Anna Korobkow

Ms. Anna Korobkow


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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27 April 2026 in Nanomaterials
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MKMelanie Doan Kirkby
Melanie Doan Kirkby
Frederic St-Denis-BissonnetteFrederic St-Denis-Bissonnette
Frederic St-Denis-Bissonnette
MDMarena Diab
Marena Diab
KMKaran Mediratta
Karan Mediratta
AKAnna Korobkow
Anna Korobkow
JLJessie R. Lavoie
Jessie R. Lavoie
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains a significant challenge in oncology, contributing to a significant portion of cancer-related deaths among women. Current therapeutic options, including chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and hormonal targeting therapies, exhibit limited efficacy, necessitating the exploration of innovative treatment modalities. The emergence of drug resistance and the persistence of cancer stem cells (CSCs) further emphasize the urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies. In this context, natural killer cell-derived extracellular vesicles (NK-EVs) have emerged as a promising cell-free therapeutic approach that exhibits high tumor infiltration and cytotoxicity against cancer cells and CSCs. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of NK-EVs as a therapeutic strategy for TNBC using various clinically relevant models, including patient-derived xenografts. Pathway analysis suggests strong activation of apoptosis via canonical caspase activation, as well as necrosis, thereby confirming the important cytotoxic effect of NK-EVs. Interestingly, NK-EVs were also found to suppress TNBC CSCs by disrupting their functionality and viability, and NK-EV treatment increased the expression of apoptosis markers in both CSCs and non-CSCs. By elucidating the therapeutic efficacy and translational potential of NK-EV-based interventions in TNBC, these findings offer critical insights for the development of future immunotherapeutic strategies against this aggressive subtype of breast cancer.