The transforming growth factor β1(TGF-β1) and CD8-positive T cells are two important immune factors that function at opposite directions. The purpose of this study was to verify the relationship between the two fa...The transforming growth factor β1(TGF-β1) and CD8-positive T cells are two important immune factors that function at opposite directions. The purpose of this study was to verify the relationship between the two factors and their associations with long-term effects of adjuvant chemotherapy or endocrine therapy in breast cancer. Expression of TGF-β1 precursor and CD8 was immunohistochemically detected on surgically-obtained tumor samples of 130(stageⅠ–Ⅲ) invasive breast carcinomas from Chinese subjects, who were followed up for a mean time of 112 months. Interstitial CD8-positive cells and TGF-β1 precursor-positive cells adjacent to tumor nests were counted. Infiltration of CD8-positive lymphocytes into tumor nests and TGF-β1 precursor expression in tumor cells were observed and survival analysis was performed. Our results showed that density of interstitial CD8-positive lymphocytes was an independent adverse prognostic factor for distant disease-free survival(DDFS)(HR=8.416, 95% CI=1.636–43.292, P=0.011) in hormone receptor-positive patients who were on adjuvant endocrine therapy. For breast cancer patients who did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy, those without infiltration of CD8-positive cells into tumor nests had a shorter overall survival(OS) than their counterparts with CD8-positive cell infiltration into tumor nests(Log-Rank, P=0.003). But OS of patients without infiltration of CD8-positive cells into tumor nests was significantly prolonged by adjuvant chemotherapy(Log-Rank, P=0.013) and paralleled that of patients with CD8-positive cell infiltration. Although OS was shorter in the tumor cell TGF-β1 precursor(t-TGF-β1-pre)-positive patients than in the negative patients in patients without recieiving chemotherapy(P=0.053), OS of t-TGF-β1-pre-positive patients was significantly prolonged by adjuvant chemotherapy(P=0.035) and was longer than that of t-TGF-β1-pre-negative patients. Analysis showed that t-TGF-β1-pre was an independent positive prognosti展开更多
1文献来源Johnston SRD,Harbeck N,Hegg R,et al.monarchE Committee Members and Investigators.Abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of HR+,HER2-,node-positive,high-risk,early breast cancer...1文献来源Johnston SRD,Harbeck N,Hegg R,et al.monarchE Committee Members and Investigators.Abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of HR+,HER2-,node-positive,high-risk,early breast cancer(monarchE)[J].J Clin Oncol,2020,38(34):3987-3998.展开更多
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文摘The transforming growth factor β1(TGF-β1) and CD8-positive T cells are two important immune factors that function at opposite directions. The purpose of this study was to verify the relationship between the two factors and their associations with long-term effects of adjuvant chemotherapy or endocrine therapy in breast cancer. Expression of TGF-β1 precursor and CD8 was immunohistochemically detected on surgically-obtained tumor samples of 130(stageⅠ–Ⅲ) invasive breast carcinomas from Chinese subjects, who were followed up for a mean time of 112 months. Interstitial CD8-positive cells and TGF-β1 precursor-positive cells adjacent to tumor nests were counted. Infiltration of CD8-positive lymphocytes into tumor nests and TGF-β1 precursor expression in tumor cells were observed and survival analysis was performed. Our results showed that density of interstitial CD8-positive lymphocytes was an independent adverse prognostic factor for distant disease-free survival(DDFS)(HR=8.416, 95% CI=1.636–43.292, P=0.011) in hormone receptor-positive patients who were on adjuvant endocrine therapy. For breast cancer patients who did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy, those without infiltration of CD8-positive cells into tumor nests had a shorter overall survival(OS) than their counterparts with CD8-positive cell infiltration into tumor nests(Log-Rank, P=0.003). But OS of patients without infiltration of CD8-positive cells into tumor nests was significantly prolonged by adjuvant chemotherapy(Log-Rank, P=0.013) and paralleled that of patients with CD8-positive cell infiltration. Although OS was shorter in the tumor cell TGF-β1 precursor(t-TGF-β1-pre)-positive patients than in the negative patients in patients without recieiving chemotherapy(P=0.053), OS of t-TGF-β1-pre-positive patients was significantly prolonged by adjuvant chemotherapy(P=0.035) and was longer than that of t-TGF-β1-pre-negative patients. Analysis showed that t-TGF-β1-pre was an independent positive prognosti
文摘1文献来源Johnston SRD,Harbeck N,Hegg R,et al.monarchE Committee Members and Investigators.Abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of HR+,HER2-,node-positive,high-risk,early breast cancer(monarchE)[J].J Clin Oncol,2020,38(34):3987-3998.