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1. Rare and unique adaptations to cancer in domesticated species: An untapped resource?

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Frédéric Thomas, Mathieu Giraudeau, Nolwenn M. Dheilly, Flora Gouzerh, Justine Boutry, Christa Beckmann, Peter A. Biro, Rodrigo Hamede, Jerome Abadie, Sophie Labrut, Margaux Bieuville, Dorothée Misse, Georgina Bramwell, Aaron Schultz, Guillaume Le Loc'h, Orsolya Vincze, Benjamin Roche, François Renaud, Tracey Russell, and Beata Ujvari

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cancer, domestication, domestication syndrome, evolution, evolutionary mismatch, selection, Evolution, QH359-425
Abstract

Abstract Strong and ongoing artificial selection in domestic animals has resulted in amazing phenotypic responses that benefit humans, but often at a cost to an animal's health, and problems related to inbreeding depression, including a higher incidence of cancer. Despite high rates of cancer in domesticated species, little attention has been devoted to exploring the hypothesis that persistent artificial selection may also favour the evolution of compensatory anticancer defences. Indeed, there is evidence for effective anti‐cancer defences found in several domesticated species associated with different cancer types. We also suggest that artificial selection can favour the “domestication” of inherited oncogenic mutations in rare instances, retaining those associated to late and/or less aggressive cancers, and that by studying these seemingly rare anticancer adaptations, novel cancer treatments may be found.

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2020
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2. Global meta‐analysis of over 50 years of multidisciplinary and international collaborations on transmissible cancers

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Antoine M. Dujon, Gail Schofield, Georgina Bramwell, Nynke Raven, Rodrigo Hamede, Frédéric Thomas, and Beata Ujvari

Subjects
data‐mining, emerging diseases, meta‐analysis, outbreak, quantitative review, research impact, Evolution, QH359-425
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Abstract Although transmissible cancers have, so far, only been documented in three independent animal groups, they not only impact animals that have high economic, environmental and social significance, but they are also one of the most virulent parasitic life forms. Currently known transmissible cancers traverse terrestrial and marine environments, and are predicted to be more widely distributed across animal groups; thus, the implementation of effective collaborative scientific networks is important for combating existing and emerging forms. Here, we quantify how collaborative effort on the three known transmissible cancers has advanced through the formation of collaborative networks among institutions and disciplines. These three cancers occur in bivalves (invertebrates—disseminated neoplasia; DN), Tasmanian devils (vertebrate—marsupial; devil facial tumour disease; DFTD) and dogs (vertebrate—eutherian mammal; canine transmissible venereal tumour; CTVT). Research on CTVT and DN has been conducted since 1876 and 1969, respectively, whereas systematic research on DFTD only started in 2006. Yet, collaborative effort on all three diseases is global, encompassing six major Scopus subject areas. Collaborations steadily increased between 1963 and 2006 for CTVT and DN, with similar acceleration for all three cancers since 2006. Network analyses demonstrated that scientists are organizing themselves into efficient collaborative networks; however, these networks appear to be far stronger for DFTD and DN, possibly due to the recent detection of new strains adding impetus to research and associated publications (enhancing citation trajectories). In particular, global and multidisciplinary collaborations formed almost immediately after DFTD research was initiated, leading to similar research effort and relatively greater research outputs compared to the other two diseases. Therefore, in the event of outbreaks of new lineages of existing transmissible cancers, or the discovery of new transmissible cancers in the future, the rapid formation of international collaborations spanning relevant disciplines is vital for the efficient management of these diseases.

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2020
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3. Fifth International Biannual Evolution and Ecology of Cancer Conference (Cooperation, Conflict and Parasitism) meeting report—Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK

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Nynke Raven, Georgina Bramwell, Rodrigo Hamede, Frédéric Thomas, and Beata Ujvari

Subjects
cancer, conflict, cooperation, ecology, evolution, parasitism, Evolution, QH359-425
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Abstract The fifth biannual conference of the International Society of Evolution and Ecology of Cancer (ISEEC) was held between the 17th and 19th of July 2019 in Hinxton (UK) at the Wellcome Genome Campus. The main theme of the conference: cooperation, conflict and parasitism reflected our growing understanding of the role cancer has played in the evolution of multicellular organisms, as well as the urgent need of translating these Darwinian processes to treatment strategies. Below we provide a brief summary of each plenary sessions and other oral presentations, to bring the conference to the broader audience of evolutionary biology and applications.

