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ReviewJournal of cancer prevention2026

The Immunoregulatory Roles of ERα in Breast Cancer: Mechanisms, Crosstalk, and Therapeutic Insights.

Afsoon Dehghani

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Review in Journal of cancer prevention, 2026. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Afsoon DehghaniDepartment of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3173-0210

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) defines the biology of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer by regulating both tumor-intrinsic signaling and the surrounding immune microenvironment. Beyond its genomic and non-genomic actions, ERα modulates cytokine production, antigen presentation, and the activity of innate and adaptive immune cells, contributing to a low mutational burden, weak immunogenicity, and an immune-excluded tumor state. Through interactions with NF-κB, suppression of interferon pathways, and regulation of myeloid and lymphoid cell functions, ERα promotes immune tolerance and supports tumor progression. These immunoregulatory effects help explain limited responses to endocrine therapy and the poor performance of immune checkpoint inhibitors in ER-positive diseases. Emerging strategies, including next-generation selective estrogen receptor degraders and combinations with CDK4/6 inhibitors or immunotherapy, aim to overcome ERα-driven immune suppression. Understanding ERα-mediated immune regulation will be essential for developing more effective therapeutic approaches for ER-positive breast cancer.

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Breast neoplasmsEstrogen receptor alphaImmune system regulationTumor Microenvironment

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PMID41669372
PMCPMC12884663

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