npj Precision Oncology (Jun 2021)

Bevacizumab improves tumor infiltration of mature dendritic cells and effector T-cells in triple-negative breast cancer patients

  • Yves Boucher,
  • Ashwin S. Kumar,
  • Jessica M. Posada,
  • Evisa Gjini,
  • Kathleen Pfaff,
  • Mikel Lipschitz,
  • Ana Lako,
  • Dan G. Duda,
  • Scott J. Rodig,
  • F. Stephen Hodi,
  • Rakesh K. Jain

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-021-00197-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Abstract A single dose of bevacizumab reduced the density of angiopoietin-2-positive vessels while improving the infiltration of CD4+ T and CD8+ T cells, and mature dendritic cells in patients with primary triple-negative breast cancer. Our findings provide a rationale for including bevacizumab during neoadjuvant treatment to enhance the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockers in this disease.