Chikako Kusunoki

Clonal evolution from primary to locally recurrent rectal cancer reveals recurrence-acquired potentially actionable alterations in treatment-naïve tumors

BACKGROUND: Locally recurrent rectal cancer (LRRC) occurs in 6-10% of patients after curative surgery. It is often regarded as a simple residual disease, yet accumulating evidence suggests that LRRC is biologically distinct from primary tumors. Clonal evolution in matched primary...