Publications

Original articles

  1. Loosen SH, Gaisa NT, Schmeding M, Heining C, Uhrig S, Wirtz TH, Kalverkamp S, Spillner J, Tacke F, Stenzinger A, Glimm H, Fröhling S, Trautwein C, Roderburg C, Longerich T, Neumann UP, Luedde T. Prolonged survival of a patient with advanced-stage combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma. Case Rep Gastroenterol. Accepted for publication.
  2. Uhrig S, Ellermann J, Walther T, Burkhardt P, Fröhlich M, Hutter B, Toprak UH, Neumann O, Stenzinger A, Scholl C, Fröhling S, Brors B. Accurate and efficient detection of gene fusions from RNA sequencing data. Genome Res. Accepted for publication.
  3. McConnell L, Gazdova J, Beck K, Srivastava S, Harewood L, Stewart JP, Hübschmann D, Stenzinger A, Glimm H, Heilig CE, Fröhling S, Gonzalez D. Detection of structural variants in circulating cell-free DNA from sarcoma patients using next generation sequencing. Cancers 12:E3627, 2020.
  4. Hübschmann D, Jopp-Saile L, Andresen C, Krämer S, Gu Z, Heilig CE, Kreutzfeldt S, Teleanu V, Fröhling S, Eils R, Schlesner M. Analysis of mutational signatures with YAPSA (Yet Another Package for Signature Analysis). Genes Chromosomes Cancer. Accepted for publication.
  5. Scherr AL, Mock A, Gdynia G, Schmitt N, Heilig CE, Korell F, Rhadakrishnan P, Hoffmeister P, Metzeler KH, Schulze-Osthoff K, Illert AL, Boerries M, Trojan J, Waidmann O, Falkenhorst J, Siveke J, Jost PJ, Bitzer M, Malek NP, Vecchione L, Jelas I, Brors B, Glimm H, Stenzinger A, Grekova SP, Gehrig T, Schulze-Bergkamen H, Jäger D, Schirmacher P, Heikenwalder M, Goeppert B, Schneider M, Fröhling S, Köhler BC. Identification of BCL-XL as highly active survival factor and promising therapeutic target in colorectal cancer. Cell Death Dis 11:875, 2020.
  6. Wahjudi LW, Bernhardt S, Abnaof K, Horak P, Kreutzfeldt S, Heining C, Borgoni S, Becki C, Berg D, Richter D, Hutter B, Uhrig S, Pfütze K, Leichsenring J, Glimm H, Brors B, von Kalle C, Stenzinger A, Korf U, Fröhling S,* Wiemann S.* Integrating proteomics into precision oncology. Int J Cancer. Accepted for publication.
  7. Munkhbaatar E, Dietzen M, Agrawal D, Anton M, Jesinghaus M, Boxberg M, Pfarr N, Bidola P, Uhrig S, Höckendorf U, Meinhardt AL, Wahida A, Heid I, Braren R, Mishra R, Warth A, Muley T, Poh PSP, Wang X, Fröhling S, Steiger K, Slotta-Huspenina J, van Griensven M, Pfeiffer F, Lange S, Rad R, Spella M, Stathopoulos GT, Ruland J, Bassermann F, Weichert W, Strasser A, Branca C, Heikenwalder M, Swanton C, McGranahan N, Jost PJ. MCL-1 gains occur with high frequency in lung adenocarcinoma and can be targeted therapeutically. Nat Commun 11:4527, 2020.
  8. Busch E, Kreutzfeldt S, Agaimy A, Mechtersheimer G, Horak P, Brors B, Hutter B, Fröhlich M, Uhrig S, Mayer P, Schröck E, Stenzinger A, Glimm H, Jäger D, Springfeld C, Fröhling S, Zschäbitz S. Successful BRAF/MEK inhibition in a patient with BRAF V600E-mutated extrapancreatic acinar cell carcinoma. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 6:a005553, 2020.
