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ReviewJournal of personalized medicine2023

Immune Biomarkers in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Improving the Predictivity of Current Testing Methods.

Francesca Maria Porta, Elham Sajjadi, Konstantinos Venetis, Chiara Frascarelli, Giulia Cursano, Elena Guerini-Rocco, Nicola Fusco, Mariia Ivanova

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of personalized medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Association of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes with clinical outcomes in patients with triple-negative breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  11. Mismatch repair protein deficiency in triple-negative breast carcinomas.The Journal of international medical research · 2024
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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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesca Maria PortaDivision of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2841-5024
Elham SajjadiDivision of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7401-1843
Konstantinos VenetisDivision of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Chiara FrascarelliDivision of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Giulia CursanoDivision of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Elena Guerini-RoccoDivision of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.
Nicola FuscoDivision of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9101-9131
Mariia IvanovaDivision of Pathology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7636-1000
University of Milan · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) poses a significant challenge in terms of prognosis and disease recurrence. The limited treatment options and the development of resistance to chemotherapy make it particularly difficult to manage these patients. However, recent research has been shifting its focus towards biomarker-based approaches for TNBC, with a particular emphasis on the tumor immune landscape. Immune biomarkers in TNBC are now a subject of great interest due to the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in these tumors. This characteristic often coincides with the presence of PD-L1 expression on both neoplastic cells and immune cells within the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, a subset of TNBC harbor mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) TNBC, which is frequently accompanied by microsatellite instability (MSI). All of these immune biomarkers hold actionable potential for guiding patient selection in immunotherapy. To fully capitalize on these opportunities, the identification of additional or complementary biomarkers and the implementation of highly customized testing strategies are of paramount importance in TNBC. In this regard, this article aims to provide an overview of the current state of the art in immune-related biomarkers for TNBC. Specifically, it focuses on the various testing methodologies available and sheds light on the immediate future perspectives for patient selection. By delving into the advancements made in understanding the immune landscape of TNBC, this study aims to contribute to the growing body of knowledge in the field. The ultimate goal is to pave the way for the development of more personalized testing strategies, ultimately improving outcomes for TNBC patients.

Indexed as

artificial intelligencebiomarkersbreast cancerimmune landscapemicrosatellite instabilitymismatch repairPD-L1TNBCtumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

Identifiers

PMID37511789
PMCPMC10381494
OpenAlexW4385201933

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