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Liu B, Liu Z, Gao C. Relationship Between CD8+ T Cells and Prognosis of Esophageal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Mol Biotechnol 2024; 66:138-150. [PMID: 37060513 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-023-00733-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
Abstract
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), especially CD8+ T cells, play an important role in the process of anti-tumor immune response and are significantly correlated with the prognosis of esophageal cancer (EC), but there are also inconsistent conclusions. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate the relationship between invasive CD8+ T cells and the prognosis in patients with EC through meta-analysis, and to provide a basis for prognosis and immunotherapy for EC. Articles related to CD8+ T cells and EC prognosis in PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, and CNKI were searched. Cancer specific survival (CSS), overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) served as endpoint events. Besides, Stata15.0 was adopted for meta-analysis, and hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) for calculation of combined effect sizes. Total 547 articles were retrieved and 27 articles were finally enrolled, including 3988 cases of EC patients. Meta-analysis showed that high CD8 expression levels in tumor tissues, especially those in cancer nests, were associated with longer OS (HR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.67-0.81) and DFS (HR = 0.90, 95% CI 0.85-0.95) in EC patients (P < 0.05). CD8+ T cells play an important role in the prognosis of EC patients and are indispensable components for the immune score of EC.
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- Ben Liu
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanjing Jiangning Hospital (The Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University), Nanjing, 211000, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000, Jiangsu, China.
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Soeratram TTD, Biesma HD, Egthuijsen JMP, Meershoek-Klein Kranenbarg E, Hartgrink HH, van de Velde CJH, Mookhoek A, van Dijk E, Kim Y, Ylstra B, van Laarhoven HWM, van Grieken NCT. Prognostic Value of T-Cell Density in the Tumor Center and Outer Margins in Gastric Cancer. Mod Pathol 2023; 36:100218. [PMID: 37182582 DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are associated with the survival of gastric cancer patients. T-cell densities in the tumor and its periphery were previously identified as prognostic T-cell markers for resectable gastric cancer. Immunohistochemistry for 5 T-cell markers, CD3, CD45RO, CD8, FOXP3, and granzyme B was performed on serial sections of N = 251 surgical resection specimens of patients treated with surgery only in the D1/D2 trial. Positive T cells were digitally quantified into tiles of 0.25 mm2 across 3 regions: the tumor center (TC), the inner invasive margin, and the outer invasive margin (OIM). A classification and regression tree model was employed to identify the optimal combination of median T-cell densities per region with cancer-specific survival (CSS) as the outcome. All statistical tests were 2-sided. CD8OIM was identified as the most dominant prognostic factor, followed by FOXP3TC, resulting in a decision tree containing 3 prognostically distinct subgroups with high (Hi) or low (Lo) density of the markers: CD8OIMHi, CD8OIMLo/FOXP3TCHi, and CD8OIMLo/FOXP3TCLo. In a multivariable Cox regression analysis, which included pathological T and N stages, Lauren histologic types, EBV status, microsatellite instability, and type of surgery, the immune subgroups were independent predictors for CSS. CSS was lower for CD8OIMLo/FOXP3TCHi (HR: 5.02; 95% CI: 2.03-12.42) and for CD8OIMLo/FOXP3TCLo (HR: 7.99; 95% CI: 3.22-19.86), compared with CD8OIMHi (P < .0001). The location and density of both CD8+ and FOXP3+ T cells in resectable gastric cancer are independently associated with survival. The combination of CD8OIM and FOXP3TC T-cell densities is a promising stratification factor that should be validated in independent studies.
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- Tanya T D Soeratram
- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Biology and Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Hori H, Fujita K, Nishio A, Nishijima M, Inaba M, Anami T, Matsui S, Kitamura Y, Matsuoka R, Watanabe A. Pembrolizumab-related cholangitis with multiple fatal liver abscesses after endoscopic biliary drainage: a case report and review of the literature. Clin J Gastroenterol 2022; 15:475-479. [PMID: 35072901 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-022-01593-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A 60-year-old male with cStage IVB lung cancer was treated with pembrolizumab. However, after five courses of pembrolizumab, he developed pembrolizumab-related cholangitis. Imaging studies showed enlargement and diffuse wall thickening of the gallbladder and mild dilation of the bile ducts without any obvious obstruction. As the patient experienced severe abdominal pain, we suspected bile stasis and performed biliary drainage. However, his condition did not improve, and he developed multiple liver abscesses and died during immunosuppressive therapy. Our case suggests that in ir-cholangitis, the indication and method of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography should be carefully judged.
