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Quantification of prognostic immune cell markers in colorectal cancer using whole slide imaging tumor maps

ObjectiveTo analyze intratumoral heterogeneity of immune cells and the resulting impact of heterogeneity on the level of individual patient prediction.Study designUsing whole slide imaging by virtual microscopy, we present the first spatial quantitative study of immune cells in a set of colorectal c...

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Main Authors: Halama, Niels (Author) , Zörnig, Inka (Author) , Berthel, Anna (Author) , Michel, Sara (Author) , Kloor, Matthias (Author) , Grauling-Halama, Silke (Author) , Westphal, Kathi (Author) , Schirmacher, Peter (Author) , Jäger, Dirk (Author) , Grabe, Niels (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 01 Dec 2010
In: Analytical and quantitative cytology and histology
Year: 2010, Volume: 32, Issue: 6, Pages: 333-340
ISSN:0884-6812
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://europepmc.org/article/med/21456345
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Author Notes:Niels Halama, Inka Zoernig, Anna Spille, Sara Michel, Matthias Kloor, Silke Grauling-Halama, Kathi Westphal, Peter Schirmacher, Dirk Jäger, Niels Grabe
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Summary:ObjectiveTo analyze intratumoral heterogeneity of immune cells and the resulting impact of heterogeneity on the level of individual patient prediction.Study designUsing whole slide imaging by virtual microscopy, we present the first spatial quantitative study of immune cells in a set of colorectal cancer primary tumors. We generated "tumor maps" based on cell densities in fields of 1 mm2, visualizing intratumoral heterogeneity. In this example, cutoffs of marker-based cell stains identified by tissue microarray (TMA) led to ambiguous decisions in 11 of the 20 patients studied. Classic TMA analysis can be used in large patient cohorts to generate clinically significant predictors. The transfer of these predictors from large-scale TMA to individualized predictions thus far has not been investigated. In colorectal cancer, TMA-based quantitative immune cell counts using immune cell surface molecules (CD3, CD8, Granzyme B, and CD45RO) have been shown to be potentially better predictors for patient survival than the classical TNM system.ResultsOur results make clear that for individualized prognostic evaluations, whole slide imaging by virtual microscopy is irreplaceable during identification of prognostic markers as well as in their subsequent application.ConclusionIn the future, spatial marker signatures could contribute to individual patient classifiers.
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ISSN:0884-6812

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