Association of pathological complete response rates and TILs in triple-negative breast cancer patients.
Kassem M, Goldstein D, Schnell P, Grimm M, Quiroga D, Miah A, Vargo C, Shinde N, Michael B, Pariser A, Gatti-Mays M, VanDeusen J, Williams N, Stover D, Sardesai S, Wesolowski R, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Tozbikian G, Cherian M. Association of pathological complete response rates and TILs in triple-negative breast cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e12596-e12596. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e12596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesInternational TILs Working GroupPathological complete response rateComplete response rateNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLong-term prognosisTNBC patientsBreast cancerAssociation of TILsResponse rateHigh distant recurrence rateOhio State University Comprehensive Cancer CenterTriple-negative breast cancer patientsSingle-institution retrospective analysisHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Residual cancer burden indexRates of breastDistant recurrence ratesPreoperative systemic therapyGrowth factor receptor 2Majority of patientsInvasive ductal cancerBreast cancer patients