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New techniques, collaborations push patient-focused precision oncology forward - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

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Written by: Dr. Correo “Cory” Andrew Hofstad J.S.D MPHJD MSPH JD Ph.D. M.D. D.O. MBACOGS MDiv
Parent Category: Medical News
Category: Oncology
New techniques, colla <div readability="44"> <p>His vision extends beyond adding to the number of promising cancer drug targets.</p> <p>“This research will make the search for better therapies <i>better</i>,” Kemp said.</p> <p>He envisions the team’s organoid platform enabling scientists across the functional genomics field to identify targets with the most potential for successful clinical translation.</p> <p>NCI offers the grant as part of its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cancer.gov/ccg/research/functional-genomics/ctd2" target="_blank">Cancer Target Discovery and Development (CTD<sup>2</sup>) Network</a> (also pronounced C-T-D-Squared). CTD<sup>2</sup> was created to bridge the gap between genomics (the study of all the DNA in a cell) and cancer therapeutics. It’s an outgrowth of the NCI and the National Human Genome Research Institute’s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cancer.gov/ccg/research/genome-sequencing/tcga" target="_blank">The Cancer Genome Atlas</a>, which has helped scientists chart the landscape of cancer-associated genetic abnormalities. As with TCGA, the data generated by CTD<sup>2</sup> participants is made publicly available to the research community.</p> <p>This is the third renewal of Kemp’s functional genomics CTD<sup>2</sup> team science. The latest project will incorporate new technologies, new computational tools, new methods and new collaborators. The researchers will focus their studies on tumor organoids derived from tumor tissue donated by cancer patients.</p> <p>“We have clinical data, which is very important. These patients are undergoing treatment at the same time that we’re studying their tumors,” Kemp said.</p> <p>This will allow the researchers to gain a wider and more-detailed picture of each patient’s tumor: its genetic alterations, molecular differences and changes in gene expression patterns. They will be able to see which genes are critical for a tumor’s growth and survival. The team will be able to compare primary and metastatic tumors, as well as look at the molecular changes a patient’s tumors undergo in response to treatment. Their preliminary studies demonstrate that the patient-derived organoids behave very similarly to their primary tumors, such as exhibiting resistance to the same drugs.</p> <p>Central to this patient-focused approach is University of Washington cancer geneticist and ovarian cancer researcher <a target="_blank" href="https://obgyn.uw.edu/people/Swisher" target="_blank">Elizabeth Swisher, MD</a>, who will lead recruitment and treatment of patients participating in the study.</p> <p>“We’re focusing on ovarian and pancreas cancers, but our approaches are applicable across tumor types,” Kemp said.</p> <p>New Fred Hutch collaborators will enable the team to incorporate innovative technologies to discover new targets and validate their worth. Fred Hutch cancer chemical biologist <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fredhutch.org/en/faculty-lab-directory/nabet-behnam.html" target="_self">Behnam Nabet, PhD</a>, has developed a method that uses targeted protein degradation to pinpoint key cancer-causing proteins. This will allow the team to more easily determine whether a promising gene or protein plays an important (and potentially therapeutically relevant) role in a tumor’s growth, survival or response to treatment.</p> <p>They will also incorporate innovative tools developed in the lab of Fred Hutch genomicist <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fredhutch.org/en/faculty-lab-directory/henikoff-steven.html" target="_self">Steven Henikoff, PhD</a>, that will allow them to study molecular modifications to DNA that don’t change its sequence. Known as epigenetic modifications, these alterations can influence which genes are turned on and off. The team will use the tools to map the epigenome of individual patients’ tumors and link different epigenetic patterns to tumor behavior and vulnerabilities.</p> <p>Additionally, the team will use new computational tools to integrate this complex mix of genetic, epigenetic and functional data generated by their organoid models and pinpoint the most promising therapeutic targets.</p> <p>This spirit of collaboration has made the work possible, Kemp said. In particular, scientists at Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology and SEngine Precision Medicine, a cancer drug screening and development company Kemp helped found, contributed to the project, he said.</p> <p>Of primary importance is the fact that all the data they generate will be available to the scientific community. </p> <p>Kemp said researchers participating in CTD<sup>2</sup> projects upload their findings into a public database. 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