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ArticleNature communications2026

A tumor profiling resource for ovarian cancer: insights into chemotherapy-driven heterogeneity and personalized treatment strategy.

Francis Jacob, Rebekka Wegmann, Joanna Ficek-Pascual, Ulrike Lischetti, Jack Kuipers, Stéphane Chevrier, Michael Prummer, Nora C Toussaint, Ilaria Alborelli, Ricardo Coelho and 44 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Francis Jacob *Ovarian Cancer Research, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. francis.jacob@unibas.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0446-1942
Rebekka Wegmann *Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9616-3303
Joanna Ficek-Pascual *Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ulrike Lischetti *Ovarian Cancer Research, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Jack Kuipers *Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5357-2705
Stéphane Chevrier *Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Michael Prummer *SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9896-3929
Nora C Toussaint *SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7911-7647
Ilaria Alborelli *Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7849-3958
Ricardo Coelho *Ovarian Cancer Research, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-3612
Ruben Casanova *Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sandra Goetze *SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6880-8020
Gabriele Gut *Department of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Monica-Andreea Baciu-DrăganDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
Anne BertoliniNEXUS Personalized Health Technologies, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0691-0489
Ximena BonillaDepartment of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4950-6825
Jon BruggerInstitute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Magdalena M BruneInstitute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9236-1377
Byron CalguaInstitute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Stefanie EnglerDepartment of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Cinzia EspositoDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Pedro F FerreiraDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
Andrea JacobsDepartment of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Flavio C LombardoOvarian Cancer Research, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Paola MalsotDepartment of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Julien MenaInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8040-810X
Nicola MiglinoDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Emanuela S MilaniDepartment of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Jacobo Sarabia Del CastilloDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9656-1416
Sujana SivapathamDepartment of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Bettina A Sobottka-BrilloutDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Tanmay TannaDepartment of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Tibor A ZwimpferOvarian Cancer Research, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
TumorProfiler Consortium
Rudolf AebersoldInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9576-3267
Marina BacacRoche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Niko BeerenwinkelDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0573-6119
Christian BeiselDepartment of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5360-2193
Bernd BodenmillerDepartment of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Viktor H KoelzerInstitute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-4885
Kjong-Van LehmannDepartment of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Mitchell P LevesqueDepartment of Dermatology, University of Zurich Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5902-9420
Holger MochDepartment of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7986-2839
Simone MuenstInstitute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Lucas PelkmansDepartment of Molecular Life Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Markus G ManzDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4676-7931
Gunnar RätschDepartment of Computer Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Franziska SingerNEXUS Personalized Health Technologies, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6017-1595
Berend SnijderInstitute of Molecular Systems Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Alexandre P A TheocharidesDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1535-8692
Markus TolnayInstitute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Andreas WickiDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2924-8080
Bernd WollscheidDepartment of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3923-1610
Viola Heinzelmann-SchwarzOvarian Cancer Research, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. viola.heinzelmann@usb.ch.

Funding

Krebsliga Schweiz (Ligue Suisse Contre le Cancer) KFS-6522-08-2025Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer (Rivkin Center) 836897Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 171037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer, chemotherapy remains the primary standard treatment, despite growing recognition of the disease as highly heterogeneous. Here, we examine the feasibility and clinical utility of comprehensive multimodal molecular profiling to inform treatment decisions. We analyze blood, single-cell and bulk tumor tissue, and malignant ascites using up to eleven technologies (DNA, RNA, protein, and functional assays) within a four-week turnaround time. Hypothetical treatment recommendations are altered for 76% of patients, and multi-omics-guided maintenance therapy is associated with prolonged overall survival in a subset of patients. Subsequent cohort analysis reveals distinct cellular and molecular profiles in ascites-derived single-cells compared to solid tumor tissue, unique per-patient ex vivo drug responses, and a marked increase in cancer cell heterogeneity following chemotherapy exposure. This coincides with genomic signature alterations in whole-genome-amplified patients. Our data suggest that molecularly guided treatments should be tested as adjuvant therapies prior to chemotherapy in the future.

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Ovarian NeoplasmsPrecision MedicineAntineoplastic AgentsAscitesBiomarkers, TumorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, Tumor

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PMID42443179
PMCPMC13486661

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