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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
AI-Supported Mammography “Safe,” Cuts Workload6276
HLA-E:CD94–NKG2A Mediates Circulating Tumor Cell Immune Evasion657
Mutation-Driven Alveolar Cell Reprogramming Dictates Lung Cancer Progression338
Succinyl-CoA and Cobalamin Are Biomarkers That Improve Anal Cancer Screening299
Human Tumor Cells Display an Oncogene-like Addiction to Aneuploidy242
Q&A: Philip Greenberg on T Cells, IO's Future240
Structure of the Tumor Stroma Predicts Invasive Breast Cancer Relapse220
Shattered Chromosomes Undergo Mitotic Tethering during Chromothripsis219
PARADIGM Identifies Associations between Drugs, the Microbiome, and Mortality204
Air Pollution Promotes Oncogenic Expansion of Mutant Lung Progenitor Cells201
Transposable Element Signatures Define Stages of T-cell Exhaustion198
Probing Clonal Hematopoiesis in Liquid Biopsy191
Collagen Receptor Implicated in Immune Exclusion188
IL7 Genetic Variation Predicts Immune-Related Adverse Events188
Low-Glycemic Diets Restrict Tumor Growth through Altered Lipid Metabolism188
Drafting a Blueprint for European Cancer Research185
Dendritic Cell Circadian Rhythm Governs the Antitumor Immune Response179
Mouse Models Provide Insight into Factors Affecting BiTE Efficacy170
Highlighted research articles168
REFLECTions on Combination Therapies Empowered by Data Sharing163
Proteostasis Network Modulation Promotes Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors163
Highlighted research articles157
The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission146
Convergence of Targeted and Immune Therapies for the Treatment of Oncogene-Driven Cancers143
Adjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resected Melanoma: Is Preventing Recurrence Enough?140
PIN1 Prolyl Isomerase Promotes Initiation and Progression of Bladder Cancer through the SREBP2-Mediated Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway139
Correction: Targeting Translation Initiation Bypasses Signaling Crosstalk Mechanisms That Maintain High MYC Levels in Colorectal Cancer139
Selpercatinib Shifts Treatment Paradigm for MTC and NSCLC138
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Determines Intercellular Heterogeneity of Stress Granules and Chemotherapy Response134
Exome Sequencing IDs Hidden Disease Variants133
Intrinsic Properties of the Lymph Node Render It Immunologically Susceptible to Metastasis132
GIST: Molecular Profiling Suggests 2nd Therapy128
Visualizing Cancer Heterogeneity at the Molecular and Cellular Levels: Lessons from Rosetta128
A Guide to Extrachromosomal DNA: Cancer’s Dynamic Circular Genome126
The 3D Revolution in Cancer Discovery126
Combination Diagnostics: Adding Blood-Based ctDNA Screening to Low-Dose CT Imaging for Early Detection of Lung Cancer123
Rational Protein Engineering to Enhance MHC-Independent T-cell Receptors123
Trispecifics Improve Immune-Cell Engagement122
Patterns of Oncogene Coexpression at Single-Cell Resolution Influence Survival in Lymphoma122
An NK-cell Therapy for CD30+ Lymphomas121
Gut microbiota modulation through Akkermansia spp. supplementation increases CAR-T cell potency121
RAS Drives Malignancy through Altered Stem Cell/Microenvironment Cross-talk119
p53 Gain-of-Function Mutation Induces Metastasis via BRD4-Dependent CSF-1 Expression119
A Novel Type of Monocytic Leukemia Stem Cell Revealed by the Clinical Use of Venetoclax-Based Therapy118
INK4 Tumor Suppressor Proteins Mediate Resistance to CDK4/6 Kinase Inhibitors116
Targeting Microglial Metabolic Rewiring Synergizes with Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy for Glioblastoma114
CHD2 Regulates Neuron–Glioma Interactions in Pediatric Glioma112
Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Feedforward Loop Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression111
Lymph Node Metastasis Induces Immune Tolerance and Distant Metastasis109
Presurgery Plus Postsurgery Immunotherapy Ups Survival in NSCLC108
