title: Cytogenomics of cancers: from chromosome to sequence.
abstract: The role of acquired chromosomal rearrangements in oncogenesis (cytogenomics) and tumor progression is now well established. These alterations are multiple and diverse and the products of these rearranged genes play an essential role in the transformation and growth of cancer cells. The validity of this assumption is demonstrated by the development of specific inhibitors or antibodies that eliminate tumoral cells by targeting some of these changes. Imatinib, an inhibitor of the tyrosine kinase ABL, the prototype of these targeting drugs, is yielding complete remissions in most CML patients. Knowledge of chromosomal abnormalities is becoming an essential contribution to the diagnosis and prognosis of cancers but also for monitoring minimal residual disease or relapse. The concept of the "cytogenetic uniqueness" of each cancer has resulted in personalized treatment. This investigation will expound upon, besides the recurrent genomic alterations, the numerous products of perverted Darwinian selection at the cellular level.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Génomique Cellulaire des Cancers, INSERM U985 and Molecular Pathology, Biopathology Department, Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy, 39 rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Paris-Villejuif Cedex, France. bernheim@igr.fr
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernheim
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001483:Base Sequence / Q000235:genetics*; D001549:Benzamides; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D003582:Cytogenetics / Q000379:methods; D018450:Disease Progression; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001549:Benzamides; D010879:Piperazines; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate