2022
Analysis of the genomic landscapes of Barbadian and Nigerian women with triple negative breast cancer
Hercules SM, Liu X, Bassey-Archibong BBI, Skeete DHA, Smith Connell S, Daramola A, Banjo AA, Ebughe G, Agan T, Ekanem IO, Udosen J, Obiorah C, Ojule AC, Misauno MA, Dauda AM, Egbujo EC, Hercules JC, Ansari A, Brain I, MacColl C, Xu Y, Jin Y, Chang S, Carpten JD, Bédard A, Pond GR, Blenman KRM, Manojlovic Z, Daniel JM. Analysis of the genomic landscapes of Barbadian and Nigerian women with triple negative breast cancer. Cancer Causes & Control 2022, 33: 831-841. PMID: 35384527, PMCID: PMC9085672, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-022-01574-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-exome sequencingNegative breast cancerBreast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerAggressive breast cancer subtypeTriple-negative breast cancerMultisite cross-sectional studyExome sequencingFormalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samplesMutational profileCross-sectional studyBreast cancer subtypesNon-tumor samplesParaffin-embedded samplesCancer Genome AtlasTNBC casesPoor survivalHigh prevalenceTNBC samplesHigh-frequency alterationsAmerican cohortConclusionThis studyFrequency of mutationsCancer subtypesNigerian women
2021
Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case–control study
Yaghoobi V, Moutafi M, Aung TN, Pelekanou V, Yaghoubi S, Blenman K, Ibrahim E, Vathiotis IA, Shafi S, Sharma A, O’Meara T, Fernandez AI, Pusztai L, Rimm DL. Quantitative assessment of the immune microenvironment in African American Triple Negative Breast Cancer: a case–control study. Breast Cancer Research 2021, 23: 113. PMID: 34906209, PMCID: PMC8670126, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-021-01493-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative breast cancerT cellsTumor microenvironmentAA patientsImmune cellsAA tumorsBreast cancerPurposeTriple-negative breast cancerAfrican AmericansTriple-negative breast cancerCase-control studySignificant differencesActivated T cellsImmunologic biomarkersPD-L1Lymphocytic infiltrationLymphoid infiltrationImmune microenvironmentControl cohortTNBC tumorsMyeloid markersQuantitative immunofluorescenceMean expression levelPatientsTNBC