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Expression of Immune Checkpoint Regulators, Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4, and Programmed Death-Ligand 1 in Epstein-Barr Virus-associated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Faculty
Medicine
Year:
2021
Type of Publication:
ZU Hosted
Pages:
Authors:
Mohamed Ali Ahmed Mohamed Alabiad
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Journal:
Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
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Keywords :
Expression , Immune Checkpoint Regulators, Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte
Abstract:
Abstract Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the most common cancer arising from the nasopharynx with a poor prognosis. Targeting immune checkpoint is one of the new promising lines in cancer treatment. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) are immune checkpoints that regulate T-cell immune function. Aim: This work aimed to assess the immunohistochemical expression of PD-L1 and CTLA-4 in NPC and their ability to predict survival and response therapy and to check their validity as immunotherapy targets. Twenty-six cases of NPC were studied by immunohistochemistry for PD-L1 and CTLA-4 and by nested polymerase chain reaction followed by DNA sequencing for the presence of EBNA-1 gene of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). All investigated cases were diagnosed and treated in the Zagazig University Hospital in the period from August 2015 to July 2018. EBNA-1 gene was identified in 84.6% of the cases. Whereas the expression of PD-L1 was noted in 46.2% of all cases studied, 54.6% of EBV-associated NPCs were found to express PD-L1. There was a significant association between PD-L1 expression and the advanced stage of the tumor (P<0.001). CTLA-4 expression was observed in 88.4% of all NPC cases as cytoplasmic staining in both tumor cells and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. CTLA-4 expression in lymphocytes was associated with the presence of EBV. A significant association was detected between CTLA-4 and tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte expression on one side and the stage of the tumor on the other. High expression of CTLA-4 was significantly associated with disease progression and worse overall survival. Conclusion: PD-L1 and CTLA-4 are adverse prognostic markers in NPC. The authors propose that targeted therapy against PD-L1 and CTLA-4 will be a hopeful therapy for cases of NPC with resistance to concurrent chemoradiation treatment in Egypt, especially EBV-associated cases.
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