Cancer Discovery

Papers
(The median citation count of Cancer Discovery is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Drafting a Blueprint for European Cancer Research6673
Highlighted research articles706
Low-Glycemic Diets Restrict Tumor Growth through Altered Lipid Metabolism364
Mouse Models Provide Insight into Factors Affecting BiTE Efficacy264
IL7 Genetic Variation Predicts Immune-Related Adverse Events252
Q&A: Philip Greenberg on T Cells, IO's Future234
HLA-E:CD94–NKG2A Mediates Circulating Tumor Cell Immune Evasion229
AI-Supported Mammography “Safe,” Cuts Workload220
Mutation-Driven Alveolar Cell Reprogramming Dictates Lung Cancer Progression216
Succinyl-CoA and Cobalamin Are Biomarkers That Improve Anal Cancer Screening211
Human Tumor Cells Display an Oncogene-like Addiction to Aneuploidy208
Collagen Receptor Implicated in Immune Exclusion203
Probing Clonal Hematopoiesis in Liquid Biopsy191
Shattered Chromosomes Undergo Mitotic Tethering during Chromothripsis176
PARADIGM Identifies Associations between Drugs, the Microbiome, and Mortality174
Transposable Element Signatures Define Stages of T-cell Exhaustion168
Air Pollution Promotes Oncogenic Expansion of Mutant Lung Progenitor Cells159
Selpercatinib Shifts Treatment Paradigm for MTC and NSCLC158
Correction: Targeting Translation Initiation Bypasses Signaling Crosstalk Mechanisms That Maintain High MYC Levels in Colorectal Cancer152
PIN1 Prolyl Isomerase Promotes Initiation and Progression of Bladder Cancer through the SREBP2-Mediated Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway152
REFLECTions on Combination Therapies Empowered by Data Sharing150
The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission147
Convergence of Targeted and Immune Therapies for the Treatment of Oncogene-Driven Cancers147
Highlighted research articles142
Proteostasis Network Modulation Promotes Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors139
Adjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resected Melanoma: Is Preventing Recurrence Enough?136
The 3D Revolution in Cancer Discovery134
Targeting Microglial Metabolic Rewiring Synergizes with Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy for Glioblastoma131
Trispecifics Improve Immune-Cell Engagement131
Visualizing Cancer Heterogeneity at the Molecular and Cellular Levels: Lessons from Rosetta130
Combination Diagnostics: Adding Blood-Based ctDNA Screening to Low-Dose CT Imaging for Early Detection of Lung Cancer130
Intrinsic Properties of the Lymph Node Render It Immunologically Susceptible to Metastasis128
The Dark Side of NK Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy128
Lymph Node Metastasis Induces Immune Tolerance and Distant Metastasis127
p53 Gain-of-Function Mutation Induces Metastasis via BRD4-Dependent CSF-1 Expression127
Gut Microbiota Modulation through Akkermansia spp. Supplementation Increases CAR T-cell Potency125
RAS Drives Malignancy through Altered Stem Cell/Microenvironment Cross-talk124
Rational Protein Engineering to Enhance MHC-Independent T-cell Receptors121
Patterns of Oncogene Coexpression at Single-Cell Resolution Influence Survival in Lymphoma121
An NK-cell Therapy for CD30+ Lymphomas120
A Novel Type of Monocytic Leukemia Stem Cell Revealed by the Clinical Use of Venetoclax-Based Therapy119
CHD2 Regulates Neuron–Glioma Interactions in Pediatric Glioma119
Dendritic Cell Circadian Rhythm Governs the Antitumor Immune Response115
Structure of the Tumor Stroma Predicts Invasive Breast Cancer Relapse113
A Guide to Extrachromosomal DNA: Cancer’s Dynamic Circular Genome111
Exome Sequencing IDs Hidden Disease Variants111
GIST: Molecular Profiling Suggests 2nd Therapy111
Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Feedforward Loop Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression109
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Determines Intercellular Heterogeneity of Stress Granules and Chemotherapy Response109
Presurgery Plus Postsurgery Immunotherapy Ups Survival in NSCLC108
New Strategy May Thwart Glioblastoma Resistance107
FMRP Depletion Reprograms an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment107
