Cancer Discovery

Papers
(The TQCC of Cancer Discovery is 10. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Drafting a Blueprint for European Cancer Research7268
Highlighted research articles779
Low-Glycemic Diets Restrict Tumor Growth through Altered Lipid Metabolism393
Q&A: Philip Greenberg on T Cells, IO's Future290
HLA-E:CD94–NKG2A Mediates Circulating Tumor Cell Immune Evasion262
AI-Supported Mammography “Safe,” Cuts Workload260
Mutation-Driven Alveolar Cell Reprogramming Dictates Lung Cancer Progression251
Succinyl-CoA and Cobalamin Are Biomarkers That Improve Anal Cancer Screening245
Human Tumor Cells Display an Oncogene-like Addiction to Aneuploidy236
Probing Clonal Hematopoiesis in Liquid Biopsy230
Shattered Chromosomes Undergo Mitotic Tethering during Chromothripsis208
PARADIGM Identifies Associations between Drugs, the Microbiome, and Mortality192
Air Pollution Promotes Oncogenic Expansion of Mutant Lung Progenitor Cells189
Selpercatinib Shifts Treatment Paradigm for MTC and NSCLC188
Correction: Targeting Translation Initiation Bypasses Signaling Crosstalk Mechanisms That Maintain High MYC Levels in Colorectal Cancer180
The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission178
Highlighted research articles170
An NK-cell Therapy for CD30+ Lymphomas167
Proteostasis Network Modulation Promotes Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors167
Lymph Node Metastasis Induces Immune Tolerance and Distant Metastasis152
RAS Drives Malignancy through Altered Stem Cell/Microenvironment Cross-talk148
IL7 Genetic Variation Predicts Immune-Related Adverse Events145
Combination Diagnostics: Adding Blood-Based ctDNA Screening to Low-Dose CT Imaging for Early Detection of Lung Cancer145
Trispecifics Improve Immune-Cell Engagement145
GIST: Molecular Profiling Suggests 2nd Therapy144
Exome Sequencing IDs Hidden Disease Variants142
Dendritic Cell Circadian Rhythm Governs the Antitumor Immune Response139
Collagen Receptor Implicated in Immune Exclusion139
Structure of the Tumor Stroma Predicts Invasive Breast Cancer Relapse139
Intrinsic Properties of the Lymph Node Render It Immunologically Susceptible to Metastasis137
PIN1 Prolyl Isomerase Promotes Initiation and Progression of Bladder Cancer through the SREBP2-Mediated Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway136
A Guide to Extrachromosomal DNA: Cancer’s Dynamic Circular Genome135
Convergence of Targeted and Immune Therapies for the Treatment of Oncogene-Driven Cancers133
Patterns of Oncogene Coexpression at Single-Cell Resolution Influence Survival in Lymphoma132
Adjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resected Melanoma: Is Preventing Recurrence Enough?128
REFLECTions on Combination Therapies Empowered by Data Sharing127
Visualizing Cancer Heterogeneity at the Molecular and Cellular Levels: Lessons from Rosetta122
Gut Microbiota Modulation through Akkermansia spp . Supplementation Increases CAR T-cell Potency120
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Determines Intercellular Heterogeneity of Stress Granules and Chemotherapy Response119
Targeting Microglial Metabolic Rewiring Synergizes with Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy for Glioblastoma118
Rational Protein Engineering to Enhance MHC-Independent T-cell Receptors118
p53 Gain-of-Function Mutation Induces Metastasis via BRD4-Dependent CSF-1 Expression117
Transposable Element Signatures Define Stages of T-cell Exhaustion115
A Novel Type of Monocytic Leukemia Stem Cell Revealed by the Clinical Use of Venetoclax-Based Therapy114
Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Feedforward Loop Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression113
The Dark Side of NK Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy112
CHD2 Regulates Neuron–Glioma Interactions in Pediatric Glioma110
The 3D Revolution in Cancer Discovery109
Presurgery Plus Postsurgery Immunotherapy Ups Survival in NSCLC108
New Strategy May Thwart Glioblastoma Resistance105
FMRP Depletion Reprograms an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment103
Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Particles Inhibit Liver Function102
