Clear cell renal cell carcinoma ontogeny and mechanisms of lethality

E Jonasch, CL Walker, WK Rathmell - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2021 - nature.com
The molecular features that define clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) initiation and
progression are being increasingly defined. The TRACERx Renal studies and others that …

Biological Mechanisms and Clinical Significance of BAP1 Mutations in Human Cancer

M Carbone, JW Harbour, J Brugarolas, A Bononi… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Among more than 200 BAP1-mutant families affected by the “BAP1 cancer syndrome,”
nearly all individuals inheriting a BAP1 mutant allele developed one or more malignancies …

The antitumorigenic roles of BRCA1–BARD1 in DNA repair and replication

M Tarsounas, P Sung - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2020 - nature.com
The tumour suppressor breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein (BRCA1) promotes DNA
double-strand break (DSB) repair by homologous recombination and protects DNA …

Novel insights into mesothelioma biology and implications for therapy

TA Yap, JG Aerts, S Popat, DA Fennell - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Malignant mesothelioma is a universally lethal cancer that is increasing in incidence
worldwide. There is a dearth of effective therapies, with only one treatment (pemetrexed and …

Metastatic disease from uveal melanoma: treatment options and future prospects

RD Carvajal, GK Schwartz, T Tezel, B Marr… - British Journal of …, 2017 - bjo.bmj.com
Uveal melanoma represents∼ 85% of all ocular melanomas and up to 50% of patients
develop metastatic disease. Metastases are most frequently localised to the liver and, as few …

An overview of cancer treatment modalities

Z Abbas, S Rehman - Neoplasm, 2018 - books.google.com
Cancer is a global issue majorly affecting developing countries. According to a survey, 63%
of deaths due to cancer are reported from developing countries. There are different …

[PDF][PDF] Playing the end game: DNA double-strand break repair pathway choice

JR Chapman, MRG Taylor, SJ Boulton - Molecular cell, 2012 - cell.com
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are highly toxic lesions that can drive genetic instability.
To preserve genome integrity, organisms have evolved several DSB repair mechanisms, of …

BAP1 loss defines a new class of renal cell carcinoma

S Peña-Llopis, S Vega-Rubín-de-Celis, A Liao… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
The molecular pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is poorly understood. Whole-
genome and exome sequencing followed by innovative tumorgraft analyses (to accurately …

Germline BAP1 mutations predispose to malignant mesothelioma

JR Testa, M Cheung, J Pei, JE Below, Y Tan… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Because only a small fraction of asbestos-exposed individuals develop malignant
mesothelioma, and because mesothelioma clustering is observed in some families, we …

BAP1 and cancer

M Carbone, H Yang, HI Pass, T Krausz… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
BAP1 is a deubiquitylase that is found associated with multiprotein complexes that regulate
key cellular pathways, including the cell cycle, cellular differentiation, cell death …