  9. Tamborero D, Dienstmann R, Rachid MH, Boekel J, Baird R, Braña I, De Petris L, Yachnin J, Massard C, Opdam F, Schlenk R, Vernieri C, Garralda E, Masucci M, Villalobos X, Chavarria E, Cancer Core Europe consortium, Calvo F, Fröhling S, Eggermont A, Apolone G, Voest EE, Caldas C, Tabernero J, Ernberg I, Rodon J, Lehtiö J. Support systems to guide clinical decision-making in precision oncology: the Cancer Core Europe Molecular Tumor Board Portal. Nat Med 26:992-994, 2020.
  10. Rippinger N, Fischer C, Haun MW, Rhiem K, Grill S, Kiechle M, Cremer FW, Kast K, Nguyen HP, Ditsch N, Kratz CP, Vogel J, Speiser D, Hettmer S, Glimm H, Fröhling S, Jäger D, Seitz S, Hahne A, Maatouk I, Sutter C, Schmutzler RK, Dikow N, Schott S. Cancer surveillance and distress among adult pathogenic TP53 germline variant carriers in Germany: A multicenter feasibility and acceptance survey. Cancer 126:4032-4041, 2020.
  11. Roider T, Seufert J, Uvarovskii A, Frauhammer F, Bordas M, Abedpour N, Stolarczyk M, Mallm JP, Herbst SA, Bruch PM, Balke-Want H, Hundemer M, Rippe K, Goeppert B, Seiffert M, Brors B, Mechtersheimer G, Zenz T, Peifer M, Chapuy B, Schlesner M, Müller-Tidow C, Fröhling S, Huber W, Anders S, Dietrich S. Dissecting intratumor heterogeneity of nodal B-cell lymphomas at the transcriptional, genetic and drug response levels. Nat Cell Biol 22:896-906, 2020.
  12. Westphalen BC, Bokemeyer C, Büttner R, Fröhling S, Gaidzik VI, Glimm H, Hacker UT, Heinemann V, Illert AL, Keilholz U, Kindler T, Kirschner M, Schilling B, Siveke JT, Schroeder T, Tischler V, Wagner S, Weichert W, Zips D, Loges S; Working Group Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy. Conceptual framework for precision cancer medicine in Germany: consensus statement of the Deutsche Krebshilfe working group ‘Molecular Diagnostics and Therapy’. Eur J Cancer 135:1-7, 2020.
  13. Heilig CE, Horak P, Lipka DB, Mock A, Uhrig S, Kreutzfeldt S, Richter S, Gieldon L, Fröhlich M, Hutter B, Hübschmann D, Teleanu V, Schmier JW, Philipzen J, Beuthien-Baumann B, Schröck E, von Deimling A, Bauer S, Heining C, Mechtersheimer G, Stenzinger A, Brors B, Wardelmann E, Glimm H,* Hartmann W,* Fröhling S.* Germline SDHB-inactivating mutation in gastric spindle cell sarcoma. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 59:601-608, 2020.
  14. Messerschmidt C, Obermayer B, Klinghammer K, Ochsenreither S, Treue D, Stenzinger A, Glimm H, Fröhling S, Kindler T, Brandts CH, Schulze-Osthoff K, Weichert W, Tinhofer I, Klauschen F, Keilholz U, Beule D, Rieke DT. Distinct immune evasion in APOBEC-enriched, HPV-negative HNSCC. Int J Cancer 147:2293-2302, 2020.
  15. Voronina N, Wong JKL, Hübschmann D, Hlevnjak M, Uhrig S, Heilig CE, Horak P, Kreutzfeldt S, Mock A, Stenzinger A, Hutter B, Fröhlich M, Brors B, Jahn A, Klink B, Gieldon L, Sieverling L, Feuerbach L, Chudasama P, Beck K, Kroiss M, Heining C, Möhrmann L, Fischer A, Schröck E, Glimm H, Zapatka M, Lichter P, Fröhling S, Ernst A. The landscape of chromothripsis across adult cancer types. Nat Commun 11:2320, 2020.
  16. Kommoss FK, Chang KT, Stichel D, Banito A, Jones DT, Heilig CE, Fröhling S, Sahm F, Stenzinger A, Hartmann W, Mechtersheimer G, Sinn HP, Schmidt D, Kommoss F, von Deimling A, Koelsche C. Endometrial stromal sarcomas with BCOR-rearrangement harbor MDM2 amplifications. J Pathol Clin Res 6:178-184, 2020.
