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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Drafting a Blueprint for European Cancer Research334
Highlighted research articles327
Q&A: Philip Greenberg on T Cells, IO's Future283
AI-Supported Mammography “Safe,” Cuts Workload277
Mutation-Driven Alveolar Cell Reprogramming Dictates Lung Cancer Progression258
Succinyl-CoA and Cobalamin Are Biomarkers That Improve Anal Cancer Screening256
Human Tumor Cells Display an Oncogene-like Addiction to Aneuploidy232
Probing Clonal Hematopoiesis in Liquid Biopsy219
Shattered Chromosomes Undergo Mitotic Tethering during Chromothripsis197
PARADIGM Identifies Associations between Drugs, the Microbiome, and Mortality193
Highlighted research articles182
An NK-cell Therapy for CD30+ Lymphomas178
Proteostasis Network Modulation Promotes Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors178
Trispecifics Improve Immune-Cell Engagement178
Lymph Node Metastasis Induces Immune Tolerance and Distant Metastasis172
RAS Drives Malignancy through Altered Stem Cell/Microenvironment Cross-talk165
IL7 Genetic Variation Predicts Immune-Related Adverse Events163
Convergence of Targeted and Immune Therapies for the Treatment of Oncogene-Driven Cancers161
REFLECTions on Combination Therapies Empowered by Data Sharing156
Reversing Immune Aging to Improve Immunotherapy Outcomes149
Disrupting MYC RNA Interactions Promotes Tumor Regression147
GIST: Molecular Profiling Suggests 2nd Therapy142
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Determines Intercellular Heterogeneity of Stress Granules and Chemotherapy Response142
Transposable Element Signatures Define Stages of T-cell Exhaustion141
Correction: Targeting Translation Initiation Bypasses Signaling Crosstalk Mechanisms That Maintain High MYC Levels in Colorectal Cancer140
The Dark Side of NK Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy139
The 3D Revolution in Cancer Discovery139
Patterns of Oncogene Coexpression at Single-Cell Resolution Influence Survival in Lymphoma136
Dendritic Cell Circadian Rhythm Governs the Antitumor Immune Response132
Liver Response to Metabolic Stress Drives Cancer-associated Programs128
Intrinsic Properties of the Lymph Node Render It Immunologically Susceptible to Metastasis128
HLA-E:CD94–NKG2A Mediates Circulating Tumor Cell Immune Evasion126
The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission125
Longitudinal Plasma Metabolomics Guides Dynamic Risk Assessment and Dietary Modulation for Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer Chemoimmunotherapy124
Visualizing Cancer Heterogeneity at the Molecular and Cellular Levels: Lessons from Rosetta123
Selpercatinib Shifts Treatment Paradigm for MTC and NSCLC122
PIN1 Prolyl Isomerase Promotes Initiation and Progression of Bladder Cancer through the SREBP2-Mediated Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway117
Combination Diagnostics: Adding Blood-Based ctDNA Screening to Low-Dose CT Imaging for Early Detection of Lung Cancer116
A Guide to Extrachromosomal DNA: Cancer’s Dynamic Circular Genome115
Rational Protein Engineering to Enhance MHC-Independent T-cell Receptors115
Therapy-related mutational signatures in subsequent neoplasms among survivors of childhood cancer114
Air Pollution Promotes Oncogenic Expansion of Mutant Lung Progenitor Cells112
CHD2 Regulates Neuron–Glioma Interactions in Pediatric Glioma111
Gut Microbiota Modulation through Akkermansia spp . Supplementation Increases CAR T-cell Potency109
Circulating Tumor Cells Predict Response to the DLL3-Targeting Bispecific Antibody Tarlatamab109
A Novel Type of Monocytic Leukemia Stem Cell Revealed by the Clinical Use of Venetoclax-Based Therapy109
Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Feedforward Loop Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression108
p53 Gain-of-Function Mutation Induces Metastasis via BRD4-Dependent CSF-1 Expression108
Targeting Microglial Metabolic Rewiring Synergizes with Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy for Glioblastoma107
Presurgery Plus Postsurgery Immunotherapy Ups Survival in NSCLC106
New Strategy May Thwart Glioblastoma Resistance105
