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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Drafting a Blueprint for European Cancer Research345
Highlighted research articles329
Q&A: Philip Greenberg on T Cells, IO's Future294
Mutation-Driven Alveolar Cell Reprogramming Dictates Lung Cancer Progression281
AI-Supported Mammography “Safe,” Cuts Workload281
Succinyl-CoA and Cobalamin Are Biomarkers That Improve Anal Cancer Screening271
Human Tumor Cells Display an Oncogene-like Addiction to Aneuploidy235
Probing Clonal Hematopoiesis in Liquid Biopsy231
Shattered Chromosomes Undergo Mitotic Tethering during Chromothripsis200
PARADIGM Identifies Associations between Drugs, the Microbiome, and Mortality191
Highlighted research articles188
Proteostasis Network Modulation Promotes Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors188
Trispecifics Improve Immune-Cell Engagement184
An NK-cell Therapy for CD30+ Lymphomas177
Lymph Node Metastasis Induces Immune Tolerance and Distant Metastasis174
RAS Drives Malignancy through Altered Stem Cell/Microenvironment Cross-talk170
IL7 Genetic Variation Predicts Immune-Related Adverse Events167
Convergence of Targeted and Immune Therapies for the Treatment of Oncogene-Driven Cancers161
REFLECTions on Combination Therapies Empowered by Data Sharing154
Reversing Immune Aging to Improve Immunotherapy Outcomes151
Disrupting MYC RNA Interactions Promotes Tumor Regression150
GIST: Molecular Profiling Suggests 2nd Therapy147
Transposable Element Signatures Define Stages of T-cell Exhaustion146
Correction: Targeting Translation Initiation Bypasses Signaling Crosstalk Mechanisms That Maintain High MYC Levels in Colorectal Cancer145
The Dark Side of NK Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy144
Patterns of Oncogene Coexpression at Single-Cell Resolution Influence Survival in Lymphoma141
Therapy-related mutational signatures in subsequent neoplasms among survivors of childhood cancer139
Air Pollution Promotes Oncogenic Expansion of Mutant Lung Progenitor Cells136
Visualizing Cancer Heterogeneity at the Molecular and Cellular Levels: Lessons from Rosetta136
Selpercatinib Shifts Treatment Paradigm for MTC and NSCLC134
PIN1 Prolyl Isomerase Promotes Initiation and Progression of Bladder Cancer through the SREBP2-Mediated Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway133
Combination Diagnostics: Adding Blood-Based ctDNA Screening to Low-Dose CT Imaging for Early Detection of Lung Cancer129
Liver Response to Metabolic Stress Drives Cancer-associated Programs127
Dendritic Cell Circadian Rhythm Governs the Antitumor Immune Response127
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
The 3D Revolution in Cancer Discovery119
Intrinsic Properties of the Lymph Node Render It Immunologically Susceptible to Metastasis118
A Guide to Extrachromosomal DNA: Cancer’s Dynamic Circular Genome116
p53 Gain-of-Function Mutation Induces Metastasis via BRD4-Dependent CSF-1 Expression114
Rational Protein Engineering to Enhance MHC-Independent T-cell Receptors114
Targeting Microglial Metabolic Rewiring Synergizes with Immune-Checkpoint Blockade Therapy for Glioblastoma113
Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Determines Intercellular Heterogeneity of Stress Granules and Chemotherapy Response113
Circulating Tumor Cells Predict Response to the DLL3-Targeting Bispecific Antibody Tarlatamab112
Gut Microbiota Modulation through Akkermansia spp . Supplementation Increases CAR T-cell Potency112
A Novel Type of Monocytic Leukemia Stem Cell Revealed by the Clinical Use of Venetoclax-Based Therapy111
CHD2 Regulates Neuron–Glioma Interactions in Pediatric Glioma109
Neuro-Mesenchymal Interaction Mediated by a β2-Adrenergic Nerve Growth Factor Feedforward Loop Promotes Colorectal Cancer Progression109
New Strategy May Thwart Glioblastoma Resistance106
Presurgery Plus Postsurgery Immunotherapy Ups Survival in NSCLC106
FMRP Depletion Reprograms an Immunosuppressive Microenvironment105
The Proteasome Regulator PSME4 Modulates Antitumor Immunity104
Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Particles Inhibit Liver Function102
Chronic Inflammation Drives TP53-Mutant Leukemic Evolution100
Multicellular Spatial Organization Determines Immunotherapy Response100
Revumenib Is Safe and Efficacious, but MEN1 Mutations Mediate Resistance99
What's Next for Sotorasib in NSCLC?98
Aged Lungs Enable Metastatic Outgrowth of Dormant Melanoma Cells97
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligands Drive Pancreatic Cancer Initiation and Progression through Protumorigenic T-cell Polarization95
In This Issue95
Moving Spatially Resolved Multiplexed Protein Profiling toward Clinical Oncology95
TILs Outperform Ipilimumab in Melanoma94
Hyperactivation of Oncogenic Pathways Hinders Cancer Cell Survival94
Lymph Node–Specific IFNγ Levels Affect CD8+ T-cell Priming against Tumors93
Noninvasive and Multicancer Biomarkers: The Promise of LINE-1 Retrotransposons92
The Moving Target: Cis -Mutation–Driven Resistance to p53-Y220C Reactivator91
Bridging the Gap between Diseases of the Stomach and Lower Esophagus91
Myofibroblasts Induce Neuroplasticity to Promote Pancreatic Inflammation and Cancer Progression90
Iron Chelation Therapy Elicits Innate Immune Control of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer90
Landmark Pediatric Cancer Legislation Aims to Incentivize Research90
Multimodal AI Model Predicts Breast Cancer Recurrence89
Beneath the Surface: Neoantigens beyond Chromosomal DNA Mutations89
Cancer in the Prime of Life: Etiologic Insights and Supportive Oncologic Interventions for the Rising Burden of Young Adult Cancer89
Senescence Rewires Microenvironment Sensing to Facilitate Antitumor Immunity89
A Molecular Voyage: Multiomics Insights into Circulating Tumor Cells86
Atypical Small Cell Lung Cancer: A New Malignancy Characterized by Chromothripsis, Carcinoid Tumors, and Wild-type RB1 and TP5386
Perivascular NOTCH3+ Stem Cells Drive Meningioma Tumorigenesis and Resistance to Radiotherapy85
Oncogenic KRAS-Dependent Stromal Interleukin-33 Directs the Pancreatic Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Growth84
AXL and Error-Prone DNA Replication Confer Drug Resistance and Offer Strategies to Treat EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer84
The Kinase Module of the Mediator Complex Inhibits CAR T-cell Function81
MCED Testing Enters New Diagnostic Realms81
Study Sniffs Out New Glioma Mechanism80
Chromatin Remodeling Factors Drive Epigenetic Changes Crucial for T-cell Exhaustion79
A Spatiotemporal Positive Feedback Loop Exists Between TAMs and CD8+ T Cells78
Distinct Clonal Patterns Exist between Benign and Malignant Tissue77
Heritable Defects in Mitotic and Telomere Function Confer Sarcoma Risk76
ABBV-383 Demonstrates Tolerability and Efficacy in Relapsed/Refractory MM76
Lasker Honors Discovery of Cell Adhesion Molecules76
Q&A: Robert Vonderheide on Immunotherapy Advances75
High-Purity CTC RNA Sequencing Identifies Prostate Cancer Lineage Phenotypes Prognostic for Clinical Outcomes74
Cancer Neuroscience of Brain Tumors: From Multicellular Networks to Neuroscience-Instructed Cancer Therapies73
STX-478, a Mutant-Selective, Allosteric PI3Kα Inhibitor Spares Metabolic Dysfunction and Improves Therapeutic Response in PI3Kα-Mutant Xenografts73
D3S-001, a KRAS G12C Inhibitor with Rapid Target Engagement Kinetics, Overcomes Nucleotide Cycling, and Demonstrates Robust Preclinical and Clinical Activities73
Air Pollution–Lung Cancer Link Identified72
Highlighted Research Articles71
Cancer Cells Adapt to SWI/SNF Inhibition through Compensatory EP400 Function71
A Transitional Cell Population Is Enriched in Aggressive Human Medulloblastoma71
MDM2-PROTAC versus MDM2 Inhibitors: Beyond p53 Reactivation70
Single-Cell Sequencing Reveals Trajectory of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte States in Pancreatic Cancer70
IL6 Blockade Reduces Immunotherapy-Induced Immune-Related Adverse Events70
MEDI5752 Suppresses Two Immune Checkpoints69
Sex Hormone Signaling Suppresses Ferroptosis via Phospholipid Remodeling69
