articleJournal of Clinical OncologyOct 27, 2009BRONZE OA

In Situ Cytotoxic and Memory T Cells Predict Outcome in Patients With Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer

Délégation Paris 5 · Austrian Academy of Sciences · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

PURPOSE: Many patients who present with early-stage colorectal cancer (International Union Against Cancer TNM stages I and II) are nevertheless at high risk of relapse. We hypothesized that intratumoral immune reaction could influence their prognosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The intratumoral immune reaction was investigated in 29 tumors by large-scale real-time polymerase chain reaction. Cytotoxic (CD8) and memory (CD45RO) T cells were quantified by immunohistochemical analyses of tissue microarrays from the center (CT) and the invasive margin (IM) of the 602 tumors from two independent cohorts. The results were correlated with tumor recurrence and patient survival. RESULTS: Patients with a strong infiltration…

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  • Medicine
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Cytotoxic T cell
  • CD8
  • Immune system
  • Stage (stratigraphy)
  • Oncology
  • Tissue microarray
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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