The two sides of chromosomal instability: drivers and brakes in cancer

R Hosea, S Hillary, S Naqvi, S Wu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of cancer and is associated with tumor cell
malignancy. CIN triggers a chain reaction in cells leading to chromosomal abnormalities …

Automated real-world data integration improves cancer outcome prediction

J Jee, C Fong, K Pichotta, TN Tran, A Luthra, M Waters… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The digitization of health records and growing availability of tumour DNA sequencing
provide an opportunity to study the determinants of cancer outcomes with unprecedented …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of cancer metastasis–Arise early and remain present

D Dymerska, AA Marusiak - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer and its metastases arise from mutations of genes, drivers that promote a tumor's
growth. Analyses of driver events provide insights into cancer cell history and may lead to a …

Single-cell and spatial genomic landscape of non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases

S Tagore, L Caprio, AD Amin, K Bestak, K Luthria… - Nature Medicine, 2025 - nature.com
Brain metastases frequently develop in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
and are a common cause of cancer-related deaths, yet our understanding of the underlying …

Cerebrospinal fluid circulating tumor DNA profiling for risk stratification and matched treatment of central nervous system metastases

MM Zheng, Q Zhou, HJ Chen, BY Jiang, LB Tang… - Nature Medicine, 2025 - nature.com
Genomic profiling of central nervous system (CNS) metastases has the potential to guide
treatments. In the present study, we included 584 patients with non-small-cell lung cancer …

Integrated proteomic and glycoproteomic analysis reveals heterogeneity and molecular signatures of brain metastases from lung adenocarcinomas

Y Zhao, D Zhang, B Meng, Y Zhang, S Ma, J Zeng… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Brain metastasis is a major cause of poor prognosis and death in lung adenocarcinoma
(LUAD); however, the understanding of therapeutic strategies and mechanisms for brain …

Molecular evolution of central nervous system metastasis and therapeutic implications

D Gritsch, PK Brastianos - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2024 - cell.com
The increasing prevalence and poor prognosis of central nervous system (CNS) metastases
pose a significant challenge in oncology, necessitating improved therapeutic strategies …

Low PD-L1 expression, MAP2K2 alterations, and enriched HPV gene signatures characterize brain metastases in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

MJ Dennis, DC Pavlick, A Kacew, M Wotman… - Journal of translational …, 2024 - Springer
Background Brain metastasis (BM) is a rare but severe complication of head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), with limited knowledge of molecular characteristics and …

A review of recent advances in the molecular mechanisms underlying brain metastasis in lung cancer

C Guan, X Zhang, L Yu - Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Brain metastasis from lung cancer is a prevalent mode of treatment failure associated with a
poor prognosis. The incidence of brain metastasis has recently shown a dramatic increase …

Comprehensive Proteomics Analysis Reveals Dynamic Phenotypes of Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Their Precursor Cells in Tumor Progression

Y Liu, D Liu, Y Liu, B Fu, S Ji, R Wang… - Journal of Proteome …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are key regulators in tumor progression, but the
precise role of bone marrow-derived monocytes (Mons) as TAM precursors and their …