The Proteasome Regulator PSME4 Modulates Antitumor Immunity106
Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Particles Inhibit Liver Function104
Chronic Inflammation Drives TP53-Mutant Leukemic Evolution103
Intestinal Microbiome Inhibits CD8+ T Cells via the Calcineurin–NFAT Axis103
Multicellular Spatial Organization Determines Immunotherapy Response101
In This Issue99
Response to Low Antigen Density Is Improved by HLA-Independent T-cell Receptors96
Revumenib Is Safe and Efficacious, but MEN1 Mutations Mediate Resistance94
Aged Lungs Enable Metastatic Outgrowth of Dormant Melanoma Cells93
What's Next for Sotorasib in NSCLC?93
New Immunotherapy Combinations Enter the Battlefield of Malignant Mesothelioma92
Bridging the Gap between Diseases of the Stomach and Lower Esophagus91
Noninvasive and Multicancer Biomarkers: The Promise of LINE-1 Retrotransposons90
Moving Spatially Resolved Multiplexed Protein Profiling toward Clinical Oncology90
Beneath the Surface: Neoantigens beyond Chromosomal DNA Mutations90
Harnessing Mitochondrial Mutations to ATAC Clonal Evolution in CLL89
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands drive pancreatic cancer initiation and progression through pro-tumorigenic T cell polarization89
Akk Abundance Alters Survival in Patients with NSCLC on ICIs88
A Molecular Voyage: Multiomics Insights into Circulating Tumor Cells88
Cancer in the Prime of Life: Etiologic Insights and Supportive Oncologic Interventions for the Rising Burden of Young Adult Cancer86
Temozolomide Treatment Alters Mismatch Repair and Boosts Mutational Burden in Tumor and Blood of Colorectal Cancer Patients86
In This Issue85
TILs Outperform Ipilimumab in Melanoma85
Hyperactivation of Oncogenic Pathways Hinders Cancer Cell Survival84
Lymph Node–Specific IFNγ Levels Affect CD8+ T-cell Priming against Tumors82
Rlf–Mycl Gene Fusion Drives Tumorigenesis and Metastasis in a Mouse Model of Small Cell Lung Cancer82
Iron Chelation Therapy Elicits Innate Immune Control of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer81
Atypical Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Malignancy Characterized by Chromothripsis, Carcinoid Tumors, and Wild-type RB1 and TP5381
Oncogenic KRAS-Dependent Stromal Interleukin-33 Directs the Pancreatic Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Growth81
Senescence Rewires Microenvironment Sensing to Facilitate Antitumor Immunity80
AXL and Error-Prone DNA Replication Confer Drug Resistance and Offer Strategies to Treat EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer80
Perivascular NOTCH3+ Stem Cells Drive Meningioma Tumorigenesis and Resistance to Radiotherapy80
The Kinase Module of the Mediator Complex Inhibits CAR T-cell Function79
NRF2: KEAPing Tumors Protected79
MCED Testing Enters New Diagnostic Realms77
Resistant KRAS(G12C) Inhibitor Subclones Exhibit Heterogeneous Alterations76
Ibrutinib with R-CHOP Differentially Affects Genetic Subtypes of DLBCL76
Blinatumomab Nonresponse Is Associated with Poor CD19-CAR Outcome in B-ALL74
Study Sniffs Out New Glioma Mechanism73
A Spatiotemporal Positive Feedback Loop Exists Between TAMs and CD8+ T Cells73
Chromatin Remodeling Factors Drive Epigenetic Changes Crucial for T-cell Exhaustion73
Distinct Clonal Patterns Exist between Benign and Malignant Tissue72
IL6 Blockade Reduces Immunotherapy-Induced Immune-Related Adverse Events72
Lasker Honors Discovery of Cell Adhesion Molecules71
ABBV-383 Demonstrates Tolerability and Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory MM70
Prenatal Chemotherapy and Its Impact on the Genome of Fetal Hematopoiesis70
Heritable Defects in Mitotic and Telomere Function Confer Sarcoma Risk69
Q&A: Robert Vonderheide on Immunotherapy Advances69
The Hallmarks of Predictive Oncology69
A Transitional Cell Population Is Enriched in Aggressive Human Medulloblastoma69
Phosphocreatine Promotes Epigenetic Reprogramming to Facilitate Glioblastoma Growth Through Stabilizing BRD269
Sex Hormone Signaling Suppresses Ferroptosis via Phospholipid Remodeling68
Cancer Cells Adapt to SWI/SNF Inhibition through Compensatory EP400 Function68
