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ArticleJournal of breast cancer2021

Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Docetaxel, Carboplatin, Trastuzumab, and Pertuzumab.

Joo Young Ha, Jeong Eun Kim, Hee Jin Lee, Jae Ho Jeong, Jin-Hee Ahn, Kyung Hae Jung, Gyungyub Gong, Eun Young Chae, Hak Hee Kim, Il Yong Chung and 2 more

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Article in Journal of breast cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joo Young HaDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-4458
Jeong Eun KimDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9766-1531
Hee Jin LeeDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4963-6603
Jae Ho JeongDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8749-2612
Jin-Hee AhnDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3996-7596
Kyung Hae JungDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1580-7224
Gyungyub GongDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5743-0712
Eun Young ChaeDepartment of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3478-6721
Hak Hee KimDepartment of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2956-9212
Il Yong ChungDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5271-8530
Beom Seok KoDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-7874
Sung-Bae KimDepartment of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sbkim3@amc.seoul.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-8332
Ulsan College · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) expression in breast cancer is a positive prognostic marker for certain breast cancer subtypes. We evaluated the efficacy of dual anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) blockade in HER2-positive breast cancer and hypothesized that high TILs tumors are associated with better outcomes.

methodsA total of 176 patients who were treated with neoadjuvant docetaxel, carboplatin, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab (TCHP) between December 2015 and December 2018 were reviewed. They were grouped based on a cut-off value of the stromal TILs grade (≤ 20% TILs, > 20% TILs).

resultsIn total, 107 patients (60.8%) achieved pathological complete response (pCR). Hormone receptor (HR)-negativity (

conclusionHR status and the TILs grade are significantly correlated with pCR in dual anti-HER2 neoadjuvant therapy. The evaluation of the TILs at baseline may be beneficial for predicting pCR in HER2-positive breast cancer.

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LymphocytesNeoadjuvant therapyReceptor, ErbB-2Tumor microenvironment

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