Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33667368›Full record

ReviewCell2021

An expanded universe of cancer targets.

William C Hahn, Joel S Bader, Theodore P Braun, Andrea Califano, Paul A Clemons, Brian J Druker, Andrew J Ewald, Haian Fu, Subhashini Jagu, Christopher J Kemp and 14 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Cell, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
113citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
15.6field-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

113 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 217 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

24 authors at 12 institutions in 1 country.

William C HahnDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: william_hahn@dfci.harvard.edu.
Joel S BaderDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Theodore P BraunKnight Cancer Institute and Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Andrea CalifanoDepartment of Systems Biology, Biomedical Informatics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, and Medicine, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Paul A ClemonsBroad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Brian J DrukerKnight Cancer Institute and Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Andrew J EwaldDepartment of Cell Biology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Haian FuDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center, and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Subhashini JaguOffice of Cancer Genomics, Center for Cancer Genomics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Christopher J KempDivision of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
William KimMoores Cancer Center, Center for Novel Therapeutics and Department of Medicine, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Calvin J KuoHematology Division, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Michael McManusDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, UCSF Diabetes Center, and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Gordon B MillsDepartment of Cell, Development and Cancer Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
Xiulei MoDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center, and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Nidhi SahniDepartment of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX, USA.
Stuart L SchreiberBroad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jessica A TalamasDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, USA.
Pablo TamayoMoores Cancer Center, Center for Novel Therapeutics and Department of Medicine, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Jeffrey W TynerKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University and Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Bridget K WagnerBroad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, USA.
William A WeissDepartments of Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Pediatrics, and Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Daniela S GerhardOffice of Cancer Genomics, Center for Cancer Genomics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Cancer Target Discovery and Development Network
University of California, San Francisco · USBroad Institute · USOregon Health & Science University · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USJohns Hopkins University · USNational Cancer Institute · USColumbia University · USEmory University · USUniversity of California San Diego · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · USStanford University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Systems genetics analysis of tumor evolution in the mouseR35CA210018 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ALLAN BALMAIN · 2017 to 2026
$8.0M
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Cancer Target Discovery and Development CenterU01CA176058 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI HAHN, WILLIAM C. · 2013 to 2021
$7.8M
Systematic Identification and Pharmacological Targeting of Tumor Dependencies for Precision Cancer MedicineU01CA217858 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CALIFANO, ANDREA · 2017 to 2021
$6.1M
Targeting vulnerabilities of therapy-resistant cancer cell states with small moleculesU01CA217848 · NCI · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI SCHREIBER, STUART L · 2017 to 2021
$5.8M
A Rational Systematic Approach to Find Combinations of Pharmacologic and Immune Therapies that Target Identifiable Oncogenic StatesU01CA217885 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI COHEN, EZRA, KAUFMAN, DAN S. · 2017 to 2021
$5.1M
Pathway Discovery and Target Validation for Outgrowth of Breast Cancer MetastasesU01CA217846 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BADER, JOEL S., EWALD, ANDREW JOSEF · 2017 to 2021
$4.8M
Personalized cancer models to discover and develop new therapeutic targets.U01CA217883 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI KEMP, CHRISTOPHER J · 2017 to 2021
$4.3M
An Academic-Industry Partnership to Advance Functional Genomics for Personalized Oncology.R01CA214428 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI KEMP, CHRISTOPHER J · 2018 to 2022
$3.0M
Molecular Digital CytoImaging for Leukemia Drug ScreeningR01CA222095 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI MARTIN, JODY, VU, TOTHU Q · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
Epigenetics of Mutation-Order in Acute Myeloid LeukemiaK08CA245224 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI BRAUN, THEODORE PAUL · 2020 to 2024
$812k
Identification of Novel Regulators of Natural Killer Cell ActivityR21CA241006 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI KAUFMAN, DAN S. · 2021 to 2022
$402k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The characterization of cancer genomes has provided insight into somatically altered genes across tumors, transformed our understanding of cancer biology, and enabled tailoring of therapeutic strategies. However, the function of most cancer alleles remains mysterious, and many cancer features transcend their genomes. Consequently, tumor genomic characterization does not influence therapy for most patients. Approaches to understand the function and circuitry of cancer genes provide complementary approaches to elucidate both oncogene and non-oncogene dependencies. Emerging work indicates that the diversity of therapeutic targets engendered by non-oncogene dependencies is much larger than the list of recurrently mutated genes. Here we describe a framework for this expanded list of cancer targets, providing novel opportunities for clinical translation.

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Drug Delivery SystemsAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicDisease Models, AnimalGenomicsHumansNeoplasmsTumor EscapeTumor Microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33667368
PMCPMC8066437
OpenAlexW3133624575

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