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ArticleTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2025

Different activity and toxicity of immunotherapy in monozygotic twins diagnosed with early triple-negative breast cancer: a case report.

Marta Perachino, Lucia Del Mastro, Giulia Buzzatti, Lucia Trevisan, Maria Grazia Razeti, Andrea Bellodi, Stefano Spinaci, Davide Soldato, Matteo Lambertini, Francesca Poggio

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Article in Therapeutic advances in medical oncology, 2025. 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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Marta PerachinoDepartment of Medical Oncology, U.O. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-120X
Lucia Del MastroDepartment of Medical Oncology, U.O. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Giulia BuzzattiUO Oncologia Medica 2, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Lucia TrevisanHereditary Cancer Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Maria Grazia RazetiDepartment of Medical Oncology, U.O. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Andrea BellodiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, School of Medicine, University of Genova, Genoa, Italy.
Stefano SpinaciDivision of Breast Surgery, Ospedale Villa Scassi and ASL3, Genoa, Italy.
Davide SoldatoDepartment of Medical Oncology, U.O. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Matteo LambertiniDepartment of Medical Oncology, U.O. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1797-5296
Francesca PoggioDepartment of Medical Oncology, U.O. Clinica di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, Genova 16132, Italy.

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Abstract

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy among women. Among 5%-10% of diagnoses are correlated with hereditary cancer syndromes, while the remaining cases are sporadic and linked to multiple factors. When a pathogenetic variant in one of the genes commonly associated with BC is detected, the patient is referred to a tailored surveillance program; otherwise, the standard follow-up guidelines are applied. We present a unique case of BC diagnosed in two monozygotic twins at the same age apparently unrelated to a hereditary syndrome known to date. Notably, despite comparable clinical-pathological features, the two neoplasms behaved differently to neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy, showing different outcomes and toxicities. Very little is known about the predictive mechanisms of response and toxicity to immunotherapy and this clinical case might be a starting point for further investigations.

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breast cancercase reportimmunotherapytoxicity

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PMID39975510
PMCPMC11837129

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