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Division of Cancer Genome Research

Prof. Dr. Holger Sültmann

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The evolution of tumors is accompanied by molecular alterations on genomic, epigenomic, and gene expression levels. The aims of our research are to identify these molecular changes, to translate them into the diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of cancer, and to understand their roles in the formation and progression of tumors. Our research comprises the genome-wide analysis of molecular alterations in various cancer entities with an emphasis on lung and breast tumors. To this end, we apply high-throughput technologies for DNA- and RNA-sequencing in tissues and blood samples („liquid biopsy“) and use the identified molecular markers for individual risk stratification and personalized clinical management of patients based on the tumor heterogeneity in space and time. To understand the roles of these molecular alterations in tumor progression and therapy resistance, we apply cellular 3D-coculture models as well as a variety of cell- and molecular biology methods.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Holger Sültmann
Cancer Genome Research (B063)

Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum und Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung
Im Neuenheimer Feld 460
69120 Heidelberg

Tel: +49 (0)6221 565934
E-Mail: h.sueltmann (at) dkfz.de

Selected Publications

  • Janke F et al., Monitoring progression of ALK-rearranged lung adenocarcinoma using DNA methylation patterns in cell free DNA. Clinical Epigenetics 14(1):163, 2022
  • Angeles AK, Christopoulos P et al., Early identification of disease progression in ALK-rearranged lung cancer using circulating tumor DNA analysis. NPJ Precision Oncology 5(1):100, 2021
  • Dietz S, Christopoulos P et al., Longitudinal therapy monitoring of ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer by copy number profiling combined with targeted sequencing of cell-free DNA. EBioMedicine; 62: 103103, 2020
  • The ICGC/TCGA Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes Consortium. Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes. Nature 578(7793), 82-93, 2020
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