Advancing Global Health Equity in Oncology Clinical Trial Access68
Air Pollution–Lung Cancer Link Identified68
MDM2-PROTAC versus MDM2 Inhibitors: Beyond p53 Reactivation68
D3S-001, a KRAS G12C Inhibitor with Rapid Target Engagement Kinetics, Overcomes Nucleotide Cycling, and Demonstrates Robust Preclinical and Clinical Activities68
Cancer Neuroscience of Brain Tumors: From Multicellular Networks to Neuroscience-Instructed Cancer Therapies67
Mutant NPM1 Directly Regulates Oncogenic Transcription in Acute Myeloid Leukemia67
Activating Point Mutations in the MET Kinase Domain Represent a Unique Molecular Subset of Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies Targetable with MET Inhibitors67
Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals Trajectory of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte States in Pancreatic Cancer67
CD19/CD20 Bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) in Naive/Memory T Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma67
MEDI5752 Suppresses Two Immune Checkpoints66
High-Purity CTC RNA Sequencing Identifies Prostate Cancer Lineage Phenotypes Prognostic for Clinical Outcomes66
EP300 Selectively Controls the Enhancer Landscape of MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma66
STX-478, a Mutant-Selective, Allosteric PI3Kα Inhibitor Spares Metabolic Dysfunction and Improves Therapeutic Response in PI3Kα-Mutant Xenografts66
Integrative Analysis of a Large Real-World Cohort of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identifies Distinct Genetic Subtypes and Insights into Histologic Transformation65
Acquired Cross-Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer due to Extrachromosomal DNA Amplification of MYC Paralogs64
MRTX1719 Is an MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 Inhibitor That Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in Preclinical Models and Patients with MTAP-Deleted Cancer62
CD8-Targeted IL2 Unleashes Tumor-Specific Immunity in Human Cancer Tissue by Reviving the Dysfunctional T-cell Pool62
Surface Expression of NRP1 on Tregs Affects Outcome in Patients with Cancer61
Human Colon Cancer–Derived Clostridioides difficile Strains Drive Colonic Tumorigenesis in Mice61
Structure of the Ligand-Bound HER2–HER3 Dimer Reveals a Dynamic Interface61
Epigenetic Activation of Plasmacytoid DCs Drives IFNAR-Dependent Therapeutic Differentiation of AML61
A Deep Learning Model for Cancer Type Prediction Sets a New Standard60
Glioma Infiltration and Progression Are Driven by Remote Neuronal Activation60
Silent Mutations Reveal a Novel Treatment for RASQ61 Cancers60
VCAM1 Mediates Innate Immune Tolerance of Hematopoietic and Leukemic Stem Cells59
ESCRT Protein Inhibition Enhances CTL-Mediated Cytolysis of Tumor Cells59
IL4 Signaling in the Bone Marrow Promotes Protumorigenic Myelopoiesis59
Court Rulings Complicate Decisions for Pregnant Patients59
Carcinogenic Human Metabolites Are Revealed Using “Metabokiller”59
Distinct Treatment-Related Immunologic Biomarkers Are Identified in PDAC58
Glucose Metabolism in TAMs Promotes Metastasis and Drug Resistance56
The Evolutionary History of Breast Cancer and Related Clones Is Revealed56
Antitrust Order Aimed at Equalizing MCED Field56
If You Build It, Patients with Rare Cancers Will Come: A Successful Clinical Trial in Relapsed and Refractory JMML55
Heterologous Cancer Vaccines plus Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Therapeutic Benefit55
The APOE–TREM2 Axis Mediates Senescent Neutrophils in Prostate Cancer55
Sotorasib Tackles KRASG12C-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer54
Illuminating a Dark Kinase in the Mesenchymal Cancer Cell State54
Epitope Editing Prevents Off-Tumor Toxicity of CAR T-cell Therapy in AML54
HeLa Cases Prompt More Thinking on Ethics54
Peto’s Paradox Is Dead. Long Live Peto’s Paradox54
Highlighted Research Articles54
Stromal KITL/SCF Maintains Pancreas Tissue Homeostasis and Restrains Tumor Progression54
The molecular and functional landscape of resistance to FOLFIRI chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer53
