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Molecular Classification and Future Therapeutic Challenges of Triple-negative Breast Cancer.

Nikolaos Garmpis, Christos Damaskos, Anna Garmpi, Konstantinos Nikolettos, Dimitrios Dimitroulis, Evangelos Diamantis, Paraskevi Farmaki, Alexandros Patsouras, Errika Voutyritsa, Athanasios Syllaios and 7 more

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Review in In vivo (Athens, Greece). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Nikolaos Garmpis *Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Christos Damaskos *N.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece x_damaskos@yahoo.gr.
Anna Garmpi *First Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos Nikolettos *N.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios DimitroulisSecond Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Evangelos DiamantisDepartment of Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, G. Gennimatas General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Paraskevi FarmakiFirst Department of Pediatrics, Agia Sofia Children's Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Alexandros PatsourasSecond Department of Internal Medicine, Tzanio General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
Errika VoutyritsaN.S. Christeas Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Athanasios SyllaiosFirst Department of Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Constantinos G ZografosFirst Department of Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Efstathios A AntoniouSecond Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Nikos NikolettosObstetric - Gynecologic Clinic, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Alkiviadis KostakisBiomedical Research Foundation (BRFAA), Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Konstantinos KontzoglouSecond Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios SchizasFirst Department of Surgery, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Afroditi NonniFirst Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens · GRDemocritus University of Thrace · GRGeneral Hospital of Athens G. Genimatas · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GRTzaneion General Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an extremely diverse group of breast tumors, with aggressive clinical behavior, higher rates of distant recurrence and worse overall survival compared to other types of breast cancers. The genetic, transcriptional histological and clinical heterogeneity of this disease has been an obstacle in the progression of targeted therapeutic approaches, as a ubiquitous TNBC marker has not yet been discerned. In terms of that, current studies focus on the classification of TNBC tumors in subgroups with similar characteristics in order to develop a treatment specialized for each group of patients. To date, a series of gene expression profiles analysis in order to identify the different molecular subtypes have been used. Complementary DNA microarrays, PAM50 assays, DNA and RNA sequencing as well as immunohistochemical analysis are some of the methods utilized to classify TNBC tumors. In 2012, the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network conducted a major analysis of breast cancers using six different platforms, the genomic DNA copy number arrays, DNA methylation, exome sequencing, messenger RNA arrays, microRNA sequencing and reverse-phase protein arrays, in order to assort the tumors in homogenous subgroups. Since then, an increasing number of breast cancer data sets are being examined in an attempt to distinguish the classification with biological interpretation and clinical implementation. In this review, the progress in molecular subtyping of TNBC is discussed, providing a brief insight in novel TNBC biomarkers and therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

Triple Negative Breast NeoplasmsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRNA, MessengerTranscriptomeRNA, MessengerclassificationmolecularreviewtargetedtherapiesTriple-negative breast cancer

Identifiers

PMID32606140
PMCPMC7439891
OpenAlexW3038464741

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