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ArticleCancer science2026

AI-Based Analysis of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Homologous Recombination in Ovarian Cancer: JGOG3025-A1 Study.

Kohei Hamada, Junzo Hamanishi, Noriomi Matsumura, Akihiko Ueda, Shiro Takamatsu, Kosuke Yoshihara, Takayuki Nagasawa, Toshiyuki Seki, Akira Kikuchi, Etsuko Fujimoto and 8 more

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Kohei HamadaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0354-7722
Junzo HamanishiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7750-0623
Noriomi MatsumuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4512-7975
Akihiko UedaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-9292
Shiro TakamatsuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Kosuke YoshiharaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2254-3378
Takayuki NagasawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan.
Toshiyuki SekiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Akira KikuchiDepartment of Gynecology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Etsuko FujimotoDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Ehime, Japan.
Mana TakiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Koji YamanoiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Ryusuke MurakamiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5007-5674
Hisaaki KudoTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan.
Katsutoshi OdaDivision of Integrative Genomics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2468-9573
Muneaki ShimadaTohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Tohoku University, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1826-6723
Aikou OkamotoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masaki MandaiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18H02945Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 21K09541
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Abstract

Understanding the tumor immune microenvironment, especially tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), remains crucial in ovarian cancer. However, the distribution and prognostic significance of TILs across histological subtypes and genetic backgrounds remain unclear. As part of the JGOG3025-A1 study, diagnostic slides from 400 cases were collected. Two artificial intelligence-based cell classification models were used to evaluate the spatial distribution of TILs. The TIL score was calculated as the number of TILs divided by the analyzed area, and the immune-inflamed group was defined based on TIL scores. Among histological subtypes, high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) exhibited the highest TIL scores, clear cell carcinoma the lowest, and endometrioid carcinoma intermediate values. In HGSC, TIL scores did not significantly differ according to BRCA alteration or homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) status. The HRD/immune-inflamed group had the most favorable prognosis. In the homologous recombination-proficient population, the immune-inflamed group had better progression-free survival, whereas this trend did not appear for overall survival. In analyzes of the relationships between TIL levels and genomic structure, whole-genome doubling was associated with lower TIL infiltration in HRD tumors but showed no association in HRP tumors. In conclusion, HGSC showed the highest amount of TIL infiltration among subtypes, and prognostic stratification can be achieved by integrating pathology-based immunophenotypes and HRD status.

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