  17. Brown AL, Arts P, Carmichael CL, Babic M, Dobbins J, Chong CE, Schreiber AW, Feng J, Phillips K, Wang PPS, Ha T, Homan CC, King-Smith SL, Rawlings L, Valkulin C, Dubowsky A, Burdett J, Moore S, McKavanagh G, Henry D, Wells A, Mercorella B, Nicola M, Suttle J, Wilkins E, Li XC, Michaud J, Brautigan P, Cannon P, Altree M, Jaensch L, Fine M, Butcher C, D'Andrea RJ, Lewis ID, Hiwase DK, Papaemmanuil E, Horwitz MS, Natsoulis G, Rienhoff Jr. HY, Patton N, Mapp S, Susman R, Morgan S, Cooney J, Currie M, Popat U, Bochtler T, Izraeli S, Bradstock K, Godley LA, Krämer A, Fröhling S, Wei AH, Forsyth C, Mar Fan H, Poplawski NK, Hahn CN, Scott HS. RUNX1-mutated families show phenotype heterogeneity and a somatic mutation profile unique to germline predisposed AML. Blood Adv 4:1131-1144, 2020.
  18. Berger AK, Mughal SS, Allgäuer M, Springfeld C, Hackert T, Weber TF, Naumann P, Hutter B, Horak P, Jahn A, Schröck E, Haag GM, Apostolidis L, Jäger D, Stenzinger A, Fröhling S, Glimm H, Heining C. Metastatic adult pancreatoblastoma: multimodal treatment and molecular characterization of a very rare disease. Pancreatology 20:425-432, 2020.
  19. Horak P, Uhrig S, Witzel M, Gil-Farina I, Hutter B, Rath T, Gieldon L, Balasubramanian GP, Pastor X, Heilig CE, Richter D, Schröck E, Ball CR, Brors B, Braun CJ, Albert MH, Scholl C, von Kalle C, Schmidt M, Fröhling S, Klein C, Glimm H. Comprehensive genomic characterization of gene therapy-induced T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 34:2785-2789, 2020.
  20. Ronellenfitsch MW, Harter PN, Kirchner M, Heining C, Hutter B, Gieldon L, Schittenhelm J, Schuhmann MU, Tatagiba M, Marquardt G, Wagner M, Endris V, Brandts CH, Mautner VF, Schröck E, Weichert W, Brors B, von Deimling A, Mittelbronn M, Steinbach JP,* Reuss DE,* Glimm H,* Stenzinger A,* Fröhling S.* Targetable ERBB2 mutations identified in neurofibroma/schwannoma hybrid nerve sheath tumors. J Clin Invest 130:2488-2495, 2020.
  21. Mock A, Heilig CE, Kreutzfeldt S, Hübschmann D, Heining C, Schröck E, Brors B, Stenzinger A, DKTK MASTER Network, Jäger D, Schlenk RF, Glimm H, Fröhling,* Horak P.* Community-driven development of a modified progression-free survival ratio for precision oncology. ESMO Open 4:e000583, 2019.
  22. Weinberg F, Herr R, Fröhlich M, Heining C, Braun S, Spohr C, Iconomou M, Hollek V, Röring M, Horak P, Kreutzfeldt S, Warsow G, Hutter B, Uhrig S, Neumann O, Reuss D, Heiland DH, von Kalle C, Weichert W, Stenzinger A, Brors B, Glimm H,* Fröhling S,* Brummer T.* Identification and characterization of a BRAF fusion oncoprotein with retained autoinhibitory domains. Oncogene 39:814-832, 2020.
  23. Mogler C, Koschny R, Heilig CE, Fröhling S, Schirmacher P, Weichert W, Pfarr N. Molecular characterization of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma reveals alterations in various genes involved in DNA repair, epigenetic regulation, signaling pathways and cell cycle control. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 59:106-110, 2020.
