Experiments

Searchable full-text extractions: founding hypothesis, core claims, experimental setups, key results and statistics — pulled out of each paper as structure. Search a cell line, an assay or an entity (e.g. HUH7) and find every paper that worked with it. This corpus stands on its own: most entries carry no reproduction assessment (yet).

• iBRIDGE: A Data Integration Method to Identify Inflamed Tumors from Single-cell RNA-Seq Data and Differentiate Cell Type-Specific Markers of Immune-Cell Infiltration.

  PMID 37023414 · PMC10236149 · Cancer immunology research · 2023 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Malignant cells cluster by patient in scRNA-seq data while immune and stromal cells cluster by cell type, making malignant cells uniquely suited to carry patient-level inflamed/cold signal

  nsclc coad brca tcga scrna-seq bulk rna-seq

• A unique malignant cell type per patient tumor encoded in each cancer cell transcriptome.

  PMID 41884004 · PMC13010111 · iScience · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Malignant cells cluster predominantly by tumor of origin, while non-malignant cells from the same tumors cluster by cell type independent of patient

  malignant non-malignant ovarian normal scrna-seq alternative paired

• Unveiling the NEFH+ malignant cell subtype: Insights from single-cell RNA sequencing in prostate cancer progression and tumor microenvironment interactions.

  PMID 39759507 · PMC11695424 · Frontiers in immunology · 2024 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  A malignant cell subtype in PCa with high expression of NEFH was identified, located at the differentiation terminal, showing higher malignancy and association with advanced tumor lesions.

  pca malignant tcga mda single-cell infercnv pseudotime

• Decoding clone evolution in HER2 amplified breast cancer through single-cell and spatial transcriptomics analysis of copy number variations.

  PMID 41840060 · PMC13125306 · Scientific reports · 2026 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  IDC exhibits significantly higher CNV burden than DCIS, supporting progressive genomic instability during tumor evolution

  her2-positive epithelial malignant tcga-brca single-cell spatial infercnv

• PD-1 blockade plus tyrosine kinase inhibitor remodels the tumor microenvironment in advanced renal cell carcinoma.

  PMID 41916996 · PMC13199584 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Non-responders to TKI±ICI therapy show increased neutrophil infiltration and enrichment of SAA+ tumor cells after treatment.

  arcc pre post-treatment tumor single-cell multiplex ligand-receptor

• Integrative single-cell analysis uncovers distinct tumour microenvironment ecotypes and immune evasion across skin cancers.

  PMID 41636115 · PMC12869349 · Clinical and translational medicine · 2026 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  A malignant NARS2+NDUFC2+ melanoma cell subpopulation with reduced MHC-I expression is enriched in advanced-stage tumours and associated with worse survival and immunotherapy response.

  skin prognosis melanoma macrophage single-cell bulk immunofluorescence

• A spatially resolved human glioblastoma atlas reveals distinct cellular and molecular patterns of anatomical niches.

  PMID 41714633 · PMC13031279 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 6 setups

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  GBM exhibits distinct cellular and molecular patterns organized by anatomical niche, with malignant, vascular, and immune compartments showing region-specific spatial associations

  gbm glioma single-cell scrna-seq cite-seq spatial

• Single-cell analysis highlights the significance of malignant cell IFN/MHC-II for immunotherapy response in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

  PMID 41923630 · PMC13130666 · Cell reports. Medicine · 2026 · 8 claims · 4 setups

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  A malignant cell subset expressing IFN-response and MHC-II genes (IFN/MHC-II) increases in proportion after pembrolizumab treatment and is associated with response

  hnscc ffpe syngeneic independent single-cell multiplexed tumor

• Single cell profiling reveals malignant states and immune landscapes in PCNSL and systemic DLBCL.

  PMID 42023148 · PMC13097095 · iScience · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  PCNSL and sDLBCL contain five distinct malignant B-cell subtypes (B0-B4) with discrete differentiation trajectories

  pcnsl malignant bulk sdlbcl scrna-seq infercnv cytotrace2

• Deciphering the Immune Microenvironment at the Forefront of Tumor Aggressiveness by Constructing a Regulatory Network with Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomic Data.

