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ReviewAntonie van Leeuwenhoek2025

The role of gut microbiota in breast cancer: biomarker identification and therapeutic applications.

Melika Abrishami, Mohadeseh Sabouri, Fereshte Joneidi, Zahra Haghshenas, Ghazaleh Khalili-Tanha, Elham Nazari

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Review in Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Melika Abrishami *Student Research Committee, Medical Laboratory Sciences Department, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohadeseh Sabouri *Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Fereshte Joneidi *Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Zahra HaghshenasProteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ghazaleh Khalili-TanhaProteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ghazaleh.Khalili24@gmail.com.
Elham NazariProteomics Research Center, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. elham.nazari@sbmu.ac.ir.

Funding

Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 1403-1121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent studies have established the gut microbiome as a crucial player in breast cancer diagnosis, progression, and treatment. Distinct microbial patterns have shown promise as non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, supporting patient stratification and risk assessment based on microbiota composition. The gut microbiome also modulates estrogen metabolism, influencing the risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, while dysbiosis can promote chronic inflammation and tumor expansion. Moreover, accumulating evidence demonstrates that gut bacteria can alter responses to chemotherapy and immunotherapy, suggesting that microbiota modulation may enhance treatment efficacy. With the advent of omics technologies and machine learning, intricate host-microbe interactions are being decoded, revealing new molecular targets and therapeutic opportunities. Importantly, early clinical and interventional studies using probiotics, prebiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) are being explored to restore microbial balance, mitigate therapy-related side effects, and improve antitumor immunity in breast cancer patients. Together, these advances underscore the translational potential of microbiome research, paving the way for microbiota-guided diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic strategies in personalized breast cancer management.

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Biomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeDysbiosisFecal Microbiota TransplantationFemaleHumansProbioticsBiomarkers, TumorBiomarkerBreast cancerGut microbiotaProbioticsTherapeutic

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