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  • Breast cancer is often perceived as a women's disease, yet men are diagnosed more frequently and have higher mortality rates.
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  • To investigate sex-specific differences in the hormonal and immune landscape of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer.
  • To compare the immune microenvironment between male and female MMTV-PyMT transgenic mice models.
  • To understand how these sex differences impact breast cancer progression and metastasis.

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  • Utilized single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) for detailed immune profiling.
  • Employed whole-slide immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry to analyze tumor characteristics.
  • Studied the MMTV-PyMT transgenic murine model for ER+ breast cancer.

Main Results:

  • Male mice exhibited higher estrogen receptor alpha expression and enriched nuclear binding signatures in tumors.
  • Male mice showed lower intratumoral leukocyte infiltration but a more immunostimulatory lung immune microenvironment.
  • Despite a favorable innate immune profile in males, a greater metastatic burden was observed compared to females.

Conclusions:

  • Breast cancer exhibits sex-dependent immune responses influenced by hormonal environments.
  • Understanding these sex-specific immune profiles is crucial for developing effective immunotherapies for all patients.
  • Characterizing immune microenvironments is critical for optimizing emerging targeted therapeutics.