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ReviewGut microbes2025

The intratumoral microbiota in breast cancer: from basic research to clinical translation.

Yan Xu, Meng-Chuan Wang

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Review in Gut microbes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. The dialogue between breast cancer and microorganisms.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yan XuDepartment of Pharmacy, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Meng-Chuan WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Affiliated Cixi Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9141-0966

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer remains a leading global malignancy among women, with increasing incidence and mortality. Recent advances in multi-omics technologies have revealed the presence of diverse microbial communities in the tumor microenvironment, comprising bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These microbes play complex roles within tumor initiation and progression, affecting local inflammation and modulating host metabolism, genomic stability, and immune responses. Emerging evidence indicates that the intratumoral microbiota holds diagnostic potential and represents a novel biomarker for molecular subtyping and prognosis. Furthermore, intratumoral microbiota offer new avenues for targeted interventions, such as engineered bacteria and phage therapy, which may overcome limitations of conventional treatments. This review summarizes current insights into the composition, colonization pathways, mechanisms, and clinical applications of intratumoral microbiota, underscoring their potential to advance precision medicine in breast cancer.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsMicrobiotaAnimalsBacteriaFemaleHumansTranslational Research, BiomedicalTumor Microenvironmentbreast cancercancer biomarkersgut microbiotaimmunotherapyTumor microbiome

Identifiers

PMID40948461
PMCPMC12439558

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