đ˘TNBC micro-environment
Source of heterogeneity:
1) amount of cells (e.g sTILs)
2) type of cells (e.g CD8, CD4, B cell)
3) functional status of cells (e.g M1 vs M2)
4)âď¸spatial distribution of cellsâď¸
Next step: integration of all these 4 features in a TNBC ecosystem landscape
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immune microenvironment is not just âhotâ or âcoldâ - distinct excluded, ignored and inflamed phenotypes w distinct ICI responses.
Spatial profiling is coming!
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From a practical standpoint, now that we use immunotherapy neo-adjuvantly, it would be nice if we could get some NCCN flexibility for folks with ER of 5 percent or soâER poor but not technically zero. Insurances wonât cover IO in these ladies, maybe they shouldnât? But stillâŚ