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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

AI-assisted peripheral immune profiling reveals unconventional lymphocyte signatures associated with prognosis in soft tissue sarcoma patients.

Jani Sofia Almeida, Luana Madalena Sousa, Patrícia Couceiro, Vera Alves, Joana Rodrigues, Ruben Fonseca, Paulo Freitas-Tavares, Manuel Santos-Rosa, José Manuel Casanova, Paulo Rodrigues-Santos

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Jani Sofia AlmeidaLaboratory of Immunology and Oncology, Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Luana Madalena SousaLaboratory of Immunology and Oncology, Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Patrícia CouceiroLaboratory of Immunology and Oncology, Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Vera AlvesCenter for Investigation in Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Joana RodriguesClinical and Academic Centre of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal.
Ruben FonsecaClinical and Academic Centre of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal.
Paulo Freitas-TavaresClinical and Academic Centre of Coimbra (CACC), Coimbra, Portugal.
Manuel Santos-RosaCenter for Investigation in Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
José Manuel CasanovaCenter for Investigation in Environment, Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Paulo Rodrigues-SantosLaboratory of Immunology and Oncology, Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

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Abstract

Immunotherapy has reshaped the treatment of several cancers, yet patient responses remain highly variable, partly due to differences in immune competence. In soft tissue sarcomas (STS), the immune landscape is poorly characterized, limiting the development of prognostic markers and immune-based therapeutic strategies. This study aimed to comprehensively profile circulating and tumor-infiltrating cytotoxic lymphocyte populations in STS. Peripheral blood from patients and healthy donors was analyzed by multiparametric flow cytometry combined with AI-assisted unsupervised clustering, enabling the identification of both conventional and unconventional subsets. In a pilot cohort, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes were evaluated using the same approach to explore systemic-local immune compartmentalization. STS patients displayed systemic immune imbalance with increased CD8

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Lymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingSarcomaAdultAgedCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansImmunophenotypingMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPrognosisTumor Microenvironmentmultiparametric flow cytometryNKT-like cellssoft tissue sarcomaunconventional lymphocytesunsupervised clusteringγδ T cells

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PMID41221282
PMCPMC12597948

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