  24. Mühlenberg T, Ketzer J, Heinrich MC, Grunewald S, Mariño-Enríquez A, Trautmann M, Hartmann W, Wardelmann E, Treckmann J, Worm K, Bertram S, Herold T, Schildhaus HU, Glimm H, Stenzinger A, Brors B, Horak P, Hohenberger P, Fröhling S, Fletcher JA, Bauer S. KIT-dependent and -independent genomic heterogeneity of resistance in gastrointestinal stromal tumors: TORC1/2 inhibition as salvage strategy. Mol Cancer Ther 18:1985-1996, 2019.
  25. Gröschel S, Hübschmann D, Raimondi F, Horak P, Warsow G, Fröhlich M, Klink B, Gieldon L, Hutter B, Kleinheinz K, Bonekamp D, Marschal O, Chudasama P, Mika J, Groth M, Uhrig S, Krämer S, Heining C, Heilig C, Richter D, Reisinger E, Pfütze K, Eils R, Wolf S, von Kalle C, Brandts C, Scholl C, Weichert W, Richter S, Bauer S, Penzel R, Schröck E, Stenzinger A, Schlenk RF, Brors B, Russell RB, Glimm H,* Schlesner M,* Fröhling S.* Defective homologous recombination DNA repair as therapeutic target in advanced chordoma. Nat Commun 10:1635, 2019.
  26. Horak P, Weischenfeldt J, von Amsberg G, Beyer B, Schütte A, Uhrig S, Klink B, Gieldon L, Feuerbach L, Hübschmann D, Kreutzfeldt S, Heining C, Hutter B, Schlesner M, Eils R, Sauter G, Penzel R, Stenzinger A, Brors B, Schröck E, Glimm H,* Fröhling S,* Schlomm T.* Response to olaparib in a PALB2 germline mutated prostate cancer and genetic events associated with resistance. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 5:a003657, 2019.
  27. Lier A, Penzel R, Heining C, Horak P, Fröhlich M, Uhrig S, Budczies J, Kirchner M, Volckmar AL, Hutter B, Kreutzfeldt S, Endris V, Richter D, Wolf S, Pfütze K, Neumann O, Buchhalter I, Morais de Oliveira CM, Singer S, Leichsenring J, Herpel E, Klauschen F, Jost PJ, Metzeler KH, Schulze-Osthoff K, Kopp HG, Kindler T, Rieke DT, Lamping M, Brandts C, Falkenhorst J, Bauer S, Schröck E, Folprecht G, Börries M, von Bubnoff N, Weichert W, Brors B, Lichter P, von Kalle C, Schirmacher P, Glimm H,* Fröhling S,* Stenzinger A.* Validating comprehensive next-generation sequencing results for precision oncology: the NCT/DKTK MASTER experience. JCO Precis Oncol 2:1-13, 2018.
  28. Heining C, Horak P, Uhrig S, Codó P, Klink B, Hutter B, Fröhlich M, Bonekamp D, Richter D, Steiger K, Penzel R, Endris V, Ehrenberg KR, Frank S, Kleinheinz K, Toprak UH, Schlesner M, Mandal R, Schulz L, Lambertz H, Fetscher S, Bitzer M, Malek NP, Horger M, Giese NA, Strobel O, Hackert T, Springfeld C, Feuerbach L, Bergmann F, Schröck E, von Kalle C, Weichert W, Scholl C, Ball CR, Stenzinger A, Brors B, Fröhling S,* Glimm H.* NRG1 fusions in KRAS wild-type pancreatic cancer. Cancer Discov 8:1087-1095, 2018.
  29. Terziev D, Hutter B, Klink B, Stenzinger A, Stögbauer F, Glimm H, Fröhling S, Wickenhauser C, Jordan K, Hurtz HJ, Müller LP, Rüssel J, Weber T. Nivolumab maintenance after salvage autologous stem cell transplantation results in long-term remission in multiple relapsed primary CNS lymphoma. Eur J Haematol 101:115-118, 2018.
  30. Perera-Bel J, Hutter B, Heining C, Bleckmann A, Fröhlich M, Fröhling S, Glimm H, Brors B, Beißbarth T. From somatic variants towards precision oncology: evidence-driven reporting of treatment options in molecular tumor boards. Genome Med 10:18, 2018.
