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ArticleCancer science2024

Soluble CD27 as a predictive biomarker for intra-tumoral CD70/CD27 interaction in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Toshihiro Nagato, Hiroki Komatsuda, Ryusuke Hayashi, Miki Takahara, Nanami Ujiie, Akemi Kosaka, Takayuki Ohkuri, Kensuke Oikawa, Ryosuke Sato, Risa Wakisaka and 8 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2024. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Toshihiro NagatoDepartment of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8326-8296
Hiroki KomatsudaDepartment of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3783-2746
Ryusuke HayashiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Miki TakaharaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Nanami UjiieDepartment of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Akemi KosakaDepartment of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Takayuki OhkuriDepartment of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-7809
Kensuke OikawaDepartment of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Ryosuke SatoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Risa WakisakaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Michihisa KonoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Hidekiyo YamakiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Kenzo OharaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Takumi KumaiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3411-671X
Kan KishibeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Akihiro KatadaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Tatsuya HayashiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Hiroya KobayashiDepartment of Pathology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
Asahikawa Medical University · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K09310Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 21K09599Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 22H02838
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In CD70-expressing tumors, the interaction of CD70 on tumor cells with its lymphocyte receptor, CD27, is thought to play a role in immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment and elevated serum levels of soluble CD27 (sCD27). Previous studies showed that CD70 is expressed in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related malignancy. However, the association between intratumoral CD70/CD27 expression and serum levels of sCD27 in NPC remains unclear. In the present study, we show that CD70 is primarily expressed by tumor cells in NPC and that CD27-positive lymphocytes infiltrate around tumor cells. NPC patients with CD27-positive lymphocytes had significantly better prognosis than patients lacking these cells. In addition, high CD70 expression by tumor cells tended to be correlated with shorter survival in NPC patients with CD27-positive lymphocytes. Serum sCD27 levels were significantly increased in patients with NPC and provided good diagnostic accuracy for discriminating patients from healthy individuals. The concentration of serum sCD27 in patients with CD70-positive NPC with CD27-positive lymphocytes was significantly higher than in patients with tumors negative for CD70 and/or CD27, indicating that the intratumoral CD70/CD27 interaction boosts the release of sCD27. Furthermore, positive expression of CD70 by NPC cells was significantly correlated with EBV infection. Our results suggest that CD70/CD27-targeted immunotherapies may be promising treatment options and that sCD27 may become an essential tool for evaluating the applicability of these therapies by predicting the intratumoral CD70/CD27 interaction in NPC.

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Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionsNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsBiomarkersCD27 LigandHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansNasopharyngeal CarcinomaTumor MicroenvironmentTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7BiomarkersCD27 LigandCD70 protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 7cancer immunotherapyCD27CD70nasopharyngeal carcinomasoluble form

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PMID38279834
PMCPMC11007004
OpenAlexW4391282536

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