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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Drafting a Blueprint for European Cancer Research367
Highlighted research articles350
Q&A: Philip Greenberg on T Cells, IO's Future328
AI-Supported Mammography “Safe,” Cuts Workload318
Mutation-Driven Alveolar Cell Reprogramming Dictates Lung Cancer Progression301
Succinyl-CoA and Cobalamin Are Biomarkers That Improve Anal Cancer Screening300
Human Tumor Cells Display an Oncogene-like Addiction to Aneuploidy258
Probing Clonal Hematopoiesis in Liquid Biopsy251
Shattered Chromosomes Undergo Mitotic Tethering during Chromothripsis211
PARADIGM Identifies Associations between Drugs, the Microbiome, and Mortality208
Highlighted research articles206
Proteostasis Network Modulation Promotes Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors204
RAS Drives Malignancy through Altered Stem Cell/Microenvironment Cross-talk202
IL7 Genetic Variation Predicts Immune-Related Adverse Events195
Convergence of Targeted and Immune Therapies for the Treatment of Oncogene-Driven Cancers189
Reversing Immune Aging to Improve Immunotherapy Outcomes188
Disrupting MYC RNA Interactions Promotes Tumor Regression180
GIST: Molecular Profiling Suggests 2nd Therapy172
Transposable Element Signatures Define Stages of T-cell Exhaustion165
Correction: Targeting Translation Initiation Bypasses Signaling Crosstalk Mechanisms That Maintain High MYC Levels in Colorectal Cancer159
Patterns of Oncogene Coexpression at Single-Cell Resolution Influence Survival in Lymphoma156
Air Pollution Promotes Oncogenic Expansion of Mutant Lung Progenitor Cells155
Visualizing Cancer Heterogeneity at the Molecular and Cellular Levels: Lessons from Rosetta154
Selpercatinib Shifts Treatment Paradigm for MTC and NSCLC153
Liver Response to Metabolic Stress Drives Cancer-associated Programs153
Combination Diagnostics: Adding Blood-Based ctDNA Screening to Low-Dose CT Imaging for Early Detection of Lung Cancer153
HLA-E:CD94–NKG2A Mediates Circulating Tumor Cell Immune Evasion152
Rational Protein Engineering to Enhance MHC-Independent T-cell Receptors149
The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission149
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Determines Intercellular Heterogeneity of Stress Granules and Chemotherapy Response147
Modular Platform Curbs CAR T-Cell Exhaustion by Tuning Receptor Shedding144
Dendritic Cell Circadian Rhythm Governs the Antitumor Immune Response138
A Guide to Extrachromosomal DNA: Cancer’s Dynamic Circular Genome134
Nonprofit Acquires Abandoned Leukemia Drug Supply133
A Novel Type of Monocytic Leukemia Stem Cell Revealed by the Clinical Use of Venetoclax-Based Therapy131
PIN1 Prolyl Isomerase Promotes Initiation and Progression of Bladder Cancer through the SREBP2-Mediated Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway130
p53 Gain-of-Function Mutation Induces Metastasis via BRD4-Dependent CSF-1 Expression128
CHD2 Regulates Neuron–Glioma Interactions in Pediatric Glioma128
Circulating Tumor Cells Predict Response to the DLL3-Targeting Bispecific Antibody Tarlatamab123
Intrinsic Properties of the Lymph Node Render It Immunologically Susceptible to Metastasis123
The 3D Revolution in Cancer Discovery121
The Dark Side of NK Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy121
Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Feedforward Loop Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression120
Therapy-Related Mutational Signatures in Subsequent Neoplasms among Survivors of Childhood Cancer119
Longitudinal Plasma Metabolomics Guides Dynamic Risk Assessment and Dietary Modulation for Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer Chemoimmunotherapy118
Targeting Microglial Metabolic Rewiring Synergizes with Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy for Glioblastoma117
Gut Microbiota Modulation through Akkermansia spp . Supplementation Increases CAR T-cell Potency116
Presurgery Plus Postsurgery Immunotherapy Ups Survival in NSCLC115
New Strategy May Thwart Glioblastoma Resistance113
FMRP Depletion Reprograms an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment111
The Proteasome Regulator PSME4 Modulates Antitumor Immunity111
