Mature dendritic cells correlate with favorable immune infiltrate and improved prognosis in ovarian carcinoma patients
I Truxova, L Kasikova, M Hensler, P Skapa… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2018 - Springer
I Truxova, L Kasikova, M Hensler, P Skapa, J Laco, L Pecen, L Belicova, I Praznovec…
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 2018•SpringerA high density of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells and CD20+ B cells correlates with prolonged
survival in patients with a wide variety of human cancers, including high-grade serous
ovarian carcinoma (HGSC). However, the potential impact of mature dendritic cells (DCs) in
shaping the immune contexture of HGSC, their role in the establishment of T cell-dependent
antitumor immunity, and their potential prognostic value for HGSC patients remain unclear.
We harnessed immunohistochemical tests and biomolecular analyses to demonstrate that a …
survival in patients with a wide variety of human cancers, including high-grade serous
ovarian carcinoma (HGSC). However, the potential impact of mature dendritic cells (DCs) in
shaping the immune contexture of HGSC, their role in the establishment of T cell-dependent
antitumor immunity, and their potential prognostic value for HGSC patients remain unclear.
We harnessed immunohistochemical tests and biomolecular analyses to demonstrate that a …
Abstract
A high density of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells and CD20+ B cells correlates with prolonged survival in patients with a wide variety of human cancers, including high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC). However, the potential impact of mature dendritic cells (DCs) in shaping the immune contexture of HGSC, their role in the establishment of T cell-dependent antitumor immunity, and their potential prognostic value for HGSC patients remain unclear. We harnessed immunohistochemical tests and biomolecular analyses to demonstrate that a high density of tumor-infiltrating DC-LAMP+ DCs is robustly associated with an immune contexture characterized by TH1 polarization and cytotoxic activity. We showed that both mature DCs and CD20+ B cells play a critical role in the generation of a clinically-favorable cytotoxic immune response in HGSC microenvironment. In line with this notion, robust tumor infiltration by both DC-LAMP+ DCs and CD20+ B cells was associated with most favorable overall survival in two independent cohorts of chemotherapy-naïve HGSC patients. Our findings suggest that the presence of mature, DC-LAMP+ DCs in the tumor microenvironment may represent a novel, powerful prognostic biomarker for HGSC patients that reflects the activation of clinically-relevant anticancer immunity.
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