Multicellular Spatial Organization Determines Immunotherapy Response105
Chronic Inflammation Drives TP53-Mutant Leukemic Evolution105
Response to Low Antigen Density Is Improved by HLA-Independent T-cell Receptors101
In This Issue101
Amgen Deal Nets Potential Cancer Therapies101
Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Particles Inhibit Liver Function100
The Proteasome Regulator PSME4 Modulates Antitumor Immunity100
Intestinal Microbiome Inhibits CD8+ T Cells via the Calcineurin–NFAT Axis100
FMRP Depletion Reprograms an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment99
New Strategy May Thwart Glioblastoma Resistance99
TILs Outperform Ipilimumab in Melanoma98
Hyperactivation of Oncogenic Pathways Hinders Cancer Cell Survival97
Lymph Node–Specific IFNγ Levels Affect CD8+ T-cell Priming against Tumors95
Revumenib Is Safe and Efficacious, but MEN1 Mutations Mediate Resistance93
What's Next for Sotorasib in NSCLC?92
Aged Lungs Enable Metastatic Outgrowth of Dormant Melanoma Cells91
Biomarker Testing Falls Short in NSCLC88
In This Issue86
Cancer in the Prime of Life: Etiologic Insights and Supportive Oncologic Interventions for the Rising Burden of Young Adult Cancer84
Moving Spatially Resolved Multiplexed Protein Profiling toward Clinical Oncology84
Noninvasive and Multicancer Biomarkers: The Promise of LINE-1 Retrotransposons84
Bridging the Gap between Diseases of the Stomach and Lower Esophagus84
New Immunotherapy Combinations Enter the Battlefield of Malignant Mesothelioma83
Harnessing Mitochondrial Mutations to ATAC Clonal Evolution in CLL83
Akk Abundance Alters Survival in Patients with NSCLC on ICIs82
Temozolomide Treatment Alters Mismatch Repair and Boosts Mutational Burden in Tumor and Blood of Colorectal Cancer Patients82
Beneath the Surface: Neoantigens beyond Chromosomal DNA Mutations82
AXL and Error-Prone DNA Replication Confer Drug Resistance and Offer Strategies to Treat EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer80
Atypical Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Malignancy Characterized by Chromothripsis, Carcinoid Tumors, and Wild-type RB1 and TP5379
Rlf–Mycl Gene Fusion Drives Tumorigenesis and Metastasis in a Mouse Model of Small Cell Lung Cancer79
Perivascular NOTCH3+ Stem Cells Drive Meningioma Tumorigenesis and Resistance to Radiotherapy79
Oncogenic KRAS-Dependent Stromal Interleukin-33 Directs the Pancreatic Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Growth78
Iron Chelation Therapy Elicits Innate Immune Control of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer77
Senescence Rewires Microenvironment Sensing to Facilitate Antitumor Immunity77
A Molecular Voyage: Multiomics Insights into Circulating Tumor Cells77
NRF2: KEAPing Tumors Protected77
A Transitional Cell Population Is Enriched in Aggressive Human Medulloblastoma77
Study Sniffs Out New Glioma Mechanism76
A Spatiotemporal Positive Feedback Loop Exists Between TAMs and CD8+ T Cells76
ABBV-383 Demonstrates Tolerability and Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory MM76
Chromatin Remodeling Factors Drive Epigenetic Changes Crucial for T-cell Exhaustion76
Distinct Clonal Patterns Exist between Benign and Malignant Tissue75
IL6 Blockade Reduces Immunotherapy-Induced Immune-Related Adverse Events74
Lasker Honors Discovery of Cell Adhesion Molecules73
Single-Cell Lineage Tracing of Metastasis Uncovers an EMT Continuum72
Ibrutinib with R-CHOP Differentially Affects Genetic Subtypes of DLBCL71
Resistant KRAS(G12C) Inhibitor Subclones Exhibit Heterogeneous Alterations71
Blinatumomab Nonresponse Is Associated with Poor CD19-CAR Outcome in B-ALL70
The Kinase Module of the Mediator Complex Inhibits CAR T-cell Function69
MCED Testing Enters New Diagnostic Realms67
Phosphocreatine Promotes Epigenetic Reprogramming to Facilitate Glioblastoma Growth Through Stabilizing BRD266
High-Purity CTC RNA Sequencing Identifies Prostate Cancer Lineage Phenotypes Prognostic for Clinical Outcomes66
MEDI5752 Suppresses Two Immune Checkpoints65
