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The transmembrane receptor TIRC7 identifies a distinct subset of immune cells with prognostic implications in cholangiocarcinoma

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a heterogeneous malignancy with a dismal prognosis. Therapeutic options are largely limited to surgery and conventional chemotherapy offers limited benefit. As immunotherapy has proven highly effective in various cancer types, we have undertaken a quantitative immunohisto...

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Main Authors: Albrecht, Thomas (Author) , Goeppert, Benjamin (Author) , Brinkmann, Fritz (Author) , Charbel, Alphonse (Author) , Zhang, Qiangnu (Author) , Schreck, Johannes (Author) , Wilhelm, Nina (Author) , Singer, Stephan (Author) , Köhler, Bruno Christian (Author) , Springfeld, Christoph (Author) , Mehrabi, Arianeb (Author) , Schirmacher, Peter (Author) , Kühl, Anja Andrea (Author) , Vogel, Monika Nadja (Author) , Jansen, Holger (Author) , Utku, Nalân (Author) , Rössler, Stephanie (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 14 December 2021
In: Cancers
Year: 2021, Volume: 13, Issue: 24, Pages: 1-16
ISSN:2072-6694
DOI:10.3390/cancers13246272
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13246272
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/24/6272
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Author Notes:Thomas Albrecht, Benjamin Goeppert, Fritz Brinkmann, Alphonse Charbel, Qiangnu Zhang, Johannes Schreck, Nina Wilhelm, Stephan Singer, Bruno C. Köhler, Christoph Springfeld, Arianeb Mehrabi, Peter Schirmacher, Anja A. Kühl, Monika N. Vogel, Holger Jansen, Nalân Utku and Stephanie Roessler
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Summary:Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a heterogeneous malignancy with a dismal prognosis. Therapeutic options are largely limited to surgery and conventional chemotherapy offers limited benefit. As immunotherapy has proven highly effective in various cancer types, we have undertaken a quantitative immunohistopathological assessment of immune cells expressing the immunoinhibitory T cell immune response cDNA 7 receptor (TIRC7), an emerging immunoinhibitory receptor, in a cohort of 135 CCA patients. TIRC7+ immune cells were present in both the tumor epithelia and stroma in the majority of CCA cases with the highest levels found in intrahepatic CCA. While intraepithelial density of TIRC7+ immune cells was decreased compared to matched non-neoplastic bile ducts, stromal quantity was higher in the tumor samples. Tumors exhibiting signet ring cell or adenosquamous morphology were exclusively associated with an intraepithelial TIRC7+ phenotype. Survival analysis showed intraepithelial TIRC7+ immune cell density to be a highly significant favorable prognosticator in intrahepatic but not proximal or distal CCA. Furthermore, intraepithelial TIRC7+ immune cell density correlated with the number of intraepithelial CD8+ immune cells and with the total number of CD4+ immune cells. Our results suggest the presence and prognostic relevance of TIRC7+ immune cells in CCA and warrant further functional studies on its pharmacological modulation.
Item Description:Gesehen am 13.09.2022
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ISSN:2072-6694
DOI:10.3390/cancers13246272

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