Nature Cancer

Papers
(The TQCC of Nature Cancer is 27. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)
ArticleCitations
Pan-cancer computational histopathology reveals mutations, tumor composition and prognosis360
Pan-cancer image-based detection of clinically actionable genetic alterations356
Cancer vaccines: the next immunotherapy frontier285
Personalized circulating tumor DNA analysis as a predictive biomarker in solid tumor patients treated with pembrolizumab259
Multimodal mapping of the tumor and peripheral blood immune landscape in human pancreatic cancer255
Overcoming therapy resistance in EGFR-mutant lung cancer217
Mature tertiary lymphoid structures predict immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy in solid tumors independently of PD-L1 expression196
Cancer-associated fibroblasts in the single-cell era184
Temporal single-cell tracing reveals clonal revival and expansion of precursor exhausted T cells during anti-PD-1 therapy in lung cancer184
A first-in-class polymerase theta inhibitor selectively targets homologous-recombination-deficient tumors183
Pathway-based classification of glioblastoma uncovers a mitochondrial subtype with therapeutic vulnerabilities176
Fatty acid synthesis is required for breast cancer brain metastasis168
Neoadjuvant cabozantinib and nivolumab convert locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma into resectable disease with enhanced antitumor immunity164
Molecular pathogenesis and systemic therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma161
Cell type and gene expression deconvolution with BayesPrism enables Bayesian integrative analysis across bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing in oncology160
Gradient of Developmental and Injury Response transcriptional states defines functional vulnerabilities underpinning glioblastoma heterogeneity155
The metabolic landscape of RAS-driven cancers from biology to therapy154
A human breast cancer-derived xenograft and organoid platform for drug discovery and precision oncology153
Artificial intelligence in histopathology: enhancing cancer research and clinical oncology149
Fatty acid metabolism underlies venetoclax resistance in acute myeloid leukemia stem cells145
Multifunctional oncolytic nanoparticles deliver self-replicating IL-12 RNA to eliminate established tumors and prime systemic immunity132
The current paradigm and challenges ahead for the dormancy of disseminated tumor cells132
Targeting immunosuppressive macrophages overcomes PARP inhibitor resistance in BRCA1-associated triple-negative breast cancer132
A tumor-derived type III collagen-rich ECM niche regulates tumor cell dormancy125
Radiation therapy enhances immunotherapy response in microsatellite stable colorectal and pancreatic adenocarcinoma in a phase II trial124
Tryptophan metabolism drives dynamic immunosuppressive myeloid states in IDH-mutant gliomas123
EZH2 inhibition activates a dsRNA–STING–interferon stress axis that potentiates response to PD-1 checkpoint blockade in prostate cancer120
The cGAS–STING pathway and cancer117
Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 differentially affect the tumor microenvironment and response to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy116
Discovery of a first-in-class reversible DNMT1-selective inhibitor with improved tolerability and efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia115
Multimodal data integration using machine learning improves risk stratification of high-grade serous ovarian cancer113
CD4+ T cells in cancer113
Translational advances in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma therapy112
Integrated analysis of patient samples identifies biomarkers for venetoclax efficacy and combination strategies in acute myeloid leukemia108
Acquired resistance to anti-MAPK targeted therapy confers an immune-evasive tumor microenvironment and cross-resistance to immunotherapy in melanoma107
CD25-Treg-depleting antibodies preserving IL-2 signaling on effector T cells enhance effector activation and antitumor immunity106
Adaptive immunity and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern following vaccination in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study105
The interaction of CD4+ helper T cells with dendritic cells shapes the tumor microenvironment and immune checkpoint blockade response103
Multimodal integration of radiology, pathology and genomics for prediction of response to PD-(L)1 blockade in patients with non-small cell lung cancer103
A systematic CRISPR screen defines mutational mechanisms underpinning signatures caused by replication errors and endogenous DNA damage102
Few-shot learning creates predictive models of drug response that translate from high-throughput screens to individual patients100
Three-dimensional imaging mass cytometry for highly multiplexed molecular and cellular mapping of tissues and the tumor microenvironment97
