Frontiers in Immunology (Jun 2024)

Single cell RNA-sequencing in uveal melanoma: advances in heterogeneity, tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy

  • Shiyi Tang,
  • Yun Zhang,
  • Shengmei Huang,
  • Tengfei Zhu,
  • Xiaojing Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1427348
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15

Abstract

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Uveal melanoma (UM) is a highly aggressive and fatal tumor in the eye, and due the special biology of UM, immunotherapy showed little effect in UM patients. To improve the efficacy of immunotherapy for UM patients is of great clinical importance. Single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq) provides a critical perspective for deciphering the complexity of intratumor heterogeneity and tumor microenvironment(TME). Combing the bioinformatics analysis, scRNA-seq could help to find prognosis-related molecular indicators, develop new therapeutic targets especially for immunotherapy, and finally to guide the clinical treatment options.

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