Tumor evolution: Linear, branching, neutral or punctuated?

A Davis, R Gao, N Navin - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intratumor heterogeneity has been widely reported in human cancers, but our knowledge of
how this genetic diversity emerges over time remains limited. A central challenge in studying …

Cancer stem cells: The root of tumor recurrence and metastases

C Peitzsch, A Tyutyunnykova, K Pantel… - Seminars in cancer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Metastatic tumors are the cause of more than 90% of cancer related deaths. Metastasis
formation can be considered as a culmination of the Darwinian evolutionary process within …

Minimal functional driver gene heterogeneity among untreated metastases

JG Reiter, AP Makohon-Moore, JM Gerold, A Heyde… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Metastases are responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths. Although genomic
heterogeneity within primary tumors is associated with relapse, heterogeneity among …

An analysis of genetic heterogeneity in untreated cancers

JG Reiter, M Baretti, JM Gerold… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Genetic intratumoural heterogeneity is a natural consequence of imperfect DNA replication.
Any two randomly selected cells, whether normal or cancerous, are therefore genetically …

Polyploidy can drive rapid adaptation in yeast

AM Selmecki, YE Maruvka, PA Richmond, M Guillet… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Polyploidy is observed across the tree of life, yet its influence on evolution remains
incompletely understood,,,. Polyploidy, usually whole-genome duplication, is proposed to …

Cancer evolution: mathematical models and computational inference

N Beerenwinkel, RF Schwarz, M Gerstung… - Systematic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Cancer is a somatic evolutionary process characterized by the accumulation of mutations,
which contribute to tumor growth, clinical progression, immune escape, and drug resistance …

Spatial heterogeneity and evolutionary dynamics modulate time to recurrence in continuous and adaptive cancer therapies

JA Gallaher, PM Enriquez-Navas, KA Luddy… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Abstract Treatment of advanced cancers has benefited from new agents that supplement or
bypass conventional therapies. However, even effective therapies fail as cancer cells deploy …

Cellular heterogeneity and molecular evolution in cancer

V Almendro, A Marusyk, K Polyak - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Intratumor heterogeneity represents a major obstacle to effective cancer treatment and
personalized medicine. However, investigators are now elucidating intratumor heterogeneity …

[HTML][HTML] Glioblastoma multiforme: a look inside its heterogeneous nature

MM Inda, R Bonavia, J Seoane - Cancers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Heterogeneity is a hallmark of tumors and has a crucial role in the outcome of the
malignancy, because it not only confounds diagnosis, but also challenges the design of …

Evaluation of breast cancer using intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) histogram analysis: comparison with malignant status, histological subtype, and molecular …

GY Cho, L Moy, SG Kim, SH Baete, M Moccaldi… - European …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To examine heterogeneous breast cancer through intravoxel incoherent motion
(IVIM) histogram analysis. Materials and methods This HIPAA-compliant, IRB-approved …