TY - JOUR
T1 - Type, density, and location of immune cells within human colorectal tumors predicts clinical outcome.
AU - Galon, Jérôme
AU - Costes, A.
AU - Sánchez Cabo, Fátima
AU - Kirilovsky, A.
AU - Mlecnik, Bernhard
AU - Lagorce-Pagès, Christine
AU - Tosolini, Marie
AU - Camus, Matthieu
AU - Berger, Anne
AU - Wind, Philippe
AU - Zinzindohoué, Franck
AU - Bruneval, P.
AU - Cugnenc, Paul-Henri
AU - Trajanoski, Zlatko
AU - Fridman, Wolf-Herman
AU - Pagès, Franck
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The role of the adaptive immune response in controlling the growth and recurrence of human tumors has been controversial. We characterized the tumor-infiltrating immune cells in large cohorts of human colorectal cancers by gene expression profiling and in situ immunohistochemical staining. Collectively, the immunological data (the type, density, and location of immune cells within the tumor samples) were found to be a better predictor of patient survival than the histopathological methods currently used to stage colorectal cancer. The results were validated in two additional patient populations. These data support the hypothesis that the adaptive immune response influences the behavior of human tumors. In situ analysis of tumor-infiltrating immune cells may therefore be a valuable prognostic tool in the treatment of colorectal cancer and possibly other malignancies
AB - The role of the adaptive immune response in controlling the growth and recurrence of human tumors has been controversial. We characterized the tumor-infiltrating immune cells in large cohorts of human colorectal cancers by gene expression profiling and in situ immunohistochemical staining. Collectively, the immunological data (the type, density, and location of immune cells within the tumor samples) were found to be a better predictor of patient survival than the histopathological methods currently used to stage colorectal cancer. The results were validated in two additional patient populations. These data support the hypothesis that the adaptive immune response influences the behavior of human tumors. In situ analysis of tumor-infiltrating immune cells may therefore be a valuable prognostic tool in the treatment of colorectal cancer and possibly other malignancies
U2 - 10.1126/science.1129139
DO - 10.1126/science.1129139
M3 - Article
SN - 1095-9203
VL - 313
SP - 1960
EP - 1964
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5795
ER -