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ReviewCancers2026

Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Prognostic Significance, Predictive Value, and Emerging Directions for Clinical Implementation.

Panuch Eiamprapaporn, Cindy Venegas Mata, Raj Nandani, Thiti Susiriwatananont, Keith L Knutson, Saranya Chumsri

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Review in Cancers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Panuch EiamprapapornDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-4445-971X
Cindy Venegas MataDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
Raj NandaniDepartment of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Thiti SusiriwatananontDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Keith L KnutsonDepartment of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Saranya ChumsriDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7117-1446

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents a biologically aggressive subtype with limited therapeutic targets; however, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have emerged as the most robust immune biomarker with compelling prognostic and predictive significance. This comprehensive review synthesizes current evidence on TIL assessment methodology; the immunobiological landscape of TNBC, including regulatory T cell populations and PD-L1 correlations; gene expression underpinnings of the tumor immune microenvironment; and systematic evidence from meta-analyses and clinical trials. Meta-analytic estimates demonstrate that high TIL levels are associated with improved overall survival (HR 0.58, 95% CI 0.48-0.71) and disease-free survival (HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.57-0.76), with each 10% TIL increment conferring incremental benefit. High TILs predict superior pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (OR 2.14, 95% CI 1.43-3.19), with lymphocyte-predominant breast cancer achieving pCR rates exceeding 80% with pembrolizumab-based chemoimmunotherapy. Future directions include prospective TIL-guided treatment trials, artificial intelligence-enabled standardization, and emerging adoptive TIL cellular therapies for metastatic disease.

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adoptive cell therapybiomarkersimmunotherapyneoadjuvant therapypathologic complete responsePD-L1triple-negative breast cancertumor-infiltrating lymphocytestumor microenvironment

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PMID42192948
PMCPMC13204212

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