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Rita Cascão

Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular MedicineORCID 0000-0001-5533-9413Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Cancer BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 13, 2026

CCR2 is a potential biomarker and therapeutic target in Group 3 medulloblastoma

Carlos Custodia, Rita Cascão, Eunice Paisana…·Claudia C Faria

This study identifies CCR2 as a biomarker and therapeutic target in Group 3 medulloblastoma, showing its association with dissemination and poor survival, and demonstrating therapeutic efficacy through Cenicriviroc.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.11.757412

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Cancer BiologyNature MethodsPeer-reviewedMay 28, 2025

SAVANA: reliable analysis of somatic structural variants and copy number aberrations in clinical samples using long-read sequencing

Hillary Elrick, Carolin M. Sauer, Jose Espejo Valle-Inclán…·Isidro Cortés‐Ciriano

SAVANA improves detection of somatic structural variants and copy number aberrations in cancer using long-read sequencing with higher sensitivity and specificity than existing tools.

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