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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 16S rRNA and Cancer Microbiome Atlas Datasets to Characterize Microbiota Signatures in Normal Breast, Mastitis, and Breast Cancer.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mastitis as a risk factor for breast cancer: 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 · 2026Pooled it
- Breast cancer and microbiome: a systematic review highlighting challenges for clinical translation.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Modulation of the response to immunotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer: the role of the microbiota and microbial metabolites in the tumor microenvironment.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Decoding the cancer microbiome: multi-omics, AI, and translational opportunities.Genome biology · 2026Review
- The Human Breast Microbiome: From Homeostasis to Malignancy, Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- The Intratumoral Microbiota in Breast Cancer: Roles in Progression, Immunity, and Therapy.Oncology research · 2026Review
- The Impact of Microbiome on Breast Cancer and Regulatory Strategies.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Bacterial Infections and Their Cell Wall Ligands Differentially Modulate Doxorubicin Sensitivity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Long-Term Breastfeeding: Protective Effects Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and the Role of the Breast Microbiota.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mammary tissue microbiome analysis in PyMT mice reveals Methylobacteria as a commensal organism with potential therapeutic applications.Translational oncology · 2025Article
- Structural analysis and prebiotic properties of the polysaccharides produced byFood chemistry: X · 2025Article
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Abstract
The breast tissue microbiome has been increasingly recognized as a potential contributor to breast cancer development and progression. However, inconsistencies in microbial composition across studies have hindered the identification of definitive microbial signatures. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies using 16S rRNA sequencing to characterize the bacterial microbiome in 1260 fresh breast tissue samples, including normal, mastitis-affected, benign, cancer-adjacent, and cancerous tissues. Studies published until 31 December 2023 were included if they analyzed human breast tissue using Illumina short-read 16S rRNA sequencing with sufficient metadata, while non-human samples, non-breast tissues, non-English articles, and those lacking metadata or using alternative sequencing methods were excluded. We also incorporated microbiome data from The Cancer Genome Atlas breast cancer (TCGA-BRCA) cohort to enhance our analyses. Our meta-analysis identified
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