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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2023

Review of the status of neoadjuvant therapy in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Gavin P Dowling, Stephen Keelan, Sinead Toomey, Gordon R Daly, Bryan T Hennessy, Arnold D K Hill

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment and Resistance.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  18. MRI-Derived Radiomics For Classifying Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes: a Modeling Approach.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2025
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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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gavin P DowlingMedical Oncology Lab, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Stephen KeelanThe Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Sinead ToomeyMedical Oncology Lab, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Gordon R DalyThe Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Bryan T HennessyMedical Oncology Lab, Department of Molecular Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Arnold D K HillThe Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Beaumont Hospital · IERoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The development of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-directed therapies has revolutionized the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. The aim of this article is to review the continually evolving treatment strategies in the neoadjuvant setting of HER2-positive breast cancer, as well as the current challenges and future perspectives. Methods: Searches were undertaken on PubMed and Clinicaltrials.gov for relevant publications and trials. Findings: The current standard of care in high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer is to combine chemotherapy with dual anti-HER2 therapy, for a synergistic anti-tumor effect. We discuss the pivotal trials which led to the adoption of this approach, as well as the benefit of these neoadjuvant strategies for guiding appropriate adjuvant therapy. De-escalation strategies are currently being investigated to avoid over treatment, and aim to safely reduce chemotherapy, while optimizing HER2-targeted therapies. The development and validation of a reliable biomarker is essential to enable these de-escalation strategies and personalization of treatment. In addition, promising novel therapies are currently being explored to further improve outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Indexed as

antibody-drug-conjugatesbiomarkerbreast cancerHER2 (human epidermal growth factor 2)neoadjuvant therapytargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID36793602
PMCPMC9923093
OpenAlexW4318473611

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