Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China.
Front Immunol. 2022 Sep 2;13:996348. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.996348. eCollection 2022.
Currently, there is no sensitive prognostic biomarker to screen out benefit patients from the non-benefit population in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients (aNSCLCs). The 435 aNSCLCs and 278 normal controls (NCs) were recruited. The percentages and absolute counts (AC) of circulating naïve and memory T lymphocytes of CD4 and CD8 T cells (Tn/Tm) were measured by flow cytometry. The percentage of CD4 naïve T (Tn), CD8 Tn, CD8 T memory stem cell (Tscm), and CD8 terminal effector T cell decreased obviously. Still, all AC of Tn/Tm of aNSCLCs was significantly lower compared to NCs. Higher AC and percentage of CD4 Tn, CD8 Tn, and CD4 Tscm showed markedly longer median PFS in aNSCLCs. Statistics demonstrated the AC of CD4 Tn (≥ 3.7 cells/μL) was an independent protective factor for PFS. The analysis of the prognosis of immunotherapy showed the higher AC and percentage of CD4 Tn and CD4 Tscm and higher AC of CD8 Tscm had significantly longer median PFS and the AC of CD4 Tn (≥ 5.5 cells/μL) was an independent protective factor for PFS. Moreover, higher AC and percentages of Tn/Tm suggested higher disease control rate and lower progressive disease rate. The AC of Tn/Tm showed more regular patterns of impairment and was more relative with the disease progression than percentages in aNSCLCs. AC had a better predictive value than percentages in Tn/Tm for PFS. Notably, the AC of CD4 Tn was a potential prognostic biomarker for the PFS and efficacy of immunotherapy.
目前,尚无敏感的预后生物标志物可从晚期非小细胞肺癌(aNSCLC)患者的无获益人群中筛选出获益患者。招募了 435 名 aNSCLC 患者和 278 名正常对照者(NCs)。通过流式细胞术测量了 CD4 和 CD8 T 细胞(Tn/Tm)循环幼稚和记忆 T 淋巴细胞的百分比和绝对计数(AC)。CD4 幼稚 T(Tn)、CD8 Tn、CD8 记忆干细胞(Tscm)和 CD8 终末效应 T 细胞的百分比明显降低。尽管如此,与 NCs 相比,aNSCLC 的所有 Tn/Tm 的 AC 均明显降低。较高的 AC 和百分比的 CD4 Tn、CD8 Tn 和 CD4 Tscm 在 aNSCLC 中显示出明显更长的中位无进展生存期(PFS)。统计学表明,CD4 Tn 的 AC(≥3.7 个细胞/μL)是 PFS 的独立保护因素。免疫疗法预后分析表明,较高的 AC 和百分比的 CD4 Tn 和 CD4 Tscm 以及较高的 CD8 Tscm 的 AC 具有明显更长的中位 PFS,而 CD4 Tn(≥5.5 个细胞/μL)的 AC 是 PFS 的独立保护因素。此外,较高的 AC 和 Tn/Tm 的百分比提示更高的疾病控制率和更低的疾病进展率。与百分比相比,Tn/Tm 的 AC 显示出更规律的损伤模式,与疾病进展更相关。AC 对 PFS 的预测价值优于 Tn/Tm 的百分比。值得注意的是,CD4 Tn 的 AC 是 PFS 和免疫疗法疗效的潜在预后生物标志物。