Heritable Defects in Mitotic and Telomere Function Confer Sarcoma Risk65
The Hallmarks of Predictive Oncology65
Prenatal Chemotherapy and Its Impact on the Genome of Fetal Hematopoiesis65
Cancer Cells Adapt to SWI/SNF Inhibition through Compensatory EP400 Function65
Q&A: Robert Vonderheide on Immunotherapy Advances65
Air Pollution–Lung Cancer Link Identified65
Sex Hormone Signaling Suppresses Ferroptosis via Phospholipid Remodeling64
Advancing Global Health Equity in Oncology Clinical Trial Access64
CD8-Targeted IL2 Unleashes Tumor-Specific Immunity in Human Cancer Tissue by Reviving the Dysfunctional T-cell Pool64
D3S-001, a KRAS G12C Inhibitor with Rapid Target Engagement Kinetics, Overcomes Nucleotide Cycling, and Demonstrates Robust Preclinical and Clinical Activities63
Cancer Neuroscience of Brain Tumors: From Multicellular Networks to Neuroscience-Instructed Cancer Therapies63
Epigenetic Activation of Plasmacytoid DCs Drives IFNAR-Dependent Therapeutic Differentiation of AML63
Mutant NPM1 Directly Regulates Oncogenic Transcription in Acute Myeloid Leukemia62
STX-478, a Mutant-Selective, Allosteric PI3Kα Inhibitor Spares Metabolic Dysfunction and Improves Therapeutic Response in PI3Kα-Mutant Xenografts62
Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals Trajectory of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte States in Pancreatic Cancer62
Integrative Analysis of a Large Real-World Cohort of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identifies Distinct Genetic Subtypes and Insights into Histologic Transformation62
EP300 Selectively Controls the Enhancer Landscape of MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma62
MDM2-PROTAC versus MDM2 Inhibitors: Beyond p53 Reactivation62
Acquired Cross-Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer due to Extrachromosomal DNA Amplification of MYC Paralogs61
Activating Point Mutations in the MET Kinase Domain Represent a Unique Molecular Subset of Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies Targetable with MET Inhibitors61
MRTX1719 Is an MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 Inhibitor That Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in Preclinical Models and Patients with MTAP-Deleted Cancer60
Human Colon Cancer–Derived Clostridioides difficile Strains Drive Colonic Tumorigenesis in Mice60
CD19/CD20 Bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) in Naive/Memory T Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma60
Carcinogenic Human Metabolites Are Revealed Using “Metabokiller”59
Astronomical Imaging Can Be Used to Analyze Response to Immunotherapy59
Distinct Treatment-Related Immunologic Biomarkers Are Identified in PDAC59
Structure of the Ligand-Bound HER2–HER3 Dimer Reveals a Dynamic Interface59
Glioma Infiltration and Progression Are Driven by Remote Neuronal Activation59
Surface Expression of NRP1 on Tregs Affects Outcome in Patients with Cancer59
Silent Mutations Reveal a Novel Treatment for RASQ61 Cancers55
The Evolutionary History of Breast Cancer and Related Clones Is Revealed54
VCAM1 Mediates Innate Immune Tolerance of Hematopoietic and Leukemic Stem Cells54
A Deep Learning Model for Cancer Type Prediction Sets a New Standard54
IL4 Signaling in the Bone Marrow Promotes Protumorigenic Myelopoiesis54
The CDK4/6 Inhibitor Ribociclib Leads to Stable Disease in Pediatric Cancers54
ESCRT Protein Inhibition Enhances CTL-Mediated Cytolysis of Tumor Cells54
Gut Microbiota May Mediate AEs54
Court Rulings Complicate Decisions for Pregnant Patients54
Antitrust Order Aimed at Equalizing MCED Field53
Heterologous Cancer Vaccines plus Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Therapeutic Benefit53
Highlighted Research Articles52
Glucose Metabolism in TAMs Promotes Metastasis and Drug Resistance52
Peto’s Paradox Is Dead. Long Live Peto’s Paradox52
The APOE–TREM2 Axis Mediates Senescent Neutrophils in Prostate Cancer52
Epitope Editing Prevents Off-Tumor Toxicity of CAR T-cell Therapy in AML52
Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models to Classify Driver Mutations in Clonal Hematopoiesis51
Illuminating a Dark Kinase in the Mesenchymal Cancer Cell State51
If You Build It, Patients with Rare Cancers Will Come: A Successful Clinical Trial in Relapsed and Refractory JMML51
Methylation Is Best for cfDNA Multicancer Early Detection Tests50
Catalytic inhibition of KAT6/KAT7 enhances the efficacy and overcomes primary and acquired resistance to Menin inhibitors in MLL leukaemia50
SUV39H1 Ablation Enhances Long-term CAR T Function in Solid Tumors50
Sotorasib Tackles KRASG12C-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer50
Targeting N-linked Glycosylation for the Therapy of Aggressive Lymphomas50
HeLa Cases Prompt More Thinking on Ethics50
Tissue-Agnostic Drug Development: A New Path to Drug Approval49
Bone-Induced HER2 Promotes Secondary Metastasis in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer49
When Cancer Cells Become the Enablers of an Antitumor Immune Response49
Six-Month Efficacy and Toxicity Profile of BNT162b2 Vaccine in Cancer Patients with Solid Tumors49
Stromal KITL/SCF Maintains Pancreas Tissue Homeostasis and Restrains Tumor Progression48
Which Small Molecule? Selecting Chemical Probes for Use in Cancer Research and Target Validation48
The UBA1–STUB1 Axis Mediates Cancer Immune Escape and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade47
Tracing Founder Mutations in Circulating and Tissue-Resident Follicular Lymphoma Precursors47
DietaryLactobacillus-Derived Exopolysaccharide Enhances Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy46
Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Serve as Decoys to Suppress NK Cell Anticancer Cytotoxicity in Breast Cancer46
Combining TIGIT Blockade with MDSC Inhibition Hinders Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Activating Antitumor Immunity46
CD137 (4-1BB)-Based Cancer Immunotherapy on Its 25th Anniversary46
Bacterial Genotoxin Accelerates Transient Infection–Driven Murine Colon Tumorigenesis46
Ribosome ADP-Ribosylation Controls Protein Synthesis in Ovarian Cancer45
Drug-Induced Epigenomic Plasticity Reprograms Circadian Rhythm Regulation to Drive Prostate Cancer toward Androgen Independence45
A Bacterial-Based Immunotherapy for PDAC45
Molecular Profiles Distinguish Brain Metastases of Diverse Neural Impact45
Quantifying the Expanding Landscape of Clinical Actionability for Patients with Cancer45
A Whole Cancer Cell–Based Vaccine Boosts Cell Killing and Antitumor Immunity45
Specific Anatomic Transcriptomes Drive Oncogenesis in Melanoma45
Combined Inhibition of SHP2 and CXCR1/2 Promotes Antitumor T-cell Response in NSCLC45
Tumor-Reactive Antibodies Emerge from Nonbinding and Autoreactive Precursors44
ImmunoGen Takeover Caps Year of Record ADC Investments44
Antitumor Plasma Cells Mature Within Tertiary Lymphoid Structures44
Atypical EGFR Mutations Show Heterogeneity43
Structure of SHOC2–PP1C–RAS Reveals a Mechanism of RAF Activation43
Distinct Mutational Processes Influence Germline DNA Mutations43
Homing In on RNA Fusions in Breast Cancer43
Culture Media Tweak Makes Heartier CARs43
TIM3 Blockade in Dendritic Cells May Potentiate Antitumor Immunity43
Acknowledgment to Reviewers42
The Bispecific Antibody Epcoritamab Produces Responses in Lymphoma42
A Base Editing Platform Shows Function of Cancer-Associated Variants42
Acknowledgment to Reviewers42
Kidney Cancer Researcher Tapped as NCI Director42
An Atlas of Tumor Metabolism Uncovers Gene–Metabolite Interactions41
HER2 Expression Impacts Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Efficacy in Breast Cancer41
Lymphocyte Interaction Networks Drive Lung Cancer Immunosurveillance41
In This Issue41
COVID-19 Vaccines Complicate Mammograms41
Tumor Microenvironment Immune Changes Support Anti-CD19 CAR T-cell Efficacy41
Cancer-Causative Mutations Occurring in Early Embryogenesis40
Precision Cancer Medicine: Large Studies Indicate Steady Progress40
TNF Receptors Choose HSC Fate in SupportingDnmt3a-Mutant Clonal Hematopoiesis38
