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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Drafting a Blueprint for European Cancer Research6876
Highlighted research articles729
Low-Glycemic Diets Restrict Tumor Growth through Altered Lipid Metabolism371
Mouse Models Provide Insight into Factors Affecting BiTE Efficacy267
Q&A: Philip Greenberg on T Cells, IO's Future257
HLA-E:CD94–NKG2A Mediates Circulating Tumor Cell Immune Evasion240
AI-Supported Mammography “Safe,” Cuts Workload237
Mutation-Driven Alveolar Cell Reprogramming Dictates Lung Cancer Progression235
Succinyl-CoA and Cobalamin Are Biomarkers That Improve Anal Cancer Screening223
Human Tumor Cells Display an Oncogene-like Addiction to Aneuploidy218
Probing Clonal Hematopoiesis in Liquid Biopsy216
Shattered Chromosomes Undergo Mitotic Tethering during Chromothripsis214
PARADIGM Identifies Associations between Drugs, the Microbiome, and Mortality199
Air Pollution Promotes Oncogenic Expansion of Mutant Lung Progenitor Cells179
Selpercatinib Shifts Treatment Paradigm for MTC and NSCLC179
Correction: Targeting Translation Initiation Bypasses Signaling Crosstalk Mechanisms That Maintain High MYC Levels in Colorectal Cancer172
REFLECTions on Combination Therapies Empowered by Data Sharing167
The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission164
Highlighted research articles159
Proteostasis Network Modulation Promotes Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors156
Adjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resected Melanoma: Is Preventing Recurrence Enough?144
Structure of the Tumor Stroma Predicts Invasive Breast Cancer Relapse141
Dendritic Cell Circadian Rhythm Governs the Antitumor Immune Response139
Convergence of Targeted and Immune Therapies for the Treatment of Oncogene-Driven Cancers136
p53 Gain-of-Function Mutation Induces Metastasis via BRD4-Dependent CSF-1 Expression134
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Determines Intercellular Heterogeneity of Stress Granules and Chemotherapy Response134
Transposable Element Signatures Define Stages of T-cell Exhaustion133
IL7 Genetic Variation Predicts Immune-Related Adverse Events133
Visualizing Cancer Heterogeneity at the Molecular and Cellular Levels: Lessons from Rosetta131
Combination Diagnostics: Adding Blood-Based ctDNA Screening to Low-Dose CT Imaging for Early Detection of Lung Cancer131
Trispecifics Improve Immune-Cell Engagement131
Intrinsic Properties of the Lymph Node Render It Immunologically Susceptible to Metastasis130
Patterns of Oncogene Coexpression at Single-Cell Resolution Influence Survival in Lymphoma129
RAS Drives Malignancy through Altered Stem Cell/Microenvironment Cross-talk129
GIST: Molecular Profiling Suggests 2nd Therapy128
Exome Sequencing IDs Hidden Disease Variants127
Rational Protein Engineering to Enhance MHC-Independent T-cell Receptors126
Collagen Receptor Implicated in Immune Exclusion124
Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Feedforward Loop Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression123
An NK-cell Therapy for CD30+ Lymphomas123
PIN1 Prolyl Isomerase Promotes Initiation and Progression of Bladder Cancer through the SREBP2-Mediated Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway120
The 3D Revolution in Cancer Discovery118
A Guide to Extrachromosomal DNA: Cancer’s Dynamic Circular Genome116
Gut Microbiota Modulation through Akkermansia spp. Supplementation Increases CAR T-cell Potency115
CHD2 Regulates Neuron–Glioma Interactions in Pediatric Glioma113
Lymph Node Metastasis Induces Immune Tolerance and Distant Metastasis113
Targeting Microglial Metabolic Rewiring Synergizes with Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy for Glioblastoma112
The Dark Side of NK Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy111
Presurgery Plus Postsurgery Immunotherapy Ups Survival in NSCLC109
A Novel Type of Monocytic Leukemia Stem Cell Revealed by the Clinical Use of Venetoclax-Based Therapy109
New Strategy May Thwart Glioblastoma Resistance109
FMRP Depletion Reprograms an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment107
Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Particles Inhibit Liver Function105
The Proteasome Regulator PSME4 Modulates Antitumor Immunity105
Chronic Inflammation Drives TP53-Mutant Leukemic Evolution103
In This Issue99
Multicellular Spatial Organization Determines Immunotherapy Response99
Revumenib Is Safe and Efficacious, but MEN1 Mutations Mediate Resistance96
Response to Low Antigen Density Is Improved by HLA-Independent T-cell Receptors96
What's Next for Sotorasib in NSCLC?95
Aged Lungs Enable Metastatic Outgrowth of Dormant Melanoma Cells95
Bridging the Gap between Diseases of the Stomach and Lower Esophagus94
Noninvasive and Multicancer Biomarkers: The Promise of LINE-1 Retrotransposons94
Beneath the Surface: Neoantigens beyond Chromosomal DNA Mutations93
A Molecular Voyage: Multiomics Insights into Circulating Tumor Cells92
Harnessing Mitochondrial Mutations to ATAC Clonal Evolution in CLL92
Akk Abundance Alters Survival in Patients with NSCLC on ICIs91
In This Issue89
Cancer in the Prime of Life: Etiologic Insights and Supportive Oncologic Interventions for the Rising Burden of Young Adult Cancer89
TILs Outperform Ipilimumab in Melanoma88
Hyperactivation of Oncogenic Pathways Hinders Cancer Cell Survival87
Lymph Node–Specific IFNγ Levels Affect CD8+ T-cell Priming against Tumors86
Atypical Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Malignancy Characterized by Chromothripsis, Carcinoid Tumors, and Wild-type RB1 and TP5385
Moving Spatially Resolved Multiplexed Protein Profiling toward Clinical Oncology85
Senescence Rewires Microenvironment Sensing to Facilitate Antitumor Immunity85
Iron Chelation Therapy Elicits Innate Immune Control of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer85
Perivascular NOTCH3+ Stem Cells Drive Meningioma Tumorigenesis and Resistance to Radiotherapy84
New Immunotherapy Combinations Enter the Battlefield of Malignant Mesothelioma84
Intestinal Microbiome Inhibits CD8+ T Cells via the Calcineurin–NFAT Axis83
Rlf–Mycl Gene Fusion Drives Tumorigenesis and Metastasis in a Mouse Model of Small Cell Lung Cancer83
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands Drive Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression through Protumorigenic T-cell Polarization83
Temozolomide Treatment Alters Mismatch Repair and Boosts Mutational Burden in Tumor and Blood of Colorectal Cancer Patients83
AXL and Error-Prone DNA Replication Confer Drug Resistance and Offer Strategies to Treat EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer81
NRF2: KEAPing Tumors Protected80
Oncogenic KRAS-Dependent Stromal Interleukin-33 Directs the Pancreatic Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Growth80
The Kinase Module of the Mediator Complex Inhibits CAR T-cell Function79
MCED Testing Enters New Diagnostic Realms78
Resistant KRAS(G12C) Inhibitor Subclones Exhibit Heterogeneous Alterations77
A Spatiotemporal Positive Feedback Loop Exists Between TAMs and CD8+ T Cells75
Blinatumomab Nonresponse Is Associated with Poor CD19-CAR Outcome in B-ALL75
Chromatin Remodeling Factors Drive Epigenetic Changes Crucial for T-cell Exhaustion75
Ibrutinib with R-CHOP Differentially Affects Genetic Subtypes of DLBCL75
Distinct Clonal Patterns Exist between Benign and Malignant Tissue75
Study Sniffs Out New Glioma Mechanism75
IL6 Blockade Reduces Immunotherapy-Induced Immune-Related Adverse Events74
Lasker Honors Discovery of Cell Adhesion Molecules74
Prenatal Chemotherapy and Its Impact on the Genome of Fetal Hematopoiesis73
ABBV-383 Demonstrates Tolerability and Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory MM73
Heritable Defects in Mitotic and Telomere Function Confer Sarcoma Risk72
A Transitional Cell Population Is Enriched in Aggressive Human Medulloblastoma72
Q&A: Robert Vonderheide on Immunotherapy Advances72
Epigenetic Activation of Plasmacytoid DCs Drives IFNAR-Dependent Therapeutic Differentiation of AML71
Cancer Neuroscience of Brain Tumors: From Multicellular Networks to Neuroscience-Instructed Cancer Therapies71
Phosphocreatine Promotes Epigenetic Reprogramming to Facilitate Glioblastoma Growth Through Stabilizing BRD270
