Multi-regional Sequencing Elucidates the Evolution of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Extensive multi-regional whole-genome and -exome sequencing performed in tumors from patients with localized, as well as metastatic, clear cell renal cell carcinoma provides a comprehensive description of the tumor origin, intratumoral heterogeneity, evolution, and route to metastasis, laying the foundation for the development of precision clinical management.

Cell. 2018 Apr 19 [Epub]

Christopher J Ricketts, W Marston Linehan

Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA., Urologic Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: .