University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center May 13 2026 Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have characterized cancer cell-specific features in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) tissues, identifying specific macrophage subtypes associated with chemotherapy response. The researchers developed a 13-gene panel and a machine learning model that can predict which patients are more likely to respond to treatment,