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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,485 Views
15 Pages

Long-Term Breast Cancer Outcomes of Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer (PABC) in a Prospective Cohort

  • Hyunji Jo,
  • Seri Park,
  • Hye Ryeon Kim,
  • Hongsik Kim,
  • Joohyun Hong,
  • Jeong Eon Lee,
  • Jonghan Yu,
  • Byung Joo Chae,
  • Se Kyung Lee and
  • Yeon Hee Park
  • + 8 authors

4 October 2022

Background: Given that peak age of breast cancer (BC) is younger in Asians than in Western populations, relatively higher prevalence of pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) has been reported. This study aimed to analyze the characteristics and c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
11,437 Views
9 Pages

Comparison of Locoregional Recurrence with Mastectomy vs. Breast Conserving Surgery in Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer (PABC)

  • Sushil Beriwal,
  • Bunja Rungruang,
  • Atilla Soran,
  • Darcy Thull,
  • Joseph L. Kelley,
  • Rohit Bhargava,
  • Chyongchiou J. Lin and
  • Paniti Sukumvanich

4 December 2009

We have compared outcomes, including the locoregional recurrence, between mastectomy and breast conserving therapy in PABC. Patients were divided into those who were treated with mastectomies (group 1) and those with breast conserving surgery (group...

  • Review
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,502 Views
15 Pages

Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

  • Francesca Galati,
  • Valentina Magri,
  • Paula Andrea Arias-Cadena,
  • Giuliana Moffa,
  • Veronica Rizzo,
  • Marcella Pasculli,
  • Andrea Botticelli and
  • Federica Pediconi

Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is commonly defined as a breast cancer occurring during pregnancy, throughout 1 year postpartum, or during lactation. Despite being a rare circumstance, PABC is one of the most common types of malignancies oc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,246 Views
10 Pages

A Narrative Review of Evidence, Safety, and Clinical Considerations in Taxane Chemotherapy for Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer

  • Jenny W. Zhang,
  • Ochuwa Precious Imokhai,
  • Danny Lee,
  • Diana Hamdan,
  • Trisha Mahajan,
  • Satyam K. Singh and
  • Amanda Brooks

The medical condition of pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) requires oncologists to determine the best way to protect both the mother and the fetus during cancer treatment. The safety profile of taxanes, including paclitaxel and docetaxel, in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,168 Views
14 Pages

Antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) linkers play an important role in determining the safety and efficacy of ADC. The Ortho Hydroxy-Protected Aryl Sulfate (OHPAS) linker is a newly developed linker in the form of a di-aryl sulfate structure consistin...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,944 Views
11 Pages

Impact of Pregnancy on Breast Cancer Features and Prognosis

  • Valentina E. Bounous,
  • Carola Minella,
  • Luca Fuso,
  • Silvia Actis,
  • Greta Petroni,
  • Luca G. Sgrò,
  • Martina Borghese,
  • Nicoletta Tomasi Cont,
  • Riccardo Ponzone and
  • Annamaria Ferrero

19 April 2024

Background: pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) affects one in 3000 pregnancies, often presenting with aggressive features. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 282 young BC patients (≤45 years old) treated between 1995 and 2019...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,736 Views
36 Pages

Triple-Shield Privacy in Healthcare: Federated Learning, p-ABCs, and Distributed Ledger Authentication

  • Sofia Sakka,
  • Nikolaos Pavlidis,
  • Vasiliki Liagkou,
  • Ioannis Panges,
  • Despina Elizabeth Filippidou,
  • Chrysostomos Stylios and
  • Anastasios Manos

The growing influence of technology in the healthcare industry has led to the creation of innovative applications that improve convenience, accessibility, and diagnostic accuracy. However, health applications face significant challenges concerning us...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,727 Views
14 Pages

Breastfeeding During and After Breast Cancer Diagnosis—A Systematic Review of the Literature

  • Anna Ampatzi,
  • Nikoleta Aikaterini Xixi,
  • Rozeta Sokou,
  • Eleni Karapati,
  • Zoi Iliodromiti,
  • Paraskevi Volaki,
  • Styliani Paliatsiou,
  • Nicoletta Iacovidou and
  • Theodora Boutsikou

21 October 2025

Background/Objectives: Breast cancer diagnosis in lactating women is relatively uncommon. The term Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer (PABC) refers to breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy or within the first year postpartum. There are several fac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,006 Views
12 Pages

Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is a rare disease, which is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage due to limitations in current diagnostic methods. In this study, fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) was used to study the met...

