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April 26, 2026Journal of Cancer0 citationsOpen Access

Deciphering Cancer Therapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity in the Era of Spatial and Multi-Omics from Systemic Mechanisms to In Situ Microenvironments

CGCheng GouQLQian LiTXTing Xiong

Key Points

  • This review aims to explore the mechanisms of cardiotoxicity induced by cancer therapies and the analytical advancements in understanding these effects.
  • Synthesis of current knowledge in cardio-oncology and therapy-induced cardiotoxicity
  • Evaluation of conventional detection techniques like echocardiography and serum biomarkers
  • Analysis of advancements in multi-omics technologies including genomics, transcriptomics, and spatial omics
  • Traditional methods often miss early molecular changes or complex interactions in cardiac tissues
  • Multi-omics strategies provide deeper insights into cellular communication and heterogeneity
  • Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals critical information previously overlooked by bulk sequencing techniques

Abstract

Cardio-oncology has emerged as a critical discipline addressing the cardiovascular sequelae of antineoplastic therapies.While traditional chemotherapy, targeted therapies, and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer survival, they are frequently accompanied by cardiotoxicity ranging from asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction to fulminant myocarditis.Current clinical strategies, relying heavily on echocardiography and serum biomarkers, often fail to detect early molecular perturbations or elucidate the complex multicellular interactions within the cardiac microenvironment.The advent of multi-omics technologies, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, has provided systemic insights into these pathomechanisms.More recently, the integration of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and spatial omics has enabled "in situ" visualization of cellular heterogeneity and intercellular communication, resolving the "blind spots" of bulk sequencing.This review synthesizes the current landscape of therapy-induced cardiotoxicity, highlights the limitations of conventional methodologies, and comprehensively examines how multi-dimensional omics strategies are reshaping our understanding of mechanisms, biomarker discovery, and precision cardioprotection.

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Gou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69edab424a46254e215b362chttps://doi.org/10.7150/jca.132588
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