Infiltration of TIM4-positive intratumoral macrophages serves as an adverse prognostic factor in breast cancer
These findings suggest that infiltration of TIM4-positive macrophages serves as a strong prognostic indicator in breast cancer and that TIM4 may represent a novel marker for tumor-promoting macrophages.
Authors
- Minoru Miyashita
- Yuto Yamazaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2373-7756)
- M. Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-5445)
- Miyu Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2845-1984)
- Ai Sato
- Kiyoshi Takagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5200-6514)
- Takashi Suzuki
Institutions
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Tohoku University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-026-01825-8
- Primary Topic
- Galectins and Cancer Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science