Chronic Inflammation Drives TP53-Mutant Leukemic Evolution110
Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Particles Inhibit Liver Function110
Multicellular Spatial Organization Determines Immunotherapy Response109
Revumenib Is Safe and Efficacious, but MEN1 Mutations Mediate Resistance108
What's Next for Sotorasib in NSCLC?103
Aged Lungs Enable Metastatic Outgrowth of Dormant Melanoma Cells103
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands Drive Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression through Protumorigenic T-cell Polarization102
Moving Spatially Resolved Multiplexed Protein Profiling toward Clinical Oncology101
TILs Outperform Ipilimumab in Melanoma99
In This Issue99
Hyperactivation of Oncogenic Pathways Hinders Cancer Cell Survival97
Lymph Node–Specific IFNγ Levels Affect CD8+ T-cell Priming against Tumors97
Bridging the Gap between Diseases of the Stomach and Lower Esophagus96
Landmark Pediatric Cancer Legislation Aims to Incentivize Research96
Noninvasive and Multicancer Biomarkers: The Promise of LINE-1 Retrotransposons96
Beneath the Surface: Neoantigens beyond Chromosomal DNA Mutations95
Cancer in the Prime of Life: Etiologic Insights and Supportive Oncologic Interventions for the Rising Burden of Young Adult Cancer94
Multimodal AI Model Predicts Breast Cancer Recurrence93
Perivascular NOTCH3+ Stem Cells Drive Meningioma Tumorigenesis and Resistance to Radiotherapy92
A Molecular Voyage: Multiomics Insights into Circulating Tumor Cells91
Iron Chelation Therapy Elicits Innate Immune Control of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer90
Senescence Rewires Microenvironment Sensing to Facilitate Antitumor Immunity88
mtDNA Lineage Tracing Reveals Monocyte Fate Bias Prior to Tumor Infiltration86
Myofibroblasts Induce Neuroplasticity to Promote Pancreatic Inflammation and Cancer Progression85
Atypical Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Malignancy Characterized by Chromothripsis, Carcinoid Tumors, and Wild-type RB1 and TP5385
Oncogenic KRAS-Dependent Stromal Interleukin-33 Directs the Pancreatic Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Growth85
A pan-cancer single-cell analysis of intratumoral copy number diversity and evolution85
EML4-ALK mediates resistance to KRAS G12C inhibition and induces an oncogenic dependency by rewiring signaling through the wild-type RAS pathway84
The Kinase Module of the Mediator Complex Inhibits CAR T-cell Function82
The Moving Target: Cis -Mutation–Driven Resistance to p53-Y220C Reactivator82
MCED Testing Enters New Diagnostic Realms79
Distinct Clonal Patterns Exist between Benign and Malignant Tissue78
Chromatin Remodeling Factors Drive Epigenetic Changes Crucial for T-cell Exhaustion78
Heritable Defects in Mitotic and Telomere Function Confer Sarcoma Risk77
Lasker Honors Discovery of Cell Adhesion Molecules77
ABBV-383 Demonstrates Tolerability and Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory MM77
The Hallmarks of Predictive Oncology76
CD19/CD20 Bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) in Naive/Memory T Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma76
Q&A: Robert Vonderheide on Immunotherapy Advances76
Air Pollution–Lung Cancer Link Identified74
Advancing Global Health Equity in Oncology Clinical Trial Access74
Phosphocreatine Promotes Epigenetic Reprogramming to Facilitate Glioblastoma Growth Through Stabilizing BRD274
A Transitional Cell Population Is Enriched in Aggressive Human Medulloblastoma73
Highlighted Research Articles73
Cancer Cells Adapt to SWI/SNF Inhibition through Compensatory EP400 Function73
Prenatal Chemotherapy and Its Impact on the Genome of Fetal Hematopoiesis72
Sex Hormone Signaling Suppresses Ferroptosis via Phospholipid Remodeling72
D3S-001, a KRAS G12C Inhibitor with Rapid Target Engagement Kinetics, Overcomes Nucleotide Cycling, and Demonstrates Robust Preclinical and Clinical Activities71
Epigenetic Regulation of Chromosomal Instability by EZH2 Methyltransferase70
Oncogenic and Tumor-Suppressive Events Act on a Progenitor State to Promote or Prevent Malignancy70
Integrative Analysis of a Large Real-World Cohort of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identifies Distinct Genetic Subtypes and Insights into Histologic Transformation70