The immuno-oncological challenge of COVID-1996
Determinants of the outcomes of patients with cancer infected with SARS-CoV-2: results from the Gustave Roussy cohort95
Applications of organoids for cancer biology and precision medicine94
Targeting public neoantigens for cancer immunotherapy92
MYCN mediates cysteine addiction and sensitizes neuroblastoma to ferroptosis91
Melanoma-derived small extracellular vesicles induce lymphangiogenesis and metastasis through an NGFR-dependent mechanism90
Single-cell meta-analyses reveal responses of tumor-reactive CXCL13+ T cells to immune-checkpoint blockade89
Immune-stimulating antibody conjugates elicit robust myeloid activation and durable antitumor immunity89
Emerging strategies for treating metastasis86
Single-cell analyses reveal YAP/TAZ as regulators of stemness and cell plasticity in glioblastoma86
SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Italian Veneto region: adverse outcomes in patients with cancer85
Super enhancers define regulatory subtypes and cell identity in neuroblastoma80
Prospective pan-cancer germline testing using MSK-IMPACT informs clinical translation in 751 patients with pediatric solid tumors80
Patterns of seroconversion for SARS-CoV-2 IgG in patients with malignant disease and association with anticancer therapy79
Network-based systems pharmacology reveals heterogeneity in LCK and BCL2 signaling and therapeutic sensitivity of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia77
Resident and circulating memory T cells persist for years in melanoma patients with durable responses to immunotherapy75
A single-cell atlas of glioblastoma evolution under therapy reveals cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic therapeutic targets75
Dual-targeting CAR-T cells with optimal co-stimulation and metabolic fitness enhance antitumor activity and prevent escape in solid tumors75
An allosteric inhibitor against the therapy-resistant mutant forms of EGFR in non-small cell lung cancer73
Age-associated mitochondrial DNA mutations cause metabolic remodeling that contributes to accelerated intestinal tumorigenesis73
ULK1 inhibition overcomes compromised antigen presentation and restores antitumor immunity in LKB1-mutant lung cancer73
Bone marrow NG2+/Nestin+ mesenchymal stem cells drive DTC dormancy via TGF-β272
Clonal expansion of T memory stem cells determines early anti-leukemic responses and long-term CAR T cell persistence in patients72
Dysregulation and therapeutic targeting of RNA splicing in cancer72
Targeting PUS7 suppresses tRNA pseudouridylation and glioblastoma tumorigenesis71
Engineering-enhanced CAR T cells for improved cancer therapy70
The present and future of PI3K inhibitors for cancer therapy70
ENO1 suppresses cancer cell ferroptosis by degrading the mRNA of iron regulatory protein 169
Targeting PAK4 to reprogram the vascular microenvironment and improve CAR-T immunotherapy for glioblastoma68
Autophagy promotes growth of tumors with high mutational burden by inhibiting a T-cell immune response68
GD2-specific CAR T cells encapsulated in an injectable hydrogel control retinoblastoma and preserve vision68
Low neoantigen expression and poor T-cell priming underlie early immune escape in colorectal cancer67
Neutrophil oxidative stress mediates obesity-associated vascular dysfunction and metastatic transmigration66
Functional antibody and T cell immunity following SARS-CoV-2 infection, including by variants of concern, in patients with cancer: the CAPTURE study66
Flt3 ligand augments immune responses to anti-DEC-205-NY-ESO-1 vaccine through expansion of dendritic cell subsets63
Radiation exposure elicits a neutrophil-driven response in healthy lung tissue that enhances metastatic colonization62
Understanding and overcoming tumor heterogeneity in metastatic breast cancer treatment62
The CIP2A–TOPBP1 axis safeguards chromosome stability and is a synthetic lethal target for BRCA-mutated cancer61
Combined inhibition of Aurora-A and ATR kinases results in regression of MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma60
Castration-mediated IL-8 promotes myeloid infiltration and prostate cancer progression59
Bystander T cells in cancer immunology and therapy59
Astrocytic laminin-211 drives disseminated breast tumor cell dormancy in brain59
The status of tumor mutational burden and immunotherapy59
Multifunctional barcoding with ClonMapper enables high-resolution study of clonal dynamics during tumor evolution and treatment57
Cancer cell plasticity during tumor progression, metastasis and response to therapy57
Mutant Kras co-opts a proto-oncogenic enhancer network in inflammation-induced metaplastic progenitor cells to initiate pancreatic cancer57
Immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants after two and three doses of vaccine in B-cell malignancies: UK PROSECO study57
Functional patient-derived organoid screenings identify MCLA-158 as a therapeutic EGFR × LGR5 bispecific antibody with efficacy in epithelial tumors54
