Butsch, R. and Lukas Waelti S., and Schaerer, S. and Braun, J. and Korol, D. and Probst-Hensch N., and Moch, H. and Kurrer, M.. (2011) Intratumoral plasmacytoid dendritic cells associate with increased survival in patients with follicular lymphoma. Leukemia & lymphoma, Vol. 52, H. 7. pp. 1230-1238.
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Abstract
Gene array studies on follicular lymphoma (FL) have associated non-malignant tumor-infiltrating immune cells with patient survival. We examined the role of such cells detectable by immunohistochemistry in a tissue microarray, focusing on plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs). These cells physiologically produce interferon-alpha, which has been used in the therapy of FL. High numbers of pDCs are associated with increased survival, and so are high numbers of CD3+ T cells. The regular distribution of pDCs within T cell areas is reflected by a weak but significant correlation between pDCs and T cells. However, in multivariate Cox models, CD123 proved to be an independent prognostic factor. These findings support the hypothesis of an association of pDCs with better prognosis by producing interferon. Furthermore, due to a linear relationship between pDCs and survival shown by means of Kaplan-Meier plots, immunohistochemical staining of CD123 could serve as a prognostic tool for patients with FL
Faculties and Departments: | 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Chronic Disease Epidemiology > Exposome Science (Probst-Hensch) 03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Sozial- und Präventivmedizin > Exposome Science (Probst-Hensch) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Probst Hensch, Nicole |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Harwood Academic Publishers |
ISSN: | 1042-8194 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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