Acquisition of Centromeric Features Supports Telomere Integrity70
MDM2-PROTAC versus MDM2 Inhibitors: Beyond p53 Reactivation68
MRTX1719 Is an MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 Inhibitor That Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in Preclinical Models and Patients with MTAP -Deleted Cancer68
STX-478, a Mutant-Selective, Allosteric PI3Kα Inhibitor Spares Metabolic Dysfunction and Improves Therapeutic Response in PI3Kα-Mutant Xenografts68
Mutant NPM1 Directly Regulates Oncogenic Transcription in Acute Myeloid Leukemia64
Cancer Neuroscience of Brain Tumors: From Multicellular Networks to Neuroscience-Instructed Cancer Therapies64
Study Sniffs Out New Glioma Mechanism64
Pancreatic Cancer: Translating Tumor Biology into Actionability64
A Plastic EMP1+ to LGR5+ Cell State Conversion as a Bypass to KRASG12D Pharmacologic Inhibition in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer64
Acquired Cross-Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer due to Extrachromosomal DNA Amplification of MYC Paralogs63
Impact of vitamin D on the colon cancer immune microenvironment: results of a randomized clinical trial of preoperative vitamin D supplementation in patients with stage I-III colon cancer63
High-Purity CTC RNA Sequencing Identifies Prostate Cancer Lineage Phenotypes Prognostic for Clinical Outcomes62
Activating Point Mutations in the MET Kinase Domain Represent a Unique Molecular Subset of Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies Targetable with MET Inhibit62
CD8-Targeted IL2 Unleashes Tumor-Specific Immunity in Human Cancer Tissue by Reviving the Dysfunctional T-cell Pool62
Glioma Infiltration and Progression Are Driven by Remote Neuronal Activation61
Court Rulings Complicate Decisions for Pregnant Patients60
Antitrust Order Aimed at Equalizing MCED Field59
Carcinogenic Human Metabolites Are Revealed Using “Metabokiller”59
IL4 Signaling in the Bone Marrow Promotes Protumorigenic Myelopoiesis59
Heterologous Cancer Vaccines plus Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Therapeutic Benefit57
The Evolutionary History of Breast Cancer and Related Clones Is Revealed57
Epitope Editing Prevents Off-Tumor Toxicity of CAR T-cell Therapy in AML57
The APOE–TREM2 Axis Mediates Senescent Neutrophils in Prostate Cancer57
Highlighted Research Articles57
Glucose Metabolism in TAMs Promotes Metastasis and Drug Resistance57
Clonal Hematopoiesis Enhances Immunotherapy Response in Solid Tumors56
Methylation Is Best for cfDNA Multicancer Early Detection Tests56
HeLa Cases Prompt More Thinking on Ethics56
Tumor-infiltrating Bacteria Induce Quiescence and Therapy Resistance55
Intra- Versus Extracellular Bacteria Dictate Tumor Immunity and Metastatic Recurrence55
Clinical Validation of a Cell-Free DNA Fragmentome Assay for Augmentation of Lung Cancer Early Detection—Letter54
The Bitter Aftertaste of Artificial Sweeteners in Cancer Immunotherapy54
Peto’s Paradox Is Dead. Long Live Peto’s Paradox53
Spatially Defined Cellular Niches Forged by Tumor-Intrinsic MHCII Redefine Immune Competence in Ovarian Cancer53
If You Build It, Patients with Rare Cancers Will Come: A Successful Clinical Trial in Relapsed and Refractory JMML53
A Deep Learning Model for Cancer Type Prediction Sets a New Standard52
Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models to Classify Driver Mutations in Clonal Hematopoiesis52
Illuminating a Dark Kinase in the Mesenchymal Cancer Cell State51
Stromal KITL/SCF Maintains Pancreas Tissue Homeostasis and Restrains Tumor Progression51
Winning Cancer Grand Challenges Teams Announced49
Niche Labeling Reveals Pro-Metastatic Immune-Cancer Cell Interactions49
The Molecular and Functional Landscape of Resistance to FOLFIRI Chemotherapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer49
When Cancer Cells Become the Enablers of an Antitumor Immune Response49
Bone-Induced HER2 Promotes Secondary Metastasis in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer48
Which Small Molecule? Selecting Chemical Probes for Use in Cancer Research and Target Validation48
Catalytic Inhibition of KAT6/KAT7 Enhances the Efficacy and Overcomes Primary and Acquired Resistance to Menin Inhibitors in MLL Leukemia48
