Cancer genome study reveals big window for early detection

Tell-tale DNA errors arise years before tumors become dangerous. For cancers that can’t currently be detected early, a new discovery suggests there may be a large window of time in which to look...

Genomic drivers of a poorly understood kidney cancer

Researchers have identified many of the altered genes and cell signaling pathways that drive papillary renal cell carcinoma, a poorly understood form of cancer that accounts for about 15 percent of...

Tracking metastasis with cell-free DNA

Sequencing the fragments of tumor DNA that circulate in blood may give a more accurate picture of a patient’s metastatic cancer than can be obtained from biopsies. Researchers at the OHSU Knight...