Making sense of cancer genomic data

L Chin, WC Hahn, G Getz, M Meyerson - Genes & development, 2011 - genesdev.cshlp.org
High-throughput tools for nucleic acid characterization now provide the means to conduct
comprehensive analyses of all somatic alterations in the cancer genomes. Both large-scale …

Spatial and temporal diversity in genomic instability processes defines lung cancer evolution

EC De Bruin, N McGranahan, R Mitter, M Salm… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Spatial and temporal dissection of the genomic changes occurring during the evolution of
human non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may help elucidate the basis for its dismal …

PRC2 is recurrently inactivated through EED or SUZ12 loss in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

W Lee, S Teckie, T Wiesner, L Ran… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) represent a group of highly aggressive
soft-tissue sarcomas that may occur sporadically, in association with neurofibromatosis type …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic characterization of biliary tract cancers identifies driver genes and predisposing mutations

CP Wardell, M Fujita, T Yamada, M Simbolo… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are clinically and pathologically
heterogeneous and respond poorly to treatment. Genomic profiling can offer a clearer …

Exome sequencing identifies distinct mutational patterns in liver fluke–related and non-infection-related bile duct cancers

W Chan-On, ML Nairismägi, CK Ong, WK Lim, S Dima… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The impact of different carcinogenic exposures on the specific patterns of somatic mutation
in human tumors remains unclear. To address this issue, we profiled 209 …

Telomeric allelic imbalance indicates defective DNA repair and sensitivity to DNA-damaging agents

NJ Birkbak, ZC Wang, JY Kim, AC Eklund, Q Li, R Tian… - Cancer discovery, 2012 - AACR
DNA repair competency is one determinant of sensitivity to certain chemotherapy drugs,
such as cisplatin. Cancer cells with intact DNA repair can avoid the accumulation of genome …

Exome sequencing of liver fluke–associated cholangiocarcinoma

CK Ong, C Subimerb, C Pairojkul, S Wongkham… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Opisthorchis viverrini–related cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a fatal bile duct cancer, is a major
public health concern in areas endemic for this parasite. We report here whole-exome …

Pan-cancer analysis of genomic scar signatures associated with homologous recombination deficiency suggests novel indications for existing cancer drugs

AM Marquard, AC Eklund, T Joshi, M Krzystanek… - Biomarker …, 2015 - Springer
Background Ovarian and triple-negative breast cancers with BRCA1 or BRCA2 loss are
highly sensitive to treatment with PARP inhibitors and platinum-based cytotoxic agents and …

Integrative analysis of genome-wide loss of heterozygosity and monoallelic expression at nucleotide resolution reveals disrupted pathways in triple-negative breast …

G Ha, A Roth, D Lai, A Bashashati, J Ding… - Genome …, 2012 - genome.cshlp.org
Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and copy number alteration (CNA) feature prominently in the
somatic genomic landscape of tumors. As such, karyotypic aberrations in cancer genomes …

SETD2 loss-of-function promotes renal cancer branched evolution through replication stress and impaired DNA repair

N Kanu, E Grönroos, P Martinez, RA Burrell, X Yi Goh… - Oncogene, 2015 - nature.com
Defining mechanisms that generate intratumour heterogeneity and branched evolution may
inspire novel therapeutic approaches to limit tumour diversity and adaptation. SETD2 (Su …