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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2023

Research progress of Claudin-low breast cancer.

Chenglong Pan, Anqi Xu, Xiaoling Ma, Yanfei Yao, Youmei Zhao, Chunyan Wang, Ceshi Chen

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. CK8/18 and Claudin Profile of Female Breast Cancers from Botswana.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2026
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  4. A gene-expression signature defines a subtype of Stomach Adenocarcinomas with low levels of Claudins and a high ratio of NF-YA long/NF-YA short splicing variants.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
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  13. Insights into E-Cadherin Impairment inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  15. Antitumor Mechanisms ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chenglong PanDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Anqi XuKunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Xiaoling MaDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Yanfei YaoDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Youmei ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Chunyan WangDepartment of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Ceshi ChenAcademy of Biomedical Engineering, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University · CNKunming Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Claudin-low breast cancer (CLBC) is a subgroup of breast cancer discovered at the molecular level in 2007. Claudin is one of the primary proteins that make up tight junctions, and it plays crucial roles in anti-inflammatory and antitumor responses as well as the maintenance of water and electrolyte balance. Decreased expression of claudin results in the disruption of tight junction structures and the activation of downstream signaling pathways, which can lead to tumor formation. The origin of Claudin-low breast cancer is still in dispute. Claudin-low breast cancer is characterized by low expression of Claudin3, 4, 7, E-cadherin, and HER2 and high expression of Vimentin, Snai 1/2, Twist 1/2, Zeb 1/2, and ALDH1, as well as stem cell characteristics. The clinical onset of claudin-low breast cancer is at menopause age, and its histological grade is higher. This subtype of breast cancer is more likely to spread to lymph nodes than other subtypes. Claudin-low breast cancer is frequently accompanied by increased invasiveness and a poor prognosis. According to a clinical retrospective analysis, claudin-low breast cancer can achieve low pathological complete remission. At present, although several therapeutic targets of claudin-low breast cancer have been identified, the effective treatment remains in basic research stages, and no animal studies or clinical trials have been designed. The origin, molecular biological characteristics, pathological characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of CLBC are extensively discussed in this article. This will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of CLBC and serve as the foundation for the individualization of breast cancer treatment.

Indexed as

breast cancerClaudin-lowepithelial-mesenchymal transformationimmunohistochemistrymammary stem cells

Identifiers

PMID37904877
PMCPMC10613467
OpenAlexW4387539400

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