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ArticleNature genetics2025

Predicting resistance to chemotherapy using chromosomal instability signatures.

Joe Sneath Thompson, Laura Madrid, Barbara Hernando, Carolin M Sauer, Maria Vias, Maria Escobar-Rey, Wing-Kit Leung, Diego Garcia-Lopez, Jamie Huckstep, Magdalena Sekowska and 22 more

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Article in Nature genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

32 authors.

Joe Sneath Thompson *Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Laura Madrid *Tailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5851-3341
Barbara Hernando *Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-2732
Carolin M SauerCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2168-6630
Maria ViasCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Maria Escobar-ReySpanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Wing-Kit LeungTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.
Diego Garcia-LopezTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0694-4434
Jamie HuckstepCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-8398-5112
Magdalena SekowskaCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Karen HoskingDepartment of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Mercedes Jimenez-LinanCambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Marika A V ReiniusCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9778-3317
Abhipsa RoyTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.
Omar AbdulleTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.
Justina PangonyteCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3171-0396
Harry DobsonTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-6994-7011
Amy E CullenTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5015-1355
Dilrini De SilvaTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3963-0141
David Gómez-SánchezSpanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Marina TorresSpanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0272-9922
Ángel Fernández-SanrománSpanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.
Deborah SandersCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Filipe Correia MartinsCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Ionut-Gabriel FuninganaCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Giovanni Codacci-PisanelliCancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Miguel Quintela-FandinoSpanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1648-1964
Florian MarkowetzTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2784-5308
Jason YipTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.
James D BrentonTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5738-6683
Anna M PiskorzTailor Bio Ltd, Cambridge, UK. anna.piskorz@cruk.cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7171-1120
Geoff MacintyreSpanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain. gmacintyre@cnio.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-467X

Funding

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) C14303/A17197Cancer Research UK (CRUK) C14303/A17197, A19274"la Caixa" Foundation (Caixa Foundation) ID 100010434; LCF/BQ/DR21/11880009"la Caixa" Foundation (Caixa Foundation) ID 100010434; LCF/BQ/PR23/11980033"la Caixa" Foundation (Caixa Foundation) LCF/BQ/DI22/11940038Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Institute of Health Carlos III) CEX2019-000891-S
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapies are often given without precision biomarkers, exposing patients to toxic side effects without guaranteed benefit. Here we present chromosomal instability signature biomarkers that identify resistance to platinum-, taxane- and anthracycline-based treatments using a single genomic test. In retrospectively emulated randomized-control biomarker clinical trials using real-world cohorts (n = 840), predicted resistant patients had elevated treatment failure risk for taxane (hazard ratio (HR) of 7.44) and anthracycline (HR of 1.88) in ovarian, taxane (HR of 3.98) and anthracycline (HR of 3.69) in metastatic breast and taxane (HR of 5.46) in metastatic prostate. Nonrandomized emulations showed predictive capacity for platinum resistance in ovarian (HR of 1.46) and anthracycline in sarcoma (HR of 3.59). We demonstrate feasibility using whole-genome sequencing, capture-panel sequencing and cell-free DNA. Our findings highlight the clinical value of chromosomal instability signatures in predicting resistance to chemotherapies across multiple cancer types, with the potential to transform the one-size-fits-all chemotherapy approach into precise, tailored treatment.

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Chromosomal InstabilityDrug Resistance, NeoplasmNeoplasmsAnthracyclinesAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsBridged-Ring CompoundsFemaleHumansMaleOvarian NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesTaxoidsAnthracyclinesAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorBridged-Ring CompoundstaxaneTaxoids

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PMID40551015
PMCPMC12283407

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