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Last published 2026
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Yan Cheng

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Also affiliated: National Institutes of Health (2014); University of British Columbia (2014–2015); China Pharmaceutical University (2015–2020); Okayama University (2013); University of New Mexico (2013); Anhui Medical University (2024); Chinese Academy of Sciences (2008); Medical College of Wisconsin (2019–2022); University of Utah (2013–2019); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2023); Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang (2018–2019); Optum (United States) (2015); Peking University First Hospital (2020–2022); Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (2008); National Cancer Institute (2014); Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (2024); First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (2021); Third Xiangya Hospital (2023); Xiangya Hospital Central South University (2023); First Hospital of Xi'an (2018); State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine (2015–2020); Henan Normal University (2008); University of Pennsylvania (2000); Tsinghua University (2013–2025)

25 h-index 103 pubs 2,180 cited

  • Humans
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Animals
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Female
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Tumor Microenvironment
  • Prognosis
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Apoptosis
  • Signal Transduction
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Receptors, Chimeric Antigen

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Yan Cheng's research focuses on understanding the biological mechanisms underlying cancer development and identifying potential therapeutic strategies. Her work investigates the role of tumor risk genes, the influence of the neural and immune components within the tumor microenvironment, and the development of novel immune-based cancer therapies. Cheng's doctoral training at China Pharmaceutical University centered on tumor biology and immunology, followed by postdoctoral research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, where she conducted basic and translational studies on multiple myeloma.

Her research interests have led to publications exploring the intersection of stress, the immune system, and cancer progression. Recent work has examined how chronic stress impacts colitis by altering gut microbiota and immune responses, and how depression can promote prostate cancer growth and metastasis through sympathetic signaling pathways. Cheng is an Instructor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she collaborates with researchers including Fumou Sun and Fenghuang Zhan. Her scholarly output includes over 100 publications and a h-index of 26.

Metrics

  • h-index: 25
  • Publications: 103
  • Citations: 2,180

Positions

  • Instructor 2022–present
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Internal Medicine ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Single Cell Analysis of the Tumor Microenvironment Landscape Across the Disease Spectrum of Multiple Myeloma (2026)
    Blood DOI OpenAlex
  • Polyclonal plasma cell (PolyPC) signature as a key indicator for predicting the progression of MGUS to multiple myeloma (2025)
    Cancer Biomarkers 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Abstract 860: BCMA CAR-T cells releasing mutant CST6 N137D proteins further improve therapeutic effects in multiple myeloma (2025)
    Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
  • Cystatin M/E Ameliorates Multiple Myeloma-Induced Hyper Osteolytic Bone Resorption (2025)
    Cancers 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Multi-Omics Reveal Immune Microenvironment Alterations in Multiple Myeloma and Its Precursor Stages (2024)
    Blood 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Role of CST6 in Immunosuppression in the Multiple Myeloma Microenvironment (2024)
    Blood DOI OpenAlex
  • Multi-omics reveal immune microenvironment alterations in multiple myeloma and its precursor stages (2024)
    Blood Cancer Journal 38 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhancing prognostic power in multiple myeloma using a plasma cell signature derived from single-cell RNA sequencing (2024)
    Blood Cancer Journal 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Prognostic value of ferritin in ASCT MM patients: integration with GEP models and ISS series systems (2024)
    Blood Cancer Journal 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bispecific BCMA/CD24 CAR-T cells control multiple myeloma growth (2024)
    Nature Communications 47 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • BCMA- and CST6-specific CAR T cells lyse multiple myeloma cells and suppress murine osteolytic lesions (2023)
    Journal of Clinical Investigation 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • High NEK2 expression in myeloid progenitors suppresses T cell immunity in multiple myeloma (2023)
    Cell Reports Medicine 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • P-066 BCMA-CAR-T cells with synthetic circuits of CST6 lyse tumor cells and suppress osteolytic lesions in multiple myeloma (2023)
    Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia DOI OpenAlex
  • IL6Myc mouse is an immunocompetent model for the development of aggressive multiple myeloma (2023)
    Haematologica 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • CST6 suppresses osteolytic bone disease in multiple myeloma by blocking osteoclast differentiation (2022)
    Journal of Clinical Investigation 25 citations DOI OpenAlex

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