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Publication Date
1-1-2023
Journal
Modern Pathology
Abstract
Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying postsurgical recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is rudimentary. Molecular and T cell repertoire intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) have been reported to be associated with postsurgical relapse; however, how ITH at the cellular level impacts survival is largely unknown. Here we report the analysis of 2880 multispectral images representing 14.2% to 27% of tumor areas from 33 patients with stage I NSCLC, including 17 cases (relapsed within 3 years after surgery) and 16 controls (without recurrence ≥5 years after surgery) using multiplex immunofluorescence. Spatial analysis was conducted to quantify the minimum distance between different cell types and immune cell infiltration around malignant cells. Immune ITH was defined as the variance of immune cells from 3 intratumor regions. We found that tumors from patients having relapsed display different immune biology compared with nonrecurrent tumors, with a higher percentage of tumor cells and macrophages expressing PD-L1 (P =.031 and P =.024, respectively), along with an increase in regulatory T cells (Treg) (P =.018), antigen-experienced T cells (P =.025), and effector-memory T cells (P =.041). Spatial analysis revealed that a higher level of infiltration of PD-L1
Keywords
Humans, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Lung Neoplasms, B7-H1 Antigen, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
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PMID: 36788067