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  • Previous analyses suggested driver mutations predominantly occur early in cancer development.
  • Single-sample tumor analyses may underestimate late-arising driver mutations in subclones.
  • Emerging evidence indicates late-arising driver mutations are more prevalent than previously thought.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the timing and frequency of driver mutations throughout tumor evolution.
  • To determine if driver mutations are exclusively early events or also occur in later tumor stages.
  • To assess the impact of multi-regional sequencing versus single-sample analysis on understanding driver mutation patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed multi-regional tumor sequencing data from 101 individuals across 11 studies.
  • Annotated mutations as early-arising (ubiquitous across all sampled regions).
  • Compared the frequency of early-arising mutations with late-arising mutations (found in single regions).

Main Results:

  • A significant fraction of driver mutations occur late in tumor development, at least as frequently as early drivers in many patients.
  • The relative proportion of early versus late driver mutations varies between patients and cancer types.
  • Previous conclusions on the early preponderance of driver mutations were likely influenced by the limitations of single-sample analyses.

Conclusions:

  • Driver mutations are acquired throughout tumor evolution, not solely in early stages.
  • Intratumor heterogeneity is associated with the acquisition of new driver mutations in distinct tumor regions.
  • Multi-regional sequencing is crucial for accurately characterizing the full spectrum of driver mutations and tumor evolution.