Body composition as a potential biomarker of recurrence risk in patients with triple-negative breast cancer
Consistent with our hypothesis, VSR was associated with a significant risk of distant recurrence and therefore may be a prognostic biomarker. Future directions include interventions targeting VSR reduction among patients with TNBC and VSR-directed therapy modulation.
Authors
- Jill B. De Vis
- Alexander D. Sherry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5115-1691)
- Marjan Rafat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9444-4379)
- Lili Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5112-6389)
- Meridith L. Balbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-8567)
- A. Bapsi Chakravarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2824-2514)
- Tatsuki Koyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8908-9165)
- Kirsten Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4258-4289)
- Brigitte Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7586-1478)
- Mason Alford-Holloway
- Cong Wang
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-025-07675-w
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- American Cancer Society
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute