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Kedmi Meirav1, Schiby Ginette2, Tadmor Tamar3
1Division of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Introduction:
Both microenvironment and tumor biomarkers impact outcome in follicular lymphoma (FL). We aimed to study the effect of Ki-67, CD3, CD68, and PD1 expression on outcome of FL.
Materials And Methods:
Forty-eight patients were included. Stained slides were visually assessed and marker expression was correlated with outcome. Both intra- and extrafollicular expression of Ki-67, CD68, and PD1 were evaluated. CD3 was evaluated only in the intrafollicular area. The median values of expression served as a cutoff point for low- and high-expression groups.
Results:
High extrafollicular PD1 expression predicted superior FFTF (freedom from treatment failure) compared with low expression (5-year 52% vs. 44%, P = .04). Five-year FFTF markedly increased from 37% to 67% (P = .057) in patients with low intrafollicular CD3 expression.
Conclusion:
Our study supports the hypothesis that survival in FL depends on the immunologic cross talk between malignant cells and microenvironment; however, the specific types of cells that influence the clinical behavior of FL are still unknown.
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