggesting avenues for this approach in prophylactic and therapeutic vaccine development.</p>","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"102035"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143691133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell Reports MedicinePub Date : 2025-04-15Epub Date: 2025-03-26DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102029
Danilo Fiore, Luca Vincenzo Cappelli, Liu Zhaoqi, Nikita Kotlov, Maria Sorokina, Jude Phillip, Paul Zumbo, Liron Yoffe, Paola Ghione, Anqi Wang, Xueshuai Han, Abigail Taylor, William Chiu, Valentina Fragliasso, Fabrizio Tabbo, Nahuel Zamponi, Nicolás Di Siervi, Clarisse Kayembe, Giovanni Medico, Ruchi P Patel, Marcello Gaudiano, Rodolfo Machiorlatti, Giuseppina Astone, Maria Teresa Cacciapuoti, Giorgia Zanetti, Claudia Pignataro, Ruiz Arvin Eric, Sanjay Patel, Francesca Zammarchi, Claudio Zanettini, Lucio Queiroz, Anastasia Nikitina, Olga Kudryashova, Anton Karelin, Daniil Nikitin, Dmitry Tychinin, Ekaterina Postovalova, Alexander Bagaev, Viktor Svekolkin, Ekaterina Belova, Katerina Tikhonova, Sandrine Degryse, Chengqi Xu, Domenico Novero, Maurilio Ponzoni, Enrico Tiacci, Brunangelo Falini, Joo Song, Inna Khodos, Elisa De Stanchina, Gabriele Macari, Luciana Cafforio, Simone Gardini, Roberto Piva, Enzo Medico, Samuel Y Ng, Allison Moskowitz, Zachary Epstein, Andrew Intlekofer, Dogan Ahmed, Wing C Chan, Peter Martin, Jia Ruan, Francesco Bertoni, Robin Foà, Joshua D Brody, David M Weinstock, Jaspreet Osan, Laura Santambrogio, Oliver Elemento, Doron Betel, Wayne Tam, Marco Ruella, Leandro Cerchietti, Raul Rabadan, Steven Horwitz, Giorgio Inghirami
{"title":"A patient-derived T cell lymphoma biorepository uncovers pathogenetic mechanisms and host-related therapeutic vulnerabilities.","authors":"Danilo Fiore, Luca Vincenzo Cappelli, Liu Zhaoqi, Nikita Kotlov, Maria Sorokina, Jude Phillip, Paul Zumbo, Liron Yoffe, Paola Ghione, Anqi Wang, Xueshuai Han, Abigail Taylor, William Chiu, Valentina Fragliasso, Fabrizio Tabbo, Nahuel Zamponi, Nicolás Di Siervi, Clarisse Kayembe, Giovanni Medico, Ruchi P Patel, Marcello Gaudiano, Rodolfo Machiorlatti, Giuseppina Astone, Maria Teresa Cacciapuoti, Giorgia Zanetti, Claudia Pignataro, Ruiz Arvin Eric, Sanjay Patel, Francesca Zammarchi, Claudio Zanettini, Lucio Queiroz, Anastasia Nikitina, Olga Kudryashova, Anton Karelin, Daniil Nikitin, Dmitry Tychinin, Ekaterina Postovalova, Alexander Bagaev, Viktor Svekolkin, Ekaterina Belova, Katerina Tikhonova, Sandrine Degryse, Chengqi Xu, Domenico Novero, Maurilio Ponzoni, Enrico Tiacci, Brunangelo Falini, Joo Song, Inna Khodos, Elisa De Stanchina, Gabriele Macari, Luciana Cafforio, Simone Gardini, Roberto Piva, Enzo Medico, Samuel Y Ng, Allison Moskowitz, Zachary Epstein, Andrew Intlekofer, Dogan Ahmed, Wing C Chan, Peter Martin, Jia Ruan, Francesco Bertoni, Robin Foà, Joshua D Brody, David M Weinstock, Jaspreet Osan, Laura Santambrogio, Oliver Elemento, Doron Betel, Wayne Tam, Marco Ruella, Leandro Cerchietti, Raul Rabadan, Steven Horwitz, Giorgio Inghirami","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Peripheral T cell lymphomas (PTCLs) comprise heterogeneous malignancies with limited therapeutic options. To uncover targetable vulnerabilities, we generate a collection of PTCL patient-derived tumor xenografts (PDXs) retaining histomorphology and molecular donor-tumor features over serial xenografting. PDX demonstrates remarkable heterogeneity, complex intratumor architecture, and stepwise trajectories mimicking primary evolutions. Combining functional transcriptional stratification and multiparametric imaging, we identify four distinct PTCL microenvironment subtypes with prognostic value. Mechanistically, we discover a subset of PTCLs expressing Epstein-Barr virus-specific T cell receptors and uncover the capacity of cancer-associated fibroblasts of counteracting treatments. PDXs' pre-clinical testing captures individual vulnerabilities, mirrors donor patients' clinical responses, and defines effective patient-tailored treatments. Ultimately, we assess the efficacy of CD5KO- and CD30- Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells (CD5KO-CART and CD30_CART, respectively), demonstrating their therapeutic potential and the synergistic role of immune checkpoint inhibitors for PTCL treatment. This repository represents a resource for discovering and validating intrinsic and extrinsic factors and improving the selection of drugs/combinations and immune-based therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"102029"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047492/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143728544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
An Wang, Qianqian Peng, Huidi Fan, Wenting Ji, Jing Lou, Xi Zhou, Yujie Ren
