The MYC oncogene — the grand orchestrator of cancer growth and immune evasion

R Dhanasekaran, A Deutzmann… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
The MYC proto-oncogenes encode a family of transcription factors that are among the most
commonly activated oncoproteins in human neoplasias. Indeed, MYC aberrations or …

Cancer evolution: Darwin and beyond

R Vendramin, K Litchfield, C Swanton - The EMBO Journal, 2021 - embopress.org
Clinical and laboratory studies over recent decades have established branched evolution as
a feature of cancer. However, while grounded in somatic selection, several lines of evidence …

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 …

Parallel sequencing of extrachromosomal circular DNAs and transcriptomes in single cancer cells

R Chamorro González, T Conrad, MC Stöber, R Xu… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) are common in cancer, but many questions about their
origin, structural dynamics and impact on intratumor heterogeneity are still unresolved. Here …

Extrachromosomal DNA is associated with oncogene amplification and poor outcome across multiple cancers

H Kim, NP Nguyen, K Turner, S Wu, AD Gujar… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) amplification promotes intratumoral genetic heterogeneity
and accelerated tumor evolution,–; however, its frequency and clinical impact are unclear …

The evolutionary dynamics of extrachromosomal DNA in human cancers

JT Lange, JC Rose, CY Chen, Y Pichugin, L Xie… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Oncogene amplification on extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is a common event, driving
aggressive tumor growth, drug resistance and shorter survival. Currently, the impact of …

Engineered extracellular vesicles and their mimetics for cancer immunotherapy

C Liu, Y Wang, L Li, D He, J Chi, Q Li, Y Wu… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are heterogeneous membranous vesicles secreted by living
cells that are involved in many physiological and pathological processes as intermediaries …

Mapping clustered mutations in cancer reveals APOBEC3 mutagenesis of ecDNA

EN Bergstrom, J Luebeck, M Petljak, A Khandekar… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Clustered somatic mutations are common in cancer genomes and previous analyses reveal
several types of clustered single-base substitutions, which include doublet-and multi-base …

Extrachromosomal DNA in the cancerous transformation of Barrett's oesophagus

J Luebeck, AWT Ng, PC Galipeau, X Li, CA Sanchez… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Oncogene amplification on extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) drives the evolution of tumours
and their resistance to treatment, and is associated with poor outcomes for patients with …

[PDF][PDF] The translational challenges of precision oncology

O Pich, C Bailey, TBK Watkins, S Zaccaria… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The translational challenges in the field of precision oncology are in part related to the
biological complexity and diversity of this disease. Technological advances in genomics …