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ReviewCancers2025

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Progression and Drug Resistance in the Context of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition.

Ewa Błaszczak, Paulina Miziak, Adrian Odrzywolski, Marzena Baran, Ewelina Gumbarewicz, Andrzej Stepulak

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ewa BłaszczakDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8434-1045
Paulina MiziakDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7022-6927
Adrian OdrzywolskiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3370-8801
Marzena BaranDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Ewelina GumbarewiczDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5984-3059
Andrzej StepulakDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, 1 Chodzki Street, 20-093 Lublin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1872-394X

Funding

Medical Univeristy of Lublin DS715
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most difficult subtypes of breast cancer to treat due to its distinct clinical and molecular characteristics. Patients with TNBC face a high recurrence rate, an increased risk of metastasis, and lower overall survival compared to other breast cancer subtypes. Despite advancements in targeted therapies, traditional chemotherapy (primarily using platinum compounds and taxanes) continues to be the standard treatment for TNBC, often with limited long-term efficacy. TNBC tumors are heterogeneous, displaying a diverse mutation profile and considerable chromosomal instability, which complicates therapeutic interventions. The development of chemoresistance in TNBC is frequently associated with the process of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), during which epithelial tumor cells acquire a mesenchymal-like phenotype. This shift enhances metastatic potential, while simultaneously reducing the effectiveness of standard chemotherapeutics. It has also been suggested that EMT plays a central role in the development of cancer stem cells. Hence, there is growing interest in exploring small-molecule inhibitors that target the EMT process as a future strategy for overcoming resistance and improving outcomes for patients with TNBC. This review focuses on the progression and drug resistance of TNBC with an emphasis on the role of EMT in these processes. We present TNBC-specific and EMT-related molecular features, key EMT protein markers, and various signaling pathways involved. We also discuss other important mechanisms and factors related to chemoresistance in TNBC within the context of EMT, highlighting treatment advancements to improve patients' outcomes.

Indexed as

chemoresistanceEMTEMT markersepithelial–mesenchymal transitionresistanceTNBCtreatmenttriple-negative breast cancer

Identifiers

PMID39858010
PMCPMC11764116

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