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ReviewNature reviews. Urology2025

CRISPR-Cas9 potential for identifying novel therapeutic targets in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Danielle J Smith, Sapna Lunj, Antony D Adamson, Sankari Nagarajan, Tim A D Smith, Kimberley J Reeves, Peter J Hoskin, Ananya Choudhury

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Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. MRI based unsuperviced clustering on MIBC reveals intratumor heterogeneity phenotypes and neoadjuvant chemotherapy efficacy.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Danielle J SmithDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. danielle.smith-2@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6708-5470
Sapna LunjDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Antony D AdamsonFaculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Research and Innovation, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5408-0013
Sankari NagarajanDivision of Molecular and Cellular Function, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8748-6223
Tim A D SmithDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3945-630X
Kimberley J ReevesDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Peter J HoskinDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8323-9567
Ananya ChoudhuryDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene editing technologies help identify the genetic perturbations driving tumour initiation, growth, metastasis and resistance to therapeutics. This wealth of information highlights tumour complexity and is driving cancer research towards precision medicine approaches based on an individual's tumour genetics. Bladder cancer is the 11th most common cancer in the UK, with high rates of relapse and low survival rates in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). MIBC is highly heterogeneous and encompasses multiple molecular subtypes, each with different responses to therapeutics. This evidence highlights the need to identify innovative therapeutic targets to address the challenges posed by this heterogeneity. CRISPR-Cas9 technologies have been used to advance our understanding of MIBC and determine novel drug targets through the identification of drug resistance mechanisms, targetable cell-cycle regulators, and novel tumour suppressor and oncogenes. However, the use of these technologies in the clinic remains a substantial challenge and will require careful consideration of dosage, safety and ethics. CRISPR-Cas9 offers considerable potential for revolutionizing bladder cancer therapies, but substantial research is required for validation before these technologies can be used in the clinical setting.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsNeoplasm InvasivenessUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsGene EditingHumansMolecular Targeted Therapy

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