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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Spatial Transcriptomics Decodes Breast Cancer Microenvironment Heterogeneity: From Multidimensional Dynamic Profiling to Precision Therapy Blueprint Construction.

Aolong Ma, Lingyan Xiang, Jingping Yuan, Qianwen Wang, Lina Zhao, Honglin Yan

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Aolong MaDepartment of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Lingyan XiangDepartment of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Jingping YuanDepartment of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2922-4839
Qianwen WangDepartment of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Lina ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Honglin YanDepartment of Pathology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7645-9692

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2025AFB684The Sixth Round of Youth Key Talents Project of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University RMQNZD2024046
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBreast cancer, the most prevalent malignancy among women worldwide, exhibits significant heterogeneity, particularly in the tumor microenvironment (TME), which poses challenges for treatment. Spatial transcriptomics (ST) has emerged as a transformative technology, enabling gene expression analysis while preserving tissue spatial architecture. This provides unprecedented insights into tumor heterogeneity, cellular interactions, and disease mechanisms, offering a powerful tool for advancing breast cancer research and therapy. This review aims to synthesize the applications of ST in breast cancer research, focusing on its role in decoding tumor heterogeneity, characterizing the TME, elucidating progression and metastasis dynamics, and predicting therapeutic responses. We also explore how ST can bridge molecular profiling with clinical translation to enhance precision therapy. The key scientific concepts of review included the following: We summarize the technological advancements in ST, including imaging-based and sequencing-based methods, and their applications in breast cancer. Key findings highlight how ST resolves spatial heterogeneity across molecular subtypes and histological variants. ST reveals the dynamic interplay between tumor cells, immune cells, and stromal components, uncovering mechanisms of immune evasion, metabolic reprogramming, and therapeutic resistance. Additionally, ST identifies spatial prognostic markers and predicts responses to chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. We propose that ST serves as a hub for integrating multi-omics data, offering a roadmap for precision oncology and personalized treatment strategies in breast cancer.

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Breast NeoplasmsGene Expression ProfilingPrecision MedicineTranscriptomeTumor MicroenvironmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansbreast cancerheterogeneityprogression and metastasisspatial transcriptomicstherapytumor microenvironment

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PMID40867511
PMCPMC12383931

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