scholarly journals Immunotherapy Treatment for Triple Negative Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 763
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R. Berger ◽  
Tristen Park ◽  
Angeleke Saridakis ◽  
Mehra Golshan ◽  
Rachel A. Greenup ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Dismal Prognosis ◽  
Fda Approval ◽  
Metastatic Setting ◽  
Cancer Types ◽  
Cancer Setting

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is considered one of the highest-risk subtypes of breast cancer and has dismal prognosis. Local recurrence rate after standard therapy in the early breast cancer setting can be upwards to 72% in 5 years, and in the metastatic setting, the 5-year overall survival is 12%. Due to the lack of receptor expression, there has been a paucity of targeted therapeutics available, with chemotherapy being the primary option for systemic treatment in both the neoadjuvant and metastatic setting. More recently, immunotherapy has revolutionized the landscape of cancer treatment, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy, with FDA approval in over 20 types of cancer since 2011. Compared to other cancer types, breast cancer has been traditionally thought of as being immunologically cold; however, TNBC has demonstrated the most promise with immunotherapy use, a timely discovery due to its lack of targeted therapy options. In this review, we summarize the trials using checkpoint therapy in early and metastatic TNBC, as well as the development of biomarkers and the importance of immune related adverse events (IRAEs), in this disease process.

scholarly journals Optimizing cisplatin delivery to triple-negative breast cancer through novel EGFR aptamer-conjugated polymeric nanovectors

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Agnello ◽  
Silvia Tortorella ◽  
Annachiara d’Argenio ◽  
Clarissa Carbone ◽  
Simona Camorani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Tumor Targeting ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Metastatic Setting

Abstract Background Management of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is still challenging because of its aggressive clinical behavior and limited targeted treatment options. Cisplatin represents a promising chemotherapeutic compound in neoadjuvant approaches and in the metastatic setting, but its use is limited by scarce bioavailability, severe systemic side effects and drug resistance. Novel site-directed aptamer-based nanotherapeutics have the potential to overcome obstacles of chemotherapy. In this study we investigated the tumor targeting and the anti-tumorigenic effectiveness of novel cisplatin-loaded and aptamer-decorated nanosystems in TNBC. Methods Nanotechnological procedures were applied to entrap cisplatin at high efficacy into polymeric nanoparticles (PNPs) that were conjugated on their surface with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) selective and cell-internalizing CL4 aptamer to improve targeted therapy. Internalization into TNBC MDA-MB-231 and BT-549 cells of aptamer-decorated PNPs, loaded with BODIPY505-515, was monitored by confocal microscopy using EGFR-depleted cells as negative control. Tumor targeting and biodistribution was evaluated by fluorescence reflectance imaging upon intravenously injection of Cyanine7-labeled nanovectors in nude mice bearing subcutaneous MDA-MB-231 tumors. Cytotoxicity of cisplatin-loaded PNPs toward TNBC cells was evaluated by MTT assay and the antitumor effect was assessed by tumor growth experiments in vivo and ex vivo analyses. Results We demonstrate specific, high and rapid uptake into EGFR-positive TNBC cells of CL4-conjugated fluorescent PNPs which, when loaded with cisplatin, resulted considerably more cytotoxic than the free drug and nanovectors either unconjugated or conjugated with a scrambled aptamer. Importantly, animal studies showed that the CL4-equipped PNPs achieve significantly higher tumor targeting efficiency and enhanced therapeutic effects, without any signs of systemic toxicity, compared with free cisplatin and untargeted PNPs. Conclusions Our study proposes novel and safe drug-loaded targeted nanosystems for EGFR-positive TNBC with excellent potential for the application in cancer diagnosis and therapy.

scholarly journals Androgen receptor expression in triple negative breast cancer and its relationship to prognostic factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-205
Author(s):  
Maximiliano Cassilha Kneubil ◽  
◽  
Alessandra Eifler Guerra Godoy ◽  
Guilherme Portela Coelho ◽  
Rafael Grochot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Prognostic Factors ◽  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Androgen Receptor Expression

scholarly journals PARP Inhibitor Olaparib Use in a BRCA1-Positive Patient With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Without the Initial Use of Platinum-Based Chemotherapy, Showing Significant Rapid Near Resolution of Large Liver Metastasis While Patient Experienced Gout-Like Symptoms

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 232470961986498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevanne Matthews Hew ◽  
Lara Zuberi
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Brca Mutation ◽  
Parp Inhibitor ◽  
Parp Inhibitors ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Federal Drug Administration ◽  
Platinum Based Chemotherapy ◽  
Metastatic Setting

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 20% of breast cancers diagnosed worldwide. This subtype of breast cancer tends to behave more aggressively, and unlike other breast cancer subtypes, there are no standard targeted treatments for most patients. However, up to 20% of patients with TNBC harbor a breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutation, particularly in BRCA1. For patients who carry this gene mutation, this opens the door for new management options by the use of newer agents such as polyadenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in the metastatic setting. Given that this is uncommon and that PARP inhibitors have only recently received Federal Drug Administration approval, the experience with these drugs is relatively new. In this article, we present a case of a patient treated in this setting with olaparib who developed an unanticipated side effect as a result of the high efficacy of the drug.

Abstract P3-04-07: Androgen receptor expression in triple negative breast cancer

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Gilmore ◽  
Vinay Varadan ◽  
Nicole Williams ◽  
Cheryl L Thompson ◽  
Stephanie Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Androgen Receptor Expression

Prolactin receptor expression as a novel prognostic biomarker for triple negative breast cancer patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 151507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behnaz Motamedi ◽  
Hossain-Ali Rafiee-Pour ◽  
Mohammad-Reza Khosravi ◽  
Amirhosein Kefayat ◽  
Azar Baradaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Prognostic Biomarker ◽  
Prolactin Receptor ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients
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