  PMID 38254989 · PMC10815467 · Genes · 2024 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  High expression of transcription factors FOXA1 and EZH2 in malignant cells at the invasive front plays a key role in driving tumor progression

  breast er+ epithelial malignant scrna-seq spatial copy

• A P4HA2 hypoxia signature derived from single cell atlas stratifies conserved subtypes with prognostic significance in cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

  PMID 41559646 · PMC12910786 · BMC cancer · 2026 · 6 claims · 8 setups

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  A tumor cell metaprogram (MP7) identified from scRNA-seq of CSCC shows elevated hypoxia, invasion, metastasis, proliferation, and angiogenesis scores compared to other metaprograms.

  cscc tcga-cscc mp7 siha single-cell bulk gene

• A pan-cancer single-cell transcriptomic atlas of human bone metastases.

  PMID 41619722 · PMC12923970 · Cell reports. Medicine · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Constructed a pan-cancer single-cell transcriptomic atlas of 62 human bone metastases (predominantly spinal) across 13 primary cancer types, with paired primary tumor and normal bone marrow samples.

  bone paired plasmacytoma malignant scrna-seq ihc infercnv

• Single-cell mapping of cholesterol metabolism reveals FDPS as a therapeutic vulnerability in hepatocellular carcinoma.

  PMID 41706364 · PMC12916967 · Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026 · 7 claims · 8 setups

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  Cholesterol metabolic activity is markedly elevated in HCC tumors and in immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) non-responders, with pronounced intratumoral heterogeneity across malignant cell subpopulations

  hcc tcga-lihc malignant hepa1-6 scrna-seq bulk hdwgcna

• Single-cell RNA sequencing of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast reveals cellular heterogeneity and tumor microenvironment features.

  PMID 41761191 · PMC13041279 · BMC medical genomics · 2026 · 8 claims · 7 setups

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  H19+ myoepithelial cells (H19+myoEpC) represent the dominant malignant subpopulation in ACCB, characterized by the majority of large-scale CNVs and high expression of oncogenic pathway genes and ligands (e.g., LAMB1, WNT6)

  tumor hnacc epithelial accb single-cell scrna-seq copy

• Tumor cell villages define the co-dependency of tumor and microenvironment in liver cancer.

  PMID 41723121 · PMC12932787 · Nature communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Different tumor cell transcriptomic states organize into distinct spatial clusters, or 'villages', each supported by a unique surrounding microenvironment

  liver malignant non-malignant tumor single-cell immunofluorescence non-negative

• Single-Cell RNA Analysis of Murine Osteosarcoma Uncovers Skp2 Function in Metastasis, Genomic Instability, and Immune Activation and Reveals Additional Target Pathways.

  PMID 41877584 · PMC13103941 · Cancer research communications · 2026 · 8 claims · 6 setups

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  Skp2 KO improves survival, drives apoptosis, and induces antitumor immunity in Rb1/Trp53-deficient murine osteosarcoma

  tumors same osteosarcoma skp2 scrna-seq mutation copy-number

• Single-Cell Transcriptomic Landscape of Right-Sided Colon Cancer Reveals Cellular and Molecular Features of Metastatic Potential.

  PMID 41898210 · PMC13024220 · Biomedicines · 2026 · 8 claims · 6 setups

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  RCC_LM tumors exhibit higher genomic instability (CNV score) than RCC_noM tumors

  right-sided malignant epithelial types scrna-seq copy trajectory

• An integrated single-cell lung cancer atlas reveals distinct fibroblast phenotypes between adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinomas.

  PMID 41577803 · PMC12920623 · NPJ precision oncology · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  Inflammatory CAFs (iCAFs) predominate in LUAD, whereas myofibroblastic CAFs (mCAFs) predominate in LUSC

  nsclc epithelial macrophage caf scrna-seq copy gene-set

• CLK1 Promotes Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Trafficking and Reprograms the Tumor Microenvironment by Activating Hippo/YAP Signaling in Colorectal Cancer.

  PMID 41686262 · PMC13136879 · Cancer immunology research · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  CLK1 is markedly upregulated in immune-cold colorectal tumors and correlates with increased MDSC infiltration and CD8+ T-cell exclusion

  colorectal tcga-coad ct26 tumor scrna-seq bulk multiplex

• Dissecting tumor heterogeneity in colorectal cancer: uncovering the role of BCL2L1(+) cells through single-cell analysis.

  PMID 41958675 · PMC13056825 · Frontiers in immunology · 2026 · 8 claims · 8 setups

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  scRNA-seq identifies five CRC tumor cell subtypes, with the C4 BCL2L1+ subtype predominantly enriched in liver metastases and showing enhanced proliferation, metabolic reprogramming, and anti-apoptotic activity

  crc epcs malignant tcga scrna-seq infercnv cytotrace