RT Generic T1 The tale of TILs in breast cancer: A report from The International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group A1 El Bairi, Khalid A1 Haynes, Harry R. A1 Blackley, Elizabeth A1 Fineberg, Susan A1 Shear, Jeffrey A1 Turner, Sophia A1 de Freitas, Juliana Ribeiro A1 Sur, Daniel A1 Amendola, Luis Claudio A1 Gharib, Masoumeh A1 Kallala, Amine A1 Arun, Indu A1 Azmoudeh-Ardalan, Farid A1 Fujimoto, Luciana A1 Sua, Luz F. A1 Liu, Shi-Wei A1 Lien, Huang-Chun A1 Kirtani, Pawan A1 Balancin, Marcelo A1 El Attar, Hicham A1 Guleria, Prerna A1 Yang, Wenxian A1 Shash, Emad A1 Chen, I-Chun A1 Bautista, Veronica A1 Do Prado Moura, Jose Fernando A1 Rapoport, Bernardo L. A1 Castaneda, Carlos A1 Spengler, Eunice A1 Acosta-Haab, Gabriela A1 Frahm, Isabel A1 Sanchez, Joselyn A1 Castillo, Miluska A1 Bouchmaa, Najat A1 Zin, Reena R. Md A1 Shui, Ruohong A1 Onyuma, Timothy A1 Yang, Wentao A1 Husain, Zaheed A1 Willard-Gallo, Karen A1 Coosemans, An A1 Perez, Edith A. A1 Provenzano, Elena A1 Ericsson, Paula Gonzalez A1 Richardet, Eduardo A1 Mehrotra, Ravi A1 Sarancone, Sandra A1 Ehinger, Anna A1 Rimm, David L. A1 Bartlett, John M. S. A1 Viale, Giuseppe A1 Denkert, Carsten A1 Hida, Akira I. A1 Sotiriou, Christos A1 Loibl, Sibylle A1 Hewitt, Stephen M. A1 Badve, Sunil A1 Symmans, William Fraser A1 Kim, Rim S. A1 Pruneri, Giancarlo A1 Goel, Shom A1 Francis, Prudence A. A1 Inurrigarro, Gloria A1 Yamaguchi, Rin A1 Garcia-Rivello, Hernan A1 Horlings, Hugo A1 Afqir, Said A1 Salgado, Roberto A1 Adams, Sylvia A1 Kok, Marleen A1 Dieci, Maria Vittoria A1 Michiels, Stefan A1 Demaria, Sandra A1 Loi, Sherene A1 Int Immuno-Oncology Biomarker, K1 Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes K1 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy K1 Prognostic-significance K1 Predictive-value K1 Free survival K1 Trastuzumab K1 Subtypes K1 Microenvironment K1 Identification K1 Association AB The advent of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in modern oncology has significantly improved survival in several cancer settings. A subgroup of women with breast cancer (BC) has immunogenic infiltration of lymphocytes with expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). These patients may potentially benefit from ICI targeting the programmed death 1 (PD-1)/PD-L1 signaling axis. The use of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) as predictive and prognostic biomarkers has been under intense examination. Emerging data suggest that TILs are associated with response to both cytotoxic treatments and immunotherapy, particularly for patients with triple-negative BC. In this review from The International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group, we discuss (a) the biological understanding of TILs, (b) their analytical and clinical validity and efforts toward the clinical utility in BC, and (c) the current status of PD-L1 and TIL testing across different continents, including experiences from low-to-middle-income countries, incorporating also the view of a patient advocate. This information will help set the stage for future approaches to optimize the understanding and clinical utilization of TIL analysis in patients with BC. PB Nature portfolio YR 2021 FD 2021-12-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26037 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26037 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 17, 2025