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Digital pathology-aided assessment of tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes in advanced stage, HPV-negative head and neck tumors.


ABSTRACT: AIM:This study aimed to evaluate the presence and prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating T cells in the tumor epithelium in advanced stage, HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients treated with primary chemoradiotherapy using digital pathology. METHODS:Pre-treatment biopsies from 80 oropharyngeal, 52 hypopharyngeal, and 29 laryngeal cancer patients were collected in a tissue microarray (TMA) and immunohistochemically stained for T-cell markers CD3, CD4, CD8, FoxP3, and PD1, and for immune checkpoint PD-L1. For each marker, the number of positive tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) per mm2 tumor epithelium was digitally quantified and correlated to overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and locoregional control (LRC), as well as to clinicopathological characteristics. Differences in clinical outcome were estimated using Cox proportional hazard analysis and visualized using Kaplan-Meier curves. RESULTS:The patient cohort had a 3-year OS of 58%, with a median follow-up of 53 months. None of the T-cell markers showed a correlation with OS, DFS or LRC. A low N stage was correlated to a better prognosis (OS: HR 0.39, p?=?0.0028, DFS: HR 0.34, p?=??

SUBMITTER: de Ruiter EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7113229 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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