Correction: High Frequency of PIK3R1 and PIK3R2 Mutations in Endometrial Cancer Elucidates a Novel Mechanism for Regulation of PTEN Protein Stability38
Insights and Opportunity Costs in Applying Spatial Biology to Study the Tumor Microenvironment38
ATM Inhibition Sensitizes ALT Neuroblastomas to Chemotherapy37
DNAJB1-PRKACA Fusion Drives Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer through Impaired SIK Signaling and CRTC2/p300-Mediated Transcriptional Reprogramming37
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies in Cancer Care: Addressing Disparities, Bias, and Data Diversity37
Loss of p53 Induces Tolerance to Viral Mimicry as a Mechanism of Immune Evasion in Early Tumorigenesis36
So Grateful for My X: Sex Chromosomes Drive Differences in Glioblastoma Immunity35
Clonal GCB Cells Support Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma Tumorigenesis35
Targeting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells through Perturbation of Mitochondrial Calcium34
Highlighted Research Articles34
IFNα Potentiates Immune-Checkpoint Blockade by Rewiring Metabolic Cross-talk34
Pushing the Boundaries of Liquid Biopsies for Early Precision Intervention34
Condensate-Promoting ENL Mutation Drives Tumorigenesis In Vivo Through Dynamic Regulation of Histone Modifications and Gene Expression33
Spectrum of Response to Platinum and PARP Inhibitors in Germline BRCA–Associated Pancreatic Cancer in the Clinical and Preclinical Setting33
Copper Drives Remodeling of Metabolic State and Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma32
Single-Cell Tumor–Normal Analysis Proposes Combinatorial CAR Strategies32
Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science32
Single-Cell Atlas of Lineage States, Tumor Microenvironment, and Subtype-Specific Expression Programs in Gastric Cancer32
Machine Learning Models ID Cancer Drivers32
Biomolecular Condensation: A New Phase in Cancer Research32
In This Issue32
RTK-Dependent Inducible Degradation of Mutant PI3Kα Drives GDC-0077 (Inavolisib) Efficacy32
Altered tRNA Isoacceptor Abundance Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis31
Noted31
Y Chromosome Loss Drives Bladder Cancer Aggressiveness and Immune Evasion31
Dual Immunotherapy Makes Strides against HCC31
In This Issue31
On-Target BTK Mutations Promote Resistance to Noncovalent BTK Inhibitors30
A High-Fat Diet Controls MHC Class II on ISCs via the Microbiome30
Approved Drugs May Reduce Anthracycline Drug–Related Cardiotoxicity30
Ibrutinib Treatment in Early Stage CLL Prolongs Time to Active Disease30
Colonic Microbiota Promote Antitumor Immunity in Colorectal Cancer30
Q&A: Ted Laetsch on Tumor-Agnostic Therapies30
HSCT Chemotherapy Supports Peripheral Macrophage Engraftment of the Brain30
Moonshot Redux to Focus on Prevention, Screening30
MHC-I Cross-Dressing Supports Antitumor CD8+ T-cell Priming30
Correction: Highlights of FDA Oncology Approvals in 2023: Bispecific T-cell Engagers, Pediatric Indications, and Inclusive Drug Development29
Senescent Cancer Cells Are Vulnerable to Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway Activation29
Nociceptor Neurons Affect Immunosurveillance and Tumor Growth29
High-Endothelial Venules Promote Permissive T-cell Niches after Immunotherapy29
Correction: Creating MHC-Restricted Neoantigens with Covalent Inhibitors That Can Be Targeted by Immune Therapy29
BTK Inhibitor Options Expand for CLL/SLL29
Intrinsically Disordered Regions Control cBAF Condensation and Interactions27
Gut Microbiota Regulate PD-L2 Expression and Immunotherapy Response27
Driver Events of Gastric Cancer Differ According to Subtype and Ancestry27
Disruption of KAT8–IRF1 Condensate Formation Reduces PD-L1 Expression27
PHGDH Inhibition Overcomes Glioblastoma Resistance to T-cell Therapy27
Primary, Metastatic Tumors Vary Genomically by Cancer Type27
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Novel Disease Pathways26
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