  • Review
  • Open Access
242 Views
29 Pages

Prognosis of Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Observational Studies

  • Dimitrios Zouzoulas,
  • Tilemachos Karalis,
  • Iliana Sofianou,
  • Panagiotis Tzitzis,
  • Themistoklis Mikos,
  • Eleni Timotheadou,
  • Grigoris Grimbizis and
  • Dimitrios Tsolakidis

3 March 2026

Background/Objectives: Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is uncommon but increasingly encountered as more women delay childbearing. Its prognostic impact remains controversial, particularly for cancers diagnosed in the early postpartum period...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,843 Views
11 Pages

Coordination-Induced Self-Assembly of a Heteroleptic Paddlewheel-Type Dirhodium Complex

  • Kazuki Arakawa,
  • Natsumi Yano,
  • Nanako Imasaki,
  • Yoshihiro Kohara,
  • Daiki Yatsushiro,
  • Daiki Atarashi,
  • Makoto Handa and
  • Yusuke Kataoka

3 February 2020

A novel heteroleptic paddlewheel-type dirhodium (Rh2) complex [Rh2(O2CCH3)3(PABC)] (1; PABC = para-aminobenzenecarboxylate), which has an amino group as a potential donor site for coordination with the metal ion, was synthesized and characterized by...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,651 Views
15 Pages

Breast Carcinogenesis during Pregnancy: Molecular Mechanisms, Maternal and Fetal Adverse Outcomes

  • Georgia Margioula-Siarkou,
  • Chrysoula Margioula-Siarkou,
  • Stamatios Petousis,
  • Eleftherios Vavoulidis,
  • Kosmas Margaritis,
  • Aristarchos Almperis,
  • Costas Haitoglou,
  • George Mavromatidis and
  • Konstantinos Dinas

6 March 2023

Breast cancer is a common type of cancer diagnosed during pregnancy, with increasing incidence over the last years, as more women choose to delay childbearing. Compared to breast cancer in general population, pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,903 Views
12 Pages

Crystal Structure of a Variant PAM2 Motif of LARP4B Bound to the MLLE Domain of PABPC1

  • Clemens Grimm,
  • Jann-Patrick Pelz,
  • Cornelius Schneider,
  • Katrin Schäffler and
  • Utz Fischer

Eukaryotic cells determine the protein output of their genetic program by regulating mRNA transcription, localization, translation and turnover rates. This regulation is accomplished by an ensemble of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) that bind to any give...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,475 Views
11 Pages

Pregnancy in a Young Patient with Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer—Between Fear of Recurrence and Desire to Procreate

  • Cristina Marinela Oprean,
  • Andrei Dorin Ciocoiu,
  • Nusa Alina Segarceanu,
  • Diana Moldoveanu,
  • Alexandra Stan,
  • Teodora Hoinoiu,
  • Ioana Chiorean-Cojocaru,
  • Daciana Grujic,
  • Adelina Stefanut and
  • Alis Dema
  • + 1 author

8 May 2023

Breast cancer is the most frequent neoplasm among women and the second leading cause of death by cancer. It is the most frequent cancer diagnosed during pregnancy. Pregnancy-associated breast cancer is defined as breast cancer that is diagnosed durin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,149 Views
11 Pages

10 September 2023

Pregnancy associated breast cancers (PABCs) exhibit increased aggressiveness and overall poorer survival. During lactation, changes take place in the breast tissue microenvironment that lead to increased macrophage recruitment and alterations in adip...

