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Glioblastoma adaptation traced through decline of an IDH1 clonal driver and macro-evolution of a double-minute chromosome.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 May 2015
Favero F, McGranahan N, Salm M, Birkbak N J, Sanborn J Z, Benz S C, Becq J, Peden J F, Kingsbury Z, Grocok R J, Humphray S, Bentley D, Spencer-Dene B, Gutteridge A, Brada M, Roger S, Dietrich P-Y, Forshew T, Gerlinger M, Rowan A, Stamp G, Eklund A C, Szallasi Z, Swanton C
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BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant brain cancer occurring in adults, and is associated with dismal outcome and few therapeutic options. GBM has been shown to predominantly disrupt three core pathways through somatic aberrations, rendering it ideal for precision medicine approaches. METHODS: We describe a 35-year-old female patient with recurrent GBM following surgical removal of the...
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