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ArticleNature communications2020

Radiogenomic signatures reveal multiscale intratumour heterogeneity associated with biological functions and survival in breast cancer.

Ming Fan, Pingping Xia, Robert Clarke, Yue Wang, Lihua Li

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ming FanInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, 310018, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5626-7076
Pingping XiaInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, 310018, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Robert ClarkeHormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, 55912, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9278-0854
Yue WangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Arlington, VA, 22203, USA. yuewang@vt.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1788-1102
Lihua LiInstitute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, 310018, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. lilh@hdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-6453
Hangzhou Dianzi University · CNUniversity of Minnesota · USVirginia Tech · US

Funding

Genomic and Proteomic Architecture of AtherosclerosisR01HL111362 · NHLBI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI HERRINGTON, DAVID MCLEOD · 2012 to 2021
$17.2M
Collaborative Research in Integrative Cancer BiologyU01CA184902 · NCI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI CLARKE, ROBERT R., WANG, YUE · 2014 to 2018
$2.7M
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA184902NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL111362
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Advanced tumours are often heterogeneous, consisting of subclones with various genetic alterations and functional roles. The precise molecular features that characterize the contributions of multiscale intratumour heterogeneity to malignant progression, metastasis, and poor survival are largely unknown. Here, we address these challenges in breast cancer by defining the landscape of heterogeneous tumour subclones and their biological functions using radiogenomic signatures. Molecular heterogeneity is identified by a fully unsupervised deconvolution of gene expression data. Relative prevalence of two subclones associated with cell cycle and primary immunodeficiency pathways identifies patients with significantly different survival outcomes. Radiogenomic signatures of imaging scale heterogeneity are extracted and used to classify patients into groups with distinct subclone compositions. Prognostic value is confirmed by survival analysis accounting for clinical variables. These findings provide insight into how a radiogenomic analysis can identify the biological activities of specific subclones that predict prognosis in a noninvasive and clinically relevant manner.

Indexed as

Genetic HeterogeneityBiomarkers, TumorBreastBreast NeoplasmsCell CycleFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenomicsHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisSurvival AnalysisTranscriptomeBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID32978398
PMCPMC7519071
OpenAlexW3088774677

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