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Patritumab deruxtecan in HR+HER2- advanced breast cancer: a phase 2 trial

The Kannouche team participate in this article presenting the results of the phase 2 ICARUS-BREAST01 study. The study showed a

Contribution of p53-dependent and -independent mechanisms to upregulation of p21 in Fanconi anemia

F. Rosselli's team shows in this article how abnormal p21 expression in Fanconi anemia (FA) contributes to bone marrow failure

Effect of Mismatch repair deficiency on metastasis occurrence in a syngeneic mouse model

This work, led by P. Laplante in Kannouche's team, shows how mismatch repair deficiency causes high mutation rates and microsatellite

Next Thesis Defences

December 15th 2025: Clara Basto Molecular study on the roles of RAD51 and its partner proteins in the management of

Efficacy, safety, and biomarker analysis of datopotamab deruxtecan in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: ICARUS-LUNG01 phase 2 study

The Kannouche team contributed to this study, published in Cancer Cell (2026), reporting the results of the ICARUS-LUNG01 Phase II

TASP1-mediated cleavage of REV3L enhances the activity of DNA polymerase ζ in mammalian cells

The Kannouche team contributed to this study, published in Cancer Cell (2026), reporting the results of the ICARUS-LUNG01 Phase II

Monitoring Chk1 kinase activity dynamics in live single cell imaging assays

The ATR/Chk1 pathway regulates cell cycle progression, especially during DNA damage by inducing arrest for repair. Beyond damage response, Chk1

Seminar | Matinée de l’Intégrité du Génome

Seminar "Functional Genomics of Microsatellite Unstable Tumors and Therapeutic Target Discovery" by Gabriele Picco (Sanger Institute) 11:00 05/12/2025 at Roger

Histone Variants: Guardians of Genome Integrity

B. Rondinelli co-authors this review covering the diveristy of Histone varints and their importance for Genome Integrity.

Changes in the architecture and abundance of replication intermediates at UV-stalled replication forks in human cells

This is a collaborative effort of the Kannouche and Mazon/LeCam teams of the unit. DNA lesions during S phase challenge

7th German-french DNA repair Meeting

The 7th German-French DNA repair meeting will be held this November 5th-7th in Paris. The unit is this time involved

Re-investigating PLK1 inhibitors as antimitotic agents

Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) plays key roles during mitosis, prompting the development of PLK1 inhibitors for anticancer therapy. We recently

Genome-wide measurement of DNA replication fork directionality and quantification of DNA replication initiation and termination with Okazaki fragment sequencing

OK-seq is a technique that sequences strand-specific Okazaki fragments to map replication initiation and termination in mammalian genomes. It quantifies

Unit Seminar: Masato Kanemaki

Masato Kanemaki from the University of Tokyo. (NEW TIME!) Friday, 17 October at 10:30 at Salle Roger Monier