  • Review
  • Open Access
65 Citations
22,509 Views
14 Pages

16 November 2023

Antibody–drug Conjugates (ADCs) are a powerful therapeutic modality for cancer treatment. ADCs are multi-functional biologics in which a disease-targeting antibody is conjugated to an effector payload molecule via a linker. The success of curre...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
13,168 Views
16 Pages

28 October 2019

Breast cancer is the most common form of malignancy in pregnant women. The prevalence of pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is up to 0.04% of pregnancies and is expected to rise in developed countries. PABC represents a unique clinical scenari...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,406 Views
12 Pages

Activated biochar (ABC) was prepared from typical plant/animal biochar (pig bone biochar/corn stalk biochar) by optimizing the gas production characteristics of anaerobic fermentation. The effects of the physical and chemical properties (specific sur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,016 Views
20 Pages

The Role of Sphingolipid Metabolism in Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer After Chemotherapy

  • Victor Blokhin,
  • Tatiana Zavarykina,
  • Vasily Kotsuba,
  • Maria Kapralova,
  • Uliana Gutner,
  • Maria Shupik,
  • Elena Kozyrko,
  • Evgenia Luzina,
  • Polina Lomskova and
  • Alice Alessenko
  • + 2 authors

13 December 2024

Background: The aim of our study was to determine the role of sphingolipids, which control proliferation and apoptosis, in the placenta of pregnant women with pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) after chemotherapy compared with healthy patients...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
504 Views
13 Pages

Pregnancy vs. Postpartum Breast Cancer: Distinct Tumor Biology and Survival Trends in a Contemporary Cohort

  • Elena Jane Mason,
  • Alba Di Leone,
  • Beatrice Carnassale,
  • Antonio Franco,
  • Cristina Accetta,
  • Sabatino D’Archi,
  • Flavia De Lauretis,
  • Federica Gagliardi,
  • Elisabetta Gambaro and
  • Gianluca Franceschini
  • + 17 authors

18 December 2025

Background: Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC), defined as breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy or within one year postpartum, is a unique and clinically challenging entity. Evidence suggests that tumors diagnosed during pregnancy (PrBC) a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,037 Views
16 Pages

21 July 2020

In this paper, we adopted a simple and efficient strategy to prepare a β-cyclodextrin (β-CD)-modified hyper-crosslinked polymer (CDM-HCP). The structures and physicochemical properties of the as-synthesized polymer were also evaluated. It w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,200 Views
21 Pages

Data Protection by Design in the Context of Smart Cities: A Consent and Access Control Proposal

  • Said Daoudagh,
  • Eda Marchetti,
  • Vincenzo Savarino,
  • Jorge Bernal Bernabe,
  • Jesús García-Rodríguez,
  • Rafael Torres Moreno,
  • Juan Antonio Martinez and
  • Antonio F. Skarmeta

28 October 2021

The growing availability of mobile devices has lead to an arising development of smart cities services that share a huge amount of (personal) information and data. Without accurate and verified management, they could become severe back-doors for secu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,326 Views
23 Pages

The OLYMPUS Architecture—Oblivious Identity Management for Private User-Friendly Services

  • Rafael Torres Moreno,
  • Jorge Bernal Bernabe,
  • Jesús García Rodríguez,
  • Tore Kasper Frederiksen,
  • Michael Stausholm,
  • Noelia Martínez,
  • Evangelos Sakkopoulos,
  • Nuno Ponte and
  • Antonio Skarmeta

10 February 2020

Privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) allow to achieve user’s transactions unlinkability across different online Service Providers. However, current PETs fail to guarantee unlinkability against the Identity Provider (IdP), which becomes a singl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,252 Views
18 Pages

Development and Biochemical Characterization of Self-Immolative Linker Containing GnRH-III-Drug Conjugates

  • Sabine Schuster,
  • Éva Juhász,
  • Gábor Halmos,
  • Ines Neundorf,
  • Cesare Gennari and
  • Gábor Mező

The human gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and its sea lamprey analogue GnRH-III specifically bind to GnRH receptors on cancer cells and can be used as targeting moieties for targeted tumor therapy. Considering that the selective release of dr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
414 Views
18 Pages

Estrogen Signaling During Abrupt Involution and Long-Term Metabolic Signature Similar to Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer

  • Kate Ormiston,
  • Neelam Shinde,
  • Gautam Sarathy,
  • Allen Zhang,
  • Morgan Bauer,
  • Rajni Kant Shukla,
  • Sara Alsammerai,
  • Annapurna Gupta,
  • Djawed Bennouna and
  • Daniel G. Stover
  • + 8 authors

18 February 2026

Epidemiological data link a lack of breastfeeding with an increased risk of breast cancer. Breast tissue remodels after pregnancy through involution. Long-term breastfeeding results in gradual involution (GI), and a lack of breastfeeding leads to abr...