2022
Genome-wide identification and analysis of prognostic features in human cancers
Smith JC, Sheltzer JM. Genome-wide identification and analysis of prognostic features in human cancers. Cell Reports 2022, 38: 110569. PMID: 35354049, PMCID: PMC9042322, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse biomarkersSignificant prognostic biomarkerShorter survival timePromising therapeutic targetPatient survival dataPreclinical cancer researchPrognostic featuresAggressive malignancyClinical trialsPatient outcomesPatient riskPrognostic biomarkerSurvival timeTherapeutic targetSuccessful drug targetsClinical decisionCancerSurvival dataTherapeutic developmentHuman cancersBiomarkersBiomarker analysisDriver genesCancer researchCancer driver genes
2018
Systematic identification of mutations and copy number alterations associated with cancer patient prognosis
Smith J, Sheltzer J. Systematic identification of mutations and copy number alterations associated with cancer patient prognosis. ELife 2018, 7: e39217. PMID: 30526857, PMCID: PMC6289580, DOI: 10.7554/elife.39217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient prognosisSuccessful treatment decisionsDriver genesIndependent patient cohortsRobust prognostic biomarkerCancer patient prognosisSignificant prognostic powerSpecific therapeutic vulnerabilitiesSpecific cancer typesPatient cohortWorse outcomesDeadly malignancyPatient riskClinical riskPrognostic biomarkerTreatment decisionsPrognostic powerMolecular alterationsTherapeutic vulnerabilitiesCopy number alterationsCancer typesFocal CNAsTotal aneuploidyGenomic profilesPrognosis
2013
A Transcriptional and Metabolic Signature of Primary Aneuploidy Is Present in Chromosomally Unstable Cancer Cells and Informs Clinical Prognosis
Sheltzer J. A Transcriptional and Metabolic Signature of Primary Aneuploidy Is Present in Chromosomally Unstable Cancer Cells and Informs Clinical Prognosis. Cancer Research 2013, 73: 6401-6412. PMID: 24041940, PMCID: PMC3901577, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-0749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal instabilityPrimary cellsUnstable cancer cellsAneuploid cellsSubset of genesProliferation-independent mannerHigh mitotic activityCancer cell linesAggressive diseasePoor prognosisClinical prognosisTypes of aneuploidyPrimary aneuploidyCellular stressAbnormal karyotypeTranscriptional alterationsHuman patientsTCA cycle fluxCancerMetabolic signaturesAneuploid cancersTranscriptional signatureCancer cellsCancer linesMitotic activity