FMRP Depletion Reprograms an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment104
The Proteasome Regulator PSME4 Modulates Antitumor Immunity102
Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Particles Inhibit Liver Function101
Multicellular Spatial Organization Determines Immunotherapy Response98
Chronic Inflammation Drives TP53-Mutant Leukemic Evolution98
Revumenib Is Safe and Efficacious, but MEN1 Mutations Mediate Resistance98
Aged Lungs Enable Metastatic Outgrowth of Dormant Melanoma Cells96
What's Next for Sotorasib in NSCLC?96
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands Drive Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression through Protumorigenic T-cell Polarization94
Moving Spatially Resolved Multiplexed Protein Profiling toward Clinical Oncology93
In This Issue92
TILs Outperform Ipilimumab in Melanoma92
Lymph Node–Specific IFNγ Levels Affect CD8+ T-cell Priming against Tumors91
Hyperactivation of Oncogenic Pathways Hinders Cancer Cell Survival91
Temozolomide Treatment Alters Mismatch Repair and Boosts Mutational Burden in Tumor and Blood of Colorectal Cancer Patients91
A Molecular Voyage: Multiomics Insights into Circulating Tumor Cells90
Myofibroblasts Induce Neuroplasticity to Promote Pancreatic Inflammation and Cancer Progression89
Senescence Rewires Microenvironment Sensing to Facilitate Antitumor Immunity89
Beneath the Surface: Neoantigens beyond Chromosomal DNA Mutations88
Perivascular NOTCH3+ Stem Cells Drive Meningioma Tumorigenesis and Resistance to Radiotherapy87
Iron Chelation Therapy Elicits Innate Immune Control of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer87
Noninvasive and Multicancer Biomarkers: The Promise of LINE-1 Retrotransposons87
Atypical Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Malignancy Characterized by Chromothripsis, Carcinoid Tumors, and Wild-type RB1 and TP5386
Multimodal AI Model Predicts Breast Cancer Recurrence86
Bridging the Gap between Diseases of the Stomach and Lower Esophagus86
The Moving Target: Cis -Mutation–Driven Resistance to p53-Y220C Reactivator84
Cancer in the Prime of Life: Etiologic Insights and Supportive Oncologic Interventions for the Rising Burden of Young Adult Cancer84
Landmark Pediatric Cancer Legislation Aims to Incentivize Research84
Oncogenic KRAS-Dependent Stromal Interleukin-33 Directs the Pancreatic Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Growth83
AXL and Error-Prone DNA Replication Confer Drug Resistance and Offer Strategies to Treat EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer83
MCED Testing Enters New Diagnostic Realms81
The Kinase Module of the Mediator Complex Inhibits CAR T-cell Function81
Chromatin Remodeling Factors Drive Epigenetic Changes Crucial for T-cell Exhaustion79
Study Sniffs Out New Glioma Mechanism79
A Spatiotemporal Positive Feedback Loop Exists Between TAMs and CD8+ T Cells79
Distinct Clonal Patterns Exist between Benign and Malignant Tissue78
Lasker Honors Discovery of Cell Adhesion Molecules76
ABBV-383 Demonstrates Tolerability and Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory MM76
Heritable Defects in Mitotic and Telomere Function Confer Sarcoma Risk75
Q&A: Robert Vonderheide on Immunotherapy Advances75
Sex Hormone Signaling Suppresses Ferroptosis via Phospholipid Remodeling74
Air Pollution–Lung Cancer Link Identified73
Cancer Cells Adapt to SWI/SNF Inhibition through Compensatory EP400 Function72
Highlighted Research Articles72
Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals Trajectory of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte States in Pancreatic Cancer71
A Transitional Cell Population Is Enriched in Aggressive Human Medulloblastoma71
Epigenetic Regulation of Chromosomal Instability by EZH2 Methyltransferase71
IL6 Blockade Reduces Immunotherapy-Induced Immune-Related Adverse Events70
MEDI5752 Suppresses Two Immune Checkpoints69
MDM2-PROTAC versus MDM2 Inhibitors: Beyond p53 Reactivation69
Phosphocreatine Promotes Epigenetic Reprogramming to Facilitate Glioblastoma Growth Through Stabilizing BRD268
D3S-001, a KRAS G12C Inhibitor with Rapid Target Engagement Kinetics, Overcomes Nucleotide Cycling, and Demonstrates Robust Preclinical and Clinical Activities68
