Omics · study · 2026
Patient-derived orthotopic xenograft models recapitulate the peritoneal dissemination of pancreatic cancer and delineate its transcriptional and regulatory programs [RNA-seq]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The mechanisms of peritoneal dissemination in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remain unclear partly owing to the lack of patient-derived models that recapitulate this process.
Description
This study aimed to establish an orthotopic model of PDAC peritoneal dissemination and to uncover the transcriptional and regulatory programs underlying this process. METHODS: Organoids were established from primary pancreatic tumors and malignant effusions of patients with PDAC and orthotopically transplanted into the pancreas of immunodeficient mice to generate patient-derived orthotopic xenograft (PDOX) models.
Subsequently, the organoids were rederived from pancreatic and peritoneal lesions of a representative model (PDOX12) and orthotopically reimplanted to assess the dissemination capacity. Single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) and single-cell ATAC sequencing (scATAC-seq) were performed to analyze the tumors from these models. RESULTS: The organoids that were derived from malignant effusions reproducibly generated peritoneal metastases after orthotopic implantation.
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To dissect this process more precisely, we focused on one representative model (PDOX12) and rederived organoids from its pancreatic and peritoneal lesions. These organoids generated matched PDOX models that differed only in dissemination potential when reimplanted orthotopically. The results of snRNA-seq revealed a distinct subpopulation enriched in the high-dissemination model, which was characterized by the coordinated activation of genes involved in cytoskeletal dynamics, extracellular matrix remodeling, and plasticity-related signaling—suggesting a dissemination-primed state.
Integration with scATAC-seq identified STAT3, SMAD3, and SOX2 as potential upstream regulators of this gene program. CONCLUSIONS: This study established PDOX models that isolate the peritoneal dissemination phenotype and reveal the transcriptional and regulatory programs driving this process.
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- GEO FTP directory ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/series/GSE318nnn/GSE318411 ↗
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Where it is published
- GEO accession page ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE318411 ↗
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Documentation and papers
- PRJNA1418697 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/PRJNA1418697 ↗
project · from NCBI GEO
- PubMed 41673768 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41673768 ↗
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Topics
- Stated by source
- Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing · Homo sapiens
- From keywords
- Life Sciences
- Inferred from text
- Cancer 75% · RNA sequencing 75% · Sequencing 75% · Single-cell RNA sequencing 65%
Provenance · 1 source records, 11 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCBI GEO | GSE318411 | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NCBI GEO | connector:ncbi_geo@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[disease].local:disease:cancer | enrichment · NCBI GEO | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · NCBI GEO | connector:ncbi_geo@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[method].geo_series_type:expression-profiling-by-high-throughput-sequencing | source · NCBI GEO | connector:ncbi_geo@1.0.0 | /gdstype |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:rna-seq | enrichment · NCBI GEO | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:sequencing | enrichment · NCBI GEO | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (75%) |
| concepts[modality].local:modality:single-cell-rna-seq | enrichment · NCBI GEO | keyword-concept-rules@1.0.0 | title+description (65%) |
| concepts[organism].NCBITaxon:9606 | source · NCBI GEO | connector:ncbi_geo@1.0.0 | /taxon |
| description | source · NCBI GEO | connector:ncbi_geo@1.0.0 | /summary |
| publication_date | source · NCBI GEO | connector:ncbi_geo@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · NCBI GEO | connector:ncbi_geo@1.0.0 | /title |