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ReviewGenome medicine2020

Molecular profiling for precision cancer therapies.

Eoghan R Malone, Marc Oliva, Peter J B Sabatini, Tracy L Stockley, Lillian L Siu

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In one paragraph

Review in Genome medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 478 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
478citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
39.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

478 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 876 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. The Impact of Concordance between Liquid and Tissue Biopsy for Actionable Mutations: Insights from the ROME Trial.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  8. SRSF3 plays a key role in liver cancer sex disparity by facilitating hepatocyte expression of ERα and FOXA.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  16. Liquid biopsy in solid tumours: expert opinion paper of the European society of pathology.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026
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418 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eoghan R MaloneDivision of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University Avenue, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z5, Canada.
Marc OlivaDivision of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University Avenue, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z5, Canada.
Peter J B SabatiniDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Genetics, University Health Network, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Tracy L StockleyDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Genetics, University Health Network, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Lillian L SiuDivision of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University Avenue, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z5, Canada. lillian.siu@uhn.ca.
University Health Network · CAPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of druggable tumor-specific molecular aberrations has grown substantially in the past decade, with a significant survival benefit obtained from biomarker matching therapies in several cancer types. Molecular pathology has therefore become fundamental not only to inform on tumor diagnosis and prognosis but also to drive therapeutic decisions in daily practice. The introduction of next-generation sequencing technologies and the rising number of large-scale tumor molecular profiling programs across institutions worldwide have revolutionized the field of precision oncology. As comprehensive genomic analyses become increasingly available in both clinical and research settings, healthcare professionals are faced with the complex tasks of result interpretation and translation. This review summarizes the current and upcoming approaches to implement precision cancer medicine, highlighting the challenges and potential solutions to facilitate the interpretation and to maximize the clinical utility of molecular profiling results. We describe novel molecular characterization strategies beyond tumor DNA sequencing, such as transcriptomics, immunophenotyping, epigenetic profiling, and single-cell analyses. We also review current and potential applications of liquid biopsies to evaluate blood-based biomarkers, such as circulating tumor cells and circulating nucleic acids. Last, lessons learned from the existing limitations of genotype-derived therapies provide insights into ways to expand precision medicine beyond genomics.

Indexed as

AnimalsGenomicsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsPrecision Medicine

Identifiers

PMID31937368
PMCPMC6961404
OpenAlexW3004781275

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