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RAS is frequently mutated in cancer. Scharpf and colleagues showed that the prevalence of RAS mutations and comutation profiles is cancer lineage–specific and context-dependent, which is reflected in differential recruitment of cancer hallmarks in RAS-mutant tumors as well as in clinical outcomes for patients with mutant-RAS tumors receiving systemic therapies. Understanding the genomic complexity of RAS-mutant tumors stratified by the host's age, sex, and ethnicity, the tumor's genomic architecture and cancer lineage is key for generating a blueprint to map therapeutic vulnerabilities of RAS-mutant tumors and rationally design RAS-targeted clinical trials. Illustration credit: Christina Kostandi and Valsamo Anagnostou. For details, please see the article by Scharpf and colleagues on page 4058. - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of Contents
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Cancer Research
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Breaking Insights
Editorial
The AACR Journals: Advancing Progress Toward the AACR's 115-Year Mission
Review
Cancer Research Highlights
Controversy and Consensus
Genome and Epigenome
The 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Landscape of Prostate Cancer
In prostate cancer, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine delineates oncogene activation and stage-specific cell states and can be analyzed in liquid biopsies to detect cancer phenotypes.
Single-Cell Dissection of the Multiomic Landscape of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Integrated analysis of multiomic changes and epigenetic regulation in high-grade serous ovarian cancer provides insights into the molecular characteristics of this disease, which could help improve diagnosis and treatment.
High-Resolution Profiling of Lung Adenocarcinoma Identifies Expression Subtypes with Specific Biomarkers and Clinically Relevant Vulnerabilities
Integrative analysis of multiomic and drug dependency data uncovers robust lung adenocarcinoma expression subtypes with unique therapeutic vulnerabilities and subtype-specific biomarkers of response.
Metabolism and Chemical Biology
Lipid Metabolic Reprogramming Extends beyond Histologic Tumor Demarcations in Operable Human Pancreatic Cancer
In clinically operable pancreatic cancer, regions distant from malignant cells already display proteomic changes related to lipid transport and metabolism that affect prognosis and may be pharmacologically targeted.
Molecular Cell Biology
Resistance to ATR Inhibitors Is Mediated by Loss of the Nonsense-Mediated Decay Factor UPF2
Loss of NMD proteins promotes resistance to ATR inhibitors in gastric cancer cells, which may provide a combination of therapeutic targets and biomarkers to improve the clinical utility of these drugs.
SMG8/SMG9 Heterodimer Loss Modulates SMG1 Kinase to Drive ATR Inhibitor Resistance
These findings reveal how cancer cells acquire resistance to ATRi and identify pathways that could be targeted to enhance the overall effectiveness of these inhibitors.
ALKBH5-Mediated m6A Demethylation of GLUT4 mRNA Promotes Glycolysis and Resistance to HER2-Targeted Therapy in Breast Cancer
GLUT4 upregulation by ALKBH5-mediated m6A demethylation induces glycolysis and resistance to HER2-targeted therapy and represents a potential therapeutic target for treating HER2-positive breast cancer.
Asialoglycoprotein Receptor 1 Functions as a Tumor Suppressor in Liver Cancer via Inhibition of STAT3
ASGR1 downregulation by DNA methylation facilitates liver tumorigenesis by increasing STAT3 phosphorylation.
An Alternatively Spliced p62 Isoform Confers Resistance to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
Resistance to NAC in breast cancer is driven by a novel p62 mRNA isoform that escapes miRNA-mediated repression and leads to increased p62 protein expression.
Tumor Biology and Immunology
CYP4F2-Catalyzed Metabolism of Arachidonic Acid Promotes Stromal Cell-Mediated Immunosuppression in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
The identification of a role for CYP4F2-dependent metabolism in driving immune evasion in non–small cell lung cancer reveals a strategy to improve the efficacy of immunotherapy by inhibiting CYP4F2.
Potent and Selective PTDSS1 Inhibitors Induce Collateral Lethality in Cancers with PTDSS2 Deletion
This study identifies a specific dependency on PTDSS1 for phosphatidylserine synthesis following PTDSS2 deletion and introduces novel PTDSS1 inhibitors as a therapeutic option to induce collateral lethality in cancer with PTDSS2 loss.
VRK1 Is a Synthetic–Lethal Target in VRK2-Deficient Glioblastoma
A paralog synthetic–lethal interaction between VRK1 and VRK2 sensitizes VRK2-methylated glioblastoma to perturbation of VRK1 kinase activity, supporting VRK1 as a drug discovery target in this disease.
Translational Science
Genomic Landscapes and Hallmarks of Mutant RAS in Human Cancers
The complex genomic landscape of RAS-mutant tumors is reflective of selection processes in a cancer lineage–specific and context-dependent manner, highlighting differential therapeutic vulnerabilities that can be clinically translated.
MET-Induced CD73 Restrains STING-Mediated Immunogenicity of EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer
MET amplification upregulates CD73 to suppress tumor cell STING induction and T-cell responsiveness in TKI-resistant, EGFR-mutated lung cancer, identifying a strategy to enhance immunogenicity and improve treatment.
Convergence and Technologies
Quantitative Micro-Elastography Enables In Vivo Detection of Residual Cancer in the Surgical Cavity during Breast-Conserving Surgery
Optical imaging of microscale tissue stiffness enables the detection of residual breast cancer directly in the surgical cavity during breast-conserving surgery, which could potentially contribute to more complete cancer excision.
Journal Archive
Cancer Research
(1941-Present; volumes 1-current)Published twice monthly since 1987. From 1941-1986, published monthly.
(ISSN 0008-5472)
The American Journal of Cancer
(1931-1940; volumes 15-40)Published quarterly in 1931, bimonthly in 1932, and monthly from 1933 to 1940. The journal changed title to Cancer Research in 1941.
(ISSN 0099-7374)
The Journal of Cancer Research
(1916-1930); volumes 1-14)Published quarterly from 1916 through 1930 (publication was suspended from November 1922 to March 1924). The journal changed title to The American Journal of Cancer in 1931.
(ISSN 0099-7013)
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