Genetic and non-genetic clonal diversity in cancer evolution

JRM Black, N McGranahan - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The observation and analysis of intra-tumour heterogeneity (ITH), particularly in genomic
studies, has advanced our understanding of the evolutionary forces that shape cancer …

Drug resistance and combating drug resistance in cancer

X Wang, H Zhang, X Chen - Cancer drug resistance, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. Current major treatments for cancer
management include surgery, cytotoxic chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy …

Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of checkpoint blockade response in advanced non-small cell lung cancer

A Ravi, MD Hellmann, MB Arniella, M Holton… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agents have transformed the treatment landscape of advanced
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To expand our understanding of the molecular features …

Molecular map of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and its impact on outcome

BA Knisbacher, Z Lin, CK Hahn, F Nadeu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent advances in cancer characterization have consistently revealed marked
heterogeneity, impeding the completion of integrated molecular and clinical maps for each …

Spatial genomics enables multi-modal study of clonal heterogeneity in tissues

T Zhao, ZD Chiang, JW Morriss, LM LaFave… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The state and behaviour of a cell can be influenced by both genetic and environmental
factors. In particular, tumour progression is determined by underlying genetic aberrations …

Mechanisms and therapeutic implications of hypermutation in gliomas

M Touat, YY Li, AN Boynton, LF Spurr, JB Iorgulescu… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
A high tumour mutational burden (hypermutation) is observed in some gliomas,,,–; however,
the mechanisms by which hypermutation develops and whether it predicts the response to …

Genomic profiling for clinical decision making in lymphoid neoplasms

L De Leval, AA Alizadeh, PL Bergsagel… - Blood, The Journal …, 2022 - ashpublications.org
With the introduction of large-scale molecular profiling methods and high-throughput
sequencing technologies, the genomic features of most lymphoid neoplasms have been …

Integrating genetic and non-genetic determinants of cancer evolution by single-cell multi-omics

AS Nam, R Chaligne, DA Landau - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer represents an evolutionary process through which growing malignant populations
genetically diversify, leading to tumour progression, relapse and resistance to therapy. In …

Resolving genetic heterogeneity in cancer

S Turajlic, A Sottoriva, T Graham… - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
To a large extent, cancer conforms to evolutionary rules defined by the rates at which clones
mutate, adapt and grow. Next-generation sequencing has provided a snapshot of the …

Clinical implications of intratumor heterogeneity: challenges and opportunities

S Ramón y Cajal, M Sesé, C Capdevila… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
In this review, we highlight the role of intratumoral heterogeneity, focusing on the clinical and
biological ramifications this phenomenon poses. Intratumoral heterogeneity arises through …