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ArticleCancers2022

Identification of the Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) Landscape in Pure Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder.

Lennert Eismann, Severin Rodler, Alexander Buchner, Gerald Bastian Schulz, Yannic Volz, Robert Bischoff, Benedikt Ebner, Thilo Westhofen, Jozefina Casuscelli, Raphaela Waidelich and 3 more

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lennert EismannDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9971-4411
Severin RodlerDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7600-6535
Alexander BuchnerDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7895-7070
Gerald Bastian SchulzDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Yannic VolzDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5468-9398
Robert BischoffDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Benedikt EbnerDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Thilo WesthofenDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Jozefina CasuscelliDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Raphaela WaidelichDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Christian StiefDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Boris SchlenkerDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6150-776X
Stephan LedderoseDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, 80337 Munich, Germany.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are known as important prognostic biomarkers and build the fundament for immunotherapy. However, the presence of TILs and its impact on outcome in pure squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the bladder remains uncertain. Methods: Out of 1600 patients undergoing radical cystectomy, 61 patients revealed pure bladder SCC in the final histopathological specimen. Retrospectively, immunohistochemical staining was performed on a subset of TILs (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD20+). Endpoints were overall survival (OS), cancer-specific survival (CSS) and progression-free survival (PFS). The Kaplan−Meier method was used to evaluate survival outcomes. Results: Strong infiltration of CD3+ was found in 27 (44%); of CD4+ in 28 (46%); of CD8+ in 26 (43%); and of CD20+ in 27 tumors (44%). Improved OS was observed for strong CD3+ (p < 0.001); CD4+ (p = 0.045); CD8+ (p = 0.001); and CD20+ infiltration (p < 0.001). Increased rates of PFS were observed for CD3+ (p = 0.025) and CD20+ TILs (p = 0.002). In multivariate analyses, strong CD3+ (HR: 0.163, CI: 0.044−0.614) and strong CD8+ TILs (HR: 0.265, CI: 0.081−0.864) were revealed as predictors for OS and the strong infiltration of CD20+ cells (HR: 0.095, CI: 0.019−0.464) for PFS. Conclusions: These first results of TILs in bladder SCC revealed predictive values of CD3+, CD8+ and CD20+.

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bladder cancerprognosissquamous cell carcinomatumor-infiltrating lymphocytes

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