Autophagy inhibition by targeting PIKfyve potentiates response to immune checkpoint blockade in prostate cancer54
The proliferative history shapes the DNA methylome of B-cell tumors and predicts clinical outcome53
Targeting purine synthesis in ASS1-expressing tumors enhances the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors52
cfDNA methylome profiling for detection and subtyping of small cell lung cancers52
Selective multi-kinase inhibition sensitizes mesenchymal pancreatic cancer to immune checkpoint blockade by remodeling the tumor microenvironment51
The Molecular Tumor Board Portal supports clinical decisions and automated reporting for precision oncology51
Advances in antibody-based therapy in oncology51
TNF-α-producing macrophages determine subtype identity and prognosis via AP1 enhancer reprogramming in pancreatic cancer51
CDK4/6 inhibition reprograms the breast cancer enhancer landscape by stimulating AP-1 transcriptional activity49
A local human Vδ1 T cell population is associated with survival in nonsmall-cell lung cancer49
A phase II study of talazoparib monotherapy in patients with wild-type BRCA1 and BRCA2 with a mutation in other homologous recombination genes49
A MYC and RAS co-activation signature in localized prostate cancer drives bone metastasis and castration resistance49
ERK1/2 phosphorylation predicts survival following anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in recurrent glioblastoma48
Mitochondrial inhibitors circumvent adaptive resistance to venetoclax and cytarabine combination therapy in acute myeloid leukemia48
Pharmacological inhibition of BACE1 suppresses glioblastoma growth by stimulating macrophage phagocytosis of tumor cells47
Mex3a marks drug-tolerant persister colorectal cancer cells that mediate relapse after chemotherapy47
Ectopic JAK–STAT activation enables the transition to a stem-like and multilineage state conferring AR-targeted therapy resistance47
Perivascular tenascin C triggers sequential activation of macrophages and endothelial cells to generate a pro-metastatic vascular niche in the lungs47
An artificial intelligence framework integrating longitudinal electronic health records with real-world data enables continuous pan-cancer prognostication47
Proteogenomics of non-small cell lung cancer reveals molecular subtypes associated with specific therapeutic targets and immune-evasion mechanisms46
Compensatory CSF2-driven macrophage activation promotes adaptive resistance to CSF1R inhibition in breast-to-brain metastasis46
Multi-omic profiling of peritoneal metastases in gastric cancer identifies molecular subtypes and therapeutic vulnerabilities46
Accelerating precision medicine in metastatic prostate cancer45
Targeting glutamine dependence through GLS1 inhibition suppresses ARID1A-inactivated clear cell ovarian carcinoma45
A machine learning model for ranking candidate HLA class I neoantigens based on known neoepitopes from multiple human tumor types45
Advancing Cancer Therapy44
KMT2C deficiency promotes small cell lung cancer metastasis through DNMT3A-mediated epigenetic reprogramming43
The deubiquitinase USP25 supports colonic inflammation and bacterial infection and promotes colorectal cancer43
An anti-PD-1–GITR-L bispecific agonist induces GITR clustering-mediated T cell activation for cancer immunotherapy43
The cancer-testis lncRNA lnc-CTHCC promotes hepatocellular carcinogenesis by binding hnRNP K and activating YAP1 transcription43
Illuminating the noncoding genome in cancer43
Spatial proteomic characterization of HER2-positive breast tumors through neoadjuvant therapy predicts response43
Moving pan-cancer studies from basic research toward the clinic43
Radiotherapy in combination with CD47 blockade elicits a macrophage-mediated abscopal effect42
APOBEC3A drives deaminase domain-independent chromosomal instability to promote pancreatic cancer metastasis42
Hotspot DNMT3A mutations in clonal hematopoiesis and acute myeloid leukemia sensitize cells to azacytidine via viral mimicry response42
GAP43-dependent mitochondria transfer from astrocytes enhances glioblastoma tumorigenicity42
The Cancer Surfaceome Atlas integrates genomic, functional and drug response data to identify actionable targets40
Limited nutrient availability in the tumor microenvironment renders pancreatic tumors sensitive to allosteric IDH1 inhibitors39
A palmitate-rich metastatic niche enables metastasis growth via p65 acetylation resulting in pro-metastatic NF-κB signaling39
Aldolase B suppresses hepatocellular carcinogenesis by inhibiting G6PD and pentose phosphate pathways39
The clinical utility of integrative genomics in childhood cancer extends beyond targetable mutations39
Cancer-associated fibroblasts employ NUFIP1-dependent autophagy to secrete nucleosides and support pancreatic tumor growth38
