The microenvironment of oesophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCC) is heterogeneous and can strongly impact response to treatment. Here, the authors characterize the ESCC tumour microenvironment with single-cell RNA-seq, finding CST1 + myofibroblasts with potential biological and prognostic significance as well as immunosuppression signatures.
- Huy Q. Dinh
- Feng Pan
- En-Min Li