IFN-Type-I Response and Systemic Immunity in Rectal Adenocarcinoma Patients Treated with Conventional or Hypofractionated Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy.
Biomolecules
; 14(4)2024 Apr 06.
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| ID: mdl-38672465
ABSTRACT
The IFN-type-I pathway is involved in radiotherapy (RT)-mediated immune responses. Large RT fractions have been suggested to potently induce this pathway. Neoadjuvant hypofractionated short-course (scRT) and conventional long-course (lcRT) RT applied for the treatment of locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma patients provides a unique model to address the immuno-stimulatory properties of RT on a systemic level. We prospectively analyzed the IFNß plasma levels and lymphocyte counts (LCs) of rectal adenocarcinoma patients before and after treatment with scRT (n = 22) and lcRT (n = 40). Flow cytometry was conducted to assess the effects on lymphocytic subpopulations in a subset of 20 patients. A statistically significant increase in the post-RT IFNß plasma levels was noted in patients undergoing scRT (p = 0.004). Improved pathological tumor regression was associated with elevated post-RT IFNß levels (p = 0.003). Although all patients experienced substantial lymphopenia after treatment, the post-RT LC of patients treated with scRT were significantly higher compared to lcRT (p = 0.001). Patients undergoing scRT displayed significantly lower percentages of regulatory CD4+/CD25+ T-cells after therapy (p = 0.02). scRT enables effective stimulation of the IFN-type-I pathway on a systemic level and confers decreased lymphocytic cytotoxicity and limited regulatory T-cell activation compared to lcRT, supporting its increasing role in immuno-RT trials.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias del Recto
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Adenocarcinoma
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Terapia Neoadyuvante
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Biomolecules
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Grecia