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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2017

Evaluating the effect of immune cells on the outcome of patients with mesothelioma.

Serena J Chee, Maria Lopez, Toby Mellows, Sharmali Gankande, Karwan A Moutasim, Scott Harris, James Clarke, Pandurangan Vijayanand, Gareth J Thomas, Christian H Ottensmeier

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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48 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Serena J CheeCancer Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Maria LopezCancer Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Toby MellowsDepartment of Cellular Pathology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Sharmali GankandeDepartment of Cellular Pathology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Karwan A MoutasimCancer Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Scott HarrisPublic Health Sciences and Medical Statistics, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
James ClarkeCancer Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Pandurangan VijayanandClinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, Faculty of Medicine, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Gareth J ThomasCancer Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Christian H OttensmeierCancer Sciences Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.

Funding

Cancer Research UK 15951Cancer Research UK 18892Cancer Research UK 20256Cancer Research UK 20613Cancer Research UK 22795Medical Research Council MR/P024351/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe systematically assessed the prognostic and predictive value of infiltrating adaptive and innate immune cells in a large cohort of patients with advanced mesothelioma.

methodsA tissue microarray from 302 samples was constructed. Markers of adaptive immune response in T-cells (CD8

resultsWe found that in the epithelioid tumours, high CD4

conclusionsOur data demonstrate for the first time, in predominately advanced disease, the association of key markers of adaptive and innate immunity with survival and the differential effect of histology. A better understanding of the immunological drivers of the different subtypes of mesothelioma will assist prognostication and disease-specific clinical decision-making.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overB-LymphocytesCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMesotheliomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisSurvival Rate

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PMID28817839
PMCPMC5672927

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