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Comparison of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes of breast cancer in core needle biopsies and resected specimens: a retrospective analysis.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Sept 2018
Cha Yoon Jin, Ahn Sung Gwe, Bae Soong June, Yoon Chang Ik, Seo Jayeong, Jung Woo Hee, Son Eun Ju, Jeong Joon
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PURPOSE: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is being increasingly used to treat locally advanced breast cancer and to conserve the breast. In triple-negative breast cancer and HER2-positive breast cancer, a high density of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) is an important predictor of NAC response. Thus far, it remains unclear whether the TIL scores in core needle biopsies (CNBs) are closely representative of...
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