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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2025

Intratumoral microbiota-aided fusion radiomics model for predicting tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer.

Yilin Chen, Yuhong Huang, Wei Li, Teng Zhu, Minyi Cheng, Cangui Wu, Liulu Zhang, Hao Peng, Kun Wang

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Yilin Chen *School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Yuhong Huang *Department of Breast Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Wei Li *Department of Breast Cancer, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, 81 Lingnan Road North, Chancheng District, Foshan, 528000, People's Republic of China.
Teng ZhuDepartment of Breast Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Minyi ChengDepartment of Breast Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Cangui WuDepartment of Breast Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Liulu ZhangDepartment of Breast Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China.
Hao PengDepartment of Breast Cancer, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, 106 Zhongshan Er Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, People's Republic of China. phao@gdph.org.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6903-7325
Kun WangSchool of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China. gzwangkun@126.com.

Funding

Beijing Life Oasis Public Service Center cphcf-2022-058Deng Feng project of high-level hospital construction DFJHBF202109Macao Science and Technology Development Fund 20210701181316106/AKPNational Natural Science Foundation of China 82171898National Natural Science Foundation of China 82372726
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Abstract

backgroundNeoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy (NACI) has emerged as the standard treatment for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, reliable biomarkers for identifying patients who are likely to benefit from NACI are lacking. This study aims to develop an intratumoral microbiota-aided radiomics model for predicting pathological complete response (pCR) in patients with TNBC.

methodsIntratumoral microbiota are characterized by 16S rDNA sequencing and quantified through experimental assays. Single-cell RNA sequencing is performed to analyze the tumor microenvironment of tumors with various responses to NACI. Radiomics features are extracted from tumor regions on longitudinal magnetic resonance images (MRIs) scanned before and after NACI in the training set. On the basis of treatment response (pCR or non-pCR) and intratumoral microbiota scoring, we select key radiomics features and construct a fusion model integrating multi-timepoint (pre-NACI and post-NACI) MRI to predict the efficacy of immunotherapy, followed by independent external validation.

resultsA total of 124 patients are enrolled, with 88 in the training set and 36 in the validation set. Tumors from patients who achieves pCR present a significantly greater intratumoral microbiota load than tumors from patients who achieve non-pCR (p < 0.05). Additionally, tumors in non-pCR group exhibit greater infiltration of tumor-associated SPP1

conclusionsOur intratumoral microbiota-aided radiomics model could serve as a powerful and noninvasive tool for predicting the response of patients with early-stage TNBC to NACI.

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ImmunotherapyMicrobiotaModels, BiologicalNeoadjuvant TherapyTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedRadiomicsTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentIntratumoral microbiotaNeoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapyRadiomicsTriple-negative breast cancer

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PMCPMC11924647

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