The prognostic and predictive role of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (FoxP3 + and CD8 +) and tumor-associated macrophages in early HER2 + breast cancer

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PURPOSE: In HER2-positive (HER2 +) breast cancer, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) may influence the efficacy of the HER2-antibody trastuzumab and the patient's outcome. In this HER2 + patient cohort, our aim was to study the numbers of FoxP3 + regulatory TILs and CD8 + cytotoxic TILs, their correlations with CD68 + and CD163 + TAMs, and the prognostic and predictive value of the studied factors.

METHODS: We evaluated 139 non-metastatic HER2 + breast cancer patients operated between 2001 and 2008. The FoxP3+TIL count (FoxP3+TILs) was assessed using the hotspot method, and the CD8 + TIL count (CD8+mTILs) utilizing a digital image analysis from invasive margin areas. The ratios between CD8+mTILs and FoxP3+TILs as well as CD8+mTILs and TAMs were calculated.

RESULTS: FoxP3 + TILs and CD8 + mTILs correlated positively with each other (p<0.001). FoxP3+TILs had a positive correlation with CD68+and CD163+TAMs (p≤0.038), while CD8 + mTILs correlated only with CD68+TAMs (p<0.001). In the HER2 + and hormone receptor-positive Luminal B subgroup, high numbers of FoxP3+TILs were associated with shorter disease-free survival (DFS) (54% vs. 79%, p = 0.040). The benefit from adjuvant trastuzumab was extremely significant among patients with a high CD8 + mTILs/CD68 + TAMs ratio, with overall survival (OS) 84% vs. 33% (p = 0.003) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) 88% vs. 48% (p = 0.009) among patients treated with or without trastuzumab, respectively.

CONCLUSION: In the HER2 + Luminal B subgroup, high FoxP3 + TILs were associated with shorter DFS. A high CD8 + mTILs/CD68 + TAMs ratio seems to associate with impressive efficacy of trastuzumab.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:201

Enthalten in:

Breast cancer research and treatment - 201(2023), 2 vom: 10. Sept., Seite 183-192

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jääskeläinen, Minna M [VerfasserIn]
Tiainen, Satu [VerfasserIn]
Siiskonen, Hanna [VerfasserIn]
Ahtiainen, Maarit [VerfasserIn]
Kuopio, Teijo [VerfasserIn]
Rönkä, Aino [VerfasserIn]
Kettunen, Tiia [VerfasserIn]
Hämäläinen, Kirsi [VerfasserIn]
Rilla, Kirsi [VerfasserIn]
Harvima, Ilkka [VerfasserIn]
Mannermaa, Arto [VerfasserIn]
Auvinen, Päivi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer
CD8
FoxP3
HER2
Journal Article
P188ANX8CK
Trastuzumab
Tumor-associated macrophages
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

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Date Completed 24.07.2023

Date Revised 24.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10549-023-07017-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359294596