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ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2024

Differential Immunoexpression of Inhibitory Immune Checkpoint Molecules and Clinicopathological Correlates in Keratoacanthoma, Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Metastases.

Anke S Lonsdorf, Dominic Edelmann, Thomas Albrecht, Alexander Brobeil, Jannik Labrenz, Moritz Johanning, Richard F Schlenk, Benjamin Goeppert, Alexander H Enk, Ferdinand Toberer

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Article in Acta dermato-venereologica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anke S LonsdorfDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. anke.lonsdorf@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
Dominic EdelmannGerman Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany; NCT Trial Center, National Center for Tumor Diseases, German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Thomas AlbrechtInstitute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Alexander BrobeilInstitute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Tissue Bank of the National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg, Germany .
Jannik LabrenzGerman Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany; NCT Trial Center, National Center for Tumor Diseases, German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Moritz JohanningGerman Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany; NCT Trial Center, National Center for Tumor Diseases, German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Richard F SchlenkGerman Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany; NCT Trial Center, National Center for Tumor Diseases, German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
Benjamin GoeppertInstitute of Pathology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany; Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, RKH Klinikum Ludwigsburg, Germany.
Alexander H EnkDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Ferdinand TobererDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DENational Center for Tumor Diseases · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Beyond established anti-programmed cell death protein 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 immunotherapy, T-cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif domain (TIGIT) and its ligand CD155 are promising novel inhibitory immune checkpoint targets in human malignancies. Yet, in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, evidence on the collective expression patterns of these inhibitory immune checkpoints is scarce. Complete tumour sections of 36 cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, 5 cutaneous metastases and 9 keratoacanthomas, a highly-differentiated, squamoproliferative tumour, with disparately benign biologic behaviour, were evaluated by immunohistochemistry for expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 (Tumor Proportion Score, Immune Cell Score), TIGIT, CD155 and CD8+ immune infiltrates. Unlike keratoacanthomas, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma displayed a strong positive correlation of programmed cell death ligand 1 Tumor Proportion Score and CD115 expression (p < 0.001) with significantly higher programmed cell death ligand 1 Tumor Proportion Score (p < 0.001) and CD155 expression (p < 0.01) in poorly differentiated G3-cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma compared with keratoacanthomas. TIGIT+ infiltrates were significantly increased in programmed cell death ligand 1 Immune Cell Score positive primary tumours (p = 0.05). Yet, a strong positive correlation of TIGIT expression with CD8+ infiltrates was only detected in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (p < 0.01), but not keratoacanthomas. Providing a comprehensive overview on the collective landscape of inhibitory immune checkpoint expression, this study reveals associations of novel inhibitory immune checkpoint with CD8+ immune infiltrates and tumour differentiation and highlights the TIGIT/CD155 axis as a potential new target for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma immunotherapy.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellKeratoacanthomaSkin NeoplasmsHumansImmune Checkpoint ProteinsLigandsReceptors, ImmunologicImmune Checkpoint ProteinsLigandsReceptors, Immunologic

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PMID38323498
PMCPMC10863621
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