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ArticleActa oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden)2024

CD3+ and CD8+ T cell-based immune cell score as a prognostic factor in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.

Jonne Åkerla, Olli Helminen, Juha P Väyrynen, Anne Parkkinen, Hilma Järvenpää, Jan Böhm, Maarit Ahtiainen, Heikki Seikkula

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Jonne ÅkerlaDepartment of Urology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. jonne.akerla@gmail.com.
Olli HelminenCancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Centre, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland; Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Juha P VäyrynenCancer and Translational Medicine Research Unit, Medical Research Centre, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Anne ParkkinenDepartment of Surgery, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Hilma JärvenpääDepartment of Surgery, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Jan BöhmDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Maarit AhtiainenDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Heikki SeikkulaDepartment of Surgery, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.

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background and purposeImmunoscore® is a prognostic parameter based on densities of lymphocyte populations in the tumor center and invasive margin. Immunoscore® is validated in colorectal cancer as a high Immunoscore® is associated with longer survival. Previous studies have suggested that Immunoscore® may also predict oncological outcomes in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). This study aims to assess the prognostic role of immune cell score in ccRCC. MATERIAL AND

methodsAll patients with ccRCC undergoing surgery between 2007 and 2020 in Central Finland Central Hospital were retrospectively identified. CD3+ and CD8+ cell densities were calculated from tissue samples to determine the immune cell score using Immunoscore® principles. Receiver-operating characteristic analysis, Kaplan-Meier survival curve, and Cox regression were used to evaluate the association between immune cell score and survival.

resultsA total of 203 patients (mean age 66.5 years) were identified. The median follow-up time was 6.2 years. Based on the immune cell score, the patients were divided into three groups: low, intermediate, and high. In Cox regression analysis, adjusted with age, sex, and Charlson Comorbidity Index, no significant differences in disease-specific mortality were observed among the three groups. The hazard ratios (HRs) for disease-specific mortality were 0.93 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.48-1.79) and 1.12 (0.52-2.37) for intermediate- and high-immune cell score groups when compared to low-immune cell score group, respectively.

interpretationThis study found no association between immune cell score and survival. These results indicate that immune cell score may not serve as a prognostic tool in ccRCC.

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Carcinoma, Renal CellKidney NeoplasmsAgedCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingPrognosisRetrospective Studies

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PMCPMC11332446

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