  31. Chudasama P, Mughal SS, Sanders MA, Hübschmann D, Chung I, Deeg KI, Wong SH, Rabe S, Hlevnjak M, Zapatka M, Ernst A, Kleinheinz K, Schlesner M, Sieverling L, Klink B, Schröck E, Hoogenboezem RM, Kasper B, Heilig C, Egerer G, Wolf S, von Kalle C, Eils R, Stenzinger A, Weichert W, Glimm H, Gröschel S, Kopp HG, Omlor G, Lehner B, Bauer S, Schimmack S, Ulrich A, Mechtersheimer G, Rippe K, Brors B, Hutter B, Renner M, Hohenberger P, Scholl C, Fröhling S. Integrative genomic and transcriptomic analysis of leiomyosarcoma. Nat Commun 9:144, 2018.
  32. Forschner A, Niessner H, Möller Y, Horak P, Fröhlich M, Warsow G, Stenzinger A, Fröhling S, Glimm H, Klumpp B, Garbe C, Sinnberg T. Genomics of immunotherapy-associated hyperprogressors. Clin Cancer Res 23:6374-6375, 2017.
  33. Ugurel S, Kiecker F, Fröhling S, Wetter A, Bankfalvi A, Sucker A, Zimmer L, Livingstone E, Roesch A, Becker JC, Schadendorf D. Fulminant response to combined checkpoint inhibition with ipilimumab plus nivolumab after failure of nivolumab monotherapy in metastatic melanoma. Eur J Cancer 83:142-145, 2017.
  34. Czink E, Kloor M, Goeppert B, Fröhling S, Uhrig S, Weber TF, Meinel J, Sutter C, Weiss KH, Schirmacher P, von Knebel Doeberitz M, Jäger D, Springfeld C. Successful immune checkpoint blockade in a patient with advanced stage microsatellite unstable biliary tract cancer. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 3:a001974, 2017.
  35. Gröschel S, Bommer M, Hutter B, Budczies J, Bonekamp D, Heining C, Fröhlich M, Hübschmann D, Geörg C, Richter D, Pfarr N, Pfütze K, Wolf S, Schirmacher P, Jäger D, von Kalle C, Brors B, Glimm H, Weichert W, Stenzinger A,* Fröhling S.* Integration of genomics and histology reveals diagnosis and effective therapy of refractory cancer of unknown primary with PDL1 amplification. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2:a001180, 2016.
  36. Dieter SM, Heining C, Agaimy A, Huebschmann D, Bonekamp D, Hutter B, Ehrenberg KR, Fröhlich M, Schlesner M, Scholl C, Schlemmer HP, Wolf S, Mavratzas A, Jung CS, Gröschel S, von Kalle C, Eils R, Brors B, Penzel R, Kriegsmann M, Reuss DE, Schirmacher P, Stenzinger A, Federspil PA, Weichert W,* Glimm H,* Fröhling S.* Mutant KIT as imatinib-sensitive target in metastatic sinonasal carcinoma. Ann Oncol 28:142-148, 2017.
  37. Bochtler T, Fröhling S, Weichert W, Endris V, Thiede C, Hutter B, Hundemer M, Ho AD, Krämer A. Evolution of a FLT3-TKD mutated subclone at meningeal relapse in acute promyelocytic leukemia. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2:a001123, 2016.
  38. Chudasama P, Renner M, Straub M, Mughal SS, Hutter B, Kosaloglu Z, Schweßinger R, Scheffler M, Alldinger I, Schimmack S, Persigehl T, Kobe C, Jäger D, von Kalle C, Schirmacher P, Beckhaus MK, Wolf S, Heining C, Gröschel S, Wolf J, Brors B, Weichert W, Glimm H, Scholl C, Mechtersheimer G, Specht K, Fröhling S. Targeting FGFR1 for treatment of soft-tissue sarcoma. Clin Cancer Res 23:962-973, 2017.
  39. Czink E, Heining C, Weber TF, Lasitschka F, Schemmer P, Schirmacher P, Weiss KH, Glimm H, Brors B, Weichert W, Jäger D, Fröhling S,* Springfeld C.* Durable remission under dual HER2 blockade with trastuzumab and pertuzumab in a patient with metastatic gallbladder cancer. Z Gastroenterol 54:426-430, 2016.
