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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2023

Spatially resolved multimarker evaluation of CD274 (PD-L1)/PDCD1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint expression and macrophage polarisation in colorectal cancer.

Hanna Elomaa, Maarit Ahtiainen, Sara A Väyrynen, Shuji Ogino, Jonathan A Nowak, Mai Chan Lau, Olli Helminen, Erkki-Ville Wirta, Toni T Seppälä, Jan Böhm and 3 more

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Hanna ElomaaDepartment of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Maarit AhtiainenDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Well Being Services County of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Sara A VäyrynenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Shuji OginoProgram in Molecular Pathological Epidemiology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3909-2323
Jonathan A NowakProgram in Molecular Pathological Epidemiology, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Mai Chan LauInstitute of Molecular Cell Biology, Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore.
Olli HelminenTranslational Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Erkki-Ville WirtaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Tract Surgery, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-2255-6136
Toni T SeppäläFaculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University and Tays Cancer Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
Jan BöhmDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Well Being Services County of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Jukka-Pekka MecklinDepartment of Education and Research, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Well Being Services County of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Teijo KuopioDepartment of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Juha P VäyrynenDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Well Being Services County of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland. juha.vayrynen@oulu.fi.ORCID 0000-0002-8683-2996
Central Finland Health Care District · FIOulu University Hospital · FIAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGBrigham and Women's Hospital · USBroad Institute · USTampere University Hospital · FIUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe CD274 (PD-L1)/PDCD1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint interaction may promote cancer progression, but the expression patterns and prognostic significance of PD-L1 and PD-1 in the colorectal cancer microenvironment are inadequately characterised.

methodsWe used a custom 9-plex immunohistochemistry assay to quantify the expression patterns of PD-L1 and PD-1 in macrophages, T cells, and tumour cells in 910 colorectal cancer patients. We evaluated cancer-specific mortality according to immune cell subset densities using multivariable Cox regression models.

resultsCompared to PD-L1

conclusionsPD-L1

Indexed as

B7-H1 AntigenColorectal NeoplasmsHumansMacrophagesProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptor

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PMID37002343
PMCPMC10205752
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