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Schereret al. show that analysis of circulating tumour DNA can provide prognostic information and predict relapse in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Two papers have shown in mouse tumour models that targeting PI3Kγ in myeloid cells can reduce immune suppression and increase the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
Skauet al. demonstrate that the actin nucleating protein FMN2 generates a perinuclear actin and focal adhesion-based structure to protect the nucleus from damage during cell migration through confining 3D microenvironments.
Mathias Wenes and colleagues have studied metabolic changes in tumour associated macrophages (TAMs) and found that specific alterations of mTOR regulation through regulated in development and DNA damage response 1 (REDD1) results in defective blood vessel formation and increased metastasis.
A paper inNaturedescribes a highly specific and potent small molecule inhibitor of MCL1 that has single-agent activity and good tolerability in several cancer models.
Two papers examine the influence of different stem cell characteristics on tumorigenesis in an organ-specific and age-associated manner, continuing the debate on the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on cancer risk.
An analysis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma genomes indicates that many of these tumours undergo polyploidization and chromothripsis, leading to rapid acquisition of genetic changes required for tumour progression.
Daillèreet al. have identified two bacterial species that mediate systemic and tumour-infiltrating T cell responses associated with the antitumour efficacy of the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide.
Boice, Salloum, Mourcinet al. show that HVEM is an important tumour suppressor in lymphomas and that direct delivery of a soluble HVEM peptide using engineered T cells might be therapeutically beneficial.