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ArticleCancers2024

Prognostic Significance of CD163+ and/or CD206+ Tumor-Associated Macrophages Is Linked to Their Spatial Distribution and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Breast Cancer.

Canbin Fang, Maisy Y Cheung, Ronald C Chan, Ivan K Poon, Conrad Lee, Curtis C To, Julia Y Tsang, Joshua Li, Gary M Tse

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Article in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The M1/M2 Test System for Determining Macrophage Phenotypes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  7. Peritumoral macrophages recruit eosinophils to promote antitumor immune responses in breast cancer.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Canbin FangState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Maisy Y CheungState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ronald C ChanState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ivan K PoonState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Conrad LeeState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Curtis C ToState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Julia Y TsangState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Joshua LiState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2425-0314
Gary M TseState Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

CUHK direct grant 2020.004Health and Medical Research Fund, Hong Kong 08190586
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) is a key element in the breast tumor microenvironment. CD163 and CD206 have been utilized for TAM identification, but the clinical implications of TAMs identified by these markers have not been thoroughly explored. This study conducted a comparative analysis of CD163 and CD206 TAMs using digital image analysis, focusing on their spatial distribution and prognostic significance in relation to tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). Distinct clinico-pathological and prognostic characteristics were noted between the two types of TAMs. CD163 TAMs were linked to high-grade tumors (

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breast cancersCD163CD206tumor-associated macrophage

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PMID38893266
PMCPMC11172176

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