Prenatal Chemotherapy and Its Impact on the Genome of Fetal Hematopoiesis69
The Hallmarks of Predictive Oncology68
Activating Point Mutations in the MET Kinase Domain Represent a Unique Molecular Subset of Lung Cancer and Other Malignancies Targetable with MET Inhibit68
Integrative Analysis of a Large Real-World Cohort of Small Cell Lung Cancer Identifies Distinct Genetic Subtypes and Insights into Histologic Transformation68
CD19/CD20 Bispecific Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) in Naive/Memory T Cells for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma67
Acquired Cross-Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer due to Extrachromosomal DNA Amplification of MYC Paralogs66
Oncogenic and Tumor-Suppressive Events Act on a Progenitor State to Promote or Prevent Malignancy66
Phosphocreatine Promotes Epigenetic Reprogramming to Facilitate Glioblastoma Growth Through Stabilizing BRD266
CD8-Targeted IL2 Unleashes Tumor-Specific Immunity in Human Cancer Tissue by Reviving the Dysfunctional T-cell Pool66
Mutant NPM1 Directly Regulates Oncogenic Transcription in Acute Myeloid Leukemia65
Human Colon Cancer–Derived Clostridioides difficile Strains Drive Colonic Tumorigenesis in Mice65
Advancing Global Health Equity in Oncology Clinical Trial Access64
A Plastic EMP1+ to LGR5+ Cell State Conversion as a Bypass to KRASG12D Pharmacologic Inhibition in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer63
Epigenetic Regulation of Chromosomal Instability by EZH2 Methyltransferase62
MRTX1719 Is an MTA-Cooperative PRMT5 Inhibitor That Exhibits Synthetic Lethality in Preclinical Models and Patients with MTAP -Deleted Cancer61
Glioma Infiltration and Progression Are Driven by Remote Neuronal Activation61
Court Rulings Complicate Decisions for Pregnant Patients60
Carcinogenic Human Metabolites Are Revealed Using “Metabokiller”59
IL4 Signaling in the Bone Marrow Promotes Protumorigenic Myelopoiesis59
Distinct Treatment-Related Immunologic Biomarkers Are Identified in PDAC58
Antitrust Order Aimed at Equalizing MCED Field58
Glucose Metabolism in TAMs Promotes Metastasis and Drug Resistance57
Heterologous Cancer Vaccines plus Checkpoint Inhibitors Show Therapeutic Benefit57
The Evolutionary History of Breast Cancer and Related Clones Is Revealed57
The APOE–TREM2 Axis Mediates Senescent Neutrophils in Prostate Cancer57
Highlighted Research Articles56
Epitope Editing Prevents Off-Tumor Toxicity of CAR T-cell Therapy in AML55
Methylation Is Best for cfDNA Multicancer Early Detection Tests54
HeLa Cases Prompt More Thinking on Ethics54
Clonal Hematopoiesis Enhances Immunotherapy Response in Solid Tumors53
Tumor-infiltrating Bacteria Induce Quiescence and Therapy Resistance53
Intra- Versus Extracellular Bacteria Dictate Tumor Immunity and Metastatic Recurrence53
Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in PMN-MDSCs Suppresses Antitumor Capacity of T cells in KRAS-Mutant Cholangiocarcinoma52
Tracing Founder Mutations in Circulating and Tissue-Resident Follicular Lymphoma Precursors52
Gene-Specific Machine Learning Models to Classify Driver Mutations in Clonal Hematopoiesis51
The Bitter Aftertaste of Artificial Sweeteners in Cancer Immunotherapy51
Spatial Mapping of the Precancer-to-Cancer Transition in Breast and Prostate51
Peto’s Paradox Is Dead. Long Live Peto’s Paradox51
A Deep Learning Model for Cancer Type Prediction Sets a New Standard51
Clinical Validation of a Cell-Free DNA Fragmentome Assay for Augmentation of Lung Cancer Early Detection—Letter51
Bone-Induced HER2 Promotes Secondary Metastasis in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer50
The UBA1–STUB1 Axis Mediates Cancer Immune Escape and Resistance to Checkpoint Blockade50
Stromal KITL/SCF Maintains Pancreas Tissue Homeostasis and Restrains Tumor Progression50
Illuminating a Dark Kinase in the Mesenchymal Cancer Cell State50
Which Small Molecule? Selecting Chemical Probes for Use in Cancer Research and Target Validation49
SUV39H1 Ablation Enhances Long-term CAR T Function in Solid Tumors49
Winning Cancer Grand Challenges Teams Announced49
