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Background Programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) play a pivotal role in cancer immunotherapy. Each of these molecules has a membrane-bound receptor form (mPD-L1/mCTLA-4) and a soluble form (sPD-L1/sCTLA-4). However, these prognostic impacts in colorectal cancer (CRC) remain unclear.Methods We immunohistochemically scored tumoral mPD-L1/mCTLA-4 expression and quantified preoperative circulatingsPD-L1/sCTLA-4 levels using matched serum specimens from 131 patients with pStage I–III CRC. We also examined the association between these statuses and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in these patients.Results Elevated levels of mPD-L1, mCTLA-4, sPD-L1 and sCTLA-4 were significantly correlated with poor overall survival(OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Co-high expression of tumoral mPD-L1 and mCTLA-4 or co-elevated levels of serumsPD-L1 and sCTLA-4 were strongly correlated with poor OS and DFS. Multivariate analysis revealed that both statuses were negative independent prognostic factors for OS [hazard ratio (HR) 3.86, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.71–8.51,p = 0.001; HR 5.72, 95% CI 1.87–14.54, p = 0.004, respectively] and DFS (HR 2.53, 95% CI 1.23–4.95, p = 0.01; HR 6.88,95% CI 2.42–17.13, p = 0.0008, respectively). Although low expression of tumoral mCTLA-4 was significantly correlated with increased CD8(+) TILs, there was no correlation in any other combination.Conclusions We verified the prognostic impacts of mPD-L1, mCTLA-4, sPD-L1 and sCTLA-4 in pStage I–III CRC patients. Dual evaluation of immune checkpoint molecules in primary tissues or preoperative serum could identify a patient population with poor prognosis in these patients.
本文/Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Division of Reparative Medicine, Institute of Life Sciences,Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2‑174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514‑8507, Japan
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DOIinfo:doi/10.1007/s00262-020-02645-1
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Date Accepted (W3CDTF)2021-08-09T17:15:52+09:00
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