The Proteasome Regulator PSME4 Modulates Antitumor Immunity102
Chronic Inflammation Drives TP53-Mutant Leukemic Evolution101
In This Issue101
Multicellular Spatial Organization Determines Immunotherapy Response101
Response to Low Antigen Density Is Improved by HLA-Independent T-cell Receptors100
What's Next for Sotorasib in NSCLC?99
Revumenib Is Safe and Efficacious, but MEN1 Mutations Mediate Resistance99
Aged Lungs Enable Metastatic Outgrowth of Dormant Melanoma Cells96
Noninvasive and Multicancer Biomarkers: The Promise of LINE-1 Retrotransposons96
Akk Abundance Alters Survival in Patients with NSCLC on ICIs95
Beneath the Surface: Neoantigens beyond Chromosomal DNA Mutations95
In This Issue95
Cancer in the Prime of Life: Etiologic Insights and Supportive Oncologic Interventions for the Rising Burden of Young Adult Cancer95
TILs Outperform Ipilimumab in Melanoma94
Hyperactivation of Oncogenic Pathways Hinders Cancer Cell Survival93
Lymph Node–Specific IFNγ Levels Affect CD8+ T-cell Priming against Tumors92
Atypical Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Malignancy Characterized by Chromothripsis, Carcinoid Tumors, and Wild-type RB1 and TP5391
Perivascular NOTCH3+ Stem Cells Drive Meningioma Tumorigenesis and Resistance to Radiotherapy91
Bridging the Gap between Diseases of the Stomach and Lower Esophagus90
Moving Spatially Resolved Multiplexed Protein Profiling toward Clinical Oncology90
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands Drive Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression through Protumorigenic T-cell Polarization89
Intestinal Microbiome Inhibits CD8+ T Cells via the Calcineurin–NFAT Axis89
A Molecular Voyage: Multiomics Insights into Circulating Tumor Cells86
AXL and Error-Prone DNA Replication Confer Drug Resistance and Offer Strategies to Treat EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer85
Oncogenic KRAS-Dependent Stromal Interleukin-33 Directs the Pancreatic Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Growth84
Iron Chelation Therapy Elicits Innate Immune Control of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer83
NRF2: KEAPing Tumors Protected82
The Kinase Module of the Mediator Complex Inhibits CAR T-cell Function82
Temozolomide Treatment Alters Mismatch Repair and Boosts Mutational Burden in Tumor and Blood of Colorectal Cancer Patients82
Senescence Rewires Microenvironment Sensing to Facilitate Antitumor Immunity82
Blinatumomab Nonresponse Is Associated with Poor CD19-CAR Outcome in B-ALL81
MCED Testing Enters New Diagnostic Realms81
Ibrutinib with R-CHOP Differentially Affects Genetic Subtypes of DLBCL81
Resistant KRAS(G12C) Inhibitor Subclones Exhibit Heterogeneous Alterations81
Study Sniffs Out New Glioma Mechanism80
A Spatiotemporal Positive Feedback Loop Exists Between TAMs and CD8+ T Cells79
Chromatin Remodeling Factors Drive Epigenetic Changes Crucial for T-cell Exhaustion79
Lasker Honors Discovery of Cell Adhesion Molecules78
IL6 Blockade Reduces Immunotherapy-Induced Immune-Related Adverse Events78
Distinct Clonal Patterns Exist between Benign and Malignant Tissue78
A Transitional Cell Population Is Enriched in Aggressive Human Medulloblastoma77
Prenatal Chemotherapy and Its Impact on the Genome of Fetal Hematopoiesis77
ABBV-383 Demonstrates Tolerability and Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory MM77
Q&A: Robert Vonderheide on Immunotherapy Advances76
Heritable Defects in Mitotic and Telomere Function Confer Sarcoma Risk76
Highlighted Research Articles75
Cancer Cells Adapt to SWI/SNF Inhibition through Compensatory EP400 Function75
Air Pollution–Lung Cancer Link Identified75
Advancing Global Health Equity in Oncology Clinical Trial Access74
Epigenetic Regulation of Chromosomal Instability by EZH2 Methyltransferase74
A Plastic EMP1 + to LGR5 + Cell State Conversion as a Bypass to KRASG12D Pharmacologic Inhibition in Metas73
Sex Hormone Signaling Suppresses Ferroptosis via Phospholipid Remodeling73
Integrative Analysis of a Large Real-World Cohort of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identifies Distinct Genetic Subtypes and Insights into Histologic Transformation73
