Cited by 37Gut microbiota and healthCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Computational methods and challenges in analyzing intratumoral microbiome data

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Wang, Qi, Liu, Zhaoqian, Ma, Anjun, Li, Zihai, Liu, Bingqiang, Ma, Qin·2023·Trends in Microbiology

Abstract

The human microbiome is intimately related to cancer biology and plays a vital role in the efficacy of cancer treatments, including immunotherapy. Extraordinary evidence has revealed that several microbes influence tumor development through interaction with the host immune system, that is, immuno-oncology-microbiome (IOM). This review focuses on the intratumoral microbiome in IOM and describes the available data and computational methods for discovering biological insights of microbial profiling from host bulk, single-cell, and spatial sequencing data. Critical challenges in data analysis and integration are discussed. Specifically, the microorganisms associated with cancer and cancer treatment in the context of IOM are collected and integrated from the literature. Lastly, we provide our perspectives for future directions in IOM research.

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Authors
Wang, Q., Liu, Z., Ma, A., Li, Z., Liu, B., & Ma, Q.
Affiliations
  • Shandong University (CN)
  • The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (US)
  • Pelotonia (US)
Corresponding author
  • Liu, Bingqiang
  • Ma, Qin
Venue
Trends in Microbiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-07
Volume
31
Issue
7
Pages
707-722
ISSN
0966-842X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4321606471
Cited by
37
References
118
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1
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0.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Trends in Microbiology (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Ohio State University
  • Shandong University
  • Pelotonia
  • Yuhan
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM131399, R01GM131399)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
Keywords
intratumoral microbiota, microbial profiling, single-cell sequencing, spatial sequencing, bulk sequencing, data integration, host immune system, cancer immunotherapy, carcinogenesis
MeSH terms
Forecasting, Humans, Immunotherapy, Neoplasms, Computational Biology, Microbiota

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