Divergent mutational processes distinguish hypoxic and normoxic tumours

Many tumours exhibit hypoxia (low oxygen) and hypoxic tumours often respond poorly to therapy. Here, the authors quantify hypoxia in 1188 tumours from 27 cancer types, showing elevated hypoxia links to increased mutational load, directing evolutionary trajectories.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vinayak Bhandari, Constance H. Li, Robert G. Bristow, Paul C. Boutros, PCAWG Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14052-x