Spatial distribution of B cells and lymphocyte clusters as a predictor of triple-negative breast cancer outcome
| العنوان: | Spatial distribution of B cells and lymphocyte clusters as a predictor of triple-negative breast cancer outcome |
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| المؤلفون: | Travis Y. Tu, Shawn Solomon, Peter P. Lee, Yuan Yuan, Xuefei Li, Anthony Rosario, Roger Wang, Daniel Schmolze, Ting-Fang He, Herbert Levine, Clare C. Yu, Robert Z. Zhang, Gurinder S. Atwal, Susan E. Yost, Juliana C. Wortman |
| المصدر: | NPJ Breast Cancer npj Breast Cancer, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021) NPJ breast cancer, vol 7, iss 1 |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Publishing Group UK, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0301 basic medicine, Cancer microenvironment, Tumour heterogeneity, Lymphocyte, Biology, Article, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Breast cancer, Breast Cancer, medicine, Pharmacology (medical), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, RC254-282, B cell, Triple-negative breast cancer, Cancer, integumentary system, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, medicine.disease, 030104 developmental biology, medicine.anatomical_structure, Oncology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Cancer cell, Cancer research, Tumour immunology, CD8 |
| الوصف: | While tumor infiltration by CD8+ T cells is now widely accepted to predict outcomes, the clinical significance of intratumoral B cells is less clear. We hypothesized that spatial distribution rather than density of B cells within tumors may provide prognostic significance. We developed statistical techniques (fractal dimension differences and a box-counting method ‘occupancy’) to analyze the spatial distribution of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in human triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Our results indicate that B cells in good outcome tumors (no recurrence within 5 years) are spatially dispersed, while B cells in poor outcome tumors (recurrence within 3 years) are more confined. While most TILs are located within the stroma, increased numbers of spatially dispersed lymphocytes within cancer cell islands are associated with a good prognosis. B cells and T cells often form lymphocyte clusters (LCs) identified via density-based clustering. LCs consist either of T cells only or heterotypic mixtures of B and T cells. Pure B cell LCs were negligible in number. Compared to tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS), LCs have fewer lymphocytes at lower densities. Both types of LCs are more abundant and more spatially dispersed in good outcomes compared to poor outcome tumors. Heterotypic LCs in good outcome tumors are smaller and more numerous compared to poor outcome. Heterotypic LCs are also closer to cancer islands in a good outcome, with LC size decreasing as they get closer to cancer cell islands. These results illuminate the significance of the spatial distribution of B cells and LCs within tumors. |
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| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2374-4677 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::f489be3838cb936a748ed8af0d7c23e2 http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8249408 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....f489be3838cb936a748ed8af0d7c23e2 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 23744677 |
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