Higher Absolute Lymphocyte Counts Predict Lower Mortality from Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

CONCLUSION: Higher peripheral lymphocyte counts predicted lower mortality from early-stage, potentially curable TNBC, suggesting that immune function may enhance the effectiveness of early TNBC treatment. PMID: 29581131 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Clinical Cancer Research - March 26, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Afghahi A, Purington N, Han SS, Desai M, Pierson E, Mathur MB, Seto T, Thompson CA, Rigdon J, Telli ML, Badve SS, Curtis C, West RB, Horst K, Gomez SL, Ford JM, Sledge GW, Kurian AW Tags: Clin Cancer Res Source Type: research