  40. Kordes M, Röring M, Heining C, Braun S, Hutter B, Richter D, Geörg C, Scholl C, Gröschel S, Roth W, Rosenwald A, Geissinger E, von Kalle C, Jäger D, Brors B, Weichert W, Grüllich C, Glimm H,* Brummer T,* Fröhling S.* Cooperation of BRAF F595L and mutant HRAS in histiocytic sarcoma provides new insights into oncogenic BRAF signaling. Leukemia 30:937-946, 2016.
  41. Dietrich S, Hüllein J, Lee SC, Hutter B, Gonzalez D, Jayne S, Dyer MJ, Olés M, Else M, Lui X, Slabicki M, Wu B, Troussard X, Dürig J, Andrulis M, Dearden C, von Kalle C, Granzow M, Jauch A, Fröhling S, Huber W, Meggendorfer M, Haferlach T, Ho AD, Richter D, Brors B, Glimm H, Matutes E, Abdel-Wahab O, Zenz T. Recurrent CDKN1B (p27) mutations in hairy cell leukemia. Blood 126:1005-1008, 2015.
  42. Husedzinovic A, Ose D, Schickhardt C, Fröhling S, Winkler EC. Stakeholders’ perspectives on biobank-based genomic research: systematic review of the literature. Eur J Hum Genet 23:1607-1614, 2015.
  43. Yaktapour N, Meiss F, Mastroianni J, Zenz T, Andrlova H, Mathew NR, Claus R, Hutter B, Fröhling S, Brors B, Pfeifer D, Pantic M, Bartsch I, Spehl TS, Meyer PT, Duyster J, Zirlik K, Brummer T, Zeiser R. BRAF inhibitor-associated ERK activation drives development of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. J Clin Invest 124:5074-5084, 2014.
  44. Dietrich S, Hüllein J, Hundemer M, Lehners N, Jethwa A, Capper D, Acker T, Garvalov B, Andrulis M, Blume C, Schulte C, Mandel T, Meissner J, Fröhling S, von Kalle C, Glimm H, Ho AD, Zenz T. Continued response off treatment after BRAF inhibition in refractory hairy cell leukemia. J Clin Oncol 31:e300-3, 2013.

Review articles

  1. Schickhardt C, Horak P, Fröhling S, Winkler EC. The molecular tumor board. Ethical challenges and recommendations for practice. Onkologe 26:431-437, 2020.
  2. Leichsenring J, Horak P, Kreutzfeldt S, Heining C, Christopoulos P, Volckmar AL, Neumann O, Kirchner M, Ploeger C, Budczies J, Heilig CE, Hutter B, Fröhlich M, Uhrig S, Kazdal D, Allgäuer M, Harms A, Rempel E, Lehmann U, Thomas M, Pfarr N, Azoitei N, Bonzheim I, Marienfeld R, Möller P, Werner M, Fend F, Boerries M, von Bubnoff N, Lassmann S, Longerich T, Bitzer M, Seufferlein T, Malek N, Weichert W, Schirmacher P, Penzel R, Endris V, Brors B, Klauschen F, Glimm H, Fröhling S,* Stenzinger A.* Variant classification in precision oncology. Int J Cancer 145:2996-3010, 2019.
  3. Heining C, Horak P, Gröschel S, Glimm H, Fröhling S. Personalized oncology. Radiologe 57:804-811, 2017.
  4. Horak P, Klink B, Heining C, Gröschel S, Hutter B, Fröhlich M, Uhrig S, Hübschmann D, Schlesner M, Eils R, Richter D, Pfütze K, Geörg C, Meißburger B, Wolf S, Schulz A, Penzel R, Herpel E, Kirchner M, Lier A, Endris V, Singer S, Schirmacher P, Weichert W, Stenzinger A, Schlenk RF, Schröck E, Brors B, von Kalle C, Glimm H,* Fröhling S.* Precision oncology based on omics data: the NCT Heidelberg experience. Int J Cancer 141:877-886, 2017.
  5. Horak P, Fröhling S, Glimm H. Integrating next-generation sequencing into clinical oncology: strategies, promises and pitfalls. ESMO Open 1:e000094, 2016.