Unique characteristics of the tumor immune microenvironment in young patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Front Immunol
; 14: 1289402, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remains a common and highly morbid disease, with a recent increase in incidence in patients younger than 50 years. There is an acute need to better understand differences in tumor biology, molecular characteristics, and other age-related differences in the tumor microenvironment (TME).Methods:
111 patients undergoing curative-intent resection of colorectal liver metastases were stratified by age into those <50 years or >65 years old, and tumors were subjected to multiplex fluorescent immunohistochemistry (mfIHC) to characterize immune infiltration and cellular engagement.Results:
There was no difference in infiltration or proportion of immune cells based upon age, but the younger cohort had a higher proportion of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1)+ expressing antigen presenting cells (APCs) and demonstrated decreased intercellular distance and increased cellular engagement between tumor cells (TCs) and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), and between TCs and APCs. These trends were independent of microsatellite instability in tumors.Discussion:
Age-related differences in PD-L1 expression and cellular engagement in the tumor microenvironment of patients with mCRC, findings which were unrelated to microsatellite status, suggest a more active immune microenvironment in younger patients that may offer an opportunity for therapeutic intervention with immune based therapy.Palabras clave
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Neoplasias del Recto
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Neoplasias Colorrectales
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Neoplasias del Colon
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Front Immunol
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2023
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Article
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Estados Unidos