Các phân nhóm khác nhau của tế bào lympho xâm nhập khối u có mối tương quan với sự tiến triển của NPC theo những cách khác nhau

Yi Lan Zhang1, Jiang Li1, Hao Yuan Mo2, Fang Qiu2, Limin Zheng1, Chao Nan Qian1, Yi Xin Zeng3
1State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road east, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
2Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou 510060, PR China
3Department of Experimental Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road east, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China

Tóm tắt

Tóm tắt Nền tảng Sự gia tăng các bằng chứng cho thấy tế bào lympho xâm nhập khối u (TIL) có tương quan với tiên lượng của bệnh nhân ung thư. Nghiên cứu này tập trung vào mối liên hệ giữa mật độ của tế bào lympho T cytotoxic xâm nhập khối u (CTL), CTL hoạt hóa, tế bào lympho T điều hòa (Treg) và tế bào lympho Th17 với tiên lượng cùng các đặc điểm lâm sàng bệnh lý của bệnh nhân ung thư vòm họng (NPC). Kết quả Phương pháp nhuộm miễn dịch kép đã được thực hiện trên 106 mẫu sinh thiết từ những bệnh nhân mới được chẩn đoán mắc NPC. Giá trị tiên lượng của mật độ tế bào lympho xâm nhập đã được đánh giá qua phân tích Kaplan-Meier và hồi quy Cox. Mật độ CD8+ TIL có tương quan tích cực với di căn hạch bạch huyết, trong khi mật độ Foxp3+ TIL có tương quan tiêu cực với giai đoạn T (P < 0.05). Đối với việc đánh giá sống sót, mật độ Foxp3+ TIL hoặc sự kết hợp giữa Foxp3+ TIL với GrB+ TIL đều có mối liên hệ với thời gian sống toàn bộ (OS) và thời gian sống không tiến triển (PFS) tốt hơn (P < 0.01) ở tất cả bệnh nhân và cả những bệnh nhân ở giai đoạn bệnh muộn (Giai đoạn III và IV, P < 0.01). Trong khi đó, mật độ thấp của CD8+TIL hoặc tỷ lệ cao của FOXP3+TIL so với CD8+TIL có liên quan đến PFS tốt hơn ở bệnh nhân giai đoạn đầu (Giai đoạn I và II, P < 0.05). Không có mối liên hệ đáng kể nào được tìm thấy giữa IL-17+ TIL với các đặc điểm lâm sàng bệnh lý hoặc khả năng sống sót của bệnh nhân NPC. Kết luận Nghiên cứu của chúng tôi xác định lần đầu tiên rằng tế bào lympho xâm nhập khối u Foxp3+ là yếu tố độc lập có lợi trong tiên lượng bệnh nhân NPC, đặc biệt đối với những bệnh nhân mắc bệnh ở giai đoạn muộn.

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