Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28068672›Full record

ArticleNature2017

Genomic hallmarks of localized, non-indolent prostate cancer.

Michael Fraser, Veronica Y Sabelnykova, Takafumi N Yamaguchi, Lawrence E Heisler, Julie Livingstone, Vincent Huang, Yu-Jia Shiah, Fouad Yousif, Xihui Lin, Andre P Masella and 60 more

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Article in Nature, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 376 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

376 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

70 authors.

Michael FraserPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Veronica Y SabelnykovaInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Takafumi N YamaguchiInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Lawrence E HeislerInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Julie LivingstoneInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Vincent HuangInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Yu-Jia ShiahInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Fouad YousifInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Xihui LinInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Andre P MasellaInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Natalie S FoxInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Michael XieInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Stephenie D ProkopecInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Alejandro BerlinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Emilie LalondeInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Musaddeque AhmedPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Dominique TrudelDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Xuemei LuoInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Timothy A BeckInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Alice MengPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Junyan ZhangPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Alister D'CostaInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Robert E DenrocheInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Haiying KongInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Shadrielle Melijah G EspirituInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Melvin L K ChuaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Ada WongGenome Technologies Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Taryne ChongGenome Technologies Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Michelle SamGenome Technologies Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Jeremy JohnsGenome Technologies Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Lee TimmsGenome Technologies Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Nicholas B BuchnerGenome Technologies Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Michèle OrainDepartment of Pathology and Research Centre of CHU de Québec-Université Laval. Québec City, Canada.
Valérie PicardDivision of Urology and Research Centre of CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.
Helène HovingtonDivision of Urology and Research Centre of CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.
Alexander MurisonPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Ken KronPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Nicholas J HardingInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Christine P'ngInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Kathleen E HoulahanInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Kenneth C ChuInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Bryan LoInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Francis NguyenInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Constance H LiInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Ren X SunInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Richard de BorjaInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Christopher I CooperInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Julia F HopkinsInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Shaylan K GovindInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Clement FungInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Daryl WaggottInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Jeffrey GreenInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Syed HaiderInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Michelle A Chan-Seng-YueInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Esther JungInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Zhiyuan WangInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.
Alain BergeronDivision of Urology and Research Centre of CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.
Alan Dal PraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Louis LacombeDivision of Urology and Research Centre of CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.
Colin C CollinsDepartment of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Cenk SahinalpSchool of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada.
Mathieu LupienPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Neil E FleshnerDivision of Urology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Housheng H HePrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Yves FradetDivision of Urology and Research Centre of CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, Canada.
Bernard TetuDepartment of Pathology and Research Centre of CHU de Québec-Université Laval. Québec City, Canada.
Theodorus van der KwastDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
John D McPhersonDepartment of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Robert G BristowPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Paul C BoutrosInformatics &Biocomputing Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate tumours are highly variable in their response to therapies, but clinically available prognostic factors can explain only a fraction of this heterogeneity. Here we analysed 200 whole-genome sequences and 277 additional whole-exome sequences from localized, non-indolent prostate tumours with similar clinical risk profiles, and carried out RNA and methylation analyses in a subset. These tumours had a paucity of clinically actionable single nucleotide variants, unlike those seen in metastatic disease. Rather, a significant proportion of tumours harboured recurrent non-coding aberrations, large-scale genomic rearrangements, and alterations in which an inversion repressed transcription within its boundaries. Local hypermutation events were frequent, and correlated with specific genomic profiles. Numerous molecular aberrations were prognostic for disease recurrence, including several DNA methylation events, and a signature comprised of these aberrations outperformed well-described prognostic biomarkers. We suggest that intensified treatment of genomically aggressive localized prostate cancer may improve cure rates.

Indexed as

GenomicsMutationChromothripsisDNA Copy Number VariationsDNA MethylationExomeGenome, HumanHumansMaleNeoplasm MetastasisPrognosisProstatic NeoplasmsProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantRecurrence

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PMID28068672

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