Translational Cancer Medicine Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Tumour Biol. 2022;44(1):37-52. doi: 10.3233/TUB-211571.
A large number of infiltrating CD3- and CD8-positive inflammatory cells indicates an improved survival in colorectal cancer (CRC), similar to many other cancers.
We investigated the prognostic value of different combinations of CD3- and CD8-positive immune cells in CRC patients.
The densities of CD3- and CD8-positive cells in intratumoral and stromal tissues were evaluated from 539 patients, for which we calculated a CD3 tumor-stroma index, a CD8 tumor-stroma index, and a CD3-CD8 tumor-stroma index.
High CD3 and CD8 tumor-stroma indices associated with stage I to II disease (p < 0.001 for both). The CD3 tumor-stroma index associated with a colonic tumor location (p = 0.006), while the CD8 tumor-stroma index associated with right-sided tumors (p < 0.001) and histological grade 3 tumors (p = 0.032). High intratumoral and stromal densities for CD3- and CD8-positive immune cells, the CD3 tumor-stroma index, the CD8 tumor-stroma index, and the CD3-CD8 tumor-stroma index all indicated a better DSS.
The CD3 tumor-stroma index carries a strong prognostic value in CRC, and none of the CD3 and CD8 combinations we analyzed proved superior.
大量浸润的 CD3 和 CD8 阳性炎性细胞表明结直肠癌(CRC)的生存率提高,这与许多其他癌症相似。
我们研究了 CRC 患者中不同 CD3 和 CD8 阳性免疫细胞组合的预后价值。
从 539 名患者中评估了肿瘤内和基质组织中 CD3 和 CD8 阳性细胞的密度,我们计算了 CD3 肿瘤-基质指数、CD8 肿瘤-基质指数和 CD3-CD8 肿瘤-基质指数。
高 CD3 和 CD8 肿瘤-基质指数与 I 期至 II 期疾病相关(两者均 p < 0.001)。CD3 肿瘤-基质指数与结肠肿瘤位置相关(p = 0.006),而 CD8 肿瘤-基质指数与右侧肿瘤(p < 0.001)和组织学 3 级肿瘤(p = 0.032)相关。CD3 和 CD8 阳性免疫细胞的肿瘤内和基质密度高、CD3 肿瘤-基质指数、CD8 肿瘤-基质指数和 CD3-CD8 肿瘤-基质指数均提示 DSS 较好。
CD3 肿瘤-基质指数在 CRC 中具有很强的预后价值,我们分析的 CD3 和 CD8 组合均没有证明具有优越性。