Tumor Infiltrating Immune Cells and Outcome of Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Population-Based Study



: Sihto H, Bohling T, Kavola H, Koljonen V, Salmi M, Jalkanen S, Joensuu H

Publisher: AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH

: 2012

: Clinical Cancer Research

: CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH

: CLIN CANCER RES

: 10

: 18

: 10

: 2872

: 2881

: 10

: 1078-0432

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-3020


Conclusions: High intratumoral T-lymphocyte counts are associated with favorable survival in MCC. Although the numbers of T cells are generally higher in MCPyV-positive than in MCPyV-negative MCC, high intratumoral T-cell counts are also associated with favorable survival in MCPyV-negative MCC. Clin Cancer Res; 18(10); 2872-81. (C)2012 AACR.



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