Methylation Is Best for cfDNA Multicancer Early Detection Tests53
Bone-Induced HER2 Promotes Secondary Metastasis in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer53
Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models to Classify Driver Mutations in Clonal Hematopoiesis52
The UBA1–STUB1 Axis Mediates Cancer Immune Escape and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade52
Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Serve as Decoys to Suppress NK Cell Anticancer Cytotoxicity in Breast Cancer52
CD137 (4-1BB)-Based Cancer Immunotherapy on Its 25th Anniversary52
Bacterial Genotoxin Accelerates Transient Infection–Driven Murine Colon Tumorigenesis51
Which Small Molecule? Selecting Chemical Probes for Use in Cancer Research and Target Validation51
Combining TIGIT Blockade with MDSC Inhibition Hinders Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Activating Antitumor Immunity51
When Cancer Cells Become the Enablers of an Antitumor Immune Response51
DietaryLactobacillus-Derived Exopolysaccharide Enhances Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy50
Tracing Founder Mutations in Circulating and Tissue-Resident Follicular Lymphoma Precursors50
Quantifying the Expanding Landscape of Clinical Actionability for Patients with Cancer50
Catalytic Inhibition of KAT6/KAT7 Enhances the Efficacy and Overcomes Primary and Acquired Resistance to Menin Inhibitors in MLL Leukemia49
Drug-Induced Epigenomic Plasticity Reprograms Circadian Rhythm Regulation to Drive Prostate Cancer toward Androgen Independence49
Targeting N-linked Glycosylation for the Therapy of Aggressive Lymphomas49
SUV39H1 Ablation Enhances Long-term CAR T Function in Solid Tumors48
A Bacterial-Based Immunotherapy for PDAC48
Structure of SHOC2–PP1C–RAS Reveals a Mechanism of RAF Activation48
Specific Anatomic Transcriptomes Drive Oncogenesis in Melanoma48
A Whole Cancer Cell–Based Vaccine Boosts Cell Killing and Antitumor Immunity48
ImmunoGen Takeover Caps Year of Record ADC Investments48
Antitumor Plasma Cells Mature Within Tertiary Lymphoid Structures47
Tumor-Reactive Antibodies Emerge from Nonbinding and Autoreactive Precursors47
Atypical EGFR Mutations Show Heterogeneity47
Molecular Profiles Distinguish Brain Metastases of Diverse Neural Impact46
Homing In on RNA Fusions in Breast Cancer46
Kidney Cancer Researcher Tapped as NCI Director45
Tumor Microenvironment Immune Changes Support Anti-CD19 CAR T-cell Efficacy44
HER2 Expression Impacts Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Efficacy in Breast Cancer44
A Base Editing Platform Shows Function of Cancer-Associated Variants42
Acknowledgment to Reviewers42
Culture Media Tweak Makes Heartier CARs42
In This Issue42
Acknowledgment to Reviewers41
Precision Cancer Medicine: Large Studies Indicate Steady Progress40
Lymphocyte Interaction Networks Drive Lung Cancer Immunosurveillance40
Correction: High Frequency of PIK3R1 and PIK3R2 Mutations in Endometrial Cancer Elucidates a Novel Mechanism for Regulation of PTEN Protein Stability40
Spectrum of Response to Platinum and PARP Inhibitors in Germline BRCA–Associated Pancreatic Cancer in the Clinical and Preclinical Setting39
An Atlas of Tumor Metabolism Uncovers Gene–Metabolite Interactions39
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies in Cancer Care: Addressing Disparities, Bias, and Data Diversity38
Insights and Opportunity Costs in Applying Spatial Biology to Study the Tumor Microenvironment38
Targeting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells through Perturbation of Mitochondrial Calcium38
IFNα Potentiates Immune-Checkpoint Blockade by Rewiring Metabolic Cross-talk37
Highlighted Research Articles37
Biomolecular Condensation: A New Phase in Cancer Research37
ATM Inhibition Sensitizes ALT Neuroblastomas to Chemotherapy37
Clonal GCB Cells Support Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma Tumorigenesis37
Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science36
Cancer-Causative Mutations Occurring in Early Embryogenesis36
DNAJB1-PRKACA Fusion Drives Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer through Impaired SIK Signaling and CRTC2/p300-Mediated Transcriptional Reprogramming36
