Cancers make their own luck: theories of cancer origins
Cancer has been a leading cause of death for decades. This dismal statistic has increased
efforts to prevent the disease or to detect it early, when treatment is less invasive, relatively …
efforts to prevent the disease or to detect it early, when treatment is less invasive, relatively …
Pancreatic cancer evolution and heterogeneity: integrating omics and clinical data
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), already among the deadliest epithelial
malignancies, is rising in both incidence and contribution to overall cancer deaths. Decades …
malignancies, is rising in both incidence and contribution to overall cancer deaths. Decades …
Radiation therapy enhances immunotherapy response in microsatellite stable colorectal and pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a phase II trial
AR Parikh, A Szabolcs, JN Allen, JW Clark, JY Wo… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Overcoming intrinsic resistance to immune checkpoint blockade for microsatellite stable
(MSS) colorectal cancer (CRC) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains …
(MSS) colorectal cancer (CRC) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains …
Most large structural variants in cancer genomes can be detected without long reads
Short-read sequencing is the workhorse of cancer genomics yet is thought to miss many
structural variants (SVs), particularly large chromosomal alterations. To characterize missing …
structural variants (SVs), particularly large chromosomal alterations. To characterize missing …
Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes
Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer is driven by genetic change, and the advent of massively parallel sequencing has
enabled systematic documentation of this variation at the whole-genome scale,–. Here we …
enabled systematic documentation of this variation at the whole-genome scale,–. Here we …
Hepatitis B virus integrations promote local and distant oncogenic driver alterations in hepatocellular carcinoma
Objective Infection by HBV is the main risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
worldwide. HBV directly drives carcinogenesis through integrations in the human genome …
worldwide. HBV directly drives carcinogenesis through integrations in the human genome …
Computational analysis of cancer genome sequencing data
Distilling biologically meaningful information from cancer genome sequencing data requires
comprehensive identification of somatic alterations using rigorous computational methods …
comprehensive identification of somatic alterations using rigorous computational methods …
[HTML][HTML] Understanding human health through metatranscriptomics
T Ojala, E Kankuri, M Kankainen - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2023 - cell.com
Metatranscriptomics has revolutionized our ability to explore and understand transcriptional
programs in microbial communities. Moreover, it has enabled us to gain deeper and more …
programs in microbial communities. Moreover, it has enabled us to gain deeper and more …
Fusobacterium nucleatum and cancer
T Alon‐Maimon, O Mandelboim… - Periodontology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Accumulating evidence demonstrates that the oral pathobiont Fusobacterium nucleatum is
involved in the progression of an increasing number of tumors types. Thus far, the …
involved in the progression of an increasing number of tumors types. Thus far, the …
[HTML][HTML] Pan-cancer analyses reveal cancer-type-specific fungal ecologies and bacteriome interactions
Cancer-microbe associations have been explored for centuries, but cancer-associated fungi
have rarely been examined. Here, we comprehensively characterize the cancer mycobiome …
have rarely been examined. Here, we comprehensively characterize the cancer mycobiome …