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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022

Immune-Related Biomarkers Improve Performance of Risk Prediction Models for Survival in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Haifeng Wan, Shan Lu, Lin Xu, Kefei Yuan, Yang Xiao, Kunlin Xie, Hong Wu

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Haifeng WanDepartment of Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Shan LuDepartment of Breast Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lin XuLaboratory of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Kefei YuanLaboratory of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yang XiaoDepartment of Plastic and Burn Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Kunlin XieDepartment of Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hong WuDepartment of Liver Surgery and Liver Transplantation, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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Object: The prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prognosis faced great challenge due to tumor heterogeneity. The purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between the immune infiltrate and prognosis. Moreover, we aimed to establish a risk prediction model for survival in HCC patients based on clinicopathological and immune indicators. Methods: In this study, 316 patients with HCC who underwent radical resection in West China Hospital from 2009 to 2014 were included. Clinicopathological data and pathological specimens were collected. H&E staining and immunohistochemical staining were performed on the pathological tissue sections. The evaluation of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) density was based on H&E slices, and the assessment of the expressions of CD8, CD68, Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3), T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain-3 (TIM-3), Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 (PD-1), Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1), OX40, CD66b, and Tryptase. was performed on the immunohistochemical slices. A risk prediction model for survival in HCC patients was established by integrating immune-related biomarkers and clinicopathological indicators. Results: The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage; the microvascular invasion status; the density of TILs; the expressing levels of CD66b, OX40, and PD-L1 in the immune cell; CD68; and CD8 were the predictors of patients' overall survival (OS). The BCLC stage; the density of TILs; and the expressions of OX40, CD68, and CD8 were associated with disease-free survival (DFS). The expressions of CD66b, CD68, OX40, and CD8 had a cumulative effect on prognosis. The area under the curve of the prediction model for OS based on clinicopathological features was improved from 0.62 to 0.74 by adding to CD8, OX40, CD68, CD66b, and TILs, whereas it was improved from 0.59 to 0.73 for the DFS prediction model. Conclusion: Our results, if confirmed, indicated that immune-related biomarkers should be taken into account or stratified in survival analysis for HCC.

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hepatocellular carcinomaimmune-related biomarkerspredictionprognostic modelsurvival

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