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ArticleJournal of pathology and translational medicine2019

Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I and Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Coexpression Is an Independent Poor Prognostic Factor in Adenocarcinoma of the Lung.

Yeon Bi Han, Hyun Jung Kwon, Soo Young Park, Eun-Sun Kim, Hyojin Kim, Jin-Haeng Chung

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Yeon Bi HanDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Hyun Jung KwonDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Soo Young ParkDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Eun-Sun KimDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Hyojin KimDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
Jin-Haeng ChungDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.

Funding

Ministry of Health and Welfare HI17C1290National Research Foundation of Korea 2017R1A5A1015626Seoul National University Hospital SNUBH 14-2018- 018
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backgroundBoth human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) molecules are known to play important roles in cancer immunity. In this study, we evaluated HLA class I expression in resected adenocarcinoma of the lung, and investigated its prognostic impact in correlation with PD-L1 expression.

methodsHLA class I and PD-L1 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in a total of 403 resected lung adenocarcinomas using tissue microarray. Correlations between the expression of HLA class I/PD-L1 and clinicopathologic features and prognostic significance were analyzed.

resultsHLA class I expression was reduced in 91.6% of adenocarcinoma, and more frequently reduced in patients with younger age, absence of vascular invasion, and low pathologic stage (p = .033, p = .007, and p = .012, respectively). Positive PD-L1 expression in tumor cells was 16.1% (1% cut-off), and associated with poor differentiation, presence of vascular invasion and nodal metastasis (p < .001, p = .002, and p = .032, respectively). On survival analysis, HLA class I or PD-L1 expression alone did not show any statistical significance. On the integrated analysis, HLA class I (+)/PD-L1 (+) subgroup showed a significantly shorter overall survival than other groups (p = .001). Multivariate analysis revealed that coexpression of HLA class I and PD-L1 was an independent poor prognostic factor of lung adenocarcinoma. (p < .001; hazard ratio, 6.106; 95% confidence interval, 2.260 to 16.501).

conclusionsLung adenocarcinoma with coexpression of HLA class I and PD-L1 was associated with poor prognosis. This subgroup may evade immune attack by expressing PD-L1 protein despite HLA expression.

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Carcinoma, non-small cell lungHuman leukocyte antigen class IImmunohistochemistryProgrammed cell death-ligand 1

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PMCPMC6435990

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