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- Hitomi Hori
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Medicine, Nisinokyo Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yodogawa Christian Hospital, 1-7-50 Kunijima, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, 533-0024, Japan
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Tu S, Lin X, Qiu J, Zhou J, Wang H, Hu S, Yao Y, Wang Y, Deng Y, Zhou Y, Shao A. Crosstalk Between Tumor-Associated Microglia/Macrophages and CD8-Positive T Cells Plays a Key Role in Glioblastoma. Front Immunol 2021; 12:650105. [PMID: 34394072 PMCID: PMC8358794 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.650105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma is considered to be the most malignant disease of the central nervous system, and it is often associated with poor survival. The immune microenvironment plays a key role in the development and treatment of glioblastoma. Among the different types of immune cells, tumor-associated microglia/macrophages (TAM/Ms) and CD8-positive (CD8+) T cells are the predominant immune cells, as well as the most active ones. Current studies have suggested that interaction between TAM/Ms and CD8+ T cells have numerous potential targets that will allow them to overcome malignancy in glioblastoma. In this review, we summarize the mechanism and function of TAM/Ms and CD8+ T cells involved in glioblastoma, as well as update on the relationship and crosstalk between these two cell types, to determine whether this association alters the immune status during glioblastoma development and affects optimal treatment. We focus on the molecular factors that are crucial to this interaction, and the role that this crosstalk plays in the biological processes underlying glioblastoma treatment, particularly with regard to immune therapy. We also discuss novel therapeutic targets that can aid in resolving reticular connections between TAM/Ms and CD8+ T cells, including depletion and reprogramming TAM/Ms and novel TAM/Ms-CD8+ T cell cofactors with potential translational usage. In addition, we highlight the challenges and discuss future perspectives of this crosstalk between TAM/Ms and CD8+ T cells.
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- Sheng Tu
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Koya Y, Shibata M, Shinohara N, Nebuya S, Oe S, Honma Y, Senju M, Sato N, Harada M. Secondary sclerosing cholangitis with hemobilia induced by pembrolizumab: Case report and review of published work. Hepatol Res 2019; 49:950-956. [PMID: 30861263 DOI: 10.1111/hepr.13329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A 66-year-old man was admitted to our department due to cholestatic liver injury. He had received five cycles of pembrolizumab for small-cell lung cancer. Imaging showed the possibility of sclerosing cholangitis (SC) with hemobilia. Histologically, CD8+ T cells had infiltrated the biliary epithelium of the extrahepatic bile duct. We reached the diagnosis of secondary SC induced by pembrolizumab. Although we treated him with high-dose corticosteroids, laboratory data showed only a moderate response. Clinicians should recognize that immune checkpoint inhibitors can sometimes cause severe and irreversible SC.
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- Yudai Koya
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Loghavi S, Khoury JD, Medeiros LJ. Epstein-Barr virus-positive plasmacytoma in immunocompetent patients. Histopathology 2015; 67:225-34. [PMID: 25556356 DOI: 10.1111/his.12640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS Extramedullary plasmacytomas are often localized, clinically indolent neoplasms, and affected patients usually respond to radiation therapy or limited cycles of chemotherapy. In contrast, plasmablastic lymphomas are clinically aggressive neoplasms composed of immunoblastic or plasmablastic cells and associated with more mature plasma cells in some cases. Patients with plasmablastic lymphoma usually have a poor prognosis despite aggressive chemotherapy. Evidence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is uncommon in plasmacytoma, but common in plasmablastic lymphoma, and is therefore helpful in differential diagnosis. The aim of this study is to describe four cases of plasmacytoma arising in immunocompetent individuals that were diffusely positive for Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNA as shown by in-situ hybridization. METHODS AND RESULTS We describe the clinicopathological and immunophenotypic findings of four EBV-positive plasmacytomas arising in immunocompetent patients. These tumours were characterized by diffuse proliferation of mature-appearing plasma cells intermixed with a briskly reactive, CD8-positive, TIA-1-positive cytotoxic T-cell infiltrate. Long-term follow-up was available for all patients, and all were alive and free of disease at last follow-up (median 43.4 months). CONCLUSIONS We suggest the term EBV-positive plasmacytoma in immunocompetent patients for these lesions. It is essential to distinguish these tumours from plasmablastic lymphoma, as the latter diagnosis is associated with a much poorer prognosis, and patients require much more aggressive therapy.
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- Sanam Loghavi
- Department of Hematopathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Hematopathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX, USA
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