April 2018 PMID 29625053

Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

Matthew H Bailey, Collin Tokheim, Eduard Porta-Pardo, Sohini Sengupta, Denis Bertrand, Amila Weerasinghe, Antonio Colaprico, Michael C Wendl, Jaegil Kim, Brendan Reardon, Patrick Kwok-Shing Ng, Kang Jin Jeong, Song Cao, Zixing Wang, Jianjiong Gao

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What people are saying

The reviews express strong support for the study's comprehensive analysis, with posts discussing the complexity of integrating multiple tools or visual approaches for identifying cancer driver genes. The tone demonstrates enthusiasm and recognition of the research’s potential to influence future clinical applications, reflecting deep engagement and perceived high impact.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge and support the significance of the research, with some praising the comprehensive approach and its implications for cancer treatment.

InterestHigh interest

Participants show high engagement with the topic, referencing detailed aspects like computational tools, gene identification, and visualization methods.

EngagementModerate engagement

Several posts go beyond surface-level reactions, discussing methodologies, validation, and clinical relevance, indicating active participation.

ImpactHigh impact

The consensus emphasizes the importance of the findings for understanding cancer genetics and developing future therapies, underlining its high impact.

Abstract in brief

  • Identifying molecular drivers of cancer is essential for tailoring treatments in precision oncology.
  • The study analyzed 9,423 tumor exomes across The Cancer Genome Atlas using 26 computational tools, identifying 299 driver genes and over 3,400 potential missense mutations.
  • Experimental validation confirmed that 60%-85% of these predicted mutations are likely true drivers, highlighting that more than 300 tumors show associations with high PD-1/PD-L1, with 57% containing clinically relevant mutations.
  • This research represents a significant advancement in the cataloging of cancer genes and mutations, paving the way for future clinical applications.

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Tom Wisenbaugh
@mfodoc · X

@AbbiesArmy Please invite the TCGA consortium. As of 2018 #DIPG is not one of the 33 cancers studied, nor is #H3K27M included in its "Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations." https://t.co/PBaHSK7xnD Perhaps pediatric & adult neuro scientists don't communicate

Mar 28, 2019 · 2 likes · 134 followers View post →
Collin Tokheim
@ctokheim · X

@jgschraiber @cj_battey In cancer for somatic variant interpretation, the conclusion of coding variants as high effect size is completely justified. TCGA WES identifies many driver mutations (https://t.co/zVPyejjJzR), while ICGC WGS found only ~<10% role for non-coding (https://t.co/SDK3vp86hX).

Oct 31, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 523 followers View post →
Ming "Tommy" Tang
@tangming2005 · X

RT @ctokheim: @ChiragNepal @tangming2005 @notSoJunkDNA @chrisamiller A couple of visual ways: 1) lollipop diagrams display the linear seque…

Jul 9, 2020 · 1 share · 40,862 followers View post →
Rahul R
@Rahul_RPandya · X

RT @ctokheim: @jgschraiber @cj_battey In cancer for somatic variant interpretation, the conclusion of coding variants as high effect size i…

Oct 31, 2020 · 1 share · 597 followers View post →
Collin Tokheim
@ctokheim · X

@anshulkundaje @hjpimentel @arjunrajlab @michaelhoffman I agree that the ideal setup is to integrate multiple tools. Actually, we've done that before for driver genes (https://t.co/zVPyejjJzR). But unfortunately integrating multiple can often be complex and not always practical for everyone's analysis.

Oct 30, 2021 · 523 followers View post →
Collin Tokheim
@ctokheim · X

@ChiragNepal @tangming2005 @notSoJunkDNA @chrisamiller Sources for which genes are tumor suppressor genes include: 1) Cancer Genome Landscape review (https://t.co/mp5E1qjeEC); 2) Per cancer type annotation of the TCGA (Table S1, see https://t.co/zVPyejjJzR); 3) OncoKB (https://t.co/ewzr1DgoYF); 4) Cancer Gene Census.

Jul 9, 2020 · 523 followers View post →

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Nicole Renke
@NicoleRenke · X

@DMarzese They were derived from this paper: https://t.co/9M5kmFSUtL

Dec 7, 2022 · 359 followers View post →
Collin Tokheim
@ctokheim · X

@anshulkundaje @hjpimentel @arjunrajlab @michaelhoffman I agree that the ideal setup is to integrate multiple tools. Actually, we've done that before for driver genes (https://t.co/zVPyejjJzR). But unfortunately integrating multiple can often be complex and not always practical for everyone's analysis.

Oct 30, 2021 · 523 followers View post →
Rahul R
@Rahul_RPandya · X

RT @ctokheim: @jgschraiber @cj_battey In cancer for somatic variant interpretation, the conclusion of coding variants as high effect size i…

Oct 31, 2020 · 1 share · 597 followers View post →
Collin Tokheim
@ctokheim · X

@jgschraiber @cj_battey In cancer for somatic variant interpretation, the conclusion of coding variants as high effect size is completely justified. TCGA WES identifies many driver mutations (https://t.co/zVPyejjJzR), while ICGC WGS found only ~<10% role for non-coding (https://t.co/SDK3vp86hX).

Oct 31, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 523 followers View post →
Collin Tokheim
@ctokheim · X

@ChiragNepal @tangming2005 @notSoJunkDNA @chrisamiller Sources for which genes are tumor suppressor genes include: 1) Cancer Genome Landscape review (https://t.co/mp5E1qjeEC); 2) Per cancer type annotation of the TCGA (Table S1, see https://t.co/zVPyejjJzR); 3) OncoKB (https://t.co/ewzr1DgoYF); 4) Cancer Gene Census.

Jul 9, 2020 · 523 followers View post →
Ming "Tommy" Tang
@tangming2005 · X

RT @ctokheim: @ChiragNepal @tangming2005 @notSoJunkDNA @chrisamiller A couple of visual ways: 1) lollipop diagrams display the linear seque…

Jul 9, 2020 · 1 share · 40,862 followers View post →
Collin Tokheim
@ctokheim · X

@ChiragNepal @tangming2005 @notSoJunkDNA @chrisamiller A couple of visual ways: 1) lollipop diagrams display the linear sequence (usually protein) of your mutation with all mutations in a cohort. 2) Closeness in 3D protein structure is a much better predictor of drivers (see https://t.co/zVPyejjJzR). OpenCRAVAT provides both.

Jul 9, 2020 · 1 share · 523 followers View post →
Tom Wisenbaugh
@mfodoc · X

@AbbiesArmy Please invite the TCGA consortium. As of 2018 #DIPG is not one of the 33 cancers studied, nor is #H3K27M included in its "Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations." https://t.co/PBaHSK7xnD Perhaps pediatric & adult neuro scientists don't communicate

Mar 28, 2019 · 2 likes · 134 followers View post →
Dr. Magdalena Z
@MagzOmics · X

Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations https://t.co/YpDCHo2tTr

Mar 3, 2019 · 13 followers View post →