Activating Point Mutations in the MET Kinase Domain Represent a Unique Molecular Subset of Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies Targetable with MET Inhibit67
CD8-Targeted IL2 Unleashes Tumor-Specific Immunity in Human Cancer Tissue by Reviving the Dysfunctional T-cell Pool67
A Plastic EMP1+ to LGR5+ Cell State Conversion as a Bypass to KRASG12D Pharmacologic Inhibition in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer67
Prenatal Chemotherapy and Its Impact on the Genome of Fetal Hematopoiesis67
High-Purity CTC RNA Sequencing Identifies Prostate Cancer Lineage Phenotypes Prognostic for Clinical Outcomes66
MRTX1719 Is an MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 Inhibitor That Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in Preclinical Models and Patients with MTAP -Deleted Cancer66
The Hallmarks of Predictive Oncology66
STX-478, a Mutant-Selective, Allosteric PI3Kα Inhibitor Spares Metabolic Dysfunction and Improves Therapeutic Response in PI3Kα-Mutant Xenografts65
Mutant NPM1 Directly Regulates Oncogenic Transcription in Acute Myeloid Leukemia65
Advancing Global Health Equity in Oncology Clinical Trial Access64
Integrative Analysis of a Large Real-World Cohort of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identifies Distinct Genetic Subtypes and Insights into Histologic Transformation64
Human Colon Cancer–Derived Clostridioides difficile Strains Drive Colonic Tumorigenesis in Mice63
Acquired Cross-Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer due to Extrachromosomal DNA Amplification of MYC Paralogs63
Cancer Neuroscience of Brain Tumors: From Multicellular Networks to Neuroscience-Instructed Cancer Therapies63
CD19/CD20 Bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) in Naive/Memory T Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma62
Glioma Infiltration and Progression Are Driven by Remote Neuronal Activation61
Court Rulings Complicate Decisions for Pregnant Patients61
IL4 Signaling in the Bone Marrow Promotes Protumorigenic Myelopoiesis60
Carcinogenic Human Metabolites Are Revealed Using “Metabokiller”59
The Evolutionary History of Breast Cancer and Related Clones Is Revealed57
Antitrust Order Aimed at Equalizing MCED Field57
Distinct Treatment-Related Immunologic Biomarkers Are Identified in PDAC57
Heterologous Cancer Vaccines plus Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Therapeutic Benefit56
The APOE–TREM2 Axis Mediates Senescent Neutrophils in Prostate Cancer56
Glucose Metabolism in TAMs Promotes Metastasis and Drug Resistance56
HeLa Cases Prompt More Thinking on Ethics55
Epitope Editing Prevents Off-Tumor Toxicity of CAR T-cell Therapy in AML55
Highlighted Research Articles55
When Cancer Cells Become the Enablers of an Antitumor Immune Response54
Clonal Hematopoiesis Enhances Immunotherapy Response in Solid Tumors54
Methylation Is Best for cfDNA Multicancer Early Detection Tests54
The Molecular and Functional Landscape of Resistance to FOLFIRI Chemotherapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer52
Tracing Founder Mutations in Circulating and Tissue-Resident Follicular Lymphoma Precursors52
Tumor-infiltrating Bacteria Induce Quiescence and Therapy Resistance52
Intra- Versus Extracellular Bacteria Dictate Tumor Immunity and Metastatic Recurrence52
Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in PMN-MDSCs Suppresses Antitumor Capacity of T cells in KRAS-Mutant Cholangiocarcinoma51
The Bitter Aftertaste of Artificial Sweeteners in Cancer Immunotherapy51
If You Build It, Patients with Rare Cancers Will Come: A Successful Clinical Trial in Relapsed and Refractory JMML50
Winning Cancer Grand Challenges Teams Announced50
Peto’s Paradox Is Dead. Long Live Peto’s Paradox50
Clinical Validation of a Cell-Free DNA Fragmentome Assay for Augmentation of Lung Cancer Early Detection—Letter50
Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models to Classify Driver Mutations in Clonal Hematopoiesis50
White House Proposes Cuts to NIH Funding for FY2750
Drug-Induced Epigenomic Plasticity Reprograms Circadian Rhythm Regulation to Drive Prostate Cancer toward Androgen Independence50
A Deep Learning Model for Cancer Type Prediction Sets a New Standard49
