News Releases and Announcements
The TCGA Research Network has completed two new characterization studies on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and endometrial cancer. Read the press releases here.
Reinvigorating GBM Research with Hope for Therapies
Dr. Antonio Iavarone and his research group at Columbia University have discovered the first recurrent gene fusion in glioblastoma. Find how how they did it and potential implications in this Case Study.
Cancers Selected for Study
The Cancer Genome Atlas researchers are mapping the genetic changes in 20 cancers. Find out which cancers have been selected for study, the criteria for selection and the scientific questions being asked about each cancer.
Program Overview
Explore how The Cancer Genome Atlas works, the components of the TCGA Research Network and TCGA's place in the cancer genomics field in the Program Overview.
Two New TCGA Publications
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Cancers Selected for Study
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News Releases and Announcements
- May 01, 2013
TCGA Researchers Identify Potential Drug Targets, Markers for Leukemia Risk
Investigators for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have detailed and broadly classified the genomic alterations that frequently underlie the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
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Histopathological image of cerebral glioblastoma.
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The difference between a normal cell and cancer cell and how understanding the changes in DNA that cause cancer can help doctors develop better treatments.
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Tim Ley, M.D., describes key AML mutation.
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Perspectives
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June 2012
The New Backbone of Clinical Trial Design
Dr. Douglas Levine, Head of the Gynecology Research Laboratory at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, writes about genomics directed trials in gynecological cancers. -
March 2012
TCGA Data and Cancer Systems Biology: Ex pluribus unum
Dr. Andrea Califano, Ph.D., founding director of the Columbia Initiative in Systems Biology at Columbia University in New York, shares his Perspective on the impact of TCGA. -
May 2011
Dealing with Chaos
Dr. George Sledge, American Society of Clinical Oncology President, speaks about what he learned at the most recent TCGA Steering Committee Meeting. -
March 2011
TCGA Expands Research Horizons
Rajiv Dhir, M.D. shares his Perspective on the partnership between TCGA and the University of Pittsburgh. -
February 2011
The Power of Volunteerism
The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, joined forces with the Avon Foundation for Women to launch the Army of Women, an initiative to recruit 1 million women to participate in breast cancer research. Susan Love, M.D., shares her Perspective on the power of volunteerism.
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