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Toggle to view hero caption PublicationsYear published2024 (2)2023 (1)2021 (2)2020 (1)2019 (1)2018 (3)2017 (3)2015 (1) Facet Year publishedResearch topicsChemical Biology & High Throughput (14)Computational & Systems Biology (14)Genetics & Genomics (14)Genome Integrity & Repair (14)Human Biology & Physiology (14)Signalling & Oncogenes (14)Tumour Biology (14)Gene Expression (4)Model Organisms (4)Developmental Biology (2)Biochemistry & Proteomics (1)Cell Biology (1)Immunology (1)Metabolism (1)Stem Cells (1)Structural Biology & Biophysics (1) Facet Research topicsPublication typeJournal article (14)Primary research (8)Review (5)Commentary (1) Facet Publication typeJournal (-)Cell (14) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 14 of 14Last updated : 24 April 2024 02:17 Cancer biomarkers: Emerging trends and clinical implications for personalized treatment Authors (10) Antonio PassaroMaise Al Bakir Emily G Hamilton Maximilian Diehn Fabrice André Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri Giannis Mountzios Ignacio I WistubaCharles Swanton Solange Peters Cell Published 28 March 2024 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details Embracing cancer complexity: Hallmarks of systemic disease Authors (33)Charles Swanton Elsa Bernard Chris Abbosh Fabrice André Johan Auwerx Allan Balmain[...] Eileen White Frank Winkler John N WoodKaren Vousden Douglas Hanahan Cell Published 28 March 2024 Crick labsKaren VousdenCharles SwantonIlaria MalanchiGerard EvanFull details Impact of risk factors on early cancer evolution Authors (5)Clare WeedenWilliam HillEmilia LimEva GronroosCharles Swanton Cell Published 13 April 2023 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details Characterizing genetic intra-tumor heterogeneity across 2,658 human cancer genomes Authors (121) Stefan C Dentro Ignaty Leshchiner Kerstin HaaseMaxime Tarabichi Jeff Wintersinger Amit G Deshwar[...] Paul T Spellman David C Wedge Peter Van Loo PCAWG Evolution and Heterogeneity Working Group PCAWG Consortium Cell Published 15 April 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter Van LooCharles SwantonScientific computingFull details Meta-analysis of tumor- and T cell-intrinsic mechanisms of sensitization to checkpoint inhibition Authors (28)Kevin Litchfield James L Reading Clare Puttick Krupa Thakkar Chris Abbosh Robert Bentham[...] Matthew D HellmannSamra Turajlic Sergio A Quezada Nicholas McGranahanCharles Swanton Cell Published 4 February 2021 Crick labsPeter Van LooSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonFull details Evidence that STK19 is not an NRAS-dependent melanoma driver Authors (11)Marta Rodriguez Martinez Thierry BoissiéreMelvin Noe GonzalezKevin Litchfield Richard MitterJane WalkerSvend KjaerSoly IsmailJulian DownwardCharles SwantonJesper Svejstrup Cell Published 11 June 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJesper SvejstrupJulian DownwardStructural BiologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsProteomicsCell ServicesFull details UVB-induced tumor heterogeneity diminishes immune response in melanoma Authors (29) Yochai Wolf Osnat Bartok Sushant Patkar Gitit Bar Eli Sapir CohenKevin Litchfield[...] Lea Eisenbach Arie AdmonCharles Swanton Eytan Ruppin Yardena Samuels Cell Published 19 September 2019 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details Deterministic evolutionary trajectories influence primary tumor growth: TRACERx Renal Authors (71)Samra TurajlicHang XuKevin LitchfieldAndrew Rowan Stuart Horswell Tim Chambers[...]Peter Van Loo Peter Campbell James LarkinCharles Swanton TRACERx Renal Consortium Cell Published 19 April 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter Van LooSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicholas LuscombeExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details Timing the landmark events in the evolution of clear cell renal cell cancer: TRACERx Renal Authors (48) Thomas J MitchellSamra TurajlicAndrew Rowan David Nicol James HR Farmery Tim O'Brien[...] Andy G Lynch Zoltan SzallasiCharles Swanton Peter J Campbell TRACERx Renal Consortium Cell Published 19 April 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details Tracking cancer evolution reveals constrained routes to metastases: TRACERx Renal Authors (51)Samra TurajlicHang XuKevin LitchfieldAndrew Rowan Tim Chambers Jose I Lopez[...] Daniel L Burgess Nelson R AlexanderCharles Swanton PEACE TRACERx Renal Consortium Cell Published 19 April 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingAdvanced SequencingFull details Allele-specific HLA loss and immune escape in lung cancer evolution Authors (12) Nicholas McGranahan Rachel Rosenthal Crispin T HileyAndrew Rowan Thomas BK Watkins Gareth A Wilson[...] Selvaraju VeeriahPeter Van Loo Javier HerreroCharles Swanton TRACERx Consortium Cell Published 30 November 2017 Crick labsPeter Van LooSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonFull details Cancer evolution constrained by the immune microenvironment Authors (2) Nicholas McGranahanCharles Swanton Cell Published 24 August 2017 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details Clonal heterogeneity and tumor evolution: past, present, and the future Authors (2) Nicholas McGranahanCharles Swanton Cell Published 9 February 2017 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details SnapShot: Renal cell carcinoma Authors (3)Samra Turajlic James LarkinCharles Swanton Cell Published 3 December 2015 Crick labsSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonFull details Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Cancer biomarkers: Emerging trends and clinical implications for personalized treatment Authors (10) Antonio PassaroMaise Al Bakir Emily G Hamilton Maximilian Diehn Fabrice André Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri Giannis Mountzios Ignacio I WistubaCharles Swanton Solange Peters Cell Published 28 March 2024 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details