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2019
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4. Rare and unique adaptations to cancer in domesticated species: An untapped resource?

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Dorothée Missé, Georgina Bramwell, Aaron G. Schultz, Margaux Bieuville, Beata Ujvari, Nolwenn M. Dheilly, Jérôme Abadie, Péter Biró, Sophie Labrut, Tracey Russell, Flora Gouzerh, Justine Boutry, François Renaud, Orsolya Vincze, Rodrigo Hamede, Guillaume Le Loc'h, Mathieu Giraudeau, Benjamin Roche, Frédéric Thomas, Christa Beckmann, Centre de Recherches Ecologiques et Evolutives sur le Cancer (CREEC), Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle (MIVEGEC), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes [Toulouse] (IHAP), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Unité de modélisation mathématique et informatique des systèmes complexes [Bondy] (UMMISCO), Institut de la francophonie pour l'informatique-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Université Gaston Bergé (Saint-Louis, Sénégal)-Universtié Yaoundé 1 [Cameroun]-Université Cadi Ayyad [Marrakech] (UCA)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Nord]), Centre de Recherches Ecologiques et Evolutives sur le Cancer (MIVEGEC-CREEC), Processus Écologiques et Évolutifs au sein des Communautés (PEEC), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle (MIVEGEC), School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences [Stony Brook] (SoMAS), Stony Brook University [SUNY] (SBU), State University of New York (SUNY)-State University of New York (SUNY), Deakin University, Burwood, Australia, Deakin University [Burwood], Western Sydney University, University of Tasmania [Hobart, Australia] (UTAS), Animaux modèles pour la recherche en oncologie comparée (AMaROC), Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, Agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique (ONIRIS), Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology [Cluj‑Napoca, Romania], Babes-Bolyai University [Cluj-Napoca] (UBB), MTA Centre for Ecological Research [Tihany], Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Nord])-Institut de la francophonie pour l'informatique-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Université Gaston Bergé (Saint-Louis, Sénégal)-Université Cadi Ayyad [Marrakech] (UCA)-Université de Yaoundé I-Sorbonne Université (SU), The University of Sydney, This work was supported by an ARC Linkage (LP170101105), Deakin SEBE_RGS_2019, an ANR TRANSCAN (ANR-18-CE35-0009) and a CNRS 'International Associated Laboratory Grant.' Support was also provided by the Rotary Club Les Sables d’Olonne to FT. OV is supported by the Romanian Ministry of Research and Innovation (PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0404), by the János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and by the New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ÚNKP-19-4-DE-538)., ANR-18-CE35-0009,TRANSCAN,ECOLOGIE ET EVOLUTION DES CANCERS TRANSMISSIBLES(2018), École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique (ONIRIS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), and Université de Yaoundé I-Institut de la francophonie pour l'informatique-Université Cheikh Anta Diop [Dakar, Sénégal] (UCAD)-Université Gaston Bergé (Saint-Louis, Sénégal)-Université Cadi Ayyad [Marrakech] (UCA)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Nord])

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, 0301 basic medicine, evolutionary mismatch, Resource (biology), [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], domestication syndrome, lcsh:Evolution, selection, Biology, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, 03 medical and health sciences, domestication, evolutionary, evolution, Genetics, Inbreeding depression, medicine, lcsh:QH359-425, cancer, Domestication, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Selection (genetic algorithm), High rate, Cancer, Mismatch theory, medicine.disease, 030104 developmental biology, Evolutionary biology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, mismatch
Abstract

International audience; Strong and ongoing artificial selection in domestic animals has resulted in amazing phenotypic responses that benefit humans, but often at a cost to an animal's health, and problems related to inbreeding depression, including a higher incidence of cancer. Despite high rates of cancer in domesticated species, little attention has been devoted to exploring the hypothesis that persistent artificial selection may also favour the evolution of compensatory anticancer defences. Indeed, there is evidence for effective anti‐cancer defences found in several domesticated species associated with different cancer types. We also suggest that artificial selection can favour the “domestication” of inherited oncogenic mutations in rare instances, retaining those associated to late and/or less aggressive cancers, and that by studying these seemingly rare anticancer adaptations, novel cancer treatments may be found.

Published
2020
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