TP53 loss-of-function mutations confer resistance to standard chemotherapy in approximately 50% of solid tumors profiled in TCGA pan-cancer cohorts.
Evidence
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Pan-cancer molecular subtypes revealed by mass-spectrometry-based proteomic characterization of more than 500 human cancers
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Figure Figure 3B
Frequency of TP53 alterations across 33 TCGA tumor types, ordered by descending prevalence.
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"Across the pan-cancer cohort, TP53 loss shows up in about half of solid tumors -- this is the single most common driver event in human cancer."
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