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Gerald Willimsky

German Cancer Research CenterORCID 0000-0002-9693-948XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Thomas J. F. BlankensteiniD· 2 shared Altuna AkaliniD· 1 shared Ana Milojkovic· 1 shared Arunraj DhamodaraniD· 1 shared Bora UyariD· 1 shared Clemens MesserschmidtiD· 1 shared Dieter BeuleiD· 1 shared Eric BlanciD· 1 shared

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Cancer BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJul 15, 2026

Oncogene inactivation-induced senescence facilitates tumor relapse

Philipp Schmitt, Katrin Hönig, Maria Teresa Norcia…·Thomas Blankenstein

This study shows that oncogene inactivation-induced senescence both limits tumor growth and promotes relapse by creating a pro-recurrence microenvironment.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-75021-9

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GenomicsBMC Medical GenomicsPeer-reviewedNov 27, 2019

Identification and Ranking of Recurrent Neo-Epitopes in Cancer

Eric Blanc, Manuel Holtgrewe, Arunraj Dhamodaran…·Dieter Beule

The paper identifies and ranks recurrent neo-epitopes in cancer using TCGA data and MHC class I binding prediction to prioritize candidates for immunotherapy.

5 citations

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