Every cancer carries a unique genetic fingerprint: variations in DNA known as “somatic variants” that occur in tumor DNA but are absent from the patient’s healthy cells. While some cancers may also ...

Study results indicate that mutation strength may shape both tumor–immune system interactions and immunotherapy response.

Circulating tumor DNA may be an effective biomarker for stratifying patients with small cell lung cancer who would benefit from more stringent follow-ups and clinical trial participation.Patients who ...

Researchers have created the first complete map showing how hundreds of mutations in a key cancer gene affect tumor growth.

Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified a mutation in a common oncogene - a gene that can cause cancer - that may play an important role in colon cancer. Researchers also showed how this ...