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Edelman Saul and colleagues review the challenges and strategies for implementing low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer in low- and middle-income countries.
Zitvogel and colleagues discuss the interplay between cancer and COVID-19 with respect to patient risk and prognosis, immune responses and potential therapies.
Zhang and Meyerson review exciting advances in methodologies, models and datasets to study noncoding alterations in cancer, new insights into their roles in disease and potential translational implications.
Molecular characterization of tumors informs clinical cancer care. Here, Taylor and colleagues review the progress, opportunities, and challenges of scientific and translational discovery that leverages prospective data from clinical genomic screening.
Garnett and colleagues review principles that underpin the pre-clinical development of genomics-guided cancer medicines, challenges that limit their impact, and new opportunities, such as CRISPR-based screening, for refining and extending their use.
Evaluation of circulating tumor DNA in blood has emerged as a powerful technology for oncology research. Lillian Siu and colleagues review the potential applications of liquid biopsy, highlighting clinical-trial designs to establish its clinical utility.