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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

Neoadjuvant TACE combined with chemo-immunotherapy for giant triple-negative breast cancer: a case report.

Jie Tan, Zhuo Li, Zhi-Jun Li, Feng-Lin Kang, Hua Xiang, Peng Yan

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jie TanDepartment of Interventional Vascular Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China.
Zhuo LiDepartment of Interventional Vascular Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China.
Zhi-Jun LiDepartment of Interventional Vascular Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China.
Feng-Lin KangDepartment of Interventional Vascular Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China.
Hua XiangDepartment of Interventional Vascular Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China.
Peng YanDepartment of Interventional Vascular Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha, China.

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Abstract

Giant, ulcerated triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) presents major therapeutic challenges. We report a 39-year-old woman with a 14.3 cm ulcerated TNBC (cT4bNxM0) who developed infection after intravenous chemotherapy. To achieve rapid local control, a multidisciplinary team elected to perform transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), followed by systemic chemo-immunotherapy using nab-paclitaxel and the PD-1 inhibitor Toripalimab. This multimodal approach led to marked tumor regression and improvement of skin ulceration, enabling curative surgery with modified radical mastectomy and complex reconstruction. Pathology postoperative showed a complete response (Miller-Payne grade 5, ypT0N0M0). This single case suggests that integrating TACE with multimodal neoadjuvant treatment sequences may be feasible in selected patients with extreme presentations of locally advanced TNBC, particularly in patients with extensive tumor burden or poor tolerance to systemic therapy. The approach may enhance local control and elicit synergistic immune activation, offering a potential paradigm for managing extreme TNBC presentations. Further studies are required to clarify the safety, efficacy, and potential immunomodulatory effects of this approach.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsImmunotherapyNeoadjuvant TherapyTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAdultAlbuminsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansPaclitaxelPathologic Complete ResponseTreatment Outcome130-nm albumin-bound paclitaxelAlbuminsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedPaclitaxeltoripalimabcase reportpathological complete responsesystemic chemo-immunotherapytransarterial chemoembolizationtriple-negative breast cancer

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