Abstract | OBJECTIVE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: Tissue microarrays were prepared from 56 cystectomy specimens performed at our hospital (1994-2002). PD-L1 immunoexpression was assessed using the murine antihuman PD-L1 monoclonal antibody 5H1. Extent of membranous PD-L1 expression was assigned in each spot. Spots showing ≥5% expression were considered positive. Average PD-L1 expression per tumor was also calculated (5% positivity cutoff). "High CD8 density" was defined as the presence of ≥60 CD8+ intraepithelial lymphocytes per high power field in a given spot. A tumor was considered high density if ≥50% of its spots were of high density. RESULTS: PD-L1 expression was positive in approximately 20% of tumors. None of the benign urothelium spots expressed PD-L1. High CD8 density was observed in approximately 20% of cases. CD8 density did not correlate with PD-L1 expression. Overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) rates were 14% and 28%, respectively (median follow-up, 31.5 months). PD-L1 expression was associated with age at cystectomy (P = .01). Remaining clinicopathologic parameters were not associated with PD-L1 expression or CD8 density. High CD8 density was associated with favorable OS (P = .02) and DSS (P = .02). The same was true when CD8 density was adjusted for demographic and clinicopathologic parameters. There was no correlation between PD-L1 expression and outcome. CONCLUSION: High intratumoral CD8+ T cell density is associated with better OS and DSS in invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. We found no correlation between PD-L1 expression and outcome.
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Authors | Sheila F Faraj, Enrico Munari, Gunes Guner, Janis Taube, Robert Anders, Jessica Hicks, Alan Meeker, Mark Schoenberg, Trinity Bivalacqua, Charles Drake, George J Netto |
Journal | Urology
(Urology)
Vol. 85
Issue 3
Pg. 703.e1-6
(Mar 2015)
ISSN: 1527-9995 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25733301
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- B7-H1 Antigen
(biosynthesis)
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
(immunology, metabolism, pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
(immunology, metabolism)
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