Activating Point Mutations in the MET Kinase Domain Represent a Unique Molecular Subset of Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies Targetable with MET Inhibitors70
CD8-Targeted IL2 Unleashes Tumor-Specific Immunity in Human Cancer Tissue by Reviving the Dysfunctional T-cell Pool70
STX-478, a Mutant-Selective, Allosteric PI3Kα Inhibitor Spares Metabolic Dysfunction and Improves Therapeutic Response in PI3Kα-Mutant Xenografts70
Epigenetic regulation of chromosomal instability by EZH2 methyltransferase.69
Air Pollution–Lung Cancer Link Identified69
Advancing Global Health Equity in Oncology Clinical Trial Access69
MEDI5752 Suppresses Two Immune Checkpoints69
Cancer Cells Adapt to SWI/SNF Inhibition through Compensatory EP400 Function69
Sex Hormone Signaling Suppresses Ferroptosis via Phospholipid Remodeling68
High-Purity CTC RNA Sequencing Identifies Prostate Cancer Lineage Phenotypes Prognostic for Clinical Outcomes68
MDM2-PROTAC versus MDM2 Inhibitors: Beyond p53 Reactivation68
A plastic EMP1⁺ to LGR5⁺ cell state conversion as a bypass to KRAS-G12D pharmacological inhibition in metastatic colorectal cancer68
Mutant NPM1 Directly Regulates Oncogenic Transcription in Acute Myeloid Leukemia67
MRTX1719 Is an MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 Inhibitor That Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in Preclinical Models and Patients with MTAP-Deleted Cancer66
Human Colon Cancer–Derived Clostridioides difficile Strains Drive Colonic Tumorigenesis in Mice63
Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals Trajectory of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte States in Pancreatic Cancer63
Integrative Analysis of a Large Real-World Cohort of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identifies Distinct Genetic Subtypes and Insights into Histologic Transformation63
Acquired Cross-Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer due to Extrachromosomal DNA Amplification of MYC Paralogs63
CD19/CD20 Bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) in Naive/Memory T Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma62
D3S-001, a KRAS G12C Inhibitor with Rapid Target Engagement Kinetics, Overcomes Nucleotide Cycling, and Demonstrates Robust Preclinical and Clinical Activities62
EP300 Selectively Controls the Enhancer Landscape of MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma62
The Hallmarks of Predictive Oncology62
Surface Expression of NRP1 on Tregs Affects Outcome in Patients with Cancer61
Glioma Infiltration and Progression Are Driven by Remote Neuronal Activation61
Structure of the Ligand-Bound HER2–HER3 Dimer Reveals a Dynamic Interface61
Silent Mutations Reveal a Novel Treatment for RASQ61 Cancers61
ESCRT Protein Inhibition Enhances CTL-Mediated Cytolysis of Tumor Cells60
Court Rulings Complicate Decisions for Pregnant Patients60
IL4 Signaling in the Bone Marrow Promotes Protumorigenic Myelopoiesis58
VCAM1 Mediates Innate Immune Tolerance of Hematopoietic and Leukemic Stem Cells58
Carcinogenic Human Metabolites Are Revealed Using “Metabokiller”58
Antitrust Order Aimed at Equalizing MCED Field57
Distinct Treatment-Related Immunologic Biomarkers Are Identified in PDAC57
The Evolutionary History of Breast Cancer and Related Clones Is Revealed57
Glucose Metabolism in TAMs Promotes Metastasis and Drug Resistance56
The APOE–TREM2 Axis Mediates Senescent Neutrophils in Prostate Cancer56
Peto’s Paradox Is Dead. Long Live Peto’s Paradox55
If You Build It, Patients with Rare Cancers Will Come: A Successful Clinical Trial in Relapsed and Refractory JMML55
Highlighted Research Articles55
Heterologous Cancer Vaccines plus Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Therapeutic Benefit55
Stromal KITL/SCF Maintains Pancreas Tissue Homeostasis and Restrains Tumor Progression54
Epitope Editing Prevents Off-Tumor Toxicity of CAR T-cell Therapy in AML54
HeLa Cases Prompt More Thinking on Ethics54
The molecular and functional landscape of resistance to FOLFIRI chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal cancer54
Illuminating a Dark Kinase in the Mesenchymal Cancer Cell State54