Pushing the Boundaries of Liquid Biopsies for Early Precision Intervention35
Condensate-Promoting ENL Mutation Drives Tumorigenesis In Vivo Through Dynamic Regulation of Histone Modifications and Gene Expression35
Distinct Mutational Processes Influence Germline DNA Mutations35
Loss of p53 Induces Tolerance to Viral Mimicry as a Mechanism of Immune Evasion in Early Tumorigenesis35
So Grateful for My X: Sex Chromosomes Drive Differences in Glioblastoma Immunity35
Single-Cell Tumor–Normal Analysis Proposes Combinatorial CAR Strategies34
TNF Receptors Choose HSC Fate in SupportingDnmt3a-Mutant Clonal Hematopoiesis34
Ibrutinib Treatment in Early Stage CLL Prolongs Time to Active Disease34
Copper Drives Remodeling of Metabolic State and Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma34
The Bispecific Antibody Epcoritamab Produces Responses in Lymphoma34
Colonic Microbiota Promote Antitumor Immunity in Colorectal Cancer34
Single-Cell Atlas of Lineage States, Tumor Microenvironment, and Subtype-Specific Expression Programs in Gastric Cancer34
Moonshot Redux to Focus on Prevention, Screening33
Q&A: Ted Laetsch on Tumor-Agnostic Therapies33
Approved Drugs May Reduce Anthracycline Drug–Related Cardiotoxicity33
MHC-I Cross-Dressing Supports Antitumor CD8+ T-cell Priming32
Senescent Cancer Cells Are Vulnerable to Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway Activation32
HSCT Chemotherapy Supports Peripheral Macrophage Engraftment of the Brain32
BTK Inhibitor Options Expand for CLL/SLL32
Noted32
A High-Fat Diet Controls MHC Class II on ISCs via the Microbiome32
On-Target BTK Mutations Promote Resistance to Noncovalent BTK Inhibitors32
In This Issue31
Altered tRNA Isoacceptor Abundance Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis31
Driver Events of Gastric Cancer Differ According to Subtype and Ancestry31
Machine Learning Models ID Cancer Drivers31
High-Endothelial Venules Promote Permissive T-cell Niches after Immunotherapy31
In This Issue31
Y Chromosome Loss Drives Bladder Cancer Aggressiveness and Immune Evasion31
Correction: Creating MHC-Restricted Neoantigens with Covalent Inhibitors That Can Be Targeted by Immune Therapy30
Nociceptor Neurons Affect Immunosurveillance and Tumor Growth30
Gut Microbiota Regulate PD-L2 Expression and Immunotherapy Response30
Disruption of KAT8–IRF1 Condensate Formation Reduces PD-L1 Expression30
Primary, Metastatic Tumors Vary Genomically by Cancer Type30
Correction: Highlights of FDA Oncology Approvals in 2023: Bispecific T-cell Engagers, Pediatric Indications, and Inclusive Drug Development30
PHGDH Inhibition Overcomes Glioblastoma Resistance to T-cell Therapy30
Intrinsically Disordered Regions Control cBAF Condensation and Interactions30
Single-cell eQTL Mapping Reveals Cell Subtype–specific Genetic Control and Mechanism in Malignant Transformation of Colorectal Cancer29
Noninvasive Detection of Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer through Targeted Cell-free DNA Methylation29
Mitochondrial Glutathione Import Enables Breast Cancer Metastasis via Integrated Stress Response Signaling29
Receptor-interacting Protein Kinase 2 Is an Immunotherapy Target in Pancreatic Cancer29
Correction: Animal Alternatives OK'd by New Law29
Unleashing Cell-Intrinsic Inflammation as a Strategy to Kill AML Blasts29
Dangerous Liaisons betweenTet2Mutation, Inflammatory Monocytes, and Leukemogenesis28
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Novel Disease Pathways28
Mutant IDH Inhibits IFNγ–TET2 Signaling to Promote Immunoevasion and Tumor Maintenance in Cholangiocarcinoma27
Senescence Defines a Distinct Subset of Myofibroblasts That Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Pancreatic Cancer27
Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Personalized Adjuvant mRNA Cancer Vaccines27
A Ubiquitination Cascade Regulating the Integrated Stress Response and Survival in Carcinomas27
HPV42, a “Low-Risk” Type, and Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma27
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