Acta Medica Okayama 80巻 3号
2026-06 発行

Peripheral Blood T-Cell Receptor Repertoire and Host Immune Background in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Nakamura, Yuki Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital
Iwamoto, Takayuki Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital
Kajiwara, Yukiko Department of Breast Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital
Hida, Akira Department of Pathology, Matsuyama Shimin Hospital
Nakamoto, Shogo Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital
Miyoshi, Yuichiro Department of Breast Endocrine Surgery, Kagawa Prefectural Center Hospital
Shien, Tadahiko Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Okayama University Hospital ORCID Kaken ID publons researchmap
Ikeda, Masahiko Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital
Doihara, Hiroyoshi Department of General Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center
Ogata, Ryohei Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital
Koike, Yoshikazu Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital
Nomura, Tsunehisa Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital
Tanaka, Katsuhiro Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital
Nakashima, Kazutaka Department of General Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center
Yamatsuji, Tomoki Department of General Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center
Taira, Naruto Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital
Publication Date
2026-06
Abstract
The association between peripheral blood T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire and chemotherapy response remains unclear. We evaluated peripheral blood TCR repertoire and gut microbiota in 21 breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) who were enrolled in the SBP-14 prospective cohort study between October 2019 and March 2022. We analyzed stool samples obtained pre-NAC and peripheral blood samples obtained pre- and post-NAC. The primary endpoint was the association between baseline peripheral blood TCR repertoire and treatment response. Eleven patients (52%) had hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. All patients received anthracyclines and taxanes, with anti-HER2 therapy for HER2-positive disease. TCR diversity (TCR alpha chain [TRA], p=0.095; TCR beta chain [TRB], p=0.051) and clonality (TRA, p=0.271; TRB, p=0.500) were not significantly associated with treatment response. Gut microbiota diversity was not correlated with TCR diversity (TRA: ρ=0.046, p=0.845; TRB: ρ=0.021, p=0.929); however, three bacterial orders (Erysipelotrichales, Bacillales, and Pasteurellales) were significantly associated with TCR repertoire. Baseline TCR repertoire was not associated with treatment response in this cohort of breast cancer patients.
Document Type
Original Article
Keywords
TCR repertoire
gut microbiota
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
breast cancer
ISSN
0386-300X
NCID
AA00508441
JaLC DOI
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