Cancer is one of the most fatal health problems globally. A recent Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) report indicated that number of people living with this deadly disease continues to rise, say sources from IIT Madras.

There is a 12.8% increase in cancer incidence every year since 2022, say sources from IIT Madras.

In the absence of genomic architecture of cancers prevalent in India, specific genetic variants from Indian cancers are not adequately captured and catalogued for any diagnostic kits and drug development, say sources from IIT Madras.

Gap

In order to fill the gap in genomic landscape for different cancers in India, IIT Madras initiated the cancer genome program in 2020.

Under this program, the 960 whole exome sequencing from 480 breast cancer patient tissue samples collected across the country has been completed.

Collaboration

IIT Madras in collaboration with Karkinos Healthcare, Mumbai, the Chennai Breast Clinic and Cancer Research and Relief Trust, Chennai analysed the data and assembled the anonymized summary of genetic variants from Indian breast cancer samples.

This assumes significance in the wake of World Cancer Day falling tomorrow (4th Feb 2025).

Accessible

The institute has made this database publicly accessible at bcga.iitm.ac.in to researchers and clinicians in India and abroad.

Benefits

Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said true to ‘IITM for All’ commitment to society, they are releasing yet another health related data, the second this academic year, the Cancer Genome data after the Brain Data.

We hope that this will provide deep insights on reasons leading to this deadly disease and help preventing the same with early interventions, he said.

The Atlas fills the gap in genomic landscape from different cancers in the country, he said.

It provides a compendium of genetic variants representing the contemporary Indian breast cancer population to classify variants involved in early diagnostics, disease progression, and treatment outcomes, said IIT Madras director.

Research

The Research was led by the Institute’s Centre of Excellence on Cancer Genomics and Molecular Therapeutics, which was funded under the Government of India’s ‘Institutions of Eminence’ initiative.

Resource

Project Coordinator Prof. S. Mahalingam, Head, Centre of Excellence on Cancer Genomics and Molecular Therapeutics, IIT Madras, said this database will be an invaluable resource to identify cancer-specific biomarkers in India, which will enable early detection of breast cancers.

Further, it will also be very useful to identify novel drug targets for developing better treatment strategies specific to the Indian population, he said.

He further said BCGA also aims to host data from researchers working on cancer genomics across cancer types and would be open to accepting submissions.

The data will be utilized towards identifying biomarkers to identify high-risk groups, monitor cancer progression, design strategies for personalized treatment and understand treatment outcomes, he said.

Analysis

The analysis was performed under the aegis of National Center for Precision Medicine in Cancer, an initiative between IIT Madras and Karkinos Healthcare to accelerate interdisciplinary research and development of affordable cancer care solutions.

Acknowledgement

The Institute acknowledges the support from Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, for the Cancer Tissue Biobank facility at IIT Madras.

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