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ReviewCancers2022

Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Head and Neck Cancer: Ready for Prime Time?

Alhadi Almangush, Stijn De Keukeleire, Sylvie Rottey, Liesbeth Ferdinande, Tijl Vermassen, Ilmo Leivo, Antti A Mäkitie

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Review in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Salivary biomarkers: a promising approach for predicting immunotherapy response in head and neck cancers.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  9. Stroma-and Tumor-Associated Predictive Features in Salivary Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alhadi AlmangushDepartment of Pathology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
Stijn De KeukeleireDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8380-0414
Sylvie RotteyDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Liesbeth FerdinandeDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Tijl VermassenDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1335-9966
Ilmo LeivoInstitute of Biomedicine, Pathology, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland.
Antti A MäkitieResearch Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0451-2404

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The evaluation of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) has received global attention as a promising prognostic cancer biomarker that can aid in clinical decision making. Proof of their significance was first shown in breast cancer, where TILs are now recommended in the classification of breast tumors. Emerging evidence indicates that the significance of TILs extends to other cancer types, including head and neck cancer. In the era of immunotherapy as a treatment choice for head and neck cancer, assessment of TILs and immune checkpoints is of high clinical relevance. The availability of the standardized method from the International Immuno-oncology Biomarker Working Group (IIBWG) is an important cornerstone toward standardized assessment. The aim of the current article is to summarize the accumulated evidence and to establish a clear premise for future research toward the implementation of TILs in the personalized management of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Indexed as

head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC)survivaltumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)

Identifiers

PMID35326709
PMCPMC8946626

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