淋巴细胞与单核细胞比值作为一线多柔比星治疗的晚期软组织肉瘤的预后和潜在肿瘤微环境指标。
Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio as a prognostic and potential tumor microenvironment indicator in advanced soft tissue sarcoma treated with first-line doxorubicin therapy.
机构信息
Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1, Tsukiji 5, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
Division of Cancer Immunology, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center East, 5-1, Kashiwanoha 6, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.
出版信息
Sci Rep. 2023 Jul 3;13(1):10734. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37616-w.
Prognostic value of hematologic indices and their association with the tumor microenvironment (TME) remain unclear in advanced soft tissue sarcoma (STS). We aimed to evaluate their prognostic value and correlation with the TME status in advanced STS treated with first-line doxorubicin (DXR) therapy. Clinical data and three hematological indices, including lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, were collected from 149 patients with advanced STS. The TME status was pathologically examined by CD3, CD68, and CD20 staining of resected tumor slides. In a multivariate Cox analysis, low LMR and absence of primary tumor resection were independently associated with worse overall survival (OS) (HR 3.93, p = 0.001; HR 1.71, p = 0.03). A prognostic model using these variables predicted OS with greater area under curves than those obtained using Systemic Inflammatory Score and Glasgow Prognostic Score. The LMR significantly correlated with the tumoral CD3/CD68-positive cell ratio in surgical specimens (R = 0.959, p = 0.04). In conclusion, LMR was a prognostic factor in advanced STS treated with first-line DXR therapy. LMR could partially reflect anti-tumor immunity in the TME and have the prognostic value. The potential role of LMR as an indicator of TME status warrants further investigation.
血液学指标的预后价值及其与肿瘤微环境(TME)的相关性在晚期软组织肉瘤(STS)中仍不清楚。我们旨在评估其在接受一线多柔比星(DXR)治疗的晚期 STS 患者中的预后价值及其与 TME 状态的相关性。从 149 名晚期 STS 患者中收集了临床数据和三个血液学指标,包括淋巴细胞与单核细胞比值(LMR)、血小板与淋巴细胞比值和中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值。通过对切除肿瘤切片进行 CD3、CD68 和 CD20 染色来检查 TME 状态。在多变量 Cox 分析中,低 LMR 和未行原发肿瘤切除术与较差的总生存期(OS)独立相关(HR 3.93,p=0.001;HR 1.71,p=0.03)。使用这些变量构建的预后模型预测 OS 的曲线下面积大于使用全身性炎症评分和格拉斯哥预后评分获得的曲线下面积。LMR 与手术标本中的肿瘤 CD3/CD68 阳性细胞比显著相关(R=0.959,p=0.04)。总之,LMR 是接受一线 DXR 治疗的晚期 STS 的预后因素。LMR 可以部分反映 TME 中的抗肿瘤免疫,具有预后价值。LMR 作为 TME 状态指标的潜在作用值得进一步研究。