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ArticleTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2025

Immune landscape and TAM density in endometrial cancer: implications for immune checkpoint inhibitors efficacy.

Olivia Le Saux, Renaud Sabatier, Isabelle Treilleux, Léa-Isabelle Renaud, Pierre-Emmanuel Brachet, Alejandra Martinez, Jean-Sébastien Frenel, Cyril Abdeddaim, Justine Berthet, Sarah Barrin and 6 more

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Article in Therapeutic advances in medical oncology, 2025. 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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Olivia Le SauxCancer Research Center of Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Team, 28 rue Laennec, Lyon 69008, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-323X
Renaud SabatierDepartment of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli Calmettes, CRCM, Aix-Marseille University, Inserm, CNRS, Marseille, France.
Isabelle TreilleuxBiopathology Department, Centre Léon Bérard, GINECO, Lyon, France.
Léa-Isabelle RenaudDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France.
Pierre-Emmanuel BrachetDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France.
Alejandra MartinezDepartment of Surgery, Institut Claudius Regaud, Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Jean-Sébastien FrenelDepartment of Medical Oncology, Institut de cancerologie de l'ouest site René Gauducheau, Saint Herblain, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5273-0561
Cyril AbdeddaimDepartment of Gynecological Oncology, Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer-Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France.
Justine BerthetCancer Research Center of Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Team, Lyon, France.
Sarah BarrinLyon Immunotherapy for Cancer Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France.
Amélie Colombe-VermorelBiopathology Department, Centre Léon Bérard, GINECO, Lyon, France.
Laetitia OdeyerBiopathology Department, Centre Léon Bérard, GINECO, Lyon, France.
Alexandra LainéEMS Team, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France.
Christophe CauxCancer Research Center of Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Team, Lyon, France.
Bertrand DuboisCancer Research Center of Lyon, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, "Cancer Immune Surveillance and Therapeutic Targeting" Team, Lyon, France.
Isabelle Ray-CoquardNational Investigators Group for Ovarian and Breast Cancer Studies, GINEGEPS, Paris, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown efficacy in endometrial cancer (EC); however, their efficacy varies according to mismatch repair (MMR) status. Notably, even among patients with MMR-deficient (MMRd) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) tumors, approximately one-third exhibit primary resistance to ICI monotherapy. Objectives: We aimed to characterize dissimilarities in the tumor immune microenvironment of ICI-treated MMRd/MSI-H versus MMR-proficient (MMRp)/microsatellite stable (MSS) EC, and to identify mechanisms of resistance. Design: Adults with histologically confirmed advanced or recurrent EC treated with ICIs in 6 French comprehensive cancer centers were included. Patients without available archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded primary tumor samples were excluded. Clinical data were collected retrospectively. Methods: Patients were classified as ICI-Responders or Non-Responders based on best objective response. A seven-color multi-immunofluorescence staining (CD20, CD4, CD8, FoxP3, CD68, CK, and DAPI) was performed on sections from archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded primary tumors. Cell densities and spatial proximity were analyzed using inForm software. T/B lymphoid aggregates (LA) and tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) were separately quantified. Microsatellite status, presence of LA/TLS, and immune cell densities were correlated to response to treatment. Results: Twenty-one MMRd/MSI-H and 12 MMRp/MSS tumors were analyzed. We observed more MMRd/MSI-H tumors with LA/TLS compared to MMRp/MSS cases: 81% versus 17%, Conclusion: We characterize the immune landscape in EC patients treated with ICIs. Distinct immune infiltrate patterns were observed in MMRd/MSI-H and MMRp/MSS tumors. A significant negative association between TAM density and ICI response was shown.

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endometrial cancerimmune checkpoint inhibitorsmacrophages

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PMCPMC12334829

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