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ArticleGenes & cancer2018

Robust genomic copy number predictor of pan cancer metastasis.

Alexander Pearlman, Kinnari Upadhyay, Kim Cole, John Loke, Katherine Sun, Susan Fineberg, Stephen J Freedland, Yongzhao Shao, Harry Ostrer

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Article in Genes & cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander Pearlman *Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Kinnari Upadhyay *Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Kim ColeDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
John LokeDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Katherine SunDepartment of Pathology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Susan FinebergDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Stephen J FreedlandDepartment of Surgery (Urology), Center for Integrated Research for Cancer and Lifestyle, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, USA and the Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
Yongzhao ShaoDivision of Biostatistics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Harry OstrerDepartment of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine · USNew York University · USDurham VA Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Copy number alterations(CNAs) are the most common genetic changes observed in many cancers, reflecting the innate chromosomal instability of this disorder. Yet, how these alterations affect gene function to promote metastases across different tumor types has not been established. In this study, we developed a pan-cancer metastasis potential score (panMPS) based on observed CNAs. panMPS predicts metastasis and metastasis-free survival in cohorts of patients with prostate cancer, triple negative breast cancer and lung adenocarcinoma, and overall survival in the Metabric breast cancer cohort and three cohorts from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), including prostate, breast and lung adenocarcinoma. These CNAs are present in cell lines of metastatic tumors from eight different origins, reflected by an elevated panMPS for all cell lines. Many copy number alterations involve large chromosomal segments that encompass multiple genes ("clumps"). We show that harnessing this structural information to select only one gene per clump captures the contributions of other genes within the clump, resulting in a robust predictor of metastasis outcome. These sets of selected genes are distinct from cancer drivers that undergo mutation, and in fact, metastasis-related functions have been published for over half of them.

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