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Mechanical signatures of human colon cancers

Luca Costa

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Besides the standard parameters used for colorectal cancer (CRC) management, new features are needed in clinical practice to improve progression-free and overall survival. In some cancers, the microenvironment mechanical properties can contribute to cancer progression and metastasis formation, or constitute a physical barrier for drug penetration or immune cell infiltration. These mechanical properties remain poorly known for colon tissues. Using a multidisciplinary approach including clinical data, physics and geostatistics, we characterized the stiffness of healthy and malignant colon specimens. For this purpose, we analyzed a prospective cohort of 18 patients with untreated colon adenocarcinoma using atomic force microscopy to generate micrometer-scale mechanical maps. We characterized the stiffness of normal epithelium samples taken far away or close to the tumor area and selected tumor tissue areas. These data showed that normal epithelium was softer than tumors. In tumors, stroma areas were stiffer than malignant epithelial cell areas. Among the clinical parameters, tumor left location, higher stage, and RAS mutations were associated with increased tissue stiffness. Thus, in patients with CRC, measuring tumor tissue rigidity may have a translational value and an impact on patient care.

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Cancer
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hal-03811868 , version 1 (12-10-2022)

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Evelyne Lopez-Crapez, Luca Costa, Guillaume Tosato, Jeanne Ramos, Thibault Mazard, et al.. Mechanical signatures of human colon cancers. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12 (1), pp.12475. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-16669-3⟩. ⟨hal-03811868⟩
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