Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a key genomic driver of human cancer. CIN generates genomic copy-number heterogeneity and tumor-derived inflammation. In a recent paper, Hong et al. identify the cGAS-STING innate immune pathway as a crucial dependency in cancer cells with CIN and pinpoint the IL6/STAT3 axis as a therapeutic vulnerability in these difficult-to-treat tumors.
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