Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Women Offered Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery as an Alternative to Mastectomy: ANTHEM Multicentre Prospective Cohort Study

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, with over 56,000 women diagnosed annually in the UK. Despite advancements in treatment, approximately 40% of patients still undergo mastectomy. While mastectomy effectively controls cancer, it profoundly impacts patients’ quality of life. Many women describe mastectomy as a “dis...

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Early Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab and Chemotherapy in Early Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Academic Background Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2−) breast cancer accounting for the majority of cases. Although ER+/HER2−...

Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in High-Risk, Early-Stage, ER+/HER2− Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial

Pembrolizumab Combined with Chemotherapy in High-Risk, Early-Stage ER+/HER2− Breast Cancer: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial Academic Background Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, with estrogen receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER+/HER2−) breast cancer accounting for a significant pro...

USP35 Promotes Breast Cancer Progression by Regulating PFK-1 Ubiquitination to Mediate Glycolysis

USP35 Promotes Breast Cancer Progression by Regulating PFK-1 Ubiquitination to Mediate Glycolysis Academic Background Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor affecting women worldwide and remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women. Despite the development of various treatment strategies for different molecular subtypes...

GLUT1-targeted near-infrared fluorescence molecular imaging for precise intraoperative detection of breast cancer

A Novel GLUT1-Targeted Fluorescence Imaging Tracer: Advances in Intraoperative Breast Cancer Detection Background and Problem Statement Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women worldwide, with an estimated 2.3 million new cases and approximately 666,000 deaths globally in 2022. Surgical treatment for breast cancer typically ...

Enhancing Gene Delivery to Breast Cancer with Highly Efficient siRNA Loading and pH-Responsive Small Extracellular Vesicles

Enhancing Gene Delivery to Breast Cancer with Highly Efficient siRNA Loading and pH-Responsive Small Extracellular Vesicles

Enhancing Gene Delivery to Breast Cancer with Highly Efficient siRNA Loading and pH-Responsive Small Extracellular Vesicles Academic Background In recent years, small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) have become a hot topic in the field of drug delivery due to their natural origin and inherent homing properties. sEVs are lipid nanoparticles secreted b...

The Mevalonate Pathway Contributes to Breast Primary Tumorigenesis and Lung Metastasis

Regulation of the Mevalonate Pathway in Breast Cancer and Its Role in Tumorigenesis and Lung Metastasis Background Introduction Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, and its occurrence and metastasis mechanisms are complex, involving abnormal regulation of multiple signaling pathways and metabolic processes. In rece...

Dynamic Methylation and Expression of Alternative Promoters for Oestrogen Receptor Alpha in Cell Line Models of Fulvestrant Resistance

Dynamic Changes in Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ERα) Promoter Methylation and Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer Cells Background Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, with approximately 75% of breast cancer patients expressing estrogen receptor alpha (ERα, gene symbol ESR1). ERα is not only an important prognostic marker...

Targeting the ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK Pathways Attenuates Golgin-97 Depletion-Induced Cancer Progression in Breast Cancer

Targeting ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK Pathways Attenuates Golgin-97 Depletion-Induced Breast Cancer Progression Research Background Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women worldwide, with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) having a particularly high metastasis rate and poor prognosis. TNBC lacks expression of estrogen receptor, proges...

Analysis of HER2 Expression Changes from Breast Primary to Brain Metastases and the Impact of HER2-Low Expression on Overall Survival

HER2 Expression Dynamics in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases and Its Impact on Survival Background Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide, and brain metastases (BrMs) pose a significant challenge for patients. In recent years, with the prolonged survival of breast cancer patients, the incidence of brain metastases has g...