2018 - Updates & Insights Blog
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Studying Human Cancer Invasion and Metastasis in Real-Time in the LaboratoryA large majority of cancer deaths are attributable to metastasis, the process by which cancer cells spread throughout the body to form new tumors in distant vital organs1. Despite its central importance to patient outcomes, the cellular and molecular basis of metastasis is incompletely understood.
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Responses to Cancer Therapies are ComplexPatient clinical responses and changes in tumor burden during treatment reflect the cumulative effects of diverse phenomena that occur at the cellular level. Therefore, it is useful to describe treatment responses at the level of patients, tumors and cells.
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TARGET Reveals the Genomic Characteristics of Multiple Childhood CancersThe Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments (TARGET), a large-scale pediatric genomic characterization initiative, continues to demonstrate the importance of integrative analyses using comprehensive data and metadata generated from high-quality
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Recommended Reads in Cancer GenomicsCCG Director, Dr. Louis M. Staudt and The Cancer Genome Atlas Director, Dr. Jean Claude Zenklusen pick their favorite books and review articles related to cancer genomics.
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Planning a Genomic Characterization Study? Tips for Collecting and Processing BiospecimensThe Biospecimen Core Resource (BCR) collects patient samples and readies them for genomic characterization, analysis, and other downstream steps. The CCG, which has managed the BCR for over a decade for use by The Cancer Genome Atlas and other projects, offers tips for researchers who may be planning their own genomic characterization study.