Drug-Induced Epigenomic Plasticity Reprograms Circadian Rhythm Regulation to Drive Prostate Cancer toward Androgen Independence53
Methylation Is Best for cfDNA Multicancer Early Detection Tests53
Which Small Molecule? Selecting Chemical Probes for Use in Cancer Research and Target Validation53
Bone-Induced HER2 Promotes Secondary Metastasis in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer53
Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models to Classify Driver Mutations in Clonal Hematopoiesis53
Combining TIGIT Blockade with MDSC Inhibition Hinders Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Activating Antitumor Immunity52
Targeting N-linked Glycosylation for the Therapy of Aggressive Lymphomas52
Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Serve as Decoys to Suppress NK Cell Anticancer Cytotoxicity in Breast Cancer52
Sotorasib Tackles KRASG12C-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer52
Tracing Founder Mutations in Circulating and Tissue-Resident Follicular Lymphoma Precursors51
When Cancer Cells Become the Enablers of an Antitumor Immune Response51
SUV39H1 Ablation Enhances Long-term CAR T Function in Solid Tumors50
Bacterial Genotoxin Accelerates Transient Infection–Driven Murine Colon Tumorigenesis50
The UBA1–STUB1 Axis Mediates Cancer Immune Escape and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade49
A Deep Learning Model for Cancer Type Prediction Sets a New Standard49
CD137 (4-1BB)-Based Cancer Immunotherapy on Its 25th Anniversary49
Catalytic Inhibition of KAT6/KAT7 Enhances the Efficacy and Overcomes Primary and Acquired Resistance to Menin Inhibitors in MLL Leukemia49
Quantifying the Expanding Landscape of Clinical Actionability for Patients with Cancer48
DietaryLactobacillus-Derived Exopolysaccharide Enhances Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy48
A Whole Cancer Cell–Based Vaccine Boosts Cell Killing and Antitumor Immunity47
Structure of SHOC2–PP1C–RAS Reveals a Mechanism of RAF Activation47
ImmunoGen Takeover Caps Year of Record ADC Investments47
A Bacterial-Based Immunotherapy for PDAC47
Specific Anatomic Transcriptomes Drive Oncogenesis in Melanoma46
Molecular Profiles Distinguish Brain Metastases of Diverse Neural Impact44
Tumor-Reactive Antibodies Emerge from Nonbinding and Autoreactive Precursors44
Homing In on RNA Fusions in Breast Cancer44
Atypical EGFR Mutations Show Heterogeneity44
Antitumor Plasma Cells Mature Within Tertiary Lymphoid Structures44
Kidney Cancer Researcher Tapped as NCI Director43
HER2 Expression Impacts Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Efficacy in Breast Cancer42
Acknowledgment to Reviewers42
Tumor Microenvironment Immune Changes Support Anti-CD19 CAR T-cell Efficacy42
A Base Editing Platform Shows Function of Cancer-Associated Variants42
In This Issue41
Culture Media Tweak Makes Heartier CARs41
Lymphocyte Interaction Networks Drive Lung Cancer Immunosurveillance39
An Atlas of Tumor Metabolism Uncovers Gene–Metabolite Interactions39
Acknowledgment to Reviewers39
Precision Cancer Medicine: Large Studies Indicate Steady Progress39
TNF Receptors Choose HSC Fate in SupportingDnmt3a-Mutant Clonal Hematopoiesis38
The Bispecific Antibody Epcoritamab Produces Responses in Lymphoma38
Condensate-Promoting ENL Mutation Drives Tumorigenesis In Vivo Through Dynamic Regulation of Histone Modifications and Gene Expression38
Insights and Opportunity Costs in Applying Spatial Biology to Study the Tumor Microenvironment38
IFNα Potentiates Immune-Checkpoint Blockade by Rewiring Metabolic Cross-talk38
Highlighted Research Articles37
Pushing the Boundaries of Liquid Biopsies for Early Precision Intervention37
Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science37
DNAJB1-PRKACA Fusion Drives Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer through Impaired SIK Signaling and CRTC2/p300-Mediated Transcriptional Reprogramming37
Loss of p53 Induces Tolerance to Viral Mimicry as a Mechanism of Immune Evasion in Early Tumorigenesis37
So Grateful for My X: Sex Chromosomes Drive Differences in Glioblastoma Immunity37
Biomolecular Condensation: A New Phase in Cancer Research37