Catalytic Inhibition of KAT6/KAT7 Enhances the Efficacy and Overcomes Primary and Acquired Resistance to Menin Inhibitors in MLL Leukemia49
CD137 (4-1BB)-Based Cancer Immunotherapy on Its 25th Anniversary49
Stromal KITL/SCF Maintains Pancreas Tissue Homeostasis and Restrains Tumor Progression48
Spatial Mapping of the Precancer-to-Cancer Transition in Breast and Prostate48
Illuminating a Dark Kinase in the Mesenchymal Cancer Cell State48
Bone-Induced HER2 Promotes Secondary Metastasis in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer48
The UBA1–STUB1 Axis Mediates Cancer Immune Escape and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade47
Combining TIGIT Blockade with MDSC Inhibition Hinders Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Activating Antitumor Immunity46
SUV39H1 Ablation Enhances Long-term CAR T Function in Solid Tumors46
Which Small Molecule? Selecting Chemical Probes for Use in Cancer Research and Target Validation46
A High-Fiber, Plant-Based Diet in Myeloma Precursor Disorders: Results from the NUTRIVENTION Clinical Trial and Preclinical Vk*MYC Model46
Targeting N-linked Glycosylation for the Therapy of Aggressive Lymphomas45
Quantifying the Expanding Landscape of Clinical Actionability for Patients with Cancer45
Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Serve as Decoys to Suppress NK Cell Anticancer Cytotoxicity in Breast Cancer44
Homing In on RNA Fusions in Breast Cancer43
ImmunoGen Takeover Caps Year of Record ADC Investments43
Specific Anatomic Transcriptomes Drive Oncogenesis in Melanoma43
A Whole Cancer Cell–Based Vaccine Boosts Cell Killing and Antitumor Immunity43
Antitumor Plasma Cells Mature Within Tertiary Lymphoid Structures43
Structure of SHOC2–PP1C–RAS Reveals a Mechanism of RAF Activation43
Tumor Microenvironment Immune Changes Support Anti-CD19 CAR T-cell Efficacy42
Kidney Cancer Researcher Tapped as NCI Director42
Molecular Profiles Distinguish Brain Metastases of Diverse Neural Impact42
Insights and Opportunity Costs in Applying Spatial Biology to Study the Tumor Microenvironment41
Culture Media Tweak Makes Heartier CARs41
Acknowledgment to Reviewers41
Clonal GCB Cells Support Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma Tumorigenesis41
Lymphocyte Interaction Networks Drive Lung Cancer Immunosurveillance41
An Atlas of Tumor Metabolism Uncovers Gene–Metabolite Interactions41
HER2 Expression Impacts Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Efficacy in Breast Cancer41
Highlighted Research Articles40
Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science40
TNF Receptors Choose HSC Fate in Supporting Dnmt3a -Mutant Clonal Hematopoiesis40
Targeting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells through Perturbation of Mitochondrial Calcium39
Condensate-Promoting ENL Mutation Drives Tumorigenesis In Vivo Through Dynamic Regulation of Histone Modifications and Gene Expression39
Single-cell spatial atlas of high-grade serous ovarian cancer uncovers MHC class II as a key predictor of spatial tumor ecosystems and clinical outcomes39
Toward AI-Powered Cancer Etiology Research39
Biomolecular Condensation: A New Phase in Cancer Research39
DNAJB1-PRKACA Fusion Drives Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer through Impaired SIK Signaling and CRTC2/p300-Mediated Transcriptional Reprogramming38
Copper Drives Remodeling of Metabolic State and Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma38
Loss of p53 Induces Tolerance to Viral Mimicry as a Mechanism of Immune Evasion in Early Tumorigenesis38
IFNα Potentiates Immune-Checkpoint Blockade by Rewiring Metabolic Cross-talk37
So Grateful for My X: Sex Chromosomes Drive Differences in Glioblastoma Immunity37
Pushing the Boundaries of Liquid Biopsies for Early Precision Intervention37
Senescent Cancer Cells Are Vulnerable to Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway Activation36
MHC-I Cross-Dressing Supports Antitumor CD8+ T-cell Priming36
On-Target BTK Mutations Promote Resistance to Noncovalent BTK Inhibitors36
Single-Cell Tumor–Normal Analysis Proposes Combinatorial CAR Strategies36
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies in Cancer Care: Addressing Disparities, Bias, and Data Diversity36
