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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Spatial Distribution of Macrophage and Lymphocyte Subtypes within Tumor Microenvironment to Predict Recurrence of Non-Muscle-Invasive Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma after BCG Immunotherapy.

Julius Drachneris, Mindaugas Morkunas, Mantas Fabijonavicius, Albertas Cekauskas, Feliksas Jankevicius, Arvydas Laurinavicius

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 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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Julius DrachnerisDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0003-4818-8316
Mindaugas MorkunasClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-1360-6533
Mantas FabijonaviciusCenter of Urology, Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Albertas CekauskasClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Feliksas JankeviciusClinic of Gastroenterology, Nephrourology and Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 08406 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Arvydas LaurinaviciusDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 03101 Vilnius, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0001-9232-1730

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Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba S-MIP-21-31
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Abstract

Non-muscle-invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma (NMIPUC) of the urinary bladder is the most common type of bladder cancer. Intravesical Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy is applied in patients with a high risk of recurrence and progression of NMIPUC to muscle-invasive disease. However, the tumor relapses in about 30% of patients despite the treatment, raising the need for better risk stratification. We explored the potential of spatial distributions of immune cell subtypes (CD20, CD11c, CD163, ICOS, and CD8) within the tumor microenvironment to predict NMIPUC recurrence following BCG immunotherapy. Based on analyses of digital whole-slide images, we assessed the densities of the immune cells in the epithelial-stromal interface zone compartments and their distribution, represented by an epithelial-stromal interface density ratio (IDR). While the densities of any cell type did not predict recurrence, a higher IDR of CD11c (HR: 0.0012,

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BCG VaccineImmunotherapyMacrophagesNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalTumor MicroenvironmentUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, PapillaryFemaleHumansLymphocyte SubsetsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisBCG Vaccinedigital image analysisnon-muscle-invasive bladder cancertumor-associated macrophagestumor-infiltrating lymphocytestumor microenvironment

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PMID38731992
PMCPMC11084693

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