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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Double-Multiplex Immunostainings for Immune Profiling of Invasive Breast Carcinoma: Emerging Novel Immune-Based Biomarkers.

Sofia D P Theodorou, Konstantinos Ntostoglou, Ilias P Nikas, Dimitrios Goutas, Vassilis Georgoulias, Christos Kittas, Ioannis S Pateras

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Sofia D P TheodorouMedical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8611-760X
Konstantinos NtostoglouMedical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9030-7169
Ilias P NikasMedical School, University of Cyprus, 2029 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Dimitrios Goutas2nd Department of Pathology, "Attikon" University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Vassilis GeorgouliasHellenic Oncology Research Group (HORG), 11474 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2218-2522
Christos KittasMedical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis S Pateras2nd Department of Pathology, "Attikon" University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of tumor microenvironment in invasive breast cancer prognosis and treatment is highly appreciated. With the advent of immunotherapy, immunophenotypic characterization in primary tumors is gaining attention as it can improve patient stratification. Here, we discuss the benefits of spatial analysis employing double and multiplex immunostaining, allowing the simultaneous detection of more than one protein on the same tissue section, which in turn helps us provide functional insight into infiltrating immune cells within tumors. We focus on studies demonstrating the prognostic and predictive impact of distinct tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte subpopulations including different CD8(+) T subsets as well as CD4(+) T cells and tumor-associated macrophages in invasive breast carcinoma. The clinical value of immune cell topography is also appreciated. We further refer to how the integration of digital pathology and artificial intelligence in routine practice could enhance the accuracy of multiplex immunostainings evaluation within the tumor microenvironment, maximizing our perception of host immune response, improving in turn decision-making towards more precise immune-associated therapies.

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Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingPrognosisTumor-Associated MacrophagesTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, Tumorartificial intelligencebiomarkerdigital pathologydouble immunostaininginvasive breast carcinomamacrophagesmultiplex immunostainingprecision therapyT lymphocytes

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PMID40243442
PMCPMC11988469

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