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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023

Long-lasting complete remission in a patient with systemic metastases of recurrent breast cancer treated with cyclin-dependent kinases 4/6 inhibitors: a case report.

Toshihiko Yoneto, Kenichiro Hasumi, Nobukazu Takahashi, Nastuki Seki, Yasutaka Takeda, Takayuki Yoshimoto

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Toshihiko YonetoDepartment of Breast Surgery, Hijirigaoka Hospital, Tama City, 2-69-6 Renkōji, Tokyo, 206-0021, Japan.
Kenichiro HasumiDepartment of Breast Surgery, Hijirigaoka Hospital, Tama City, 2-69-6 Renkōji, Tokyo, 206-0021, Japan.
Nobukazu TakahashiDepartment of Surgery, Oguchihigashi General Hospital, 2-19-1 Irie, Kanagawa-Ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 221-0014, Japan.
Nastuki SekiDepartment of Breast Surgery, Hijirigaoka Hospital, Tama City, 2-69-6 Renkōji, Tokyo, 206-0021, Japan.
Yasutaka TakedaBreast Oncology Center, Fukujuji Hospital, 3-1-24 Matsuyama, Kiyose, Tokyo, 204-8522, Japan.
Takayuki YoshimotoDepartment of Immunoregulation, Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, 160-8402, Japan. yoshimot@tokyo-med.ac.jp.
Tokyo Medical University · JPFukujuji Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe prognosis for recurrence cases of hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative breast cancer remains poor, and treatment strategies that emphasize quality of life have often been chosen, with few physicians aiming for a cure. Our objective is to assess the validity of such current treatment strategies. CASE PRESENTATION: A 74-year-old Asian woman with multiple lung and liver metastases after local recurrence of breast cancer was treated with two different cyclin-dependent kinases 4/6 inhibitors sequentially in combination with endocrine therapy. Flow cytometric analysis of the patient's peripheral blood mononuclear cells was also performed to evaluate the host's immune status. Complete remission was achieved without cytotoxic agents and the patient remains disease free to this day, 6 years after the initial relapse. Additionally, no increase in the population of the immunosenescent T cells with a phenotype of CD8

conclusionsWe present this case study to develop new treatment strategies for recurrent breast cancer that is not only bound to misinterpretations of the Hortobagyi algorithm, but also aim for a cure with noncytotoxic agents to maintain the host's immune system and early detection of recurrence.

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Breast NeoplasmsLeukocytes, MononuclearChronic DiseaseCyclinsFemaleHumansQuality of LifeRecurrenceCyclinsBreast cancerCDK4/6 inhibitorsComplete remissionImmune systemsImmunosenescent T cellRecurrence

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