Circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells increase in patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer
Wesolowski R, Duggan M, Stiff A, Markowitz J, Trikha P, Levine K, Schoenfield L, Abdel-Rasoul M, Layman R, Ramaswamy B, Macrae E, Lustberg M, Reinbolt R, Mrozek E, Byrd J, Caligiuri M, Mace T, Carson W. Circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells increase in patients undergoing neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2017, 66: 1437-1447. PMID: 28688082, PMCID: PMC5647220, DOI: 10.1007/s00262-017-2038-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsCell CountChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideCytokinesDoxorubicinFemaleGranulocytesHumansMiddle AgedMonocytesMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelPilot ProjectsTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsMyeloid-derived suppressor cellsPathologic complete responseG-MDSC levelsNeo-adjuvant chemotherapyG-MDSCSuppressor cellsComplete responseAnti-HER2 therapyPeripheral blood levelsBreast cancer patientsAfrican American patientsBreast cancer typesCyclophosphamide therapyBlood levelsCancer patientsLast administrationAmerican patientsBreast cancerPatientsFlow cytometryCancer typesChemotherapySignificant riseConfidence intervalsCycle 1