CD137 (4-1BB)-Based Cancer Immunotherapy on Its 25th Anniversary48
White House Proposes Cuts to NIH Funding for FY2747
Targeting N-linked Glycosylation for the Therapy of Aggressive Lymphomas47
Tracing Founder Mutations in Circulating and Tissue-Resident Follicular Lymphoma Precursors46
Spatial Mapping of the Precancer-to-Cancer Transition in Breast and Prostate46
Highlighted Research Articles46
The UBA1–STUB1 Axis Mediates Cancer Immune Escape and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade45
Germline CDK12 variants in aggressive prostate cancer45
Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Serve as Decoys to Suppress NK Cell Anticancer Cytotoxicity in Breast Cancer45
Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in PMN-MDSCs Suppresses Antitumor Capacity of T Cells in KRAS -Mutant Cholangiocarcinoma45
SUV39H1 Ablation Enhances Long-term CAR T Function in Solid Tumors45
Quantifying the Expanding Landscape of Clinical Actionability for Patients with Cancer45
A Whole Cancer Cell–Based Vaccine Boosts Cell Killing and Antitumor Immunity44
Homing In on RNA Fusions in Breast Cancer44
Combining TIGIT Blockade with MDSC Inhibition Hinders Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Activating Antitumor Immunity44
ImmunoGen Takeover Caps Year of Record ADC Investments44
A High-Fiber, Plant-Based Diet in Myeloma Precursor Disorders: Results from the NUTRIVENTION Clinical Trial and Preclinical Vk*MYC Model44
Molecular Profiles Distinguish Brain Metastases of Diverse Neural Impact43
Tumor Microenvironment Immune Changes Support Anti-CD19 CAR T-cell Efficacy43
Kidney Cancer Researcher Tapped as NCI Director43
Culture Media Tweak Makes Heartier CARs42
Lymphocyte Interaction Networks Drive Lung Cancer Immunosurveillance42
Acknowledgment to Reviewers42
HER2 Expression Impacts Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Efficacy in Breast Cancer42
An Atlas of Tumor Metabolism Uncovers Gene–Metabolite Interactions42
Highlighted Research Articles41
Insights and Opportunity Costs in Applying Spatial Biology to Study the Tumor Microenvironment41
Clonal GCB Cells Support Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma Tumorigenesis41
So Grateful for My X: Sex Chromosomes Drive Differences in Glioblastoma Immunity40
Loss of p53 Induces Tolerance to Viral Mimicry as a Mechanism of Immune Evasion in Early Tumorigenesis40
RNA-Triggered Chromatin Shredding Hits Cancer’s Hardest Targets39
Spectrum of Response to Platinum and PARP Inhibitors in Germline BRCA –Associated Pancreatic Cancer in the Clinical and Preclinical Setting39
TNF Receptors Choose HSC Fate in Supporting Dnmt3a -Mutant Clonal Hematopoiesis39
Copper Drives Remodeling of Metabolic State and Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma39
Pushing the Boundaries of Liquid Biopsies for Early Precision Intervention39
Targeting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells through Perturbation of Mitochondrial Calcium38
Chemically Induced Skin Tumors Arise from Upper Hair Follicle Stem Cells38
Single-Cell Spatial Atlas of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Uncovers MHC Class II as a Key Predictor of Spatial Tumor Ecosystems and Clinical Outcomes38
Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science38
Single-Cell Tumor–Normal Analysis Proposes Combinatorial CAR Strategies37
DNAJB1-PRKACA Fusion Drives Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer through Impaired SIK Signaling and CRTC2/p300-Mediated Transcriptional Reprogramming37
Brain Network Connectivity Predicts Survival in Diffuse Midline Glioma37
Condensate-Promoting ENL Mutation Drives Tumorigenesis In Vivo Through Dynamic Regulation of Histone Modifications and Gene Expression37
Toward AI-Powered Cancer Etiology Research37
BTK Inhibitor Options Expand for CLL/SLL36
Senescent Cancer Cells Are Vulnerable to Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway Activation36
In This Issue35
Altered tRNA Isoacceptor Abundance Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis35
Driver Events of Gastric Cancer Differ According to Subtype and Ancestry35
High-Endothelial Venules Promote Permissive T-cell Niches after Immunotherapy35