Acquired Cross-Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer due to Extrachromosomal DNA Amplification of MYC Paralogs73
Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals Trajectory of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte States in Pancreatic Cancer72
CD19/CD20 Bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) in Naive/Memory T Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma72
EP300 Selectively Controls the Enhancer Landscape of MYCN -Amplified Neuroblastoma71
D3S-001, a KRAS G12C Inhibitor with Rapid Target Engagement Kinetics, Overcomes Nucleotide Cycling, and Demonstrates Robust Preclinical and Clinical Activities70
Epigenetic Activation of Plasmacytoid DCs Drives IFNAR-Dependent Therapeutic Differentiation of AML70
Activating Point Mutations in the MET Kinase Domain Represent a Unique Molecular Subset of Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies Targetable with MET Inhibit70
MDM2-PROTAC versus MDM2 Inhibitors: Beyond p53 Reactivation68
The Hallmarks of Predictive Oncology68
STX-478, a Mutant-Selective, Allosteric PI3Kα Inhibitor Spares Metabolic Dysfunction and Improves Therapeutic Response in PI3Kα-Mutant Xenografts66
Cancer Neuroscience of Brain Tumors: From Multicellular Networks to Neuroscience-Instructed Cancer Therapies65
MEDI5752 Suppresses Two Immune Checkpoints65
Human Colon Cancer–Derived Clostridioides difficile Strains Drive Colonic Tumorigenesis in Mice65
MRTX1719 Is an MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 Inhibitor That Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in Preclinical Models and Patients with MTAP -Deleted Cancer65
Mutant NPM1 Directly Regulates Oncogenic Transcription in Acute Myeloid Leukemia65
High-Purity CTC RNA Sequencing Identifies Prostate Cancer Lineage Phenotypes Prognostic for Clinical Outcomes64
Structure of the Ligand-Bound HER2–HER3 Dimer Reveals a Dynamic Interface63
CD8-Targeted IL2 Unleashes Tumor-Specific Immunity in Human Cancer Tissue by Reviving the Dysfunctional T-cell Pool63
Phosphocreatine Promotes Epigenetic Reprogramming to Facilitate Glioblastoma Growth Through Stabilizing BRD263
Surface Expression of NRP1 on Tregs Affects Outcome in Patients with Cancer63
Glioma Infiltration and Progression Are Driven by Remote Neuronal Activation62
Silent Mutations Reveal a Novel Treatment for RASQ61 Cancers62
ESCRT Protein Inhibition Enhances CTL-Mediated Cytolysis of Tumor Cells62
Distinct Treatment-Related Immunologic Biomarkers Are Identified in PDAC61
VCAM1 Mediates Innate Immune Tolerance of Hematopoietic and Leukemic Stem Cells61
Carcinogenic Human Metabolites Are Revealed Using “Metabokiller”61
Court Rulings Complicate Decisions for Pregnant Patients61
IL4 Signaling in the Bone Marrow Promotes Protumorigenic Myelopoiesis61
Antitrust Order Aimed at Equalizing MCED Field60
The Evolutionary History of Breast Cancer and Related Clones Is Revealed59
Heterologous Cancer Vaccines plus Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Therapeutic Benefit58
The APOE–TREM2 Axis Mediates Senescent Neutrophils in Prostate Cancer58
Glucose Metabolism in TAMs Promotes Metastasis and Drug Resistance58
Epitope Editing Prevents Off-Tumor Toxicity of CAR T-cell Therapy in AML57
Highlighted Research Articles57
Illuminating a Dark Kinase in the Mesenchymal Cancer Cell State57
Peto’s Paradox Is Dead. Long Live Peto’s Paradox57
Methylation Is Best for cfDNA Multicancer Early Detection Tests56
HeLa Cases Prompt More Thinking on Ethics56
The Bitter Aftertaste of Artificial Sweeteners in Cancer Immunotherapy55
A Deep Learning Model for Cancer Type Prediction Sets a New Standard55
Sotorasib Tackles KRASG12C-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer55
If You Build It, Patients with Rare Cancers Will Come: A Successful Clinical Trial in Relapsed and Refractory JMML55
Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models to Classify Driver Mutations in Clonal Hematopoiesis55
The UBA1–STUB1 Axis Mediates Cancer Immune Escape and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade54
Stromal KITL/SCF Maintains Pancreas Tissue Homeostasis and Restrains Tumor Progression54
