Tumor-infiltrating CD8+T cells combined with tumor-associated CD68+macrophages predict postoperative prognosis and adjuvant chemotherapy benefit in resected gastric cancer
Tumor-infiltrating CD8+T cells combined with tumor-associated CD68+macrophages predict postoperative prognosis and adjuvant chemotherapy benefit in resected gastric cancer
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DOI:
10.1186/s12885-019-6089-z
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发表时间:
2019-09-14
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影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Huang, Chang-ming
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作者:
Lu, Jun;Xu, Yu;Huang, Chang-ming
Background Tumor-infiltrating immune cells are present in various malignant tumors, but their clinical significance in gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). Methods Using a prospective database containing 401 cases of GC, we evaluated TIL (cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8) expression) and TAM (cluster of differentiation 68 (CD68) expression) statuses via immunohistochemical staining. Results Compared with CD8+ TIL-negative cases (n = 196, 48.6%), CD8+ TIL-positive cases (n = 205, 51.1%) showed significantly better recurrence-free survival (RFS) [log-rank p