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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

From stasis to systematics: deciphering the pathophysiology of secondary lymphedema through omics.

Annica R Stull-Lane, Xizhao Chen, Abraham J Book, Radomir Kratchmarov, Sarit Pal, Jinyeon Shin, Gopika Ashokan, Geoffrey E Hespe, Babak J Mehrara, Raghu P Kataru

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Annica R Stull-LaneDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Xizhao ChenDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Abraham J BookAdvanced Computing and Oncology Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Radomir KratchmarovDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Sarit PalDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Jinyeon ShinDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Gopika AshokanDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Geoffrey E HespeDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Babak J MehraraDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Raghu P KataruDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMT32CA009501 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Babak J Mehrara · 1985 to 2026
$7.7M
Mechanisms of fibrosis in post-surgical lymphedemaR01HL111130 · NHLBI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI MEHRARA, BABAK J · 2012 to 2021
$7.2M
Mechanisms of racial disparity in breast cancer-related lymphedemaR01CA278599 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Andrea Barrio, Babak J Mehrara · 2023 to 2026
$2.9M
Role of lymphatic endothelial cell NFkB signaling in adult lymph node homeostasisR21AG077150 · NIA · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI KATARU, RAGHU PRASAD · 2024 to 2024
$514k
Role of Mast cells in regulating inflammatory pathology of secondary lymphedemaR21AI190542 · NIAID · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI KATARU, RAGHU PRASAD · 2025 to 2025
$497k
Molecular mechanisms of age-related lymphatic dysfunctionR21AG076132 · NIA · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI MEHRARA, BABAK J · 2022 to 2023
$487k
Role of epidermis in regulating inflammatory skin manifestations of post-surgical lymphedemaR21AR081076 · NIAMS · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI MEHRARA, BABAK J · 2023 to 2024
$422k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS R01 CA278599NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009501NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL111130NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI190542NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR081076NIA NIH HHS R21 AG076132NIA NIH HHS R21 AG077150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Secondary lymphedema (LE) can ensue after disruption of lymphatic vasculature, which may be caused by infection, surgery, or cancer treatment. Omics technologies can move the field beyond an anatomic description of lymphatic stasis by defining inflammatory, fibrotic, metabolic, lymphatic vascular, and genetic susceptibility programs that shape disease onset and progression. This review summarizes studies that use transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, lipidomic, and emerging genomic or computational approaches in secondary LE. We synthesize how these datasets have identified candidate biomarkers, cell populations, signaling pathways, and therapeutic targets; highlight limitations of current platforms, samples, and bioinformatic pipelines; and propose future multi-omics strategies for diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment development of secondary LE.

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LymphedemaAnimalsBiomarkersGenomicsHumansMetabolomicsMultiomicsProteomicsBiomarkersartificial intelligencegenomicslipidomicsmetabolomicsomics technologiesproteomicssecondary lymphedematranscriptomics

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PMID42548736
PMCPMC13429675

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