Targeting N-linked Glycosylation for the Therapy of Aggressive Lymphomas49
The Molecular and Functional Landscape of Resistance to FOLFIRI Chemotherapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer49
CD137 (4-1BB)-Based Cancer Immunotherapy on Its 25th Anniversary48
When Cancer Cells Become the Enablers of an Antitumor Immune Response47
Catalytic Inhibition of KAT6/KAT7 Enhances the Efficacy and Overcomes Primary and Acquired Resistance to Menin Inhibitors in MLL Leukemia47
Combining TIGIT Blockade with MDSC Inhibition Hinders Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by Activating Antitumor Immunity47
If You Build It, Patients with Rare Cancers Will Come: A Successful Clinical Trial in Relapsed and Refractory JMML47
Niche Labeling Reveals Pro-Metastatic Immune-Cancer Cell Interactions47
Quantifying the Expanding Landscape of Clinical Actionability for Patients with Cancer45
A High-Fiber, Plant-Based Diet in Myeloma Precursor Disorders: Results from the NUTRIVENTION Clinical Trial and Preclinical Vk*MYC Model45
Spatially Defined Cellular Niches Forged by Tumor-Intrinsic MHCII Redefine Immune Competence in Ovarian Cancer44
White House Proposes Cuts to NIH Funding for FY2744
Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Serve as Decoys to Suppress NK Cell Anticancer Cytotoxicity in Breast Cancer43
ImmunoGen Takeover Caps Year of Record ADC Investments43
Homing In on RNA Fusions in Breast Cancer43
Tumor Microenvironment Immune Changes Support Anti-CD19 CAR T-cell Efficacy43
Drug-Induced Epigenomic Plasticity Reprograms Circadian Rhythm Regulation to Drive Prostate Cancer toward Androgen Independence43
Structure of SHOC2–PP1C–RAS Reveals a Mechanism of RAF Activation43
Molecular Profiles Distinguish Brain Metastases of Diverse Neural Impact43
HER2 Expression Impacts Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Efficacy in Breast Cancer43
A Whole Cancer Cell–Based Vaccine Boosts Cell Killing and Antitumor Immunity43
Specific Anatomic Transcriptomes Drive Oncogenesis in Melanoma43
Kidney Cancer Researcher Tapped as NCI Director43
Lymphocyte Interaction Networks Drive Lung Cancer Immunosurveillance42
An Atlas of Tumor Metabolism Uncovers Gene–Metabolite Interactions42
Acknowledgment to Reviewers42
Culture Media Tweak Makes Heartier CARs42
Clonal GCB Cells Support Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma Tumorigenesis41
Radical Collaboration: Reimagining Cancer Team Science41
Highlighted Research Articles41
So Grateful for My X: Sex Chromosomes Drive Differences in Glioblastoma Immunity40
IFNα Potentiates Immune-Checkpoint Blockade by Rewiring Metabolic Cross-talk40
Condensate-Promoting ENL Mutation Drives Tumorigenesis In Vivo Through Dynamic Regulation of Histone Modifications and Gene Expression39
Loss of p53 Induces Tolerance to Viral Mimicry as a Mechanism of Immune Evasion in Early Tumorigenesis39
DNAJB1-PRKACA Fusion Drives Fibrolamellar Liver Cancer through Impaired SIK Signaling and CRTC2/p300-Mediated Transcriptional Reprogramming39
Insights and Opportunity Costs in Applying Spatial Biology to Study the Tumor Microenvironment38
Toward AI-Powered Cancer Etiology Research38
Biomolecular Condensation: A New Phase in Cancer Research38
Targeting Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells through Perturbation of Mitochondrial Calcium38
TNF Receptors Choose HSC Fate in Supporting Dnmt3a -Mutant Clonal Hematopoiesis37
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies in Cancer Care: Addressing Disparities, Bias, and Data Diversity37
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
Single-Cell Spatial Atlas of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Uncovers MHC Class II as a Key Predictor of Spatial Tumor Ecosystems and Clinical Outcomes37
Senescent Cancer Cells Are Vulnerable to Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway Activation36
Copper Drives Remodeling of Metabolic State and Progression of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma36
