Presence of CD3+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes is significantly associated with good prognosis in infiltrating ductal carcinoma of breast.
Indian J Cancer
; 2013 July-Sept; 50(3): 239-244
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BACKGROUND:
Aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of CD3+ TILs in infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Immuno-histochemistry was done with CD3 antibodies in tissue sections of 127 breast cancer patients, and CD3+ intra-tumoral and stromal TILs were counted in relation to clinico-pathological variables.RESULTS:
Intra-tumoral and stromal CD3+ TILs were significantly associated with positive lymph node status (P = 0.006, P = 0.043, respectively) without significant association with age, menopausal status, family history, and hormonal status. The higher CD3 intra-tumoral and stromal counts both showed significant association with good prognosis (P = 0.039, P = 0.044, respectively). The intra-tumoral count was higher than stromal count and was independently associated with disease-free survival in stage I and II cancer (P = 0.021).CONCLUSIONS:
CD3+ TILs may serve as independent marker of good prognosis in IDC breast. The findings of this study need further validation on a larger sample size.Palavras-chave
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Prognóstico
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Imuno-Histoquímica
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Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais
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Linfócitos do Interstício Tumoral
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Complexo CD3
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Aged80
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian J Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article