Noted36
Spectrum of Response to Platinum and PARP Inhibitors in Germline BRCA –Associated Pancreatic Cancer in the Clinical and Preclinical Setting36
Driver Events of Gastric Cancer Differ According to Subtype and Ancestry35
BTK Inhibitor Options Expand for CLL/SLL35
In This Issue35
Altered tRNA Isoacceptor Abundance Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis35
High-Endothelial Venules Promote Permissive T-cell Niches after Immunotherapy35
Disruption of KAT8–IRF1 Condensate Formation Reduces PD-L1 Expression34
Gut Microbiota Regulate PD-L2 Expression and Immunotherapy Response34
Nociceptor Neurons Affect Immunosurveillance and Tumor Growth34
PHGDH Inhibition Overcomes Glioblastoma Resistance to T-cell Therapy34
Primary, Metastatic Tumors Vary Genomically by Cancer Type33
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Novel Disease Pathways33
Dangerous Liaisons between Tet2 Mutation, Inflammatory Monocytes, and Leukemogenesis33
Intrinsically Disordered Regions Control cBAF Condensation and Interactions33
Correction: Creating MHC-Restricted Neoantigens with Covalent Inhibitors That Can Be Targeted by Immune Therapy33
HPV42, a “Low-Risk” Type, and Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma33
Correction: Animal Alternatives OK'd by New Law33
Y Chromosome Loss Drives Bladder Cancer Aggressiveness and Immune Evasion32
Germline–Somatic Liaison Dictates Cancer Subtypes via de novo Steroid Biosynthesis32
Correction: Highlights of FDA Oncology Approvals in 2023: Bispecific T-cell Engagers, Pediatric Indications, and Inclusive Drug Development32
Personalized mRNA Vaccine Spurs Lasting Immunity in TNBC31
Glucocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Approved for Ovarian Cancer31
Single-cell eQTL Mapping Reveals Cell Subtype–specific Genetic Control and Mechanism in Malignant Transformation of Colorectal Cancer30
Senescence Defines a Distinct Subset of Myofibroblasts That Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Pancreatic Cancer30
LINE-1 Locus Transcription Nucleates Oncogenic Chromatin Architecture30
Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Personalized Adjuvant mRNA Cancer Vaccines30
Tackling Cancer through Global Team Science29
A Ubiquitination Cascade Regulating the Integrated Stress Response and Survival in Carcinomas29
Nonselective β-Adrenergic Receptor Inhibitors Impair Hematopoietic Regeneration in Mice and Humans after Hematopoietic Cell Transplants29
Receptor-interacting Protein Kinase 2 Is an Immunotherapy Target in Pancreatic Cancer29
Cell States in Cancer: Drivers, Passengers, and Trailers28
The SCRUM-MONSTAR Cancer-Omics Ecosystem: Striving for a Quantum Leap in Precision Medicine28
Mitochondrial Glutathione Import Enables Breast Cancer Metastasis via Integrated Stress Response Signaling28
Targeting Exposed Phosphatidylserine Boosts Antigen-Specific T-Cell Response28
Clinical Validation of a Cell-Free DNA Fragmentome Assay for Augmentation of Lung Cancer Early Detection28
The Origin of Highly Elevated Cell-Free DNA in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Pancreatic, Colorectal, Lung, or Ovarian Cancer28
Noninvasive Detection of Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer through Targeted Cell-free DNA Methylation28
Micronuclei and Cancer27
Intratumoral Niches Control CD8+ T-cell Differentiation following ICB27
Leading Oral SERD Shows Prolonged Activity27
GPRC5D CAR T Cells Are Active in BCMA CAR T–Refractory Multiple Myeloma27
Noted27
MonumenTAL Results for Talquetamab in Myeloma26
A Trifunctional Natural Killer Cell Engager Can Target CD123+ Leukemia26
Clinically Actionable Alterations Are Associated with African Ancestry26
FOXA2 Promotes Prostate Cancer Lineage Plasticity through KIT26
A Pan-KRAS Inhibitor Impedes Common KRAS Oncoproteins and Tumor Growth26
Noted26
Chromosomal Instability Induces Non–Cell-Autonomous Cancer Progression25
Early Clones Expand in Richter Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia25
ZBP1 Mediates Replicative Crisis through Telomere-to-Mitochondria Signaling25
Cold Exposure Suppresses Tumor Growth through BAT Activation25
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