Clonal GCB Cells Support Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma Tumorigenesis36
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies in Cancer Care: Addressing Disparities, Bias, and Data Diversity35
Cancer-Causative Mutations Occurring in Early Embryogenesis35
Moonshot Redux to Focus on Prevention, Screening35
Copper Drives Remodeling of Metabolic State and Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma35
Single-Cell Atlas of Lineage States, Tumor Microenvironment, and Subtype-Specific Expression Programs in Gastric Cancer35
Colonic Microbiota Promote Antitumor Immunity in Colorectal Cancer35
Single-Cell Tumor–Normal Analysis Proposes Combinatorial CAR Strategies35
Targeting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells through Perturbation of Mitochondrial Calcium35
Spectrum of Response to Platinum and PARP Inhibitors in Germline BRCA–Associated Pancreatic Cancer in the Clinical and Preclinical Setting35
Ibrutinib Treatment in Early Stage CLL Prolongs Time to Active Disease35
Approved Drugs May Reduce Anthracycline Drug–Related Cardiotoxicity34
MHC-I Cross-Dressing Supports Antitumor CD8+ T-cell Priming34
Q&A: Ted Laetsch on Tumor-Agnostic Therapies34
A High-Fat Diet Controls MHC Class II on ISCs via the Microbiome34
On-Target BTK Mutations Promote Resistance to Noncovalent BTK Inhibitors33
BTK Inhibitor Options Expand for CLL/SLL33
HSCT Chemotherapy Supports Peripheral Macrophage Engraftment of the Brain33
Altered tRNA Isoacceptor Abundance Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis33
Senescent Cancer Cells Are Vulnerable to Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway Activation33
Noted33
High-Endothelial Venules Promote Permissive T-cell Niches after Immunotherapy33
In This Issue32
Driver Events of Gastric Cancer Differ According to Subtype and Ancestry32
Correction: Creating MHC-Restricted Neoantigens with Covalent Inhibitors That Can Be Targeted by Immune Therapy32
Nociceptor Neurons Affect Immunosurveillance and Tumor Growth32
Disruption of KAT8–IRF1 Condensate Formation Reduces PD-L1 Expression32
Y Chromosome Loss Drives Bladder Cancer Aggressiveness and Immune Evasion32
Correction: Highlights of FDA Oncology Approvals in 2023: Bispecific T-cell Engagers, Pediatric Indications, and Inclusive Drug Development32
PHGDH Inhibition Overcomes Glioblastoma Resistance to T-cell Therapy32
Primary, Metastatic Tumors Vary Genomically by Cancer Type31
Correction: Animal Alternatives OK'd by New Law31
Gut Microbiota Regulate PD-L2 Expression and Immunotherapy Response31
Intrinsically Disordered Regions Control cBAF Condensation and Interactions31
Mitochondrial Glutathione Import Enables Breast Cancer Metastasis via Integrated Stress Response Signaling30
Dangerous Liaisons betweenTet2Mutation, Inflammatory Monocytes, and Leukemogenesis30
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Novel Disease Pathways30
Single-cell eQTL Mapping Reveals Cell Subtype–specific Genetic Control and Mechanism in Malignant Transformation of Colorectal Cancer30
Nonselective β-Adrenergic Receptor Inhibitors Impair Hematopoietic Regeneration in Mice and Humans after Hematopoietic Cell Transplants30
Receptor-interacting Protein Kinase 2 Is an Immunotherapy Target in Pancreatic Cancer29
Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Personalized Adjuvant mRNA Cancer Vaccines29
The Origin of Highly Elevated Cell-Free DNA in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Pancreatic, Colorectal, Lung, or Ovarian Cancer29
Clinical Validation of a Cell-Free DNA Fragmentome Assay for Augmentation of Lung Cancer Early Detection29
Germline–Somatic Liaison Dictates Cancer Subtypes via de novo Steroid Biosynthesis28
Dual Immunotherapy Makes Strides against HCC28
Cell States in Cancer: Drivers, Passengers, and Trailers28
Mutant IDH Inhibits IFNγ–TET2 Signaling to Promote Immunoevasion and Tumor Maintenance in Cholangiocarcinoma28
Tackling Cancer through Global Team Science28
The SCRUM-MONSTAR Cancer-Omics Ecosystem: Striving for a Quantum Leap in Precision Medicine28
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