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ArticleThe New England journal of medicine2012

Intratumor heterogeneity and branched evolution revealed by multiregion sequencing.

Marco Gerlinger, Andrew J Rowan, Stuart Horswell, M Math, James Larkin, David Endesfelder, Eva Gronroos, Pierre Martinez, Nicholas Matthews, Aengus Stewart and 21 more

Erratum issued 8 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract read
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Article in The New England journal of medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to 8 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 4,239 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4,239citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
265.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01658917 completednot on this map

Prospective Procurement of Solid Tumor Tissue to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets

TypeobservationalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2012 to 2017Enrolled133ConditionsGastrointestinal Cancer, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Melanoma
NCT01915225 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2013, after this paper: background citation

Tumor, Normal Tissue and Specimens From Patients Undergoing Evaluation or Surgical Resection of Solid Tumors

TypeobservationalSponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)Ran2013Enrolled1,800ConditionsColorectal Neoplasms, Gastric Neoplasms, Cholangiocarcinoma, Bile Duct Cancer
NCT02299765 phase4terminatednot on this mapstarted 2014, after this paper: background citation

A Randomized, Open-label, Multiple-centre Study of Intercalating and Maintenance Gefitinib in Combination With Chemotherapy for Advanced NSCLC With EGFR Mutation Positive

TypeinterventionalSponsorSichuan UniversityRan2014 to 2017Enrolled61ConditionsNon-small Cell Lung Cancer Metastatic, EGFR Activating MutationArmsGefitinib, gemcitabine, carboplatin
NCT05177666 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Patients With Advanced Refractory Solid Tumors Who Failed Standard Treatments and Matched Individualized Treatment Based on Tumor Molecular Characteristics: a Prospective Registration Study

TypeobservationalSponsorThe University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen HospitalRan2021 to 2024Enrolled120ConditionsFeasibility, Effectiveness, Safety, Targeted Molecular TherapyArmsTargeted therapy
NCT05227261 completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Assessment of a Novel Blood Test in Early Detection of the Five Common Cancers Based on the Investigation of the Circulating Tumour DNA

TypeobservationalSponsorGene SolutionsRan2022 to 2024Enrolled9,057ConditionsCancer, Lung, Cancer, Breast, Cancer Liver, Cancer, Colorectal
NCT05767528 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Clinical Study of Neoadjuvant Therapy Outcome Prediction of Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Based on PTC Drug Sensitivity Detection

TypeobservationalSponsorChinese PLA General HospitalRan2022 to 2024Enrolled40ConditionsMuscle-Invasive Bladder CarcinomaArmsPatient-derived tumor-like cell clusters (PTC) drug sensitivity testing
NCT06370234 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

The Prediction Model of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response for Breast Cancer Based on The Parametric Dynamics Features of The Pretreatment and Early-Treatment MR-PET and QDS-IR Images.

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taiwan University HospitalRan2015 to 2020Enrolled60ConditionsBreast Cancer, Chemotherapy Effect, Diffusion Weighted MRI, PET ImagingArmsWhole body 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography
NCT06717295 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The CCANED-CIPHER Study: Early Cancer Detection and Treatment Response Monitoring Using AI-Based Platelet and Immune Cell Transcriptomic Profiling

TypeobservationalSponsorJavier ToledoRan2025 to 2028Enrolled6,000ConditionsBrest Cancer, Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pancreatic Cancer, Adult, Prostate CancersArmsDiNanoQ: A multi-cancer early detection (MCED) blood test, DiNanoTrack: Therapeutic Response Monitoring Blood Test
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4,239 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7,706 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Marco Gerlinger *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Andrew J Rowan *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Stuart Horswell *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
M MathCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
James Larkin *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
David Endesfelder *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Eva Gronroos *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Pierre Martinez *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Nicholas Matthews *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Aengus Stewart *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Patrick TarpeyCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Ignacio VarelaCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Benjamin PhillimoreCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Sharmin BegumCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Neil Q McDonaldCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Adam ButlerCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
David JonesCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Keiran RaineCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Calli LatimerCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Claudio R SantosCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Mahrokh NohadaniCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Aron C EklundCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Bradley Spencer-DeneCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Graham ClarkCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Lisa PickeringCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Gordon StampCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Martin GoreCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Zoltan SzallasiCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Julian DownwardCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
P Andrew FutrealCancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
Charles Swanton *Cancer Research UK London Research Institute (M. Gerlinger, A.J.R., S.H., D.E., E.G., P.M., N.M., A.S., B.P., S.B., N.Q.M., C.R.S., B.S.-D., G.C., G.S., J.D., C.S.), Royal Marsden Hospital Department of Medicine (J.L., M.N., L.P., G.S., M. Gore), Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (P.T., I.V., A.B., D.J., K.R., C.L., P.A.F.), Barts Cancer Institute at the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (M. Gerlinger), and the University College London Cancer Institute (C.S.) - all in London; the Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby (A.C.E., Z.S.); and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Swanton at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute, Translational Cancer Therapeutics Laboratory, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LY, United Kingdom, or at charles.swanton@cancer.org.uk.
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Cancer Research UK 10747Cancer Research UK 15680Medical Research Council G0701935Medical Research Council G0902275Wellcome Trust 079643
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Abstract

backgroundIntratumor heterogeneity may foster tumor evolution and adaptation and hinder personalized-medicine strategies that depend on results from single tumor-biopsy samples.

methodsTo examine intratumor heterogeneity, we performed exome sequencing, chromosome aberration analysis, and ploidy profiling on multiple spatially separated samples obtained from primary renal carcinomas and associated metastatic sites. We characterized the consequences of intratumor heterogeneity using immunohistochemical analysis, mutation functional analysis, and profiling of messenger RNA expression.

resultsPhylogenetic reconstruction revealed branched evolutionary tumor growth, with 63 to 69% of all somatic mutations not detectable across every tumor region. Intratumor heterogeneity was observed for a mutation within an autoinhibitory domain of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase, correlating with S6 and 4EBP phosphorylation in vivo and constitutive activation of mTOR kinase activity in vitro. Mutational intratumor heterogeneity was seen for multiple tumor-suppressor genes converging on loss of function; SETD2, PTEN, and KDM5C underwent multiple distinct and spatially separated inactivating mutations within a single tumor, suggesting convergent phenotypic evolution. Gene-expression signatures of good and poor prognosis were detected in different regions of the same tumor. Allelic composition and ploidy profiling analysis revealed extensive intratumor heterogeneity, with 26 of 30 tumor samples from four tumors harboring divergent allelic-imbalance profiles and with ploidy heterogeneity in two of four tumors.

conclusionsIntratumor heterogeneity can lead to underestimation of the tumor genomics landscape portrayed from single tumor-biopsy samples and may present major challenges to personalized-medicine and biomarker development. Intratumor heterogeneity, associated with heterogeneous protein function, may foster tumor adaptation and therapeutic failure through Darwinian selection. (Funded by the Medical Research Council and others.).

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Evolution, MolecularGenetic HeterogeneityPhenotypeBiomarkers, TumorBiopsyCarcinoma, Renal CellChromosome AberrationsEverolimusExomeHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsKidneyKidney NeoplasmsMutationNeoplasm MetastasisPhylogenyBiomarkers, TumorEverolimusImmunosuppressive AgentsSirolimus

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