Targeting the bicarbonate transporter SLC4A4 overcomes immunosuppression and immunotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer38
ZFP281 drives a mesenchymal-like dormancy program in early disseminated breast cancer cells that prevents metastatic outgrowth in the lung38
Highly aneuploid non-small cell lung cancer shows enhanced responsiveness to concurrent radiation and immune checkpoint blockade38
Metabolic adaptation of acute lymphoblastic leukemia to the central nervous system microenvironment depends on stearoyl-CoA desaturase38
Serial single-cell genomics reveals convergent subclonal evolution of resistance as patients with early-stage breast cancer progress on endocrine plus CDK4/6 therapy37
Pharmacological targeting of MTHFD2 suppresses acute myeloid leukemia by inducing thymidine depletion and replication stress37
Epigenetic targeted therapy of stabilized BAP1 in ASXL1 gain-of-function mutated leukemia37
ALK-positive lung cancer: a moving target37
Mutational and functional genetics mapping of chemotherapy resistance mechanisms in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia37
An allosteric pan-TEAD inhibitor blocks oncogenic YAP/TAZ signaling and overcomes KRAS G12C inhibitor resistance37
Potent suppression of neuroendocrine tumors and gastrointestinal cancers by CDH17CAR T cells without toxicity to normal tissues37
Complement activation promoted by the lectin pathway mediates C3aR-dependent sarcoma progression and immunosuppression36
Downregulation of the FTO m6A RNA demethylase promotes EMT-mediated progression of epithelial tumors and sensitivity to Wnt inhibitors36
Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy diminishes oocyte number and quality in mice36
MACHETE identifies interferon-encompassing chromosome 9p21.3 deletions as mediators of immune evasion and metastasis36
The IRENA lncRNA converts chemotherapy-polarized tumor-suppressing macrophages to tumor-promoting phenotypes in breast cancer34
Multi-omics reveals clinically relevant proliferative drive associated with mTOR-MYC-OXPHOS activity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia34
Pharmacological disruption of the MTDH–SND1 complex enhances tumor antigen presentation and synergizes with anti-PD-1 therapy in metastatic breast cancer33
Bispecific antibodies increase the therapeutic window of CD40 agonists through selective dendritic cell targeting33
Clinical and translational advances in ovarian cancer therapy32
A phase I/Ib trial and biological correlate analysis of neoadjuvant SBRT with single-dose durvalumab in HPV-unrelated locally advanced HNSCC32
Discovery through clinical sequencing in oncology32
LILRB3 supports acute myeloid leukemia development and regulates T-cell antitumor immune responses through the TRAF2–cFLIP–NF-κB signaling axis32
Chemotherapy and mismatch repair deficiency cooperate to fuel TP53 mutagenesis and ALL relapse31
Deep learning links histology, molecular signatures and prognosis in cancer31
Distinct CDK6 complexes determine tumor cell response to CDK4/6 inhibitors and degraders31
Tumor-intrinsic sensitivity to the pro-apoptotic effects of IFN-γ is a major determinant of CD4+ CAR T-cell antitumor activity31
The challenges of implementing low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries31
Transition to a mesenchymal state in neuroblastoma confers resistance to anti-GD2 antibody via reduced expression of ST8SIA130
Breast cancer cells survive chemotherapy by activating targetable immune-modulatory programs characterized by PD-L1 or CD8030
Landscape of prostate-specific membrane antigen heterogeneity and regulation in AR-positive and AR-negative metastatic prostate cancer30
SETD2 loss perturbs the kidney cancer epigenetic landscape to promote metastasis and engenders actionable dependencies on histone chaperone complexes29
High-plex immunofluorescence imaging and traditional histology of the same tissue section for discovering image-based biomarkers29
LXRα activation and Raf inhibition trigger lethal lipotoxicity in liver cancer29
Therapeutic targeting of the mevalonate–geranylgeranyl diphosphate pathway with statins overcomes chemotherapy resistance in small cell lung cancer29
Anti-CTLA-4 antibodies drive myeloid activation and reprogram the tumor microenvironment through FcγR engagement and type I interferon signaling29
Chronic liver disease enables gut Enterococcus faecalis colonization to promote liver carcinogenesis29
Mesenchymal and adrenergic cell lineage states in neuroblastoma possess distinct immunogenic phenotypes28
Specific targeting of glioblastoma with an oncolytic virus expressing a cetuximab-CCL5 fusion protein via innate and adaptive immunity28
A single-cell map of dynamic chromatin landscapes of immune cells in renal cell carcinoma28
Advances in ovarian cancer, from biology to treatment27
Disrupting the phase separation of KAT8–IRF1 diminishes PD-L1 expression and promotes antitumor immunity27
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