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The Cancer Discovery Hub (CDH) is a one-stop pan-omics diagnostic and research core laboratory housed at the National Cancer Centre Singapore. We specialise in state-of-the-art research-grade technologies and provide expert support to investigators on all cancer related projects.
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Key events and achievements
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19 Aug 2022 : Invited speech, 6th International BRCA Forum, Singapore
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Precision Oncology: The Time is Now !
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19 Aug 2022 : Collaborative research agreement with Scinnohub Pharmaceutical
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19 Aug 2022 : Collaborative research agreement with MGI Tech
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04 Aug 2022 : Collaborative research agreement with Twist Bioscience
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16 Jun 2022 : Best Oral Presentation, International Congress of the Asian Oncology Society (AOS 2022), South Korea
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ctDNA mutations in progressive gastrointestinal stromal tumors identify drug resistance biomarkers and uncover potential therapeutic strategies (Tun Kiat KO)
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12 Apr 2022 : Invited Oral Presentation at Major Symposium, AACR Annual Meeting, New Orleans
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Identification and characterization of human angiosarcoma subtypes through multi-omic multi-dimensional profiling
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22 Feb 2022 : Publication on circulating tumor DNA mutations in progressive gastrointestinal stromal tumors, Frontiers in Oncology
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17 Feb 2022 : Travel Award for Poster abstract at Japanese Society of Medical Oncology Annual Meeting, Japan
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Dissecting Intratumoral Heterogeneity of Sarcomatoid RCC Arising from Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (Elizabeth LEE)
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15 Feb 2022 : Identification of fibroblasts as key secretors of PAI-I using single cell sequencing, published in Cell Reports Medicine
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12 Jan 2022 : Commercial launch of the UNITED NGS Assay (Lucence) for Asian prevalent cancers at the NCCS
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21 Oct 2021 : Collaborative research agreement with STEMCELL Technologies
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01 Sep 2021 : Collaborative research agreement with SymBio Pharmaceuticals on EBV-positive lymphomas
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01 Sep 2021 : Official launch of Cancer Discovery Hub!
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Featured Publications
Scientific publications supported by the Cancer Discovery Hub
HER2 expression, copy number variation and survival outcomes in HER2-low non-metastatic breast cancer: an international multicentre cohort study and TCGA-METABRIC analysis
BMC Medicine. 2022
Mar, 2022
HER2-low breast cancer (BC) is currently an area of active interest. This study evaluated the impact of low expression of HER2 on survival outcomes in HER2-negative non-metastatic breast cancer (BC). Patients with HER2-negative non-metastatic BC from 6 centres within the Asian Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (ABCCG) (n = 28,280) were analysed. Results: ABCCG cohort median follow-up was 6.6 years; there were 12,260 (43.4%) HER2-low BC and 16,020 (56.6%) HER2-zero BC. The outcomes were better in HER2-low BC than in HER2-zero BC (RFS: centre-adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 0.88, 95% CI 0.82-0.93, P < 0.001; OS: centre-adjusted HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.76-0.89, P < 0.001). On multivariable analysis, HER2-low status was prognostic (RFS: HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.85-0.96, P = 0.002; OS: HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.79-0.93, P < 0.001). These differences remained significant in hormone receptor-positive tumours and for OS in hormone receptor-negative tumours. Superior outcomes were observed for HER2 IHC1+ BC versus HER2-zero BC (RFS: HR 0.89, 95% CI 0.83-0.96, P = 0.001; OS: HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.78-0.93, P = 0.001). Conclusions: HER2-low BC had a superior prognosis compared to HER2-zero BC in the non-metastatic setting, though absolute differences were modest and driven by HER2 IHC 1+ BC. ERBB2 CNV merits further investigation in HER2-negative BC.