Disruption of KAT8–IRF1 Condensate Formation Reduces PD-L1 Expression34
Intrinsically Disordered Regions Control cBAF Condensation and Interactions34
PHGDH Inhibition Overcomes Glioblastoma Resistance to T-cell Therapy34
Gut Microbiota Regulate PD-L2 Expression and Immunotherapy Response34
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Novel Disease Pathways34
Nociceptor Neurons Affect Immunosurveillance and Tumor Growth34
Primary, Metastatic Tumors Vary Genomically by Cancer Type34
HPV42, a “Low-Risk” Type, and Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma33
Tackling Cancer through Global Team Science32
Personalized mRNA Vaccine Spurs Lasting Immunity in TNBC32
Correction: Creating MHC-Restricted Neoantigens with Covalent Inhibitors That Can Be Targeted by Immune Therapy32
Dangerous Liaisons between Tet2 Mutation, Inflammatory Monocytes, and Leukemogenesis32
Targeting Exposed Phosphatidylserine Boosts Antigen-Specific T-Cell Response31
Correction: Highlights of FDA Oncology Approvals in 2023: Bispecific T-cell Engagers, Pediatric Indications, and Inclusive Drug Development31
Cancer Throughlines: 40 Years After Chernobyl Disaster, Research on Cancer Impact Carries On31
Correction: Animal Alternatives OK'd by New Law31
Glucocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Approved for Ovarian Cancer30
A Ubiquitination Cascade Regulating the Integrated Stress Response and Survival in Carcinomas29
Micronuclei and Cancer29
Y Chromosome Loss Drives Bladder Cancer Aggressiveness and Immune Evasion29
GLP-1 RAs May Prevent Metastatic Progression29
Nonselective β-Adrenergic Receptor Inhibitors Impair Hematopoietic Regeneration in Mice and Humans after Hematopoietic Cell Transplants29
Germline–Somatic Liaison Dictates Cancer Subtypes via de novo Steroid Biosynthesis28
Mitochondrial Glutathione Import Enables Breast Cancer Metastasis via Integrated Stress Response Signaling28
Cell States in Cancer: Drivers, Passengers, and Trailers27
Receptor-interacting Protein Kinase 2 Is an Immunotherapy Target in Pancreatic Cancer27
A New Class of Molecular Glues: Double Allostery Restores KEAP1 Control of NRF227
Lung Tumors Hack Nervous System to Drive Cachexia27
Sensitizing Lung Cancer to Immunotherapy with a RAS(ON) Inhibitor Doublet27
The SCRUM-MONSTAR Cancer-Omics Ecosystem: Striving for a Quantum Leap in Precision Medicine27
Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Personalized Adjuvant mRNA Cancer Vaccines27
LINE-1 Locus Transcription Nucleates Oncogenic Chromatin Architecture27
Single-cell eQTL Mapping Reveals Cell Subtype–specific Genetic Control and Mechanism in Malignant Transformation of Colorectal Cancer26
Noninvasive Detection of Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer through Targeted Cell-free DNA Methylation26
Senescence Defines a Distinct Subset of Myofibroblasts That Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Pancreatic Cancer26
The Origin of Highly Elevated Cell-Free DNA in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Pancreatic, Colorectal, Lung, or Ovarian Cancer25
Clinical Validation of a Cell-Free DNA Fragmentome Assay for Augmentation of Lung Cancer Early Detection25
FOXA2 Promotes Prostate Cancer Lineage Plasticity through KIT25
Intratumoral Niches Control CD8+ T-cell Differentiation following ICB25
A Trifunctional Natural Killer Cell Engager Can Target CD123+ Leukemia25
Leading Oral SERD Shows Prolonged Activity25
GPRC5D CAR T Cells Are Active in BCMA CAR T–Refractory Multiple Myeloma25
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Chromosomal Instability Induces Non–Cell-Autonomous Cancer Progression24
Early Clones Expand in Richter Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia24
ZBP1 Mediates Replicative Crisis through Telomere-to-Mitochondria Signaling24
Clinically Actionable Alterations Are Associated with African Ancestry24
Cold Exposure Suppresses Tumor Growth through BAT Activation24
Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab Is Safe and Efficacious in Pretreated Melanoma23
In This Issue23
Expression of Concern: Durable Suppression of Acquired MEK Inhibitor Resistance in Cancer by Sequestering MEK from ERK and Promoting Antitumor T-cell Immunity23
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