High-Endothelial Venules Promote Permissive T-cell Niches after Immunotherapy36
MHC-I Cross-Dressing Supports Antitumor CD8+ T-cell Priming36
BTK Inhibitor Options Expand for CLL/SLL36
Single-Cell Tumor–Normal Analysis Proposes Combinatorial CAR Strategies36
Driver Events of Gastric Cancer Differ According to Subtype and Ancestry35
Nociceptor Neurons Affect Immunosurveillance and Tumor Growth35
In This Issue35
Altered tRNA Isoacceptor Abundance Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis35
Disruption of KAT8–IRF1 Condensate Formation Reduces PD-L1 Expression35
Gut Microbiota Regulate PD-L2 Expression and Immunotherapy Response34
Intrinsically Disordered Regions Control cBAF Condensation and Interactions34
PHGDH Inhibition Overcomes Glioblastoma Resistance to T-cell Therapy34
Primary, Metastatic Tumors Vary Genomically by Cancer Type34
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Novel Disease Pathways34
Correction: Animal Alternatives OK'd by New Law33
Dangerous Liaisons between Tet2 Mutation, Inflammatory Monocytes, and Leukemogenesis33
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: Highlights of FDA Oncology Approvals in 2023: Bispecific T-cell Engagers, Pediatric Indications, and Inclusive Drug Development32
Germline–Somatic Liaison Dictates Cancer Subtypes via de novo Steroid Biosynthesis32
Personalized mRNA Vaccine Spurs Lasting Immunity in TNBC31
Y Chromosome Loss Drives Bladder Cancer Aggressiveness and Immune Evasion31
Tackling Cancer through Global Team Science30
Single-cell eQTL Mapping Reveals Cell Subtype–specific Genetic Control and Mechanism in Malignant Transformation of Colorectal Cancer30
Immunogenicity and Efficacy of Personalized Adjuvant mRNA Cancer Vaccines30
Glucocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Approved for Ovarian Cancer29
GLP-1 RAs May Prevent Metastatic Progression29
Micronuclei and Cancer29
LINE-1 Locus Transcription Nucleates Oncogenic Chromatin Architecture29
The SCRUM-MONSTAR Cancer-Omics Ecosystem: Striving for a Quantum Leap in Precision Medicine29
Targeting Exposed Phosphatidylserine Boosts Antigen-Specific T-Cell Response29
A New Class of Molecular Glues: Double Allostery Restores KEAP1 Control of NRF229
Cell States in Cancer: Drivers, Passengers, and Trailers29
Cancer Throughlines: 40 Years After Chernobyl Disaster, Research on Cancer Impact Carries On28
Nonselective β-Adrenergic Receptor Inhibitors Impair Hematopoietic Regeneration in Mice and Humans after Hematopoietic Cell Transplants28
Noninvasive Detection of Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer through Targeted Cell-free DNA Methylation28
A Ubiquitination Cascade Regulating the Integrated Stress Response and Survival in Carcinomas28
The Origin of Highly Elevated Cell-Free DNA in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Pancreatic, Colorectal, Lung, or Ovarian Cancer28
Mitochondrial Glutathione Import Enables Breast Cancer Metastasis via Integrated Stress Response Signaling28
Clinical Validation of a Cell-Free DNA Fragmentome Assay for Augmentation of Lung Cancer Early Detection28
Senescence Defines a Distinct Subset of Myofibroblasts That Orchestrates Immunosuppression in Pancreatic Cancer27
Receptor-interacting Protein Kinase 2 Is an Immunotherapy Target in Pancreatic Cancer27
Sensitizing Lung Cancer to Immunotherapy with a RAS(ON) Inhibitor Doublet27
GPRC5D CAR T Cells Are Active in BCMA CAR T–Refractory Multiple Myeloma26
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Leading Oral SERD Shows Prolonged Activity26
A Trifunctional Natural Killer Cell Engager Can Target CD123+ Leukemia26
Intratumoral Niches Control CD8+ T-cell Differentiation following ICB26
FOXA2 Promotes Prostate Cancer Lineage Plasticity through KIT26
Cold Exposure Suppresses Tumor Growth through BAT Activation25
Clinically Actionable Alterations Are Associated with African Ancestry25
Early Clones Expand in Richter Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia25
A Pan-KRAS Inhibitor Impedes Common KRAS Oncoproteins and Tumor Growth25
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