GRÜNEWALD , Thomas G. P.

In prostate adenocarcinoma (PCa), distinction between indolent and aggressive disease is challenging. Around 50% of PCa are characterized by TMPRSS2-ERG (T2E)-fusion oncoproteins defining two molecular subtypes (T2E-positive/negative). However, current prognostic tests do not differ between both molecular subtypes, which might affect outcome...

Ewing sarcoma (EwS) is an aggressive bone- or soft tissue-associated malignancy, characterised by the fusion oncoprotein EWSR1-FLI1 [1]. Over the past decades further therapeutic development for this devastating childhood tumour has remained relatively stagnant [2], especially for patients with metastatic or recurrent disease [3, 4]. To develop...

Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of cancer1. Yet, many childhood cancers, such as Ewing sarcoma (EwS), feature remarkably 'silent' genomes with minimal CIN2. Here, we show in the EwS model how uncoupling of mitosis and cytokinesis via targeting protein regulator of cytokinesis 1 (PRC1) or its activating polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) can...