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The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal: An Open Platform for Exploring Multidimensional Cancer Genomics Data

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Cerami, Ethan, Gao, Jianjiong, Dogrusoz, Ugur, Gross, Benjamin E., Sumer, Selcuk Onur, Aksoy, Bülent Arman, Jacobsen, Anders, Byrne, Caitlin J. +7 more·2012·Cancer Discovery

Abstract

The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal (http://cbioportal.org) is an open-access resource for interactive exploration of multidimensional cancer genomics data sets, currently providing access to data from more than 5,000 tumor samples from 20 cancer studies. The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal significantly lowers the barriers between complex genomic data and cancer researchers who want rapid, intuitive, and high-quality access to molecular profiles and clinical attributes from large-scale cancer genomics projects and empowers researchers to translate these rich data sets into biologic insights and clinical applications. Cancer Discov; 2(5); 401–4. ©2012 AACR.

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  • Publicly available gene expression data from a matched cohort of mCRPC was downloaded from cBioportal.

    “Publicly available gene expression data from a matched cohort established previously59 or mCRPC was downloaded from cBioportal (20 May 2021)94–96.”
  • IMP2 is genomically altered in over 2% of all cancers, which is above the baseline of random alterations in the average passenger genes.

    “IMP2 is genomically altered in over 2% of all cancers, which is above the baseline of random alterations in the average passenger genes (Figure 5A) [77,78,79].”

    From IMPlications of IMP2 in RNA Biology and Disease (2025) · cites this paper as [77]

    The paper’s description of the portal explains how it records and displays genomic alterations, and its examples report frequencies for other genes in specific cancers. Searches for IMP2 (including IGF2BP2), the over-2% figure, and a passenger-gene baseline found no passage establishing the claimed comparison across all cancers. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  • Genomic amplifications creating extra copies of IGF2BP2 occur in 9% of lung cancers.

    “Genomic amplifications creating extra copies of IGF2BP2 occur in 9% of lung cancers (Figure 5A) [77,78,79].”

    From IMPlications of IMP2 in RNA Biology and Disease (2025) · cites this paper as [77]

    The paper’s discussion of the cBio Portal describes copy-number amplifications and gives an amplification frequency for C11orf30/EMSY in ovarian cancer, but not for IGF2BP2 in lung cancer. Searches for IGF2BP2, lung cancer, and the claimed 9% frequency found no passage addressing that result; the cited copy does not establish or contradict it. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  • KRAS mutations are implicated in 25-30% of all human cancers, about 19% of non-small cell lung cancers, about 40% of colorectal cancers, and about 73% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cases.

    “KRAS mutations are implicated in 25–30% of all human cancers, about 19% of non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), about 40% of colorectal cancers (CRCs), and about 73% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cases (Figure 1) [1,2].”

    From KRAS: Biology, Inhibition, and Mechanisms of Inhibitor Resistance (2024) · cites this paper as [1]

    The portal-description and Figure 1 passages (page unavailable) discuss genomic alterations in other genes, but do not report KRAS mutation rates. Searches for KRAS and the claimed percentages found no passage in our copy supporting the rates for all cancers, NSCLC, colorectal cancer, or pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. (LLM, conf=0.77)

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  • TP53 is deregulated in 22% of glioblastomas, while ARF, MDM2, and MDM4 are deregulated in 61%, 10%, and 10% of glioblastomas, respectively.

    “TP53 is deregulated in 22% of GBMs, while ARF, MDM2, and MDM4 are deregulated in 61%, 10%, and 10% of GBMs, respectively (Figure 1) [22,23].”

    From The p53 Pathway in Glioblastoma (2018) · cites this paper as [22]

    The paper’s Figure 1 description and discussion of TCGA GBM data concern RB-pathway alterations, not the claimed TP53, ARF, MDM2, and MDM4 frequencies. Searches for those genes and for the stated percentages found no passage in our copy that reports them. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Cerami, E., Gao, J., Dogrusoz, U., Gross, B. E., Sumer, S. O., Aksoy, B. A., Jacobsen, A., Byrne, C. J., Heuer, M. L., Larsson, E., Antipin, Y., Reva, B., Goldberg, A. P., Sander, C., & Schultz, N.
Affiliations
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • Authors' Affiliations: 1Computational Biology Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2Tri-Institutional Training Program in Computational Biology and Medicine, New York, New York; and 3Computer Engineering Department, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Corresponding author
Cerami, Ethan
Venue
Cancer Discovery
Published
2012-05-01
Volume
2
Issue
5
Pages
401-404
ISSN
  • 2159-8274 (ISSN-L)
  • 2159-8290
OpenAlex
W2149441684
Cited by
17,455
References
17
Citations by year
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FWCI
114.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cancer Discovery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Bilkent University Institutional Repository (Bilkent University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Bilkent University Institutional Repository (Bilkent University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • University of Toronto
  • Bilkent Üniversitesi
  • National Institutes of Health
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C‐AACR‐DT0209)
  • National Cancer Institute (SU2C-AACR-DT0209, R01CA132744, U24CA143840, NCI-U24CA143840, NCI-R21CA135870, R21CA135870)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM 103504, P41GM103504)
  • National Center for Research Resources (RR031228, P41RR031228)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Keywords
cancer genomics data, interactive data exploration, tumor molecular profiles, clinical features, cancer research resources
MeSH terms
Database Management Systems, Humans, Neoplasms, Databases, Factual, Internet, Genomics

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