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ArticleJournal of the National Cancer Institute2020

Evaluating Clonal Hematopoiesis in Tumor-Infiltrating Leukocytes in Breast Cancer and Secondary Hematologic Malignancies.

Elizabeth A Comen, Robert L Bowman, Pier Selenica, Maria Kleppe, Noushin R Farnoud, Fresia Pareja, Britta Weigelt, Corinne E Hill, Abigail Alon, Felipe C Geyer and 4 more

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Article in Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Ageing, immune fitness and cancer.Nature reviews. Cancer · 2025
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  9. Clonal Hematopoiesis in Women With Breast Cancer.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025
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  10. The Roles of Myeloid Cells in Breast Cancer Progression.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  12. Somatic mutations in tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes impact on antitumor immunity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  14. CHIP Happens: Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential and Its Relationship to Solid Tumors.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth A ComenDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Robert L BowmanHuman Oncology and Pathogenesis Program and Center for Epigenetics Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Pier SelenicaDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Maria KleppeHuman Oncology and Pathogenesis Program and Center for Epigenetics Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Noushin R FarnoudCenter for Hematologic Malignancies, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Fresia ParejaDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Britta WeigeltDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Corinne E HillHuman Oncology and Pathogenesis Program and Center for Epigenetics Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Abigail AlonDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Felipe C GeyerDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Guray AkturkPrecision Pathology Biobanking Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Jorge S Reis-FilhoDepartment of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Larry NortonDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Ross L LevineDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Elisa de Stanchina · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Synergistic role of signaling and epigenetics in leukemic transformationR35CA197594 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Ross L Levine · 2017 to 2026
$11.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197594
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are the foundations of adjuvant therapy for early-stage breast cancer. As a complication of cytotoxic regimens, breast cancer patients are at risk for therapy-related myeloid neoplasms (t-MNs). These t-MNs are commonly refractory to antileukemic therapies and result in poor patient outcomes. We previously demonstrated that somatic mutations in leukemia-related genes are present in the tumor-infiltrating leukocytes (TILeuks) of a subset of early breast cancers. Here, we performed genomic analysis of microdissected breast cancer tumor cells and TILeuks from seven breast cancer patients who subsequently developed leukemia. In four patients, mutations present in the leukemia were detected in breast cancer TILeuks. This finding suggests that TILeuks in the primary breast cancer may harbor the ancestor of the future leukemogenic clone. Additional research is warranted to ascertain whether infiltrating mutant TILeuks could constitute a biomarker for the development of t-MN and to determine the functional consequences of mutant TILeuks.

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Clonal EvolutionHematopoiesisBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHematologic NeoplasmsHumansLeukocytesNeoplasms, Second Primary

Identifiers

PMID31504684
PMCPMC7690564
OpenAlexW2971157762

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