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Generalist medical artificial intelligence (GMAI) models are gaining momentum in their applications for cancer treatment. In this Comment, Gilbert and Kather advocate for novel regulation of GMAI approaches to ensure patient safety and adequate physician support.
In this Tools of the Trade article, Kaile Wang describes the development and use of Arc-well, a high-throughput single-cell DNA sequencing method tailored to analyse archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) materials.
In this Tools of the Trade article, Daniel Kirschenbaum describes the development of Zman-seq and its utility for capturing dynamic changes in cellular state within single-cell RNA sequencing data.
Dias et al. have shown that intentional further activation of oncogenic signalling rather than its inhibition represents an alternative strategy leading to colorectal cancer cell death with tumour suppressive acquired resistance.
The annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting provides a platform for scientists, clinicians and other stakeholders to share the latest advances in cancer science and medicine. Here, we outline some highlights of the 2024 meeting.
Two studies published concurrently in Nature report the development and preclinical activity of RMC-7977, a multi-selective inhibitor targeting the active, GTP-bound form of RAS.
Tumour-associated lymphatic growth and remodelling were once viewed as a passive means by which cancer cells could regionally spread to lymph nodes. However, recent data point to an active and contrasting role for lymphatic vessels and their transport in antitumour immune surveillance. In this Review, Karakousi et al. provide a working framework to define this role for the lymphatic system in tumour progression and present avenues for its therapeutic manipulation to improve cancer immunotherapy.
In this Review, Zhang and colleagues provide an overview of the molecular characteristics of paediatric cancer and highlight how these malignancies arise from developmental aberrations resulting in paediatric-specific cancer genomes that influence both the initiation and progression of cancer. Additionally, they discuss genetic vulnerabilities within these cancer genomes that present opportunities for therapeutic interventions.
In this Review, Paul et al. provide an overview of therapeutic antibodies as an important modality in cancer therapy today. They summarize the different approaches used by antibodies to target cancer cells including those of immune checkpoint inhibitors, bispecific antibodies and antibody–drug conjugates, as well as describing current strategies aimed at improving their efficacy and reducing toxicities.
This Review provides an introductory guide to artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for non-computational cancer researchers. Here, Perez-Lopez et al. outline the general principles of AI for image analysis, natural language processing and drug discovery, as well as how researchers can get started with each of them.