{"title":"Herpes simplex virus 1 encodes a STING antagonist that can be therapeutically targeted.","authors":"An Wang, Qianqian Peng, Huidi Fan, Wenting Ji, Jing Lou, Xi Zhou, Yujie Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) is a ubiquitous human pathogen that causes serious symptoms and is known for its strong interactions with host immunity. Here, we revealed that the HSV-1-encoded UL38 is a stimulator of interferon genes (STING) antagonist that interacts with STING to abrogate the STING-TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1)-interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3) interaction, thereby suppressing cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-STING-dependent immune signaling. Losing UL38's STING antagonist activity made HSV-1 incapable of immune evasion and less replicable and pathogenic in vivo. Moreover, on the basis of the UL38-interacting sequence within STING, we rationally designed a series of peptides to target the STING-UL38 interface of UL38 specifically. Among them, a peptide effectively disrupts the STING-UL38 interaction, which unlocks the UL38-suppressed immune response and shows potent therapeutic efficacy against HSV-1 infection in vivo. Therefore, our findings demonstrate that HSV-1 UL38 is a STING antagonist, and targeting the activity of UL38 is a promising strategy for the development of antivirals against this notorious virus.</p>","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":"6 4","pages":"102051"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047521/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143969165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cell Reports MedicinePub Date : 2025-04-15Epub Date: 2025-03-19DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102030
Yu-Qing Wang, Shuo Wang, Hong-Mei Yi, Ying Qian, Yue Wang, Hai-Min Xu, Zijun Y Xu-Monette, Kelly Au, Shuang Tian, Yan Dong, Jing Zhao, Di Fu, Rong-Ji Mu, Shu-Ye Wang, Li Wang, Ken H Young, Peng-Peng Xu, Wei-Li Zhao
{"title":"Practical microenvironment classification in diffuse large B cell lymphoma using digital pathology.","authors":"Yu-Qing Wang, Shuo Wang, Hong-Mei Yi, Ying Qian, Yue Wang, Hai-Min Xu, Zijun Y Xu-Monette, Kelly Au, Shuang Tian, Yan Dong, Jing Zhao, Di Fu, Rong-Ji Mu, Shu-Ye Wang, Li Wang, Ken H Young, Peng-Peng Xu, Wei-Li Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous B cell neoplasm with variable clinical outcomes influenced by both tumor-derived and lymphoma microenvironment (LME) alterations. A recent transcriptomic study identifies four DLBCL subtypes based on LME characteristics: germinal center (GC)-like, mesenchymal (MS), inflammatory (IN), and depleted (DP). However, integrating this classification into clinical practice remains challenging. Here, we utilize deconvolution methods to assess microenvironment component abundance, establishing an LME classification of DLBCL using immunohistochemistry markers and digital pathology based on CD3, CD8, CD68, PD-L1, and collagen. This staining-based algorithm demonstrates over 80% concordance with transcriptome-based classification. Single-cell sequencing confirms that the immune microenvironments distinguished by this algorithm align with transcriptomic profiles. Significant disparities in overall and progression-free survival are observed among LME subtypes following rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) or R-CHOP with targeted agents (R-CHOP-X) immunochemotherapy. LME subtypes differed from distinct immune escape mechanisms, highlighting specific immunotherapeutic targets and supporting application of this classification in future precision medicine trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"102030"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047489/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143669108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Screening of patient-derived organoids identifies mitophagy as a cell-intrinsic vulnerability in colorectal cancer during statin treatment.","authors":"Zhi-Hang Tao, Ji-Xuan Han, Jia Xu, Enhao Zhao, Ming Wang, Zheng Wang, Xiao-Lin Lin, Xiu-Ying Xiao, Jie Hong, Haoyan Chen, Ying-Xuan Chen, Hui-Min Chen, Jing-Yuan Fang","doi":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102039","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Statins, commonly used to lower cholesterol, are associated with improved prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC), though their effectiveness varies. This study investigates the anti-cancer effects of atorvastatin in CRC using patient-derived organoids (PDOs) and PDO-derived xenograft (PDOX) models. Our findings reveal that atorvastatin induces mitochondrial dysfunction, leading to apoptosis in cancer cells. In response, cancer cells induce mitophagy to clear damaged mitochondria, enhancing survival and reducing statin efficacy. Analysis of a clinical cohort confirms mitophagy's role in diminishing statin effectiveness. Importantly, inhibiting mitophagy significantly enhances the anti-cancer effects of atorvastatin in CRC PDOs, xenograft models, and azoxymethane (AOM)-dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) mouse models. These findings identify mitophagy as a critical pro-survival mechanism in CRC during statin treatment, providing insights into the variable responses observed in epidemiological studies. Targeting this vulnerability through combination therapy can elicit potent therapeutic responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":9822,"journal":{"name":"Cell Reports Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"102039"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12047522/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143742326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}