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ArticleCancer medicine2023

Clinical implications and molecular features of tertiary lymphoid structures in stage I lung adenocarcinoma.

Xuejun Xu, Yifeng Gao, Shanzhou Duan, Qifeng Ding, Xiaofan Wang, Xiaoxiao Dai, Yongsheng Zhang, Yongbing Chen, Donglai Chen

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  1. Clinicopathological and prognostic value of tertiary lymphoid structures in lung cancer: a meta-analysis.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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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xuejun XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yifeng GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Shanzhou DuanDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Qifeng DingDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xiaofan WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Xiaoxiao DaiDepartment of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yongsheng ZhangDepartment of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yongbing ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7595-092X
Donglai ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7603-4803
Soochow University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsWe investigated the clinical implications and molecular features of TLS in stage I lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the clinicopathological characteristics of 540 patients with p-stage I LUAD. Logistic regression analysis was applied to determining the relationships between clinicopathological features and the presence of TLS. TLS-associated immune infiltration pattern and signature genes were characterized using the transcriptomic profiles of 511 LUADs from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database.

resultsThe presence of TLS was associated with a higher pT stage, low- and middle-grade patterns, and the absence of tumor spreading through air spaces (STAS) and subsolid nodules. Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified that the presence of TLS was associated with favorable overall survival (OS) (p < 0.001) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) (p < 0.001). Subgroup analysis showed that the most favorable OS (p < 0.001) and RFS (p < 0.001) favored the TLS + PD-1- subgroup. The presence of TLS was characterized by abundance in antitumor immunocytes including activated CD8+ T and B cells as well as dentritic cells in TCGA cohort.

conclusionThe presence of TLS was an independent favorable factor for patients with stage I LUAD. The presence TLS was featured by special immune profiles which might aid oncologists in determining personalized adjuvant treatment.

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Adenocarcinoma of LungLung NeoplasmsTertiary Lymphoid StructuresHumansPrognosisRetrospective Studiesclinicopathological featuresPD-1prognosisstage I lung adenocarcinomatertiary lymphoid structure

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