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ReviewArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2025

Therapy of early breast cancer: current status and perspectives.

Nikolas Tauber, Niklas Amann, Dominik Dannehl, Thomas M Deutsch, Moritz Dimpfl, Peter Fasching, Andreas Hartkopf, Sabine Heublein, Lisbeth Hilmer, Manuel Hörner and 12 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors.

Nikolas TauberDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany. nikolas.tauber@uksh.de.
Niklas AmannDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Dominik DannehlDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72016, Tuebingen, Germany.
Thomas M DeutschDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Moritz DimpflDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Deutschland.
Peter FaschingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Andreas HartkopfDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72016, Tuebingen, Germany.
Sabine HeubleinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Ulm, 89075, Ulm, Germany.
Lisbeth HilmerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany.
Manuel HörnerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
Natalia KrawczykDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Duesseldorf, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
Annika KrückelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen University Hospital, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany.
David KrugDepartment of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Frederik MarméDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Deutschland.
Laura L MichelNational Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Mattea ReinischDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Medical Center Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Deutschland.
Achim RodyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany.
Henning SchäfflerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Ulm, 89075, Ulm, Germany.
Andreas SchneeweissNational Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
David UtzDepartment of Internal Medicine VIII, Medical Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72016, Tuebingen, Germany.
Kristina VeselinovicDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Ulm, 89075, Ulm, Germany.
Maggie Banys-PaluchowskiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medical advancements in breast cancer are truly remarkable. Especially in recent years, numerous new therapeutics have been approved and surgical strategies have been de-escalated for specific patient groups. In the therapeutic setting, CDK4/6 inhibitors as oral maintenance therapy in early breast cancer and immune checkpoint inhibitors (Pembrolizumab) for triple-negative breast cancer (BC) are noteworthy. In the surgical field, prospective randomized controlled trials have currently explored the possibility to deescalate axillary surgery by omitting sentinel lymph node excision (INSEMA, SOUND). As a result, there have been significant improvements in prognosis and a reduction in surgical morbidity for patients. Many exciting trials are underway, and it remains to be seen whether antibody-drug conjugates beyond trastuzumab emtansine, will find their way into the treatment lines for early-stage BC. Furthermore, the integration of artificial intelligence in both diagnostics and treatment recommendation evaluation is a promising area with great potential.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4FemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLymph Node ExcisionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Immune Checkpoint InhibitorspembrolizumabEarly breast cancerFuture perspectivesHER2-positiveHormone-receptor positiveSurgical de-escalationTriple-negative

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PMID40261372
PMCPMC12334469

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