T. Maughan

Innate immune receptor C5aR1 regulates cancer cell fate and can be targeted to improve radiotherapy in tumours with immunosuppressive microenvironments

This study identifies C5aR1 as a targetable receptor on cancer cells that enhances radiotherapy efficacy in immunosuppressive tumours by promoting apoptosis without affecting normal tissues.

Molecular phenotyping of colorectal neoplasia shows dynamic and adaptive cancer stem cell population admixture

The paper examines stem cell population dynamics in colorectal tumors, showing that CBC-RSC admixture correlates with mutations and microenvironmental changes, and is linked to chemoresistance.

Biological misinterpretation of transcriptional signatures in tumour samples can unknowingly undermine mechanistic understanding and faithful alignment with preclinical data

The paper shows that transcriptional signatures in tumour samples can be misinterpreted due to stromal influences, affecting alignment with preclinical data.

TET2 drives 5hmc marking of GATA6 and epigenetically defines pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma transcriptional subtypes

This study identifies TET2-driven 5hmc loss at GATA6 as a mechanism defining PDAC transcriptional subtypes and shows that TET2 stabilization with Metformin and Vitamin C reverses squamous-like tumor features.

Germline and somatic genetic variants in the p53 pathway interact to affect cancer risk, progression and drug response

The paper investigates interactions between germline and somatic variants in the p53 pathway to show their combined effects on cancer risk, progression, and treatment response.

Image-based consensus molecular subtype classification (imCMS) of colorectal cancer using deep learning

This paper develops imCMS, a deep learning method to classify colorectal cancer subtypes from histological images, showing improved accuracy over bioinformatic methods.