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Tumor Immune Microenvironment Heterogeneity at the Invasion Front and Tumor Center in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma as a Perspective of Managing This Cancer Entity
Mamilos, Andreas
, Lein, Alexander, Winter, Lina, Ettl, Tobias
, Künzel, Julian
, Reichert, Torsten E., Spanier, Gerrit
and Brochhausen, Christoph
(2023)
Tumor Immune Microenvironment Heterogeneity at the Invasion Front and Tumor Center in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma as a Perspective of Managing This Cancer Entity.
Journal of Clinical Medicine 12 (4), p. 1704.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 06 Mar 2023 16:16
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.53898
Abstract
Background: Evaluating the tumor microenvironment and its influence on clinical management and therapy response is becoming increasingly important. However, only a few studies deal with the spatial distribution of immune cells within the tumor. This study aimed to describe the topology of immune cells in the microenvironment of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) sectioned by tumor invasion front ...
Background: Evaluating the tumor microenvironment and its influence on clinical management and therapy response is becoming increasingly important. However, only a few studies deal with the spatial distribution of immune cells within the tumor. This study aimed to describe the topology of immune cells in the microenvironment of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) sectioned by tumor invasion front and tumor center and to test their prognostic relevance regarding patient survival. Methods: A total of 55 OSCC patient specimens were collected retrospectively. The cancer tissue was immunohistochemically stained using an automated tissue stainer Ventana Benchmark Ultra (Roche) and analyzed using discrete expression marker profiles on immune cells. We investigated CD4+ lymphocytes, CD8+ lymphocytes, CD68+ macrophages, CD163+ macrophages, and M1 macrophages regarding their spatial distribution. Results: The statistical analysis revealed that the quantity and distribution of CD4+ (p = 0.007), CD8+ (p < 0.001), CD68+ (p < 0.001), CD163+ cells (p = 0.004), and M1 (p < 0.001) macrophages were significantly higher at the invasion front compared to the tumor center in all observed cases. However, high and low immune cell counts in the tumor center and invasion front were not associated with overall survival. Conclusion: Our results show two distinct immune microenvironments of the tumor center compared to the invasion front. Future studies are needed to explore how these results can be leveraged to improve patient therapy and outcome.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Journal of Clinical Medicine | ||||
| Publisher: | MDPI | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | Gold (with APC) | ||||
| Place of Publication: | BASEL | ||||
| Volume: | 12 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 4 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 1704 | ||||
| Date | 20 February 2023 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Pathologie | ||||
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| Keywords | INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES; HEAD; NECK; MACROPHAGES; RECURRENT; SURVIVAL; CAVITY; POLARIZATION; TILS; head and neck cancer; OSCC; immune microenvironment; pathology; immunohistochemistry; spatial distribution; topology | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-538984 | ||||
| Item ID | 53898 |
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