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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Expression Profiles and Prognostic Value of Multiple Inhibitory Checkpoints in Head and Neck Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma.

Wen-Qing Zou, Wei-Jie Luo, Yan-Fen Feng, Fang Liu, Shao-Bo Liang, Xue-Liang Fang, Ye-Lin Liang, Na Liu, Ya-Qin Wang, Yan-Ping Mao

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Wen-Qing ZouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China.
Wei-Jie LuoDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yan-Fen FengDepartment of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Fang LiuDepartment of Pathology, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, China.
Shao-Bo LiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xue-Liang FangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China.
Ye-Lin LiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China.
Na LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China.
Ya-Qin WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China.
Yan-Ping MaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CNFirst People's Hospital of Foshan · CNThe Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Inhibitory checkpoints are promising antitumor targets and predictive biomarkers in a variety of cancers. We aimed to identify the expression levels and prognostic value of multiple inhibitory checkpoints supported by preclinical and clinical evidence in head and neck lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (HNLELC). Methods: The expression of seven inhibitory checkpoints were evaluated in the tumor nest (TN) and tumor stroma (TS) of 102 HNLELC specimens using immunohistochemistry and digital pathology, and an inhibitory checkpoint-based signature (ICS) was subsequently constructed using the LASSO Cox regression model. Results: PD-L1, B7H3, and IDO-1 were mostly expressed in the TN, with median H-score of TN vs TS: 63.6 vs 14.6; 8.1 vs 1.0; 61.5 vs 34.7 (all Conclusions: The expression of inhibitory checkpoints and ICS classifier may increase the prognostic value of the TNM staging system and guide the rational design of personalized inhibitory checkpoint blockade therapy in HNLELC.

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B7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-DioxygenaseMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTime FactorsB7 AntigensB7-H1 AntigenIndoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenasehead and neck lymphoepithelioma-like carcinomamultiple inhibitory checkpointsprognosisTNM stagetumor microenvironment

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