Catalytic Inhibition of KAT6/KAT7 Enhances the Efficacy and Overcomes Primary and Acquired Resistance to Menin Inhibitors in MLL Leukemia54
Tracing Founder Mutations in Circulating and Tissue-Resident Follicular Lymphoma Precursors53
The Molecular and Functional Landscape of Resistance to FOLFIRI Chemotherapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer52
When Cancer Cells Become the Enablers of an Antitumor Immune Response52
Clonal Hematopoiesis Enhances Immunotherapy Response in Solid Tumors51
Tumor-infiltrating Bacteria Induce Quiescence and Therapy Resistance50
Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Serve as Decoys to Suppress NK Cell Anticancer Cytotoxicity in Breast Cancer49
Drug-Induced Epigenomic Plasticity Reprograms Circadian Rhythm Regulation to Drive Prostate Cancer toward Androgen Independence49
SUV39H1 Ablation Enhances Long-term CAR T Function in Solid Tumors49
Bacterial Genotoxin Accelerates Transient Infection–Driven Murine Colon Tumorigenesis48
Combining TIGIT Blockade with MDSC Inhibition Hinders Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Activating Antitumor Immunity48
Which Small Molecule? Selecting Chemical Probes for Use in Cancer Research and Target Validation48
A High-Fiber Plant-Based Diet in Myeloma Precursor Disorders – Results from the NUTRIVENTION Clinical Trial and Preclinical Vk*MYC Model48
Targeting N-linked Glycosylation for the Therapy of Aggressive Lymphomas47
Bone-Induced HER2 Promotes Secondary Metastasis in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer47
CD137 (4-1BB)-Based Cancer Immunotherapy on Its 25th Anniversary47
Quantifying the Expanding Landscape of Clinical Actionability for Patients with Cancer46
Dietary Lactobacillus -Derived Exopolysaccharide Enhances Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy46
ImmunoGen Takeover Caps Year of Record ADC Investments45
A Whole Cancer Cell–Based Vaccine Boosts Cell Killing and Antitumor Immunity45
Structure of SHOC2–PP1C–RAS Reveals a Mechanism of RAF Activation44
Homing In on RNA Fusions in Breast Cancer44
Specific Anatomic Transcriptomes Drive Oncogenesis in Melanoma44
Molecular Profiles Distinguish Brain Metastases of Diverse Neural Impact44
Antitumor Plasma Cells Mature Within Tertiary Lymphoid Structures44
A Bacterial-Based Immunotherapy for PDAC44
Tumor-Reactive Antibodies Emerge from Nonbinding and Autoreactive Precursors44
Kidney Cancer Researcher Tapped as NCI Director43
HER2 Expression Impacts Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Efficacy in Breast Cancer42
Tumor Microenvironment Immune Changes Support Anti-CD19 CAR T-cell Efficacy42
A Base Editing Platform Shows Function of Cancer-Associated Variants42
Culture Media Tweak Makes Heartier CARs41
In This Issue41
Acknowledgment to Reviewers41
IFNα Potentiates Immune-Checkpoint Blockade by Rewiring Metabolic Cross-talk40
Insights and Opportunity Costs in Applying Spatial Biology to Study the Tumor Microenvironment40
Acknowledgment to Reviewers40
Highlighted Research Articles40
An Atlas of Tumor Metabolism Uncovers Gene–Metabolite Interactions40
Clonal GCB Cells Support Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma Tumorigenesis40
Lymphocyte Interaction Networks Drive Lung Cancer Immunosurveillance40
Biomolecular Condensation: A New Phase in Cancer Research39
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies in Cancer Care: Addressing Disparities, Bias, and Data Diversity38
So Grateful for My X: Sex Chromosomes Drive Differences in Glioblastoma Immunity38
Loss of p53 Induces Tolerance to Viral Mimicry as a Mechanism of Immune Evasion in Early Tumorigenesis38
Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science38
TNF Receptors Choose HSC Fate in Supporting Dnmt3a -Mutant Clonal Hematopoiesis38
Targeting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells through Perturbation of Mitochondrial Calcium37
Spectrum of Response to Platinum and PARP Inhibitors in Germline BRCA –Associated Pancreatic Cancer in the Clinical and Preclinical Setting37
Pushing the Boundaries of Liquid Biopsies for Early Precision Intervention37
Condensate-Promoting ENL Mutation Drives Tumorigenesis In Vivo Through Dynamic Regulation of Histone Modifications and Gene Expression37
