# A pan-cancer analysis of the microbiome in metastatic cancer

*PRI Rank #17 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Gut microbiota and health Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #17 |
| 18m citations | 116 |
| Journal | Cell |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.021 |
| Corresponding authors | Emile E. Voest |
| Institution | Netherlands Cancer Institute, Netherlands |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Gut microbiota and health Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/gut-microbiota-and-health/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.021](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.03.021)

## Topics

Metastatic cancer · Tumor microbiome · Metagenomic sequencing · organ-specific microbial tropism · anaerobic bacteria · tumor hypoxia · Microbial diversity · tumor-infiltrating neutrophils · Fusobacterium · Immunotherapy resistance · lung cancer · longitudinal tumor sampling · Longitudinal microbiome profiling · Pan-cancer analysis · metastatic tumor biopsies · assembly-based metagenomics · Immune modulation · Immunotherapy response

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