Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Patients With Stage I Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Untreated With Chemotherapy.
Veerle C M GeurtsSara BalduzziTessa G SteenbruggenSabine C LinnSabine SieslingSunil S BadveAngela DeMicheleMichail IgnatiadisRoberto A Leon-FerreMatthew P GoetzAntonio C WolffNatalie KlarStefan MichielsSherene LoiSylvia AdamsHugo M HorlingsGabe S SonkeRoberto SalgadoMarleen KokPublished in: JAMA oncology (2024)
Results of this study showed that patients with stage I TNBC and high level of sTILs who did not receive neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy had excellent 10-year BCSS. The findings further support the role of sTILs as integral biomarkers in prospective clinical trials of therapy optimization for this patient population.