Colonic Microbiota Promote Antitumor Immunity in Colorectal Cancer36
Copper Drives Remodeling of Metabolic State and Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma36
Moonshot Redux to Focus on Prevention, Screening36
Single-Cell Tumor–Normal Analysis Proposes Combinatorial CAR Strategies36
DNAJB1-PRKACA Fusion Drives Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer through Impaired SIK Signaling and CRTC2/p300-Mediated Transcriptional Reprogramming36
Ibrutinib Treatment in Early Stage CLL Prolongs Time to Active Disease36
Single-Cell Atlas of Lineage States, Tumor Microenvironment, and Subtype-Specific Expression Programs in Gastric Cancer36
Noted35
On-Target BTK Mutations Promote Resistance to Noncovalent BTK Inhibitors35
HSCT Chemotherapy Supports Peripheral Macrophage Engraftment of the Brain35
MHC-I Cross-Dressing Supports Antitumor CD8+ T-cell Priming35
Y Chromosome Loss Drives Bladder Cancer Aggressiveness and Immune Evasion34
BTK Inhibitor Options Expand for CLL/SLL34
Driver Events of Gastric Cancer Differ According to Subtype and Ancestry34
Altered tRNA Isoacceptor Abundance Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis34
Senescent Cancer Cells Are Vulnerable to Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway Activation34
In This Issue34
High-Endothelial Venules Promote Permissive T-cell Niches after Immunotherapy34
Correction: Creating MHC-Restricted Neoantigens with Covalent Inhibitors That Can Be Targeted by Immune Therapy33
Nociceptor Neurons Affect Immunosurveillance and Tumor Growth33
Correction: Highlights of FDA Oncology Approvals in 2023: Bispecific T-cell Engagers, Pediatric Indications, and Inclusive Drug Development33
Tackling Cancer through Global Team Science32
Intrinsically Disordered Regions Control cBAF Condensation and Interactions32
PHGDH Inhibition Overcomes Glioblastoma Resistance to T-cell Therapy32
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Novel Disease Pathways32
Primary, Metastatic Tumors Vary Genomically by Cancer Type32
Disruption of KAT8–IRF1 Condensate Formation Reduces PD-L1 Expression32
Correction: Animal Alternatives OK'd by New Law32
Gut Microbiota Regulate PD-L2 Expression and Immunotherapy Response32
Nonselective β-Adrenergic Receptor Inhibitors Impair Hematopoietic Regeneration in Mice and Humans after Hematopoietic Cell Transplants31
Dual Immunotherapy Makes Strides against HCC31
Micronuclei and Cancer30
Single-cell eQTL Mapping Reveals Cell Subtype–specific Genetic Control and Mechanism in Malignant Transformation of Colorectal Cancer30
HPV42, a “Low-Risk” Type, and Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma30
Cell States in Cancer: Drivers, Passengers, and Trailers30
The SCRUM-MONSTAR Cancer-Omics Ecosystem: Striving for a Quantum Leap in Precision Medicine30
Dangerous Liaisons between Tet2 Mutation, Inflammatory Monocytes, and Leukemogenesis30
Germline–Somatic Liaison Dictates Cancer Subtypes via de novo Steroid Biosynthesis30
Receptor-interacting Protein Kinase 2 Is an Immunotherapy Target in Pancreatic Cancer30
A Ubiquitination Cascade Regulating the Integrated Stress Response and Survival in Carcinomas29
The Origin of Highly Elevated Cell-Free DNA in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Pancreatic, Colorectal, Lung, or Ovarian Cancer29
Noninvasive Detection of Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer through Targeted Cell-free DNA Methylation29
Unleashing Cell-Intrinsic Inflammation as a Strategy to Kill AML Blasts29
Mitochondrial Glutathione Import Enables Breast Cancer Metastasis via Integrated Stress Response Signaling29
Senescence Defines a Distinct Subset of Myofibroblasts That Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Pancreatic Cancer29
Clinical Validation of a Cell-Free DNA Fragmentome Assay for Augmentation of Lung Cancer Early Detection29
Mutant IDH Inhibits IFNγ–TET2 Signaling to Promote Immunoevasion and Tumor Maintenance in Cholangiocarcinoma29
Tissue-Resident Memory-like Lymphocytes Demonstrate Effector Activity in Ovarian Cancer28
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