Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Abstract
Breast cancer is a disease encompassing a spectrum of molecular subtypes and clinical presentations, each with distinct prognostic implications and treatment responses. Breast cancer has traditionally been considered an immunologically "cold" tumor, unresponsive to immunotherapy. However, clinical trials in recent years have found immunotherapy to be an efficacious therapeutic option for select patients. Breast cancer is categorized into different subtypes ranging from the most common positive hormone receptor (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative type, to less frequent HER2- positive breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), highlighting the necessity for tailored…
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- Breast cancer
- Cancer
- Immunotherapy
- Medicine
- Oncology
- Cancer research
- Internal medicine
- Good health and well-being