Transcriptional Map of Ovarian Cancer at the Single Cell Level

In 2020, epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) accounts for 313,959 new cases and 207,252 deaths worldwide. The standardized 5-year net survival of a woman with EOC is 44% for cases diagnosed between 2005-2010. This is because 2 out of 3 cancers are found at an advanced stage with invasion beyond the ovaries to the entire peritoneum or distant metastasis. Treatment of EOC is currently based on platinum-based chemotherapy combined with paclitaxel and maximal cytoreduction surgery. Newer combination therapies may be introduced such as bevacizumab and oral poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. Despite the combination of different therapeutic modes, the 5-year survival has not progressed much since the 1980s. The development of new and more effective therapies is essential but requires a better understanding of cancer heterogeneity and the identification of new therapeutic targets. Cancer heterogeneity results from genetic and transcriptional variations between tumors but also between cells of the same tumor. This heterogeneity has an impact on the development of the tumor and its resistance to treatment. One of the methods to study this heterogeneity is single cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) which allows to analyze individually and simultaneously the gene expression (transcriptomics) of thousands of cells. Studies on EOC using this technique have already been performed but they were based on small numbers with very different tumor types and stages. The objective of this proto…

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Cherif Akladios, MD  ·  3 88 12 74 55  ·  Cherif.AKLADIOS@chru-strasbourg.fr

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