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ArticleOncoimmunology2024

Exploring immune status in peripheral blood and tumor tissue in association with survival in patients with multi-organ metastatic colorectal cancer.

Lotte Bakkerus, Beatriz Subtil, Hetty J Bontkes, Elske C Gootjes, Martine Reijm, Manon Vullings, Kiek Verrijp, John-Melle Bokhorst, Carmen Woortman, Iris D Nagtegaal and 9 more

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Article in Oncoimmunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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19 authors.

Lotte BakkerusDepartment of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Beatriz SubtilDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Hetty J BontkesDepartment Laboratory Medicine, LGDO, Section Medical Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Elske C GootjesDepartment of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Martine ReijmDepartment Laboratory Medicine, LGDO, Section Medical Immunology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Manon VullingsDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Kiek VerrijpDepartment of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
John-Melle BokhorstDepartment of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Carmen WoortmanDepartment of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Iris D NagtegaalDepartment of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Marianne A JonkerDepartment of IQ Health, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Hans J van der VlietDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Cornelis VerhoefDepartment of Surgery, ErasmusMC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Mark A J GorrisDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
I Jolanda M de VriesDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Tanja D de GruijlDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Henk M W VerheulDepartment of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Tineke E BuffartDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Daniele V F TaurielloDepartment of Medical BioSciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1522-3496

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) raises considerable clinical challenges, including a high mortality rate once the tumor spreads to distant sites. At this advanced stage, more accurate prediction of prognosis and treatment outcome is urgently needed. The role of cancer immunity in metastatic CRC (mCRC) is poorly understood. Here, we explore cellular immune cell status in patients with multi-organ mCRC. We analyzed T cell infiltration in primary tumor sections, surveyed the lymphocytic landscape of liver metastases, and assessed circulating mononuclear immune cells. Besides asking whether immune cells are associated with survival at this stage of the disease, we investigated correlations between the different tissue types; as this could indicate a dominant immune phenotype. Taken together, our analyses corroborate previous observations that higher levels of CD8+ T lymphocytes link to better survival outcomes. Our findings therefore extend evidence from earlier stages of CRC to indicate an important role for cancer immunity in disease control even after metastatic spreading to multiple organs. This finding may help to improve predicting outcome of patients with mCRC and suggests a future role for immunotherapeutic strategies.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsAdultAgedCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisPrognosisClinical-stage researchcolorectal cancermetastasisprognostic biomarkerssystemic immunitytumour immune microenvironmenttumour immunity

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PMID38868078
PMCPMC11168219

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