Embracing cancer complexity: Hallmarks of systemic disease Authors (33)Charles Swanton Elsa Bernard Chris Abbosh Fabrice André Johan Auwerx Allan Balmain[...] Eileen White Frank Winkler John N WoodKaren Vousden Douglas Hanahan Cell Published 28 March 2024 Crick labsKaren VousdenCharles SwantonIlaria MalanchiGerard EvanFull details
Impact of risk factors on early cancer evolution Authors (5)Clare WeedenWilliam HillEmilia LimEva GronroosCharles Swanton Cell Published 13 April 2023 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details
Characterizing genetic intra-tumor heterogeneity across 2,658 human cancer genomes Authors (121) Stefan C Dentro Ignaty Leshchiner Kerstin HaaseMaxime Tarabichi Jeff Wintersinger Amit G Deshwar[...] Paul T Spellman David C Wedge Peter Van Loo PCAWG Evolution and Heterogeneity Working Group PCAWG Consortium Cell Published 15 April 2021 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter Van LooCharles SwantonScientific computingFull details
Meta-analysis of tumor- and T cell-intrinsic mechanisms of sensitization to checkpoint inhibition Authors (28)Kevin Litchfield James L Reading Clare Puttick Krupa Thakkar Chris Abbosh Robert Bentham[...] Matthew D HellmannSamra Turajlic Sergio A Quezada Nicholas McGranahanCharles Swanton Cell Published 4 February 2021 Crick labsPeter Van LooSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonFull details
Evidence that STK19 is not an NRAS-dependent melanoma driver Authors (11)Marta Rodriguez Martinez Thierry BoissiéreMelvin Noe GonzalezKevin Litchfield Richard MitterJane WalkerSvend KjaerSoly IsmailJulian DownwardCharles SwantonJesper Svejstrup Cell Published 11 June 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesCharles SwantonJesper SvejstrupJulian DownwardStructural BiologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsProteomicsCell ServicesFull details
UVB-induced tumor heterogeneity diminishes immune response in melanoma Authors (29) Yochai Wolf Osnat Bartok Sushant Patkar Gitit Bar Eli Sapir CohenKevin Litchfield[...] Lea Eisenbach Arie AdmonCharles Swanton Eytan Ruppin Yardena Samuels Cell Published 19 September 2019 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details
Deterministic evolutionary trajectories influence primary tumor growth: TRACERx Renal Authors (71)Samra TurajlicHang XuKevin LitchfieldAndrew Rowan Stuart Horswell Tim Chambers[...]Peter Van Loo Peter Campbell James LarkinCharles Swanton TRACERx Renal Consortium Cell Published 19 April 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesPeter Van LooSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonNicholas LuscombeExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingScientific computingFull details
Timing the landmark events in the evolution of clear cell renal cell cancer: TRACERx Renal Authors (48) Thomas J MitchellSamra TurajlicAndrew Rowan David Nicol James HR Farmery Tim O'Brien[...] Andy G Lynch Zoltan SzallasiCharles Swanton Peter J Campbell TRACERx Renal Consortium Cell Published 19 April 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsFull details
Tracking cancer evolution reveals constrained routes to metastases: TRACERx Renal Authors (51)Samra TurajlicHang XuKevin LitchfieldAndrew Rowan Tim Chambers Jose I Lopez[...] Daniel L Burgess Nelson R AlexanderCharles Swanton PEACE TRACERx Renal Consortium Cell Published 19 April 2018 Crick labs/ facilitiesSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonExperimental HistopathologyBioinformatics and BiostatisticsScientific computingAdvanced SequencingFull details
Allele-specific HLA loss and immune escape in lung cancer evolution Authors (12) Nicholas McGranahan Rachel Rosenthal Crispin T HileyAndrew Rowan Thomas BK Watkins Gareth A Wilson[...] Selvaraju VeeriahPeter Van Loo Javier HerreroCharles Swanton TRACERx Consortium Cell Published 30 November 2017 Crick labsPeter Van LooSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonFull details
Cancer evolution constrained by the immune microenvironment Authors (2) Nicholas McGranahanCharles Swanton Cell Published 24 August 2017 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details
Clonal heterogeneity and tumor evolution: past, present, and the future Authors (2) Nicholas McGranahanCharles Swanton Cell Published 9 February 2017 Crick labsCharles SwantonFull details
SnapShot: Renal cell carcinoma Authors (3)Samra Turajlic James LarkinCharles Swanton Cell Published 3 December 2015 Crick labsSamra TurajlicCharles SwantonFull details