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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

From stasis to systematics: deciphering the pathophysiology of secondary lymphedema through omics.

Annica R Stull-Lane, Xizhao Chen, Abraham J Book, Radomir Kratchmarov, Sarit Pal, Jinyeon Shin, Gopika Ashokan, Geoffrey E Hespe, Babak J Mehrara, Raghu P Kataru

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 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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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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Annica R Stull-LaneDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Xizhao ChenDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Abraham J BookAdvanced Computing and Oncology Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Radomir KratchmarovDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Sarit PalDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Jinyeon ShinDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Gopika AshokanDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Geoffrey E HespeDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Babak J MehraraDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.
Raghu P KataruDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Secondary lymphedema (LE) can ensue after disruption of lymphatic vasculature, which may be caused by infection, surgery, or cancer treatment. Omics technologies can move the field beyond an anatomic description of lymphatic stasis by defining inflammatory, fibrotic, metabolic, lymphatic vascular, and genetic susceptibility programs that shape disease onset and progression. This review summarizes studies that use transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, lipidomic, and emerging genomic or computational approaches in secondary LE. We synthesize how these datasets have identified candidate biomarkers, cell populations, signaling pathways, and therapeutic targets; highlight limitations of current platforms, samples, and bioinformatic pipelines; and propose future multi-omics strategies for diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment development of secondary LE.

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LymphedemaAnimalsBiomarkersGenomicsHumansMetabolomicsMultiomicsProteomicsBiomarkersartificial intelligencegenomicslipidomicsmetabolomicsomics technologiesproteomicssecondary lymphedematranscriptomics

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PMID42548736
PMCPMC13429675

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