CD4⁺ follicular helper T cell infiltration predicts breast cancer survival

CD4⁺ T cells are critical regulators of immune responses, but their functional role in human breast cancer is relatively unknown. The goal of this study was to produce an image of CD4⁺ T cells infiltrating breast tumors using limited ex vivo manipulation to better understand the in vivo differences associated with patient prognosis. We performed comprehensive molecular profiling of infiltrating CD4⁺ T cells isolated from untreated invasive primary tumors and found that the infiltrating T cell subpopulations included follicular helper T (Tfh) cells, which have not previously been found in solid tumors, as well as Th1, Th2, and Th17 effector memory cells and Tregs. T cell signaling pathway alterations included a mixture of activation and suppression characterized by restricted cytokine/chemokine production, which inversely paralleled lymphoid infiltration levels and could be reproduced in activated donor CD4⁺ T cells treated with primary tumor supernatant. A comparison of extensively versus minimally infiltrated tumors showed that CXCL13-producing CD4⁺ Tfh cells distinguish extensive immune infiltrates, principally located in tertiary lymphoid structure germinal centers. An 8-gene Tfh signature, signifying organized antitumor immunity, robustly predicted survival or preoperative response to chemotherapy. Our identification of CD4⁺ Tfh cells in breast cancer suggests that they are an important immune element whose presence in the tumor is a prognostic factor.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:123

Enthalten in:

The Journal of clinical investigation - 123(2013), 7 vom: 18. Juli, Seite 2873-92

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gu-Trantien, Chunyan [VerfasserIn]
Loi, Sherene [VerfasserIn]
Garaud, Soizic [VerfasserIn]
Equeter, Carole [VerfasserIn]
Libin, Myriam [VerfasserIn]
de Wind, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Ravoet, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Le Buanec, Hélène [VerfasserIn]
Sibille, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Manfouo-Foutsop, Germain [VerfasserIn]
Veys, Isabelle [VerfasserIn]
Haibe-Kains, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Singhal, Sandeep K [VerfasserIn]
Michiels, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Rothé, Françoise [VerfasserIn]
Salgado, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Duvillier, Hugues [VerfasserIn]
Ignatiadis, Michail [VerfasserIn]
Desmedt, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Bron, Dominique [VerfasserIn]
Larsimont, Denis [VerfasserIn]
Piccart, Martine [VerfasserIn]
Sotiriou, Christos [VerfasserIn]
Willard-Gallo, Karen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigens, CD
Cytokines
Journal Article
Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.10.2013

Date Revised 09.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1172/JCI67428

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM228455316