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ArticleCurrent breast cancer reports2019

Biomarker predictors for immunotherapy benefit in breast: beyond PD-L1.

Jamaal L James, Justin M Balko

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Article in Current breast cancer reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jamaal L JamesDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN.
Justin M BalkoDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

TISSUE CoreP50CA098131 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI PARK, BEN HO, PIETENPOL, JENNIFER A · 2003 to 2024
$48.7M
BIOCHEMICAL &CHEMICAL TRAINING FOR CANCER RESEARCHT32CA009582 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI David K Cortez · 1987 to 2026
$8.8M
Long-Term Cardiovascular Sequelae of Cancer ImmunotherapiesR01HL155990 · NHLBI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI JOHNSON, DOUGLAS B, MOSLEHI, JAVID J · 2021 to 2025
$3.3M
(PQ8) Patient- and tumor-specific biomarkers and mechanisms that predict irAEs resulting from checkpoint inhibitionR01CA227481 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BALKO, JUSTIN M, JOHNSON, DOUGLAS B · 2019 to 2023
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA098131NCI NIH HHS R01 CA227481NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009582NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewImmune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has changed the clinical course of multiple cancer types and durable responses have now been observed in breast cancer (BC) patients. Most data suggest that, compared to other subtypes, triple-negative BC (TNBC) patients are more responsive to ICB, and anti-PD-L1 therapy is now approved in PD-L1+ metastatic TNBC, in combination with chemotherapy. RECENT

findingsNearly 40% of PD-L1+ TNBC patients did not respond to this combination. Thus, additional biomarkers appear to be necessary to more precisely identify potential responders. A comprehensive analysis of the breast tumor microenvironment (TME) and peripheral blood may identify potential biomarkers for a more accurate selection of patients likely to respond to ICB. SUMMARY: Herein, we summarize key features of the breast TME, and beyond, that may hold predictive power in determining immunotherapy benefit. Incorporation of these features in controlled clinical trials may help further guide personalized care for BC immunotherapy.

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biomarkersBreast cancerprogrammed death-ligand 1

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