This proposed CTDD program will help translate the enormous resource of high- throughput cancer genome characterizations into functionally validated, cancer-genotype based therapeutic targets. Over the past several years, members of this project have developed powerful tools and strategies for functionally annotating cancer genomes. These have enabled the identification and validation over fifty cancer genes, several of which are compelling therapeutic targets. Here, we propose to synthesize and optimize those strategies into a unified blueprint that can be applied across many tumor types. At the core of our philosophy is the use of powerful computational tools to narrow the extent of the genome that must be surveyed functionally. This enables the use of more precise human and mouse models to assess drivers and dependencies and approaches to combinatorial interactions that could not be carried out on a genome wide scale. We will apply these tools to select cancer types and gene sets in order to identify new oncogenic drivers, genotype-specific cancer dependencies, and to test strategies for the systematic identification of targets for combination therapies. We envision the impact of our project not only as the identification of genomically informed targets for several tumor types but also as providing tools and strategies that can be used throughout the consortium and the community.

Public Health Relevance

Technological breakthroughs in genomics have enabled a comprehensive characterization of the genetic abnormalities in many human tumor types. What is needed now are equally powerful methods for translating these genomic characterizations into functionally validated cancer therapeutic targets and ultimately new treatments. We propose to synthesize and optimize informatics, functional, and in vivo strategies into a unified blueprint that can be applied across many tumor types.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01CA168409-02
Application #
8464686
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1-SRLB-V (J1))
Program Officer
Gerhard, Daniela
Project Start
2012-05-01
Project End
2017-04-30
Budget Start
2013-05-01
Budget End
2014-04-30
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$1,307,258
Indirect Cost
$495,491
Name
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